Gooey Time Kilroy @Kilroy@awoo.space

@toydragon Oh excellent! That will be a fun weekend project then!

@toydragon Linksys MR8300

It does the absolute bare minimum of what I require at least so it will suffice for now, but I guarantee you once I have a proper home network set up this thing is getting rooted and an open source firmware installed in it. Fuck this thing. I can't turn the wifi on or off, I can't hide the SSID, I can't QoS the ports themselves, I can't even change the channels any of the wifi networks run on.

I hate this fucking thing with the fury of a thousand collapsars colliding. I get Linksys wants to keep their devices accessible to anyone that can plug a thing into another thing but they cut out so many of the really advanced features that I'm so used to dealing with as a home network administrator. I've set up my own home network for decades and it really pisses me off that I have almost zero control over how this device works.

Got a router so I can have more than just my PC direct wired to the DSL modem. Now I just need to figure out where underneath the desk to mount it to, where it'll be out of the way but close to the PC's ethernet port (and still be accessible in the event I need to do a hard reset.) At least I still have those heavy duty dual lock fasteners (like Velcro, but plastic nubs that lock into each other kind instead of the hook and loop method. Very strong stuff!) so I can literally put it underdesk

Couldn't find it, ready to strangle myself with the cable. BUT it's finally connected and I do NOT want to try using anything other than punch down terminals for riser cable ever again >:C Now I won't have to worry about heavy interference from wifi signals interrupting my Discord calls and Mario Party games. Just have to worry about Nintendo's online network being a total POS and dropping me instead :P

May just say fuck it and use that punch down connector I have somewhere. Solid twisted strand is a pain to get perfectly straight and arranged.

Hell yeah found a tiny gap in my return vent I can run a Cat6 cable through to get into the basement. Now assuming I can get these damn connectors on I'll have a temporary solution for running wired internet to my PC

@RussellTheFox "Tush" is a great word. Works well with "mush" :D

@tsunderdog Birds are definitely smart creatures!

@toydragon Definitely something I need to get done, especially since I can hook up an array of sensors to the pi! I'll need to get a router to handle any smart home network traffic though that can be isolated from the internet except for periodic updates.

(I have a very strong... I wouldn't necessarily call it fear, but perhaps aversion, to the idea of leaving any part of my house exposed to the internet. Especially when certain tech companies are known to have recordings of things being said outside the normal use of their devices. ESPECIALLY with how easily hackable things can be. I don't need someone gaining access to my entire network because of a sloppily updated device with a gaping security flaw)

One of these days I'll have the time to get a smart home fully set up that doesn't require the use of wifi for the majority of its functions. Sure I won't be able to use voice commands or control the house from anywhere in the world, but it sure would be nice to pull up my tablet and set things without having to leave the bed :P (Also setting up automation of certain things like lights and control of various devices based on specific circumstances)