Recent content by sic0048

Well that sucks. I didn't realize that many stations have started encrypting their ATSC 3.0 signal, or that the HDHomeRun ATSC 3.0 tuner can't decrypt the signals. I just checked my area (using RabbitEars.info) and 3 out of the 4 major networks are encrypting their signal. Only ABC is not...

I need to rescan my local channels using the HDHomeRun tuner I have that DOES support ATSC 3.0. Something I read recently leads me to believe that some of my local channels may have actually started broadcasting in 4k on ATSC 3.0 and since I have a couple of 4k TVs in the house now, it would...

$338 now. I always check an Amazon price checker (Keepa, Camel Camel Camel, etc) to see if a current price is good or not. Amazon is notorious for changing prices all the time - certainly it's not unusual to see daily price changes.

I'm not super familiar with HS4, but I don't see any red flags either. These NUC sized computers can do some pretty amazing things and still are pretty power efficient too.

I love my Sony Bravia TV (XBR-65X900H) which is now about 5 years old. It's not OLED or even MiniLED, but the picture quality is so much better than any of our other TVs (which are were certainly much cheaper too). The color and LED backlighting consistency is the difference. We haven't had a...

I have been using CQC for years. However it is becoming less and less functional since it is no longer being supported. It seems the best software option out there right now is Home Assistant, so I am ready to install it on a new N100 mini computer and try it out. I know Pete is actively...

It's good to see someone carry at least some old stock of Jetstream devices. I only had three Jetstream switches, but I ended up having to replace them several years ago because one switch and the RS-232 Bridge died. I couldn't find any suitable replacements for those devices at the time, so I...

I'm just a home hobbyist, but I think my AV distribution system was pretty nice back in the day. I used CQC for the home automation hub, SageTV for my DVR system, and had a whole house audio system as well as a home theater style receiver/amp for my surround sound system in my Den. A large...

Since this is in the Home Security sub section, are you wanting just those types of discussions? I think there would be be more stories if it isn't so narrow in scope.

Well the first paragraph of that section of the document pretty much sums it up. "VLANs are not inherently insecure, but misconfiguration can leave a network vulnerable. There have also been past security problems in switch vendor implementations of VLANs." In other words, you need to make...

Again, anytime a VPN connection works without opening a port somewhere in your network scheme means that the company is using a server (Tailscale calls it a "relay") somewhere else in the world to make those connections. This means your traffic does not travel "directly" between your network...

An OpenVPN server on a Unifi router ALSO needs an open port to function correctly. The default OpenVPN server port is 1194. A "Teleport" server is Unify's "non-configuration" VPN which is what I referred to as the "Unify Cloud VPN" (likely incorrectly, but I don't use Unify or know their...

No, that shouldn't affect things now. It doesn't sound like you have any secondary device trying to communicate with the unit. I assume you power cycled the XEP (not the whole ELK unit) as part of your troubleshooting? I know I occasionally will have a loss of communication and power...

The ELK panel only allows a single communication stream at a time via it's serial port. Have you tied the alarm system into a larger automation network? If so, you need to remove/stop the alarm in the automation system before you will be able to communicate with the panel using the ElkRP2...

Traditional VPNs do require a port to be open. It's encrypted which is obviously infinitely more secure than an unsecure port (which is why we all suggest using a VPN in the first place). But your network still has to accept VPN communication with the outside world to work. A quick internet...