This one of the first "home network tours" I've been on youtube that has really impressed me! Amazing work dude!

Great use of space. Definitely liked how you're controlling the air in your closet -- I run into too many installs where airflow management is basically non-existent.

I'm going to school for a bachelor in computer science and I have to say your system has everything I'm learning about. Hubs to switches, servers, etc.... Pretty cool. It will be cool to build that one day for my future home.

That is one beautifully geeked out house, I love it. Thanks for sharing!

That is a huge amount of tech for a home. Looks like you put a lot of time and effort into it. :-)

the Fiber Ninja would have a few things to say about your network setup.

@scwfan08

7 жыл бұрын

Alan Ferkinhoff 😂

@Noams_chess_school

4 жыл бұрын

yes he would I love his Channel

@cystonks5374

4 жыл бұрын

So sad that he stopped uploading...

This video came up after I was watching a QNAP setup vid... Its nice to see that there are people out there doing things right. Too many to list from this video, but everything was smooth down to battery back-up/power-regulation & heat exhaust from network room. LOL security! Once you start its addicting! When more network cable is used on cameras than PCs, toys ect... A+ in my book!

You're cool! I love to see the finished product of a well planned system. Thanks for sharing.

What's the model of that pfsense box, I would love to get one. Esp if it has a atom c2750 or c2758

@emrelabarjr6803

5 жыл бұрын

www.thegeekpub.com/product/geekpub-wanbox-1u-rackmount-firewall-router-2106-gp-wb2106-4-32/

Do you have those alarm fog machines? So when the alarm goes off it fills the house with fog so you can't see. Or do you have some strobes?

@W4TRI

7 жыл бұрын

Nice idea! Can you get fog juice in green so it looks like gas? Then I can announce on a loud speaker 'Releasing Nerve Agent."

@mike_x48954

7 жыл бұрын

The alarm fog machines require a special type of fluid, so it wouldn't work too well if you do Dj fog fluid. The idea of it being green I like, the only problem is i've never seen coloured* fog fluid. You could have green strobe lights to make it seem green. *English UK

@kingrpriddick

6 жыл бұрын

"DJ fog fluid" is mineral oil BTW, so maybe they run on a VG mixture like "vaporizers/atomizers"?

@kingrpriddick

6 жыл бұрын

MSDS says Distilled Water, Ethykene Glycol, Glycerin (mist), and Sodium Dehydroacetic. So closer to a VG/PG mix like vape juice but water based, bet that makes the heating elements fail like crazy!

Thanks for all the helpful content! I shaped my home network based on you and your brother's setup.

Love this video. Brought of my inner geek with all the tech.

Gees Mike, I just want solitaire to work. Awesome video.

@kieferonline

6 жыл бұрын

Sy Cook That calls for another virtual machine!

you're house is amazing, like real life version from the "Smart House" movie, but better. wish I was this smart. great house

@TheGeekPub

7 жыл бұрын

You are way too kind!

@dmitrij34

7 жыл бұрын

One question about separate camera network. You've said that it prevents someone from accessing your home network if they access camera network, however I remember reading somewhere that vlans aren't meant for security, they are used for logical device separation and performance improvements (due to lesser amount of CPU interrupts generated on ARPs and other broadcasts). So are they a good method of isolating networks from intruders? I'm learning networking right now, so sorry if my question sounds dumb.

@lefteye129

7 жыл бұрын

Дмитрий Ковалёв i am sure he will reply but VLANs are also used for security. I think he said that it will prevent access to camera network if someone gets in home network.. since they will be on separate VirtualLans, access from one network shouldnt mean data on other can be accessed... very nicely done

@TheGeekPub

7 жыл бұрын

You are correct. The VLANs are separated by my firewall.

@BB-he9qo

7 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great video idea. With IOT devices making people nervous, a lot of us would benefit from knowing about VLAN's and setting them up, when to use them, when not to, why you use them to segment, hardware vs software? I'd definitely like to implement it, kind of hard getting a starting point..

This set up is awesome! Your house is amazing

as an IT student in my second semester taking Cisco and server classes, I'm super jealous of this setup. Gonna show it to my instructors.

Dude, Guest VLAN 1003 on the Airport's - Thank you! Just set up and configured it on my network and it works great!

I can confirm axis are awesome. We have them at work, about 80 cameras across 10 sites.

