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• Containers and Docker |
• Organizing container volumes on ZFS |
• Hosting own email server vs using Gmail |
• VLANs for home network security, especially with IoT devices |
• The importance of using VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) to segment and organize a home network |
• VLANs are often misunderstood or intimidating due to the need for specialized hardware and configuration |
• Segmenting a network with VLANs requires careful planning and setup, but can provide benefits such as improved security and organization |
• Using existing equipment that supports VLANs can simplify the process of implementing VLANs in a home lab |
• The importance of having a well-organized and segmented network is discussed, with VLANs being one solution for achieving this. |
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[14.62 --> 22.78] This is a bit of an awkward one. Chris just messaged me and said that he's poured 15 gallons of water all over his MacBook Pro for some reason. |
[23.00 --> 24.86] I don't know why he'd go ahead and do that. |
[25.12 --> 29.86] So we have a backup post today. We have Morgan joining us from Florida. Hello, Morgan. How are you? |
[30.24 --> 33.84] You know, a little hot, a little sweaty, but it's what I'm used to. |
[34.16 --> 36.54] Nothing compared to the Pacific Northwest this week. |
[37.08 --> 39.06] Yeah, I can't complain about that. At least I have AC. |
[39.62 --> 42.96] Yeah, yeah. Down in Florida, I mean, you kind of have to have it, right? |
[43.12 --> 47.80] So, Morgan, you last joined us on episode 18 to talk about doorbells. |
[47.80 --> 50.10] So does that make you our resident doorbell correspondent? |
[50.34 --> 56.56] Well, seeing how the doorbell died on me, and I think it was actually the heat that killed it, maybe. |
[56.56 --> 60.06] All right. Well, let's talk about doorbells, shall we? |
[60.10 --> 66.00] Last time you were on, you were testing one of the cloud-free doorbells for us. |
[66.26 --> 67.60] And how's that been going? |
[67.60 --> 77.66] So a couple months ago, I would say back in April, I went to check to see if a package was left at my door, and I noticed I couldn't connect to the doorbell. |
[77.66 --> 85.54] So I fired up the, you know, Unify app, and I noticed it disconnected at about seven-something in the morning the day before. |
[86.18 --> 88.50] You check the actual doorbell itself. |
[88.68 --> 89.68] It still has power. |
[89.80 --> 90.38] It works. |
[91.06 --> 92.54] But the camera doesn't work. |
[92.66 --> 94.76] So, you know, I go on the website. |
[95.34 --> 96.24] No real help. |
[96.36 --> 100.56] There's a forum, because as you guys know, this is a generic relabeled camera. |
[100.56 --> 109.42] So I go on the website, the EasyViz website, and I start taking a look, and there's like 10 or 12 different ways to save it, to bring it back. |
[110.08 --> 110.44] Nothing. |
[110.76 --> 112.26] You know, I couldn't get it to come back. |
[112.70 --> 118.04] You know, we were super concerned about heat, and it just died on me. |
[118.18 --> 123.56] You know, I pulled out the SD card, and I threw it in there, and, you know, I had it set to just record nonstop. |
[123.56 --> 127.24] And sure enough, like right at 7 a.m. in the morning, it just died on me. |
[127.86 --> 130.64] You know, the SD card's fine, but it just died. |
[131.50 --> 134.82] To check that it wasn't the transformer, I replaced the transformer. |
[135.48 --> 137.66] I replaced the electronic doorbell itself. |
[138.26 --> 139.84] Everything was fine, just the camera. |
[140.04 --> 144.62] So I don't know if, you know, I just got unlucky. |
[145.16 --> 147.26] You know, the model I had had an issue with it. |
[147.26 --> 153.52] And I've seen other people talk about how they have them in Arizona, and they reach, you know, temperatures a lot higher than what I have. |
[153.64 --> 155.86] But unfortunately for me, it died. |
[156.66 --> 157.66] Is yours in direct sunlight? |
[158.20 --> 161.94] It is in direct sunlight for the last hour or two of the day. |
[162.66 --> 167.62] Luckily, my front door faces west, and, you know, the houses are two stories. |
[167.62 --> 171.22] So with the trees, usually the last two hours of the day. |
