The Basics of Home Network Expantion!

Products I used here:

Chapters:
0:00​ - Intro
1:30​ - Switches and WiFi
4:37​ - Running Ethernet
6:15​ - Crimping a Cable
9:03​ - Connecting and Testing Cable
10:30​ - Network Switches
11:46​ - PoE WiFi access
13:37 - AD

[muskreality]

Me in Tanzania🇹🇿 getting less than 1MB/sec and still happy with my life😊

[futurecactus]

To anyone going to the trouble of running cables, consider using a higher rated cable than the cat 5e in the video, cat 6 is very common now and might save you replacing it in the future if you upgrade your network.

[tlor]

Thankyou @alex just got my first notification in around three years, I been following you since around day one, so nice to be able to see your new posts, thanks bud.

[WhosPhotoTube]

Alex, I have been networking PCs, tills, printers ….. for many years and you explained this all really well. I never had to use PoE but wish I could have because how many times some switched the PSU brick off by mistake and refused to check, I had to drive many miles to just switch it on.

[krisshaped]

7:01

For anyone making their own Ethernet cables, ignore what Alex says here, don’t just cut off the excess rubbish. It is there for good reason.

The string should be used to rip some of the outside jacket off so that you are using virgin cores to create your connection with. Not doing so leaves the cores with slight scars on them from when you cut into the jacket in the first place. This has 2 problems, firstly it leaves a weak point in your connection that will eventually fail with repeated movement. Secondly, it increases the likelihood of potential shorts in your network.

[zadekeys]

I'd love to do some scans from one of his clients connections & see what can be seen.... I suspect the isolation, security rules etc are not upto scratch.. Not hating on this guy, but high numbers of security breaches are due to bad config / almost zero change from factory config.

[zadekeys]

07:00 - the boots are not optional, especially not for beginners.... The boot is there to protect the cable clip and to provide basic EMI. Novices will likely have the internal pairs showing, between the cable jacket and the transparent connector.

[zerosama]

Very well made video, I love the quality

[addsimpson]

I'm getting 700Mbps on 5G at the moment. I'm seriously considering ditching my broadband and just using 5G for everything. Thank you Three for unlimited data (including tethering)!

[india]

One of the best home networking video on earth ❤️

[Pwillzz]

These videos always get better and better every time

[zadekeys]

The "pass through rj45" should only be used for practise & not in actual installations. When you can make 10x cables (20x terminations) back-to-back, and have the jacket go as far as it can into the termination jack, then you are ready to make them with standard rj45 Jack's.

[dctaken]

That's my favorite crimp tool to use! I love it!

[oranepatterson]

Honestly I hardly get what you saying but now i wanna learn because it seem really interesting

[LifeOfCrestedGecko]

ayo alex loving the vids keep up the great work

[awezm]

switches are amazing. i have a Netgear GS308 (mananged one even though i dont touch the settings ahah) got my PC, Synology NAS, old gaming PC, and if i needed to i can wire my 2 consoles up if i ever wanted to play on console

[thomascook]

how to crimp ethernet cable and knock a new end up was a top tip dude. Good stuff

[MrTomo]

normally cant stand your videos but fair dos this one is good well put together and not cringe for a change nice 1

[Chrizzel]

Absolutely misleading title… how about: “how to get *stabile* or *good connection* to your WiFi everywhere” . Your not improving your speed. Your only getting the best out of what you have!! Stop misleading people if you wanna educate!

[foddermike]

Title mentions how to get faster broadband/wifi with easy setup, but you never actually cover how you GET faster internet, you just tell how to set up a home network. Does using a switch give you a faster network or is there something else not covered to get those full/max speeds?