Jamie Balfour

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Since moving to my current house three and a half years ago, I have done many things to improve my home's technology.

I love my house; it's just perfect for me. It's close to work, in a place I always loved growing up, and somewhere I've known since I was a kid. That's why I've worked hard to improve my home more and more, and thanks to Colin coming round to assist me the other day, I've been able to tidy up the front cupboard finally (whilst I do know how to wire an RJ45 keystone and put cables through the wall, my good friend Colin is far more experienced).

But now, the next big thing I've been planning is upgrading the house to at least 2.5Gbe, as it makes no sense now that I have a fibre connection providing 1.6Gbps. After 1.6Gbps, the next upgrade is 2.2Gbps, so I'd need to consider this the last upgrade available on 2.5Gbe. The solution for computers is easy since most computers I own have a Thunderbolt port capable of up to 10Gbps at the minimum, though most are 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4. I also have some computers that have 2.5Gbe on them. 

For me, this means ensuring that all cables are at least CAT6a around the house, updating the router (out of my hands at the moment) and ensuring all my switches are cable of 2.5Gbe.

I will continue to update my followers with what happens out of this.

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