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    Where did you hide your Home Lab gear?

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    • Minion QueenM
      Minion Queen Banned
      last edited by

      I have a full professional office but in my house. I gave up hiding things.

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      • coliverC
        coliver @Alex Sage
        last edited by

        @aaronstuder said:

        This is super ugly - will never get the wife's approve.

        Youtube Video

        This is nice

        http://www.amazon.com/OPENHOUSE-H318-Structured-Wiring-Enclosure/dp/B0002SPKS2/

        But I can't mount anything to the wall.

        @aaronstuder said:

        This is super ugly - will never get the wife's approve.

        Youtube Video

        This is nice

        http://www.amazon.com/OPENHOUSE-H318-Structured-Wiring-Enclosure/dp/B0002SPKS2/

        But I can't mount anything to the wall.

        Peg board and velcro/zip ties. No drilling holes necessary.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          I recommend a dedicated closet.

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            Alex Sage @scottalanmiller
            last edited by Alex Sage

            @scottalanmiller said:

            I recommend a dedicated closet.

            In a 750SQF apartment? No room for that 😄

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            • brianlittlejohnB
              brianlittlejohn
              last edited by

              My stuff is behind my TV in my apartment.

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              • dafyreD
                dafyre
                last edited by

                I've got it easy ... my home "LAB" is a Desktop running Hyper-V, lol.

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                  Alex Sage @dafyre
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                  @dafyre said:

                  I've got it easy ... my home "LAB" is a Desktop running Hyper-V, lol.

                  What about your modem, router, AP, and switch?

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                  • RamblingBipedR
                    RamblingBiped
                    last edited by

                    Modem, router, and AP are all nestled in a book case and tucked behind my TV in my living room. My servers and everything else are down in the basement.

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                      Alex Sage @RamblingBiped
                      last edited by

                      @RamblingBiped said:

                      My servers and everything else are down in the basement.

                      A server in a damp environment? What could possibility go wrong? 😄

                      Maybe it's a finished basement?

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                      • KyleCaminitaK
                        KyleCaminita
                        last edited by

                        I've got an office. but stuff's just everywhere. my servers are only for testing, they're in a rack. network gear is whatever. i'm going to pro it up sometime this year. just an ERL and maybe a small ubiquity switch.

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                        • wirestyle22W
                          wirestyle22
                          last edited by wirestyle22

                          I ornately painted plywood and screwed it into my wall (behind TV in living room) as art. I then mounted a half-rack with my firewall/switch/patch panel. My place is a two story loft style town house so I ran cabling through a runner up the wall and into my bedroom where my server is (4 cat5e cables).

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                          • wirestyle22W
                            wirestyle22
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                            The hospital I used to work at had these plastic grates that elevated the towers off of the ground. I want to get my PC off of the carpet for obvious reasons. Any ideas? I have a glass desk FYI.

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                            • J
                              Jason Banned
                              last edited by Jason

                              I have a wall mount Rack at home in a closet. Just some POE+ switches, Router, Home Automation Controls, Alarm System stuff, Coxial Distro and patch panels

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                              • StrongBadS
                                StrongBad
                                last edited by

                                Someplace that I don't remember, and now even I can't find it.

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                                • IRJI
                                  IRJ
                                  last edited by

                                  My network infrastructure basically looks like this. DO and Vultr VPS servers and Pertino networking.

                                  http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/Cloud-Computing.png

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                                  • gjacobseG
                                    gjacobse
                                    last edited by

                                    What I have used for the last several years,.. both at home and in the office.

                                    http://mangolassi.it/uploads/files/1456080942328-img_2234.jpg

                                    In the last apartment we had, I mounted it to the side/back of a short bookcase.

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                                    • dafyreD
                                      dafyre @Alex Sage
                                      last edited by

                                      @aaronstuder said:

                                      @dafyre said:

                                      I've got it easy ... my home "LAB" is a Desktop running Hyper-V, lol.

                                      What about your modem, router, AP, and switch?

                                      My Router is also my AP and switch. It is located next to my cable modem in a cabinet beneath my TV. 🙂

                                      No wired connections anywhere, as wireless does surprisingly well in my house. I am currently planning a wired deployment, but I am seriously wondering if I need it anywhere other than my "computer room".

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                                      • stacksofplatesS
                                        stacksofplates
                                        last edited by stacksofplates

                                        I have everything in one of the rooms of the house which is also my "office." Our basement sucks and my wife would never approve of having a rack server plus switches and cables anywhere other than that room upstairs.

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                                        • MattSpellerM
                                          MattSpeller
                                          last edited by

                                          Hide? Why hide your art.... would you tell VanGogh to put his paintings in a closet?

                                          Heathen.

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                                            Alex Sage @gjacobse
                                            last edited by

                                            @gjacobse said:

                                            What I have used for the last several years,.. both at home and in the office.

                                            http://mangolassi.it/uploads/files/1456080942328-img_2234.jpg

                                            In the last apartment we had, I mounted it to the side/back of a short bookcase.

                                            Why are the cables so long? Where they out of black zip ties?

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