[171.54 --> 174.32] And it doesn't get enough direct sunlight to get too hot. |
[174.32 --> 178.52] But again, as we mentioned on the original show, it's hot to the touch, you know. |
[178.60 --> 179.78] So that was a concern. |
[180.26 --> 182.78] And maybe that's the reason why it bit the bullet. |
[183.16 --> 190.58] Well, I mean, on the flip side, I've been using the EasyVis branded version of this doorbell for the last year or so at my house. |
[191.04 --> 197.46] And as you say, it runs a bit warm, but I've not had any issues with it dropping out or stopping working or anything like that. |
[197.46 --> 201.36] I guess it's just based on your field research. |
[201.52 --> 202.62] It's just a matter of time, hey? |
[202.62 --> 208.38] The downside is there's not a lot of options out there other than these EasyVis clones. |
[209.36 --> 214.78] RCA makes an EasyVis clone, and a lot of people are saying that the firmware is actually a little bit better. |
[215.70 --> 218.08] You know, Wyze just came out with a camera. |
[218.42 --> 221.70] And unfortunately, you know, Wyze did a little bit of trickery. |
[222.02 --> 226.90] You know, there's a USB port that they cover with a sticker that they don't tell you that's there. |
[226.90 --> 230.20] You know, there's a YouTube video that shows you how to access that. |
[230.54 --> 233.74] And it's actually really great for, you know, places like an RV. |
[233.74 --> 236.38] But it's cloud storage only. |
[237.10 --> 241.12] You know, there's no SD card port. |
[241.12 --> 245.70] So you're in a situation where you're really being forced into the cloud. |
[246.28 --> 250.80] And the only viable option that I can find is back to the EasyVis clone. |
[251.26 --> 259.72] And to be honest with you, I've run without a doorbell camera for a while because I don't want to buy something that I know is not going to be good. |
[259.72 --> 266.60] So I may find myself again in the next few days with yet another EasyVis clone. |
[267.10 --> 269.08] Or I may go with the RCA. |
[269.30 --> 272.74] The RCA one, it seems to be the one that everybody recommends. |
[273.42 --> 273.96] Yeah, it's interesting. |
[274.08 --> 278.38] Looking at the Wyze website, they've started making pretty much everything. |
[279.00 --> 284.84] I've seen a smartwatch from them recently and doorbell on top of the cameras and all that kind of stuff. |
[284.94 --> 289.18] So they're really expanding their business pretty aggressively at the moment. |
[289.18 --> 292.00] And I'm not sure how to feel about it. |
[292.26 --> 301.10] Like, they obviously made their name with these really cheap, affordable $20 little cameras that most people use. |
[301.14 --> 304.50] And I've still got a couple in this house that have got the RTSP firmware on them. |
[305.06 --> 305.68] They work great. |
[306.10 --> 313.68] But the version 3s, the company says the RTSP firmware is, air quotes, coming soon. |
[314.18 --> 315.94] And that was six months ago. |
[316.18 --> 318.48] And yeah, it hasn't come soon yet. |
[318.48 --> 319.96] So I don't know. |
[320.04 --> 321.46] Why is it kind of on thin ice with me? |
[321.56 --> 326.36] So I'd be wary of going down that route just for that reason alone. |
[326.94 --> 335.68] There's definitely a market right now for somebody to come in and make a doorbell that is just bare bones. |
[336.00 --> 336.98] It does what you need. |
[337.24 --> 341.70] SD slot powered either by batteries or powered by a transformer. |
[341.70 --> 345.88] And has the ability to be connected to, you know, to stream. |
[346.68 --> 349.00] The future is getting you into that monthly payment. |
[349.50 --> 354.78] And the more features they strip out, the better chance that you're going to make that monthly payment. |
[355.18 --> 356.60] And it's really unfortunate. |
[356.60 --> 360.08] And it makes home labs and self-hosting even harder. |
[360.08 --> 364.22] I don't know what's going to happen if EasyViz stops selling the clones. |
[364.50 --> 366.98] I mean, that model is, I think, a little over two years now. |
[367.04 --> 369.62] It doesn't look like they're looking to come out with a new one. |
[370.24 --> 372.02] Planned obsolescence is a real problem. |
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