Pointing your router antennas straight up is quietly killing your Wi-Fi
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Everyone talks about Cat5e, Cat6, and even Cat7, but what about Cat8?
…Unless you plan to run a 25GbE or 40GbE networking-equipped home lab, you don’t need it. Those already running a 10GbE network at home are better served by Optical DACs…
I'd do these 5 things differently if I were setting up my home network from scratch
…Making better networking choices is never too late I haven't spent much time optimizing my home network's performance, security, or functionality, but I'm set to change all that when…
I stopped trying to replace my Nvidia Shield and built something better instead
…02 / 8 NAS Basics What does NAS stand for in the context of home networking and storage? A Network Attached Storage B Networked Audio System C Network Access Server D Node Aggregation…
I upgraded my NAS to NVMe and barely noticed a difference—here's why
…He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police…
I turned an old Android phone into a home server, and it’s more useful than my Raspberry Pi
…For a home server, you need to exempt your server apps from battery optimization so they keep running even when the screen is off. Not quite — the answer is battery optimization. Android…
6 tiny ‘set and forget’ Docker containers I refuse to work without
…These tiny, low-resource workhorses are the unsung heroes of my Docker stack and handle everything from automated updates to network-wide optimizations. Here are the essential, small-footprint containers that have…
I stopped treating old phones like e-waste and started treating them like tiny servers
…I wanted a way to securely access my home network when I was away, but I did not want to deal with port forwarding, dynamic DNS services, or exposing self-hosted apps…
I stopped organizing my NAS like a PC, and everything got easier to back up and maintain
…Sign in to your XDA account A network-attached storage (NAS) device isn't just another computer on the network. On your PC, you'll have a folder structure with one dedicated…
Your NAS permissions are probably a mess, and a single flat share fixes it
…The system is then optimized to be flexible for adjustments and refinements instead of being usable as network storage. macOS, Linux, and Windows all use more traditional localized storage structures with a…