Board:   [fsxNet] fsx General
Subject: Re: Little thing to geek out over: Ethernet wiring
From:    Mike Dippel (21:2/125)
Date:    Sat Nov 07, 2026 20:00

On 07 Nov 2026, Nightfox said the following...
 Ni> The ethernet ports all go to a panel in the master bedroom closet, which
 Ni> is also where our fiber internet terminal is. I set up our router to
 Ni> hang on the wall in there (with a couple of push pins), connected to the
 Ni> fiber internet terminal and to the ethernet ports there. That way, the
 Ni> router is neatly hidden away in the closet, and I don't need to have a
 Ni> long ethernet cable strewn across the apartment to connect my computers
 Ni> like I did in our previous apartment. And our streaming devices for TV
 Ni> can simply plug into the ethernet port in the wall too. I just like how
 Ni> it makes for a neater network setup.
 Ni>
 Ni> Nightfox
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Very happy for you!  Add a few more computers to your system and you will be running a data center.  Is there any heat build up in the closet?

Mike Dippel
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