@TheGeekPub

7 жыл бұрын

I put in some D-Links about two years ago. Over those two years almost every single D-Link has failed and been replaced by an AXIS. The telltale sign of the D-Links demise is they will start locking up and have to have the power reset to them. This will go on for a month or two and then they just won't power on anymore.

@RandomlySet

7 жыл бұрын

TheGeekPub at our head office we have a 4k PTZ, can't remember the exact model, we got it a year ago and was the best they had at the time!

@brosnan

7 жыл бұрын

agree we have axis PTZ at work (data centre) so security is the game.

@acme64

7 жыл бұрын

can confirm, got a few at work as well

I like how you keep security between devices. It is way more advanced than I would go but that is just me. I'm impressed.

@TheGeekPub

6 жыл бұрын

My main desire was to keep equipment that has external Ethernet from getting on my home network. Someone tapping into a camera's port for example.

Amazing setup and another amazing video. Keep it up.

Besides having your own server for Plex and backups, etc, what is the point of all this? How is it better than a standard home's network?

@bandname

5 жыл бұрын

It isn't, he's simply made this to show off. I have a server room to host my websites and backups. There's no reason to have a ton of servers unless you're using your memory in milliseconds.

@Jonnn21

5 жыл бұрын

I think its ALOT overboard as far as servers. But it's a hobby and it's what he enjoys I guess, nothing is high end like cisco and seems he did it on a budget to get the job done. I do the same thing with cameras, I have a 1300 sqft house and HD and 4K cameras running POE. I even have two in the chicken coop lol

Awesome infrastrucrure you have in there! One question though: wouldn't it make more sense to use access points such as the ones from Ubiquiti? They are cheaper than Apple, have great performance and can be powered via POE reduncing the cable mess around the sockets.

@kingrpriddick

6 жыл бұрын

Could only management, FAIL, no thanks guy

*Slow Handclap* Your setup is amazing. I thought mine was good. Can't wait to move out this apartment and get a house with full access to everything.

What a timing! Hopefully I'll be moving from a flat to a house in the next months. I'll be taking a few of your ideas for sure. Thanks for sharing!

@TheDarkHour684

4 жыл бұрын

did you do it?

what is the software you're using for overall monitoring of network bandwidth, server health, etc...?

@TheGeekPub

7 жыл бұрын

Eric Mayo observium

@Marcmenardtechno

7 жыл бұрын

Eric Mayo, good question, and TheGeekPub, thanks for sharing that. I'm looking at this on a separate tab, there is a free version available for home geeks like me. Cool!

@JohnHuthmaker

7 жыл бұрын

The only bummer about Observium is it doesnt support Netflow. And Solarwinds is not feasible for home use. What are you running Observium on? I use Ubuntu for mine. I'm curious if there is something better.

@Marcmenardtechno

7 жыл бұрын

John Huthmaker Hi there John, I haven't tested it just yet, I was looking at their website to find out more about it. I have a spare PC I can repurpose just for this kind of interesting project. Haven't decided on the flavor of Linux I'm gonna use, although I'm partial to Mint and Ubuntu. Can't say I like CentOS much. I'm gonna look into it this week, time permitting. Ciao!

@TheGeekPub

7 жыл бұрын

I run it on an Ubuntu VM.

your electricity bill must be madness

@vision8579

7 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what I was thinking.

@TheGeekPub

7 жыл бұрын

According to my UPSes the draw is about $10 a month. Nothing to worry about.

@unknownoops2108

7 жыл бұрын

TheGeekPub btw nice setup

@andykr2253

7 жыл бұрын

damn Americans! Cheap everything :/

@Kelocyde

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, not believing that. What is the wattage of all your devices combined?

Nice work bro, thanks for showing the full information

Nice setup. I'm just in the process of getting my gear together. I will mostly be focusing on a home security system

I was VERY impressed with the sophistication of your network. Has it become self-aware yet? :)

Thanks for saying Alexa about 10 times in a row

@verios44

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Bishop I just found this video, great setup until the Alexa bit. Talk about throwing away your security and privacy down the drain. Also hope those security cloud backups are encrypted...

@blakethetank

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was completely puzzled at that point. What am I watching?

@frhwebmaster

6 жыл бұрын

Watching someone brag.

@wildbill23c

6 жыл бұрын

LOL, man they'd hate me programming those things...after about the 3rd time I'd have Alexa programmed to say, what in the hell do you want, stop calling my name LOL.

