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§ ita § - Feb 22, 2012 7:07:34 am PST #19539 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

This is my bedroom, though. I'm constrained with both power and space and just plain aesthetic considerations.

I wonder if I could work out a way to excise my Linux box from the network. Or maybe move it into the front room and free up a port that way. It's really not being efficiently used. But I'd need to make it properly headless...

I have 8 or 9 wired devices in my apartment. I'm guessing that's excessive, since I think I should be able to take care of that with two routing devices, but they're both pretty much full up.

Gudanov - Feb 22, 2012 7:15:23 am PST #19540 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

Why two routers? I'm not understanding that part. Do you need two networks?

§ ita § - Feb 22, 2012 7:17:35 am PST #19541 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Not a router, just a hub. But that's in a separate room, so it makes sense. Hooking a router directly to a hub or a switch (since the cool kids are switching now) RIGHT THERE pisses me off.

Gudanov - Feb 22, 2012 1:11:24 pm PST #19542 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

What's your current network configuration? I can't put it together in my head. If you have 8+ wired devices and a WRT54G then you must already have a hub/switch.

Is it that the WRT54G is in your bedroom and the hub/switch in another room and you're out of ports on the linksys?

omnis_audis - Feb 22, 2012 3:20:13 pm PST #19543 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Many of the router/switch guys have little slots on the backside for screws. If you have a desk, you could screw it to the underside of the desk, to reduce the aesthetic problem in the bedroom. Just an idea.

§ ita § - Feb 22, 2012 3:20:36 pm PST #19544 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Is it that the WRT54G is in your bedroom and the hub/switch in another room and you're out of ports on the linksys?

Yup.

I decided to map it out (also to make sure I am efficient doling out static IP addresses, and getting the old phones out of the system), and the bedroom ports are taken up with:

  • server
  • PC
  • NAS
  • link to living room

and then all the other wired devices are on the switch in the living room:

  • TV
  • TiVo
  • work laptop
  • BluRay player
  • Apple TV
  • printer

§ ita § - Feb 22, 2012 3:21:54 pm PST #19545 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

you could screw it to the underside of the desk, to reduce the aesthetic problem in the bedroom

And increase the chances of banging up against it...it's just a nightmare back there. I get so jealous when those people post their gorgeous workplaces on lifehacker. I have no idea how they manage what they do.

Gudanov - Feb 22, 2012 6:24:34 pm PST #19546 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

And I'm going to guess your cable/DSL modem is also in your bedroom preventing the swapping of the two and adding a switch in your living room instead of the bedroom.

§ ita § - Feb 22, 2012 7:18:24 pm PST #19547 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Bingo.

However, my network is now clearly diagrammed with wired and wireless devices alike. Static DHCP leases are up to date, and the serial number/model panels of all major electronics have been photographed and uploaded to Evernote. Some manuals have been added.

Maybe next weekend I'll consolidate network shares, and see if I can either get rid of the Linux box (weeps at reduced diversity) or make sure it's being used in an automation workflow. Or I can verify VNC is up and working, and maybe move its noisy ass into the living room. Right now it's just a backup iTunes server and a file server.

How much backup iTunes do I need? The PC and the Linux box run off the same files, the Linux box broadcasting music using firefly, and the Apple TV has a dupe of the library, the iPod has the same, and the MacBook and both Android devices have all the purchased non-DRMed files. God forbid I should be without music.

I'm choking trying to work out how to organise the information to stream with uPNP, though. I have found apps that will poll and rename, but I need to combine that with transcoding somehow.

Typo Boy - Feb 23, 2012 4:07:35 am PST #19548 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Can any of your wired devices be made wireless?

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