Why Running Less Ethernet Is Actually Better (I Was Wrong)
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I over-engineered power my home network five years ago—here's what actually matters. Hollyland Lark A1 Mini Duo on Amazon - https://amzn.to/4m8Wl09 Lark A1 via Hollyland Official - https://hollyland.info/4kVrmnq *Correction*: I mentioned in the video that the new U7 Pro XG access points have a fan. That’s not the case—the XG/XGS are actually fanless. Early U7 Pros did have fans, but Ubiquiti quickly redesigned the hardware for the XG line with a new, fanless cooling approach (drawing from the E7 design language). That explains the heft! lol Follow Snazzy Labs on Twitter - https://twitter.com/snazzylabs Follow me on Bluesky - https://snazzy.fm/UW Follow me on Threads - https://snazzy.fm/XV Follow me on Mastodon - https://snazzy.fm/NN Follow me on Instagram - https://instagram.com/snazzyq A five‑year revisit to a 130‑year‑old retrofit turns into a practical guide to smarter home networking: fewer ethernet runs to more rooms, small switches where needed, and a targeted multigig upgrade (2.5GbE everywhere, 10GbE only for servers and backbones) instead of wiring every wall for bragging rights. The rack gets refreshed with a new Ubiquiti stack, PoE/PoE++ for access points and cameras, and tidy RJ45 terminations, while an exterior, UV‑rated cable makes an attic drop painless for a bedroom and driveway. WiFi 7 arrives thoughtfully rather than hype‑driven—outdoor APs for coverage, in‑wall units for indoors, and a reality check on channel widths and client limits (hello, iPhone 16 at 160 MHz versus phones that can do 320 MHz). Along the way, a Flex PoE switch splits a single run to power multiple devices, rack studs save knuckles, and Cat6/Cat6A beat Cat8 overkill. The takeaway: build for how you actually live today, keep a spare run where it matters, lean on switches to expand, and deploy wifi 7 and ethernet together for fast, reliable upgrades without tearing up the house again. #homenetworking #wifi #diy #Hollyland #wirelessmicrophone #LARKA1 #Phone
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