@HeelerHouse

5 жыл бұрын

@@verios44 .. u do realize using ANY tech is basically giving up your privacy...

Wow! Im truly envious of your home network set up! One day....one day....

So awesome! When I buy a home i hope to have something like this :) thanks for sharing!

It's not about doing it right or wrong, it's about what works for you and your family. Would I do this or that differently, maybe, but that would be specific to my use case. Neat to see (what I would consider to be) an early adopter of home automation. The early adopters iron out a lot of the kinks and wrinkles.

Dang, that's a big ass house. Awesome build you have there!

awesome video!! Really cool and neat stuff your doing!

You have an amazing setup in your home. WOW!

That is all wrong, take it down and give it to me!!!!! Haha wow sweet setup, I wouldn't even want to know the final cost of all your equipment.

@galabandachonda

7 жыл бұрын

RBD Works I was actually thinking the same thing.... Lol ;D

@TheTopace88

6 жыл бұрын

Great idea! It's incredible for just home use. However, I have 1 suggestion: ditch the mac. :)

@michaels6502

6 жыл бұрын

Adam G Nah, macs are great!

@samdrost2083

6 жыл бұрын

macs are more reliable then windows desktops.......

Any fear in someone messing with your modem outside your home? It looked like the Ethernet cable was exposed outside the enclosure. Oh and would love a vid about your software setup for ESXI. I hardly know anything about that topic.

@TheGeekPub

7 жыл бұрын

BB not really. They'd still have to get through my firewall.

@toysareforboys1

7 жыл бұрын

BB: If you're running linux VM's check out proxmox instead of ESXi.

@sdrtyrtyrtyuty

7 жыл бұрын

toysareforboys why

@toysareforboys1

7 жыл бұрын

I'm no expert on how it works, but it shares all the resources much better than ESXi when running a bunch of linux VM's. Way way less picky on drivers/hardware as well. I'm using it for opnSense (dual wan router), Windows XP (for mail server), CentOS for web server. Much better performance than running ESXi on the exactly same system setup.

@SLIZZARD

7 жыл бұрын

BB i work for a cable company and our ONTs go indoors. They would not survive the Canadian winters in an outdoor enclosure.

I am hoping to do he same sort of stuff when I build my house. This is awesome!

What a badass setup!!

Nice! Anyone that says to use more expensive gear is either rich as all hell or don't have a mortgage and children. Well done mate!

@sdrtyrtyrtyuty

7 жыл бұрын

Troy Graham $3000 used hatdware >>> $3000 new hardware

@droy333

7 жыл бұрын

That's the case for everything. He said he works in ICT so he probably had a bit of this gear laying around. I have 3 x 48 Port Layer 2 switches laying around right now. I'd only use them at home if I had no choice though.

@ryleighlawrence6189

5 жыл бұрын

Troy Graham, I would be glad to use them by choice! Why would you not use them by choice anyway?

You almost make me want to work in IT, ALMOST.

Loving all your set up!!

Amazing setup! Love it

Infrastructure engineer here. This is madness. I run a mesh network (nethear orbi) and can stream uncompressed 4K hdr 5.1 Blu-ray from one side of the house to the other. This looks like the kind of mad setup one of my mechanical engineers would come up with. I run a Switch/Xbox/PS4/shield downstairs, gaming pc and synology nas upstairs. Blisteringly fast and completely out of sight.

As much as I liked the AirPort Extreme I switched over to UniFi gear.

@TheGeekPub

5 жыл бұрын

Same here, about two months after I made this video.

@daanyaalshearwood9839

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGeekPub I was just about to ask you about the AirPort thing. hhah

I like your setup .... it's really inspired me! Thank you.

I discovered Observium from watching your video and it was the answer to a problem I have had with the last major upgrade to pfsense (using darkstat). Thank you!

@TheGeekPub

6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! What problem? I've been too afraid to upgrade to 2.4.x too many people reporting major bugs.

@someguy0523

6 жыл бұрын

I believe it was post update v2.3 RRD graphs stopped reporting total MB per time period. It bothered me to the point I downgraded to the earlier version, but I have since switched to a Ubiquiti EdgeRouterX for a lower power solution over a dedicated PC. Observium picked it right up (snmp) and much to my delight it had this report and many others. I got my installation (OVA)from turnkey linux, it seems to be an earlier version but it works.

That is one HECK OF of Network Setup just to download and watch porn..... :^)

@Rune.

