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I was very surprised when our starlink showed up and I had to buy an Ethernet adapter! Extremely weird that they don’t just have the port on the router.

genewitch 3y ago
Is it really that surprising? there's two hardware pieces, both are rated for outdoor (permanent) use. I don't see a way to guarantee that sort of thing with a user serviceable ethernet port except the way they did it. I actually debated buying the longer dish wire vs leaving the thing outside, and made the decision to buy the longer cable and the ethernet port adapter, because i live in an area where sustained power outages longer than 24 hours will allow moisture ingress into any device left outside, and the higher the IP rating, the more likely this is to damage said device.
- zajio1am 3y ago
  User serviceable ethernet port on outdoor antennas is standard on wifi devices. Just put it behind movable cover and direct it down, partially recessed in plastic case (so it is protected from flowing water, rain and snow). See e.g. https://www.wifihw.cz/img.asp?attid=4754 https://www.wifihw.cz/img.asp?attid=4754
  - genewitch 3y ago
    that sort of thing works great if you can guarantee power to the device, 24/7. At least where i am. the moisture in the air at night will be pulled into the device, through whatever seals exist, if the device is unpowered. Then, during the day when the pressure inside the device increases (due to the seals), the extra air is released, but the condensation remains. here, it takes literally 2 nights without power to kill stuff like Wyze cameras, Solar powered spotlights, etc. and those don't have a half inch rectangular hole allowing ingress. I'm not saying that stuff like what you're talking about doesn't exist. I've installed relays that had "downward facing rj-45 behind a panel", on top of buildings... but the building had generator backup that we were shareholders in, as well as our own UPS systems that kept the POE enabled in the event the generator failed, but shut off all "data" to the radios, leaving them using idle power. If there were no generator, we'd have used a different type of radio on the roofs.
- TaylorAlexander 3y ago
  Well the entire rest of my system is a Unifi mesh Wi-Fi system with two Ethernet ports on every outdoor rated device I am using so yes I found it very surprising.

genewitch 3y ago

Is it really that surprising? there's two hardware pieces, both are rated for outdoor (permanent) use. I don't see a way to guarantee that sort of thing with a user serviceable ethernet port except the way they did it. I actually debated buying the longer dish wire vs leaving the thing outside, and made the decision to buy the longer cable and the ethernet port adapter, because i live in an area where sustained power outages longer than 24 hours will allow moisture ingress into any device left outside, and the higher the IP rating, the more likely this is to damage said device.

zajio1am 3y ago
User serviceable ethernet port on outdoor antennas is standard on wifi devices. Just put it behind movable cover and direct it down, partially recessed in plastic case (so it is protected from flowing water, rain and snow). See e.g. https://www.wifihw.cz/img.asp?attid=4754 https://www.wifihw.cz/img.asp?attid=4754
- genewitch 3y ago
  that sort of thing works great if you can guarantee power to the device, 24/7. At least where i am. the moisture in the air at night will be pulled into the device, through whatever seals exist, if the device is unpowered. Then, during the day when the pressure inside the device increases (due to the seals), the extra air is released, but the condensation remains. here, it takes literally 2 nights without power to kill stuff like Wyze cameras, Solar powered spotlights, etc. and those don't have a half inch rectangular hole allowing ingress. I'm not saying that stuff like what you're talking about doesn't exist. I've installed relays that had "downward facing rj-45 behind a panel", on top of buildings... but the building had generator backup that we were shareholders in, as well as our own UPS systems that kept the POE enabled in the event the generator failed, but shut off all "data" to the radios, leaving them using idle power. If there were no generator, we'd have used a different type of radio on the roofs.
TaylorAlexander 3y ago
Well the entire rest of my system is a Unifi mesh Wi-Fi system with two Ethernet ports on every outdoor rated device I am using so yes I found it very surprising.