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What Technologies Are You Using In Your Home Network?

  • 21.) Unmanaged switch.

    Votes: 9 75.0%
  • 22.) Managed switch.

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • 23.) Rack and rack-mounted gear.

    Votes: 2 16.7%
  • 24.) Security cameras (or similar, like video baby monitors).

    Votes: 8 66.7%
  • 25.) Network-provided video content to t.v.s (e.g.: Amazon Fire, Roku, Apple T.V., smart t.v.s).

    Votes: 10 83.3%
  • 26.) Gaming consoles (noteworthy since reliability and low latency may be important).

    Votes: 4 33.3%
  • 27.) Internet of Things assistants/hubs (e.g.: Amazon Echo Show).

    Votes: 6 50.0%

  • Total voters
    12
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drrich2

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The poll I started limited me to 20 items, but I had several more of interest, so this is 'Part 2' to cover those. I know it's a lot, but home networking is a pretty in-depth matter.
 
How do you like yours?
My Birdfy works as advertised. I guess it is the same camera (1080p) as some security systems or baby monitors. Wi-Fi is 2.4 GHz so reaches most of my back garden after I moved my extra access point to the back of the house. I get short movies of bird activity. Camera isn't marvellous, but good enough. Problems: the local Sparrows gorge on the small seed and scatter the big stuff, whilst Rosellas delicately eat the big seeds (holding them in one claw) and scatter small stuff! A Currawong who visits occasionally just picks out the big seeds and leaves the rest alone. I would like to attract nectar feeders, but have not rigged up anything to attract them. The local Possum is captured at night. It broke the perch (now fixed) and I have attached floppy netting below the feeder to discourage it.

All off topic, but makes the poll more interesting. 🙂
 
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