5 жыл бұрын

GB/s Pornhub

@und4287

5 жыл бұрын

this isn't funny

@Rune.

5 жыл бұрын

@@und4287 Are we supposed to care what you think?

@greyhat9645

5 жыл бұрын

xvideos

@grocerylist

5 жыл бұрын

@Dinh Nguyen you don't want to watch porn in 4k. You can't unsee that stuff,1080 is more than enough.

Very nice.... but I bet you go crazy when the power is out.

@jankomirovic2866

5 жыл бұрын

He has a ups

Nice video ! I'm suprised of the quality of your work and equipment.

Looks like a great set up to me, not seeing any wrong there. There's a lot of personal choice in how one wires up a house, etc. you like pfsense, I like untangle, you like airports, I like orbis, etc. all good. It's cool to see how others run things.

264$ for 500/500?! Man, we can get it for like 50 bucks a month here

"Alexa, when you're done uploading my every move to the NSA, turn up the heat."

@Treddian

4 жыл бұрын

If the NSA wants to pwn you, they don't need Alexa to do it.

@jacobreuter

3 жыл бұрын

trust me, the NSA is more interested in all the private VPN's that everyone advertises than your alexa lmao.

Pretty rad setup. I just moved in to a new house in January and have been building it out to my dream specs. Right off the bat I put in a 4 post APC rack, had a dedicated 30amp circuit ran for my 3000kva Rack UPS, and wired the home for ethernet. I had Fios at my Condo, but they didnt offer it here. I had to settle on a 100/10mg Cable Modem. I tied that to my Palo Alto firewall. I have Lan/DMZ/Internet zones on it. That goes out to my 2x24 port stacked 3750G-POE switch. I have at least a dozen vlans. Then for servers I have a Poweredge R710 running as an iSCSI San with a pair of R610's as ESXi hosts. I have a myriad of virtual machines. But most important to my is my Cisco CallManager enviornment, since thats what I do for a living. I also have a couple of 2800 routers to use for lab use as voice gateways. In my office I have a DX80, 8865, and a classic 1930's phone tied to an ATA. I have two Meraki AP's placed in the house. I have a Nest Thermostat, and 4 Nest smoke detectors. Then I also have 7 Lorex cameras placed throughout the house. I'm not super happy with the NVR, so I need to find a good replacement. I need to do a tour of my own when the house is finally complete.

Really enjoyed your tour, the first of your videos I've found. I myself work in IT in the UK. Very interested in the network monitoring software you're running. Would you share the details? Many thanks.

whoa. I currently have 1Gbps up/down. FOR $20 a month! PS: I live in Slovakia

@codyking981

5 жыл бұрын

lucky i pay $80 for 10 down and 3 up with a data cap at 400 gb😪

@thiccboicory9964

5 жыл бұрын

Cody switch your ip they ripping you new one

@jankomirovic2866

4 жыл бұрын

Same.

@Felamine

4 жыл бұрын

$130 a month in Canada. :(

@Epic_Aviation

4 жыл бұрын

@@thiccboicory9964 Usually they can't. Companies play monopolies in rural areas because there's usually only one or two, and the consumers have no choice but to go with them. The same thing happens with me. $50/month USD for 3 mbps down .5 mbps up

Nice to finally see a new video from TheGeekPub Sadly, I can't be a troll and tell you "how wrong you did it" since I know next to nothing about half of the stuff you showed us :D But it all looks really cool.

Awesome, even though I am watching this almost 3 years after you posted it. I will search to see if you have any updates to your network posted. Great job and very clean and neat wiring!

@TheGeekPub

4 жыл бұрын

I definitely need to do an update.

Good job man. It’s good to have a security system on the house. I have a system in my house too since I too have expensive equipment.

Things I like, managed switches/vlaning your cameras plus PoE. UPS to prevent damage to equipment. A wired LAN. Things I hate, grossly overbuilt for a home network. Disjointed wiring closet. Literally just too much tech, I like technology as much as the next guy but there just seems to be piles and piles of IoT to fill every task that has an artificial demand. You do you none the less Cheers

@TheGeekPub

6 жыл бұрын

You missed the whole point. My day job is technology. My home is my lab.

@emmettonline

6 жыл бұрын

People who work in networking need a lab at home to play around with

@Storm0sk

5 жыл бұрын

@@emmettonline Да он просто техногик, помешан на компах и сетях, имет кучу бабок а вкладывает бездумно. В чём идея то побольше серверов и проводов?

