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    Need Advice - 140m Ethernet Run Between Buildings

    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...
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    Need Advice - 140m Ethernet Run Between Buildings

    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...
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    Solved Buying used patch panel for home use?

    Agree. And consider a Keystone Patch Panel: you terminate your cable to a keystone, and it then plugs into panel...
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    Solved Using Cat 6 UTP connector on Cat 6a STP wire?

    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...
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    Advice sought regards best solution for providing ethernet to detached garage. Homeplug vs Mesh vs P2P Bridge?

    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...
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    Advise on the benefit of a firewalled router

    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...
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    Advise on the benefit of a firewalled router

    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.
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    Advise on the benefit of a firewalled 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.
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    Advise on the benefit of a firewalled router

    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.
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    Advise on the benefit of a firewalled router

    Starlink. www.starlink.com/us/?srsltid=AfmBOoo2tp_wGxnb_lyt-3mpNOy-QaVM743Dq-jPbzQIPFTP0ywtpCWk A firewall does not protect your data from your ISP. A VPN could. Linux does not protect your traffic anymore than MacOS or Windows. It's traffic. VPN. As Tech9 says, there is a LONG list...
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    Best range?

    I am just glad there's not a giant thermonuclear reactor in the sky for an average of about 12 hours every day, that puts out all sorts of radiation! Can you imagine? If there was such a thing, it would probably interfere with my 1.21 gigawatt 5ghz 5G router! PS: my microwave popcorn keeps...
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    High reliability and large range under 350?

    Yay! The triumph of function (long range, reliability) over form (OK, it looks like a head crab from Half Life, or the mutated geologist's walking head thing from "Prometheus" (why did they open the hangar door for it?), but it works great! You can turn off the gamer lights in Merlin's...
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    What's a good NON-Asus router to replace a GT-AX6000?

    New York Times had an article on this exactly, April 8 2025: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/opinion/frywall-tariffs.html?searchResultPosition=1 Incidentally, OP, this is anecdotal (n = 1) but Asus GT-AX6000 here has been rock solid with Merlin, covering 2000 square foot house, one gamer...
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    What's a good NON-Asus router to replace a GT-AX6000?

    TheLostSwede is a journalist, in addition to being well versed in technology. Has always kept the facts very clean from what I have observed.
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    Is SmallNetBuilder website up to date? (Looking for product recommendations)

    Recommend you take a look at https://dongknows.com https://dongknows.com/reviews/?tag=wi-fi I think fair, impartial, reproducible reviews. Not as techno as SNB reviews were in their prime, but still good and accessible. Also: give a price range and your needs (how fast is your ISP? How...
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