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I want to try lubing my switches and everything to improve the feel and sound, as well as trying to reduce the spring echo... I have a Redragon K550 with some sort of purple switches... But I am COMPLETELY new to this concept and I don't even know if my switches are removable or what kind they are. Any information or steps or tips would he greatly appreciated.

I currently use a SteelSeries MX 750 and it has served me well. However, I would like a less bulky keyboard. I still want a good amount of functionality because I type a lot of essays and play a good amount of games. I'm stuck between TKL and 75 right now. I would do 60 however I need the arrow keys and numbers for what I plan to do. 75% is looking pretty good rn. I also would enjoy switch recommendations, I want something relatively quiet but what some good resistance to it. And if you guys could recommend any kits, aluminum cases, or soldering gear to buy as well I would extremely appreciate it. (For the switches I don't really enjoy Linear or Cherry MX Reds.) Thank you so much and I'm super thankful for the help!

Hi I'm looking for some helpim planning on building my own pc case and is there any way to have 4 switches to turn on a PSU then pump then lights then pc monitor then I will need a momentary switch to turn on the mb ? I want each switch to turn on something different

Hey everyone i was looking for a new keyboard and came across this keyboard called ”Svive Triton pro tkl” (Nordic brand) it said it had speed switches, i thought it was cherry mx switches first but it turns out it is some ”TTC” switches i have never heard of before. And I cant find anything on the internet. Have anybody tried these and are they good?

Hello! So for long I've been a MX Brown user and I love the switches and the general feeling. I have recently bought myself a Varmilo VA88m board and it introduced me into the more enthusiast grade Mechanical keyboards. I'm totally geeking out on it and got really curious if I was to order a board with a different switch, what kind would appeal most to me as an alternative to MX Browns?

Hi everyone I am about to buy a pre-assembled mechanical keyboard to play FPS Games and I am between two options, one has Outemu switches and the other with Kailh switches both in red. I'm interested in things like quality and sound (silent) which do you consider better? Also if you can recommend keyboards like this for less than 50USD in amazon thank you very much

I live in the Philippines, specifically in Quezon City. My keyboard is a RK71 with red switches. Sadly my "a" does not function from time to time and it really sucks. This keyboard is sadly not hot swappable, that means my only choice is to solder the switch. Unfortunately, I don't wanna take the risk of me buying the needed equipment and just break my keyboard. May I ask for advice where places could solder my keyboard and replace the switch? Thanks!

In a network, if you have a central switch near your demark and router, and another switch a couple hundred feet away that will have like, 6 or 8 pcs on it, what would you use to connect the switches? ie, a 24 port in your network closet, and an 8 port at a block of cubicles a ways away. Can a single Cat 5 or 6 run between them handle that traffic?

Which is the better pair up for alice style the keyctron q8 https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q8-alice-layout-qmk-custom-mechanical -keyboard?variant=40077527449689 or the YMDK Wings https://ymdkey.com/products/gbymdk-wings-aluminum-cnc-top-bottom-qmk-rgb-hotswap -v1-pcb-diy-kit?_pos=3&_sid=540558df9&_ss=r&variant=39348940832829 to use with these style caps https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MGGGMPV/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_9?psc=1 i prefer the low profile an narrow square an id use the 2 numpad - an + as spacebars an pair with either the TTC Hey Linear Swtiches https://kbdfans.myshopify.com/products/ttc-hey-linear-5-pin-swtich#waiting_list if i can get while in stock or go with the Kailh BOX Switches - BOX Dark Yellow https://novelkeys.com/products/kailh-box-switches which iv had before an like an for either board with either switches should i use gloriousgaming O-Ring Keyboard Switch Dampeners the 40A - Thin versions an which is the better alice wing build quality the q8 or the ymdk an do the TTC Hey Linear Switches shine-throw guide make a diff for rgb

Hi everybody, I'm working on a project for school about technology and I have to see whether the IT structure of a hotel is functional enough or if things can be updated. As I'm not really knowledgeable about firewalls, switches, routers etc. it would be nice if somebody can review it and give some advice! The hotel is 25hours Hotel The Circle, located in Cologne (Germany). It has 8 floors and 207 rooms. I'm leaving attached the scheme of the IT structure, so it's easier to understand. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Hi All, Just a small tinkerer so will do my best to explain what I want to do and hopefully I can gain some insight. Location: Australia, QLD Internet Connection: Fiber to the Home - limited to 100mpbs (yes Aussie internet sucks, fast costs way too much) Modem/Router: TPLink Archer AX10 (so this acts as my modem really) I currently have a Netgear switch which has 16ports (8 are POE and 8 are standard). I also have Some access points which are hardwired (Ubiquiti): 2x UAP-AC-Lite (inside the house 1x UAP-AC-M-Pro (mounted on roof - I live on property so wanted wifi in the yard) Cloud Key Gen2 Plus There is also 5 data points inside the house connected to the switch. The switch is powering the Cloud Key Gen2 plus and the 3 access points. So this is the current setup - hopefully I have explained that well enough. But now what I want to do..... I have a 3 car bay shed in my yard which is about 20meters away from the house. I have built out 1 of the bay's to turn this into my entertainment room (computer