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This may be how we get First Contact with a civilization outside our solar system--or galaxy even. Radio waves versus light waves in our galaxy: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251118.html Some of the first stars from 14 billion plus years ago (behind all the galaxies)

Optical Cat6A? Optical CatNip? 🐱🐱

I think it's The Borg. "The Borg have become a symbol in popular culture for any juggernaut against which "resistance is futile" – a common phrase uttered by the Borg." "We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness...

If you think the Chinese are concerned with your privacy and security then that's great, sleep well! However, you might want to ask yourself what was going on here: https://www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/releases/2025/09/us-secret-service-dismantles-imminent-telecommunications-threat-new-york...

If you have proof of a security issue and are not sharing it with either the manufacturer or CVE or somewhere, you are part of the problem. If you don't share your "proof" you are supporting malware/destructive and malicious hacking.

AX-3000 (AX58) dirty upgrade with zero problems or issues. I did update my router's password before the update to make sure it complied with new requirements. "Admin": in Cliff Stoll's 1989 book "The Cuckoo's Egg", an early book about hacking connected computers, a lot of Unix administrators...

Did not see that this was for a commercial installation. Hire professionals. Happened ~ two years ago to family friend, lighting strike directly to or near old UHF/VHF TV antenna that was still on the roof of their house. Took out modem/router/a microwave/some wiring in the house...

As bbunge says, running a copper cable between electrical gear that's on two different grounds (the two buildings are are different ground, so literally will have different grounds, maybe big, maybe small, but, electronics don't like extra current coming in from unexpected sources. Also...

Agree. And consider a Keystone Patch Panel: you terminate your cable to a keystone, and it then plugs into panel...

Hi--by crimped do you mean RJ45 connector on the end, or you are using "punch down" keystone jacks? These are "crimped" connections. This is a keystone jack and generally it's referred to as "punch down" instead of crimping. If you are trying to crimp Cat6a with Cat6 RJ45 connectors, I...

Hi Tech9, an old thread, but, a thought here: lightning. It's getting more common. A steel and copper wire between two buildings is Ben Franklin level lightning seeking. This guy, the 8 Bit Guy on youtube, put a fiber optic connection between his house and the house next door. Why? His...

Tech9 is correct. If you attract attention on the internet, one thing that is easy to do is take a fingerprint of your PC: https://amiunique.org on the Internet Help us investigate the diversity of web browsers This website aims at studying the diversity of browser fingerprints and providing...

Ah, this is a frame of reference thing. You wrote For me (USA English, don't hold it against me!) the modem is first, then comes the router, then lastly the switch. Modem >> router >> switch. When you say "switch is before router", to me that sounds like Modem >> switch >> router.

Definitely because he is not everyone's favorite/controversial. I trust Proton (with my email) and they really seem to do things right. But, as you said, who can you trust? But, I do not have any audit/traffic/legitimate data or proof.

I do not think that works. The router hands out local IP addresses. If switch is before router, between router and internet, then it can't hand out IP addresses.