@Matt-od1do

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGeekPub I'm currently in the process of building a home network. have some cisco switches, getting a security system, have a netapp controller and shelves and a couple dell servers

@CrypticConsole

5 жыл бұрын

WTF IS THE CABLE MANAGEMENT

SWEET INSTALL!!!!

Damn that's freaking awesome! :) I'm far away from this but I wanna set up an home network like yours at my house in the next months and years! Go on so well dude! :) Greetings from Germany!

I thoroughly enjoyed the video and details.. amazingly done

Brother, why don't you love your house so much?

david from the 8-bit guys network set-up is more tidy however your network is more complex!!

@ReggieCotton

7 жыл бұрын

HAHA, I just watched that video too. I'd say 8-bit guys network is total craptastic. And tidy isn't a word I would use to describe that mess of cables he has everywhere. He wasn't even smart enough to use a patch panel. Geek guy's setup is superior and quite a bit more elegant.

Awesome setup!

what a bad ass house man! i just subscribed to you from the video you did for the 8-bit guy.

Why the servers mounted vertically? I mean, apart from the obvious space saving reasons? Doesn't that screw with the server's thermals? >.

@tombutcher1990

7 жыл бұрын

I think you answered your own question. Doesn't look like space in that closet for horizontal rack mounting.

@TheGeekPub

7 жыл бұрын

To save space. It does not effect thermals.

@MacGulliver

7 жыл бұрын

have you considered reversing the airflow? suck in cool air from the bottom and blow out on top where the HDD's are located? i'm looking into a vertical mounting option myself. Nice setup thoug ;)

@sinbadpeen

7 жыл бұрын

Dog has an article on his site about that. He did reverse them.

I lost him at hi...

@JasorSecondPublic

6 жыл бұрын

I don't think he says hi in this video.

@epmrecords3364

5 жыл бұрын

And I lost you at hi...

Cool video. Subscribed to your channel yesterday. I am more into home audio/video stuff, but this was really cool to see. I like to dabble in home networking as well, and now they are almost one of the same with all the streaming devices.

I was dizzy by the end of your video...... In a good way! Thoroughly enjoyed your setup! Yes, I'm subscribing...

We have in Russia in Moscow 1Gb/s is $23

@gatsbylight4766

4 жыл бұрын

$23, eh?? Maybe here in the U.S. we need to rethink the whole _communism_ thing!?! OH! WAIT!!... Before we finalize the deal: How much are the hookers?

out standing work on the house

RIght now I live in an apartment ,so I have a basic SoHo setup using a switch, router and modem running a cheap cable connection (cheap as in inexpensive, not a poor connection). Modem feeds to the router which handles DHCP then goes to my switch which handles bandwidth management. I have a limit set for my router and prioritized networking for my compute for work, and the other ports used for wired connections to my game consoles and home computer for the rest of the family. Nothing too fancy yet, but when I have a proper place I will be building a similar setup. Nice to see a walk through yours! Thanks for that. :D

How people do their 'stuff' is their own business, Google's AI placed a link and you asked .. I'd add a NG/LP generator if you haven't already. In South Korea 1 Gbps cost $19! I'll probably drop Fontier once we have Google Fibre. _Cisco .. I own a data center. Chinese love to clone. I love security._ Good luck in your home hobby! 😆

@Guitarhero1000

7 жыл бұрын

South Korea's land mass is also 38,691 mi². Which is the same size as 1 US state. Indiana. I'd imagine servicing all of Korea is pretty easily done considering S. Korea's population is 50.62 million. About 1/4th the population of the USA. TL:DL - It's easier to provide gigabit for cheap when you live in a country the size of Indiana.

$265 for 500mbps? What the...?

Great work! I especially love how you have security not incorporated into the main network! I feel the same way. Also definitely a fan of setting up guest networks. "Ya'll don't live here, so no" lol. I've referred to my house a "smart-ish" home, but see yours is Very smart!!

Your video is so awesome, I wish I had dem mad skillz. God bless you and your family and followers.

$265/month for 500Mbits damn in Europe I pay €40/month for gigabit...and I consider it theft already

@TeamNoLackin79

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah in the US there are only 6 internet providers and they have a monopoly on the entire country. They also have non-compete agreements between to prevent price wars. They also owns all the lines where as in Europe it is illegal for company to own the lines. Your lines are consider a public utility and are part of the commons. We are getting rape and rob with slow and over priced internet in the US.

