Recent content by sic0048

I may end up running a hybrid setup myself. I did at least create a new Windows VM in Proxmox and installed/moved my CQC data over to it. I'm not currently turning that VM on right now, but it would be super easy to fire it up and run a hybrid setup if needed. There is certainly some gear I...

After years of talking about transitioning from CQC to Home Assistant, I have finally pulled the trigger and shut down my CQC server. I am moving to Home Assistant and I think I am finally making some real progress in getting the functionality I had with CQC rebuilt in Home Assistant. I...

I literally just had to "struggle" through getting MQTT working with Home Assistant last night. I've been running CQC forever and finally am making the transition over to using Home Assitant. I am actually excited about the move, but having to relearn everything has been harder than I...

Is the backup battery connected and in good health? If not, perhaps some voltage fluctuations in the power are causing the system to reboot randomly.

I really hope HDHomeRun keep up the good fight with A3SA in order to be able to decrypt the encrypted 3.0 signals. The ATSC 3.0 tuner box has all the hardware needed and meets all of the government specifications to do so. However theA3SA is denying their ability to do so because one of the...

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...