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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Buggyman on March 20, 2009, 10:09:54 am
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Here are some pictures of what I have and the room I have to work with ;)
First is my old computter desk, all the junk will be packed away and that desk will be moved to the corner I'll show in a bit.
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Next is the current shelf set up, if you look closely, you can see the gateway, the Battery back up on the floor and then the wall outlet the incoming data and outline for the IP phone is at.
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The next two pictures are to show you my plans.
First one is where I want to put my old computer desk, It will be to the left on Duh wifeys computer desk,
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And this is the right side and duh wifey's desk is now.
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after reading you response about the location of the gateway, I can put it on the left side bottom shelf, I'd have to take the back panel off to improve air circulation. But that's no biggy.
My calculations are there will be a gape between my computer desk and the black filing cabinet you see on the floor (there is two, one will be moved) on the left side of Duh wifeys computer desk.
OK.. Your Turn! ;D
Buggy ;D
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Is that a BIG speaker on the floor of the office currantly next to the gateway..
That can cause reverb when talking on the phone threw the gateway..
I sugest if thats gonna stay there then go out and buy CAT6 700Mhz cables to reduce noise between the phones and DSL
RF isnt as bad on DSL as it use to be but still exists. If you took a speaker out of the speaker case and set it top of a old CRT monitor or TV you would see the picture distort.. Its really kewl as it turns different colors..
The floor is best or inside that shelving unit with lots of air..
If you saw my office AND your not right now.
All thats live in there is a computer running pfSense which I made sure had no static coming off of it.. and a network printer with all the networking devices.
I have to re-wire the network in that room so cables are all over the place. but no static in there.
I had a network switch sitting outside the room near all the TV equiptment and that would cause that old switch to fall out once in a while. It was also less then 3 feet from the Base speaker on the floor when we had the surround sound on thats when I noticed the problem.
When I re-wire I'll be eliminating 10 cables going threw the wall of the second floor
to leave one behind for the second floor.
the network equiptment will all be in one spot in the Dungeon.. Cold closet with two large computer case fans in there. The closet already stays at no more then 68 degree's F and sometimes as low as 40degree's.. Its a cold closet ;D
We dont use it for food sooo its a good spot to hide all the cables.
I'l still have the network layered but the mess will be outta site making the wife extreemly happy.. Im gonna take the old office and move our filling cabinets into the closet in that room and make that room into a guest room or whatever.. Nost things I do on a laptop anyway. I can have a small gigabyte switch in that room with a wireless access point.
The more I can hide the better. and if the way the Internet is done changes I wont need to have a Tech going threw the whole house.. they can go direct to the source.
Look at your plan more then once you might find a even better way to do it.
Businesses and schools have there equipment outta site outta mind why cant a homeowner... Or the further away you have it outta site the less attractive it is to Grand kids.
Our re-wiring will take a full day or more to do.. The Internet will only be down for 5 minutes with the move... OR 30 seconds if I can coordinate the switch with two DSL modems/bridges... ;D
I just want to see the floor in my office again ;D
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The next two pictures are to show you my plans.
First one is where I want to put my old computer desk, It will be to the left on Duh wifeys computer desk,
Wait you want to put your Desk on top the wifeys ;D
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Wait you want to put your Desk on top the wifeys ;D
Uhumm.. I'm trying to stay alive around here, One look at Duh Wifeys desk will tell you it's a "DO NOT TOUCH center! ;D
Is that a BIG speaker on the floor of the office currantly next to the gateway..
No.. no speakers in there, you must be seeing the battery backs up pack?
Under the plan I have, the two Book cases will be moved to where my computer desk is now. Then we'll thin out all that junk piled up on it.
Buggy ;D
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Is that a BIG speaker on the floor of the office currantly next to the gateway..
Is this what you're talking about ???
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Belkin.. Was that from AT&T..
No the way I saw one of the file cabinets it looked like a small tower speaker After further review it looks like a cabinet ;D
Anyway try to move the belkin as they get older.. UPS's get older they make a little niose trying to keep the battery charged.. Remember batteries in them things if there lithium they go bad after 3 years.. NiHcad last longer.. lot longer with longer up times when the powers out. they can also last longer.
