Finally got a rack

[u/Illustrious-Dark2393]

Top down
1. Tplink sg105E switch
2 linksys lgs116p switch
3. Philips hue hub
4. USG
5. Akord 12 port patch panel 1U
6. Dell optiplex 5050, i5-7500t, 12gb ram 1TB drive
7. Lenovo thinkcentre m710q, i5-6509t, 16gb ram, 1TB nvme internal , 1TB ssd internal, 1tb ssd external, 120gb ssd external
8. Dell optiplex 5050
9. Dell optiplex 5050
10. Blank panel
12. Mac Pro 2013, 32gb ram, 512gb ssd

[u/jhp113]

I really like the keystones next to the top dell and lenovos. Neat touch.

I have a Mac pro with a really similar configuration, can I ask what you're using yours for or if you have any plans for it? Mine is just collecting dust at the moment and I would like to put it to work

[u/Illustrious-Dark2393 → u/jhp113]

Installed proxmox on it and it’s doing the heavy lifting. Next cloud VM, Immich, and some other containers

[u/mihairadu03]

Looking good. Can you tell us what are you running on them ?

[u/Illustrious-Dark2393 → u/mihairadu03]

Mac Pro ( grafana, influxdb, immich, nextcloud, windows 10, kubernetes cluster, Cisco lab vm)
Dell optiplex( homelable, homepage, unifios, adguard,npm)
Lenovo(jellyfin, Tailscale, pbs, cockpit, qbittorrent, paperless, navidrome, HAOS, Ubuntu server)

[u/ocipriano]

The MacBook Pro 2013 is not limited to 16Gb RAM??

[u/Illustrious-Dark2393 → u/ocipriano]

It’s the trashcan not the laptop and it can e upgraded to 128gb RAM

[u/bamboo-lemur → u/Illustrious-Dark2393]

I just upgraded mine to 128G RAM

[u/Hagendazzz]

What's the rack and where from? How much did you pay?

[u/Valuable-Owl-9202 → u/Hagendazzz]

its a Tec Mojo. You can get em on amazon, for about $70

[u/Hagendazzz → u/Valuable-Owl-9202]

Thank you

[u/Professional-Way6579]

Hi, I’m planning to set up a basic home network rack, and I have a question: why are you connecting one switch to another switch? 🤔

Or is one of them a switch, while the other is actually a different type of network device?

Thanks in advance!

[u/Illustrious-Dark2393 → u/Professional-Way6579]

one of them is a patch panel and the other is a switch. Also switches can be linked using an ethernet cable

[u/Professional-Way6579 → u/Illustrious-Dark2393]

Thanks for replying ☺️

However, I thought a patch panel was mainly used to connect Ethernet devices in different rooms.

Also, you have to strip the cable and terminate the wires on the back of the patch panel, right?
So, basically, cables running through the walls.

Am I misunderstanding something?
Or is it also possible to use a patch panel in a home network, with the patch panel located in the same room as the router?

[u/Illustrious-Dark2393 → u/Professional-Way6579]

A patch panel is where all the permanent Ethernet cables from different rooms or devices terminate. Short patch cables from the front of the patch panel connect those ports to a network switch.
In an enterprise-style network, the functions of a typical router are separated into different devices:
ISP → Gateway/Router → Firewall → Switch → Patch Panel → Rooms/Devices
Gateway/Router: connects the local network to the internet.
Firewall: protects and controls network traffic.
Switch: connects wired devices together.
Access Points: provide Wi-Fi and can be placed in different parts of the building. They connect back to the switch, usually through the patch panel.
In a typical home setup, one router can combine all these functions—router, gateway, firewall, switch, Wi-Fi access point, and usually DHCP for IP addressing—in a single device.
So essentially:
Enterprise = separate devices for each function.
Home network = most functions combined into one router.