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    Internet to my detatched shop

    I basically want to add an AP in the shop as well as the four IP cameras. Is there an easy way to do this over one fiber run while maintaining my dual NIC security measure?
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    Internet to my detatched shop

    I prefer my cameras to not be connected to the internet at all. Which is why I prefer the 2nd NIC setup.
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    Internet to my detatched shop

    Not sure on size yet. Bigger is better I always say.
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    Internet to my detatched shop

    Like this? (not showing media conversion, etc.).
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    Internet to my detatched shop

    Just for clarity, this is my current setup.
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    Internet to my detatched shop

    Maybe a dumb question but if I daisy chained another POE switch to the main camera POE switch how is the power figured out? I assume the POE switch that I place in my shop will provide the power and my main camera POE switch in the house will be able to tell that power is being provided...
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    Internet to my detatched shop

    So all my network gear is inside the house. Including the dedicated POE switch for all my cameras which is connected to my Blue Iris PC. I'm using a dual NIC setup on my BI PC. So if I added say four more cameras out in my detatched shop, wouldn't I have to bury four more runs of CAT 6 to my...
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    Poop Tosser

    Next time you see the car parked there go poop on the hood.
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    Internet to my detatched shop

    I want to extend my network out to my shop. It will be an underground run about 120' long. I own a skidsteer with a backhoe attachment so it's no big deal to trench over to my shop from the house. I've been researching fiber optic cable and think that I'd like to go this route. I'm starting...
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    EmpireTech 9th Anniversary (Summer)Sales

    The USPS is not a package delivery service........they SUCK at it. They should stick to envelope delivery. I had a smart thermostat delivered the other day. The box didn't fit inside the mail box so the driver set it on the ground right next to the county road. Had I not been home and...
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    HOME ASSISTANT (Assist) Voice Assistant

    Does this have accomodations for connecting an external speaker for better sound?
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    Smart irrigation system

    Got the 24VAC lower section all wired up today. It's basically done except for a few odds and ends.
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    Smart irrigation system

    I bought a three pack of the ESP 32 boards. I need to come up with some other projetcs.
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    Smart irrigation system

    Okay, it's all wired up and all relays function. Just have to wire the actual solenoids to the other side of the relays. I tested out an automation that would simulate automatic watering by time of day and it works perfect.
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    Smart irrigation system

    I was playing around with open sprinkler on a Raspberry pi I had laying around. Although you can integrate open sprinkler into Home assistant via HACS, I wanted to use ESPHome and build my own dashboard.
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    Smart irrigation system

    Okay I got it all mocked up on my desk. I only added one entity (Zone 1) to the ESP32 so far. I can now click relay one manually. Fun stuff!!
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    Smart irrigation system

    Exactly what I was wanting to do. There are so many different ESP32 boards online to choose from. Are they all pretty much the same? Here's a list of what I was thinking...
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    Smart irrigation system

    Has anyone built their own smart sprinkler controller for home assistant? I know you can purchase smart controllers that are drop in replacements but building one appeals to me. I'd really like to incorporate something into ESPHome on my home assistant setup. Has anyone done this?
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    Review- New Design Tendelux 10 Watt IR illuminator.

    Mine are still going strong after months of every night use. I will say the included little PSU's are under powered in my opinion. One of my units would occasionally turn off, then back on occasionally. It was the PSU. I bought more robust PSU's and never had any issues after that. Oh, and...
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    Making a more secure door frame from kick in attacks

    Did you get that pic from KiddNapperCarl's You tube channel?
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    Making a more secure door frame from kick in attacks

    I agree, the kick plate is on the wrong side of the wall. Here's one of mine.
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    HOME ASSISTANT (Assist) Voice Assistant

    I just started using Home assistant at the beginning of the year. Absolutely love it. Replacing my two Amazon echo/Show devices is high on my list of things to do. I have never heard of the Echo Atoms but they look great!
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    Hungry Homeless

    Yep looks like a tweaker all right. It was probably a waste of time giving her food. Her body probably rejected it.
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    Excited to join the IP Cam Talk community!

    Welcome!
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    T-Mobile 5G Home Internet AND Blue Iris

    Definitely got the tower to yourself! Are you using the T-Mobile gateway included with the service?
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    Old PC good enough?

    I've been using an old spare system for my BI setup since day one. It's an Intel i5-4440 and has 16GB of RAM. I did gut the power hungry graphics card out of it, because it was used for gaming previously. It has worked great and has been on 24/7 since I installed BI.
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    Security issues... maybe... probably? F......

    So from my reading more on the Yubikey it appears that it's not supported by most banking institutions. But, if your email provider supports it wouldn't that be all you need? Just set up your two factor authentication codes to go to email only and you would use the Yubikey then to sign into...
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    Security issues... maybe... probably? F......

    I've been reading about these Yubikeys this afternoon. Pretty cool stuff.
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    Security issues... maybe... probably? F......

    My point exactly. Even if you use long complicated passwords and change them often, if the damn teller is the one stealing your credentials then you're wasting your time. At my bank it's all a bunch of young kids basically working there. I think some of them look at their wrist watch and...
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    Security issues... maybe... probably? F......

    I have the same concerns. My bank account got hacked a few years ago. I just happened to be in the office on my PC and started getting emailed bombed. I mean someone was just spamming my inbox. I started deleting the emails in blocks as they were coming in. All of a sudden I get an email...
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