Ars Technica: New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone. “A Chinese ship has tested a new device capable of slicing through submarine data cables thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface. That demonstration may exacerbate security concerns over a spate of suspected sabotage incidents targeting undersea communications and power cables from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean.”

MOAR

#radio #cabling #connectors

Okay, new fiber to the office is in the conduit and the old fiber (both the working multi-mode fiber and the too-short single-mode fiber)'s all bundled up and put away! That took forever, but it was worth it! And hey, that's one more SFP+ port open on my Brocade ICX-7250 switch, since now the office is on the same breakout cable from the Mellanox SX6036 as the living room!

#homelab #fiberoptic #cabling

cabling ecology, Paris 2026

#photography #photo #urban #cable #cabling #technique #underground #metro #subway #paris

Question: Now that I have the #CAT7 & #CAT6 ran in the house, do I splurge for the CAT 7 termination/ends, keystones, panel, etc. or do I just use the CAT 6 that I have on hand/procured?

I ran both to the drops, now to terminate - wall plates & patch panel. procured shielded CAT 6, started shopping for CAT 7 and the sticker shock for someone who is unemployed....   

#networking #homenetworking #ethernet #ethernetadapter #computers #termination #networktermination #patchpanel #keystones
#cabling #networkcabling #network #networktermination #network_management #cat6 #cat7

Today’s cabling job.

#HomeAutomation #Cabling

Finished cleaning up the cabling and getting the Beelink properly installed in the minirack. Overall, I miss the Pis because they looked pretty cool, but I'm not gonna complain: this looks pretty good as well.

The doggo wasn't quite as impressed.

#homelab #minirack #proxmox #cabling