NZLaurence

The ones you have listed are lifecycle management methodologies. Network design methodologies are a different thing. For the first you are on the right track. If you are actually after network designs, then should be looking at things like spine and leaf, three-tiered network architecture, virtualized network designs, layer-3 access designs, etc. Generally these designs are used as part of a lifecycle management methodology. It would be unusual to ask a open ended question about designs because all of them depend on the network you are trying to cater for.

What a small world. I was just sitting at a site that had a box of these (unused) in their rack. Looks like they came as part of the 9k ACI bundle. The person that installed the 9K's just used DAC's like the rest of the switches and left the QSFP's in a box in the bottom of the rack.....

The flukes or a like tester are very important when you start running longer runs. The camera on it is a interesting but the main part of it is the certification tester which will confirm the that the fiber good end to end. They will also tell you exactly how long the cable is.

Well...... You can get fiber....... Just not at any cost that makes sense

@Lurick and @mynameisjuan, Just out of curiosity, what fiber type are you guys recommending for new installs now days (both in the Office and in the DC)? I have been recommending singlemode for all new installs everywhere for years now.

I bet they are just pretending that the OM4 is singlemode. I have seen people use singlemode SFP's on OM4 fiber for sub 50m before.

I have heard people working on this technology a few years ago but had thought it turned into vaperware and have never actually seen one in the wild. Do you know if they are they actually orderable? They don't appear in any of the supported matrixes.

Yes and No. 100Gbit over muiltmode requires more then 2 strands (normally MTP-12 connections). 100Gbit over singlemode can use DWDM to run over the same 2 strands. If they decided tomorrow to put 100gbit to one of the workstations, they would need to redo the cable. If they had single mode cable, they could just swap the SFP modules. The price difference between single and muiltmode is minimal (Sometimes its even cheaper). Also their description on Muiltmode vs Single mode is a little misleading. Muiltimode does take multiple paths down the cable, but it doesn't do multiple wavelengths. Meaning only one signal can go in one direction on a single cable. Singlemode allows you to put multiple distant wavelengths, each carrying different data, in both directions down the same cable.

Pro Tech Tip for anyone doing this in their own office, Use single mode fibre. I'm pretty sure in the next 12 months we will see the next video where they are trying to run 100gbit to workstations and have to re-run all this cable

All of the AP "Client" mode devices I have dealt with will allow you to connect them to any wireless network and bridge it to the LAN port on the AP. I mainly deal with enterprise gear and its been a long time since I last used a home device however I would expect this to be a very standard function of any device claiming to have AP "Client" functionality.

First, your toolless jack looks fine. You would normally use some side cutters to get ride of the excess once you have clamped it shut. Secondly, Are you sure that your cable runs as one uninterrupted cable from where you jack is to the basement? Often houses will be wired for 'phone' using cat5 cable and there will be a little box somewhere that all the cables go into where the blue cables will be crossed together. If you are then its a job for a cable tester, Grab a cheap one from amazon (or where ever). Make sure you test the cable tester with a known good cable first so that you know its working.

AP client mode is what you want. What that does is basically bridge the ethernet point on the AP to the wireless. It will allow you to put a switch behind the AP. If you are planning to do this with more then a few clients, I would suggest making sure you select an appropriate device (both for your main AP and for your 'Client') Also you should change the subject of this thread to be something more descriptive.

The Sonicwall is a enterprise security device. Similar devices would be Fortigates/Palo Altos/Firepower. They have the ability to do IPS, SSL Decryption, inline antivirus, URL filtering, user id based policies, and other advanced security functions. Without the licenses they normally become a standard statefull firewall with the ability to provide granular policy control. The Ubiquiti Security Gateway doesn't have any of the advanced security features of the enterprise devices. It is basically a statefull firewall with some granular controls. I would suggest that there is little to no reason to swap the Sonicwall out with the Ubiquiti Security Gateway.

Try setting the DNS on your local computer to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 and test again.

When I say the failure rate is higher, I mean a few extra percent. Maybe saw 4-5 fail out of 300ish over a couple of years. If this is for home use, then go for it.