This dude needs to learn about _minimalism_ .

@TheGeekPub

5 жыл бұрын

Why?

@Bruce.-Wayne

5 жыл бұрын

If you know anything about networking, and I doubt you do, "minimalism" would be the last thing you'd say.....

@Matt-od1do

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGeekPub Because he doesn't understand different people have different interests

@ninjanerdstudent6937

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGeekPub Because your life looks messy and chaotic.

@JackFreedom

5 жыл бұрын

@@Bruce.-Wayne that's not true at all.

Wow you have quite an amazing setup going on there. :-) I'm just getting my feet wet with home automation. I've been using the harmony hub and hue lights setup for a bit over a year and love it. I have an echo dot on the way to try out along with a wemo mini outlet so I can turn on my fan with alexa. Subscribed for more ideas. :-)

Amazon Drive currently offers a max of 1 TB. Is 1 TB enough for 11 cameras? Or do you have a grandfathered plan or a short retention policy?

Comcast in my area offers 250Mbps for $69.99, 1gbps cost $100.99

@bryce1rocks

6 жыл бұрын

Matthew M. I have comcast and it's such a scam. I am now paying $250 per month for 30 up and 12 down plus tv and phone. for tv they are making it pay to watch your favorite TV shows for additional $40 a month. BS

@ryanvandy1615

6 жыл бұрын

I pay $75 for 150 down and 20 up with comcast

@ryanvandy1615

6 жыл бұрын

I'm patiently waiting for AT&T fiber in my area 80 bucks for 1000 up/ 1000down

This is like a PC gaming enthusiast putting RGB lighting on everything....its just for shits and giggles.

@TheGeekPub

5 жыл бұрын

LOL. If you say so.

I have Verizon Fios for my internet service and I haven't been able to figure out how to get it setup to have a guest network since the router they send isn't in bridge mode.

I think I’m in love with your house!

guessing your a network engineer you really know your stuff. Its overkill for a home network but hey its your money LOL

@supercoolmunkee

5 жыл бұрын

True that. I prefer to learn more about networking from professional engineers than some slackers like Linus who does random tech reviews everyday. And being an I.T guy, I find it interesting to be learning more in my career so that I can apply them at home too and vice versa!

How do you afford this

@paddywagon420

6 жыл бұрын

Jim Hetrick women are expensive. I guess he chose the toys instead

@Wildc4rd

6 жыл бұрын

The guy is building a pool outside..pretty sure he can afford it.

@TheDavidp82

6 жыл бұрын

Ebay has incredible, unbelievable deals, in relation to what the equipment cost a year before when some fool (or some company under contract or long term lease agreement to bend over and take 10" of un-lubed man meat by buying a $50,000 server every year or every other year. Yes, that supports SOME jobs here in America, but in reality, it supports manufacturing in China more than anything here. Hell, I bought a particular server, that 4 years previous to my purchasing it on eBay, went retail north of $475,000 in 2010. I paid $1400.....in 2014. Took a truck and trailer (to quell confusion I mean a personal one driven everyday to work and back, parked in your garage, not an 18-wheeler) to get it. Several personal, day-to-day, face-to-face friends of mine- I host their commercial retail websites on the thing. One produces worldwide orders daily. I mean literally an item is ordered every day from every continent in the world (except antarctica, though the item his company is known for, hell it's in the title of the company, are on the intended market item/device which ARE presently in Antarctica). His business is tremendously succesful, and not because I do a great job with hosting/writing some of the site/managing it, but rather because he busted his ass from 14 years ago, refused to cut the smallest corner, no matter who WASN'T looking, no matter how much more the RIGHT metal alloy was for the job, regardless of how much he could save by downgrading alloys to something that would perform 90% as well. Some people are ok with a 50% price cut to lose 10% durability. Some are not. But by only having a top of the line-line for the longest, the public knew that his 'inferior' line, aka, 'economical' line came out and he promised a performance of xxxx/xxxxxx:xxx, people knew without a shadow of a doubt that his product would do it. He was recently bought out by an international conglomerate for God knows how much. Tens and tens or dozens and dozens of millions of dollars. He said he'd never been in the position to not know what it was like to not have to worry about money ever again and that it was almost uncomfortable. Anyways, his hard work from his garage led to lifetime financial security and makes me a nice little profit as well, as the conglomerate decided to keep his business just as is, but with their purchasing power on procurement of the raw materials, they will see an astronomical return on their investment because this guy's company's real value is the name. Work hard, don't compromise, and you will never wonder or need to ask how someone afforded anything. I mean that in a positive way, not a smart ass way, I swear.