The Battery companies need to stop producing lithium.. theyre dirtier in the long run
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Belkin.. Was that from AT&T..
Well.. it sure wasn't a Belkings guy that set all that up ;D
No the way I saw one of the file cabinets it looked like a small tower speaker After further review it looks like a cabinet ;D
Ah.. the freebie 2 drawer filing cabinets, Came free when we bought the Computer desk. They are as cheap as the look ::)
Anyway try to move the belkin as they get older.. UPS's get older they make a little niose trying to keep the battery charged.. Remember batteries in them things if there lithium they go bad after 3 years.. NiHcad last longer.. lot longer with longer up times when the powers out. they can also last longer.
The Battery companies need to stop producing lithium.. theyre dirtier in the long run
No mention of wether it's a lithium or NiHcad, so probally a lithium ;D
I'll try to remember the moving. ;)
Waiting on your answer to my PM.. I'm dealing with it now as I clean the Master bedroom.
Buggy ;D
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Rearranging start today (as soon as the recording(s) are done ::) )
I'm going to do it while Duh wifey is out and about.
I see now why the techie put the gateway where he did, The broadband cable wasn't long enough to freely place.
But it's long enough to do what we decided above ;)
Buggy ;D
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WHOA!!! :o
I'm glad I did it the way I did and wrote how it was hooked up on back og the gateway.
You recall I said the Data cable was labled. But because the Data and phone cables are Identical and were hidden behind the book case I didn't see what I do now.
BOTH data cables are marked Data Cable.
Just on opposit ends.
A closer look at the data tag shows a hand scribbled writing I can make out.
But I did hook it "exactly" like it was before.
Everything is back up and running.
But my curiousty is going to be which data line is the feeder to the gate way and which one is the outgoing for the phones.
They should have a clearly marked line saying something like "Incoming Data" and Outgoing to phones ::)
But It don't matter, I can now move the gateway AND the battery back up around with out having to unplug any of it again. ;)
OK.. Back to spring cleaning ::)
Buggy ;D
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its a real simple solution.
Tag the cables or mark them with a small perminent marker just like the rest of the phone guys and network guys
on the back of the router/gateway put a small peice of tape marked As an excample 1 2 3 or 4 and so on
and mark the cables in the same order and your done.. Oh and take a picture and Hide it ;D kidding but if you take a picture after marking it that could save time in the future.
Us phone/cable guys call it Graffiti and its not unusual for us to pop things together and walk away and forget about the Graffiti only because if it dont work the first time with only one or two cables it will work the second attempt
Hope that made some sence
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Oh I intend to mark them "properly when I figure out which one was which. I'm pretty sure.. but I want to "Make" sure before marking.
I write everything down on a note pad and stick it in a File Folder we call "AT&T U-Verse"
Brilliant isn't it ;)
Now to start shuffling stuff around so I can park My Computer Desk where I want it.
Buggy ;D
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Well, the move was complete, some minor changes which were for the better anyway.
Got the gateway on the second shelf from the floor on the left side pf my old computer desk and the battery back up still on the floor but on the right side in the cubby hole.
I do have one question, the cables for the data and the power cord going to the gateway are mixed together, shouldn't they be separated somewhat?
I'll get some updated pictures when I get a chance ;)
Buggy ;D
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Well, the move was complete, some minor changes which were for the better anyway.
Got the gateway on the second shelf from the floor on the left side pf my old computer desk and the battery back up still on the floor but on the right side in the cubby hole.
I do have one question, the cables for the data and the power cord going to the gateway are mixed together, shouldn't they be separated somewhat?
I'll get some updated pictures when I get a chance ;)
Buggy ;D
You should always try to keep the cables seperate from each other.. But will admit its not as bad as it use to be with RF noise on DSL or even networking but a CAT6 cable for instance sitting next to a florescent can still loose a connection because of it.. and VOIP can get a little interferance if you dont take messeres at the gateway to keep that noise down..
The best one would be a old CRT and the gateway next to it and a computer with a lot of static on the MB making a lot of static type noise you cant here till you try to listen to a AM/FM radio near it on the right channel...
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What yah think Dude? :bigsmile: