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I wish every apartment would have at least some units of at least half-depth of rack space. Fitting anything (even a basic setup of a PaspberryPi + the PON mode

I wish every apartment would have at least some units of at least half-depth of rack space. Fitting anything (even a basic setup of a PaspberryPi + the PON modem + a minuscule switch + a PoE inhector) into the tiny space behind hatch where the cables from all the wall sockets end in my condo apartment is extremely hard. And I am still looking for a 5-port switch which would be manageable, support vlans, handle gigabit ethernet and inject PoE if possible while being really small.

tosie 3y ago
When powered adequately, the Ubiquiti Flex (USW-Flex) [1] might fit your needs. [1] https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-switching-utility-indoor-outdoor https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-switching-ut...
- qwerty456127 3y ago
  Looks great but I woud prefer to avoid Ubiquiti because I don't want to involve a 3-rd party cloud to manage it. But I really appreciate your suggestion, perhaps I am going stick to it as I've seen no alternative so far and my previous experience with Ubiquiti makes me confident it will do the actual job great.
  - jamespo 3y ago
    How about MikroTik hEX S 5 Port Router ?
    - qwerty456127 3y ago
      This one seems suiting my preferences perfectly. I even wonder how did I overlook it. Now I'm looking for a WiFi6 access point which would work on the passive PoE it would feed. You really helped me a lot! I wish you could feel how my mood has improved. Now I feel empowered to implement the set-up I wanted. This is a minor home improvement task but it sitted in my to-do list (after numerous attempts) for over a year.
      - jamespo 3y ago
        No problem, I only became aware of this recently and it seems to offer a lot of bang for the buck.
ianburrell 3y ago
I wish 10" half-width racks had taken off. They are available in Europe but not the US. They would be good size for home networking gear, if anything supported it, and gear would fit in normal rack with bracket. Is there a place nearby for cabinet, table, or shelves? Those are good for hiding network gear.
monstermunch 3y ago
If I hit it big, I'll make an apartment with an attached datacenter and a quarter rack available for colo per unit

tosie 3y ago

When powered adequately, the Ubiquiti Flex (USW-Flex) [1] might fit your needs. [1] https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-switching-utility-indoor-outdoor https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-switching-ut...

qwerty456127 3y ago
Looks great but I woud prefer to avoid Ubiquiti because I don't want to involve a 3-rd party cloud to manage it. But I really appreciate your suggestion, perhaps I am going stick to it as I've seen no alternative so far and my previous experience with Ubiquiti makes me confident it will do the actual job great.
- jamespo 3y ago
  How about MikroTik hEX S 5 Port Router ?
  - qwerty456127 3y ago
    This one seems suiting my preferences perfectly. I even wonder how did I overlook it. Now I'm looking for a WiFi6 access point which would work on the passive PoE it would feed. You really helped me a lot! I wish you could feel how my mood has improved. Now I feel empowered to implement the set-up I wanted. This is a minor home improvement task but it sitted in my to-do list (after numerous attempts) for over a year.
    - jamespo 3y ago
      No problem, I only became aware of this recently and it seems to offer a lot of bang for the buck.

ianburrell 3y ago

I wish 10" half-width racks had taken off. They are available in Europe but not the US. They would be good size for home networking gear, if anything supported it, and gear would fit in normal rack with bracket. Is there a place nearby for cabinet, table, or shelves? Those are good for hiding network gear.

monstermunch 3y ago

If I hit it big, I'll make an apartment with an attached datacenter and a quarter rack available for colo per unit