@N3ppyZ

6 жыл бұрын

When you work for a company in IT, you sometimes get some nice goodies. I have a couple of servers and very expensive equipment I got from work that I’m allowed to keep.

@sammyimo3811

6 жыл бұрын

Not Herrk you stole😂

I don't remember which video of yours made me subscribe but I am glad I did. Looking forward to more videos about your home tech. Specially the softwares you use for your camera and server and network stuff.

Thanks for sharing, lots of great ideas for me. Great to see a Doctor Who Fan as well.

My inet cost 76$ for 5 Gbits up/down fiber 😁

@TheGeekPub

7 жыл бұрын

You are one lucky dog!

@Max34557

7 жыл бұрын

Tntdruid You have a 10 gigabit infrastructure at home? Highly doubt that.

@Tntdruid

7 жыл бұрын

Max i will when i upgrade my gear

@Max34557

7 жыл бұрын

Tntdruid Ah okay

@Tntdruid

7 жыл бұрын

William Hutchinson no Denmark

I don't understand a single thing you said in this video :/

@MillimeterDefeater720

6 жыл бұрын

its 2017. you should and since you don't, enjoy your terribly low income level.

@kevDogg1206

6 жыл бұрын

interesting joke.

@detailingdiaries6562

6 жыл бұрын

I understood 10 words and was very impressed with myself!

You're CRAZY MAN! Love your setup!

@TheGeekPub

6 жыл бұрын

Crazy is good! I'll take Crazy!

really sick setup!

All those security features and you use Alexa...bye bye security.

@robclaggy8620

6 жыл бұрын

Are you like 12? Grow up.

@TheGeekPub

6 жыл бұрын

verios44 again false.

@verios44

6 жыл бұрын

TheGeekPub Then please enlighten me. How do you keep home assistants like Alexa from listening to every spoken word and transmitting it to Amazon to be used for the purposes of selling information?

@TheGeekPub

6 жыл бұрын

No sir. Those with extraordinary claims bear the burden of proof. You prove to me its doing that. (Hint. It's not. Hint. Its been hacked and the code decompiled and literally no one has found any evidence of your claims.) And before you spew some more hogwash, tell me exactly why you fear the Alexa but you don't fear the cellphone/microphone in your pocket which not only sits on your home network but literally goes everywhere you go which has *actually been proven* that several models were compromised and implanted with NSA firmware.

@robclaggy8620

6 жыл бұрын

TheGeekPub, I don't know why you're giving this imbecile the time of day. He's obviously not put even one of his brain cells to work thinking about this.

this is soooo wrong...you've installed it in the wrong house :)

Great video a lot of new stuff I never heard or had to think about so always appreciate a good learning experience. That’s what I love the most is learning and being able to do cool things. The camera system is a part of the video I gonna show my Dad since he’s looking to upgrade. But I gotta cut to that part of the video cause even that part is gonna be confusing for him. Pops ain’t too good with technology so don’t wanna add confusion to the whole situation. I’m just looking to inspire him and show how clean and much control he will have over his security system. Thanks for being a good example

Nice setup! Don't think I would have gone with that firewall but still nice

Are all I.T. guys this paranoid about their security?

@tomgibbs5751

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not, which makes me concerned I'm wrong, but never been hacked

@Bruce.-Wayne

5 жыл бұрын

It's not about paranoia, it's more like precautions.....if you know something can happen, why not take measures to prevent it the 1st place?....I have my own router facing the internet and I have to secure it well enough knowing many bad guys outhere are trying to sniff it....that's prevention....there is no such thing as too much security

@jankomirovic2866

5 жыл бұрын

After you get hacked, you just think someone is watching you and your precious code. Yes, we do.

@jeremyolson3837

5 жыл бұрын

This guy seems like he's paranoid as hell why doesn't he just go move into Fort Knox or nobody can get to him of all things he's using Siri and Alexa is security systems just because he has firewalls doesn't mean he can't be hacked all his s*** be stolen he must be the stupidest IT Tech on the planet Earth

@kikooe

5 жыл бұрын

I think it is a hobby. Its fun to have big switchs and nas / harddrives but you have to find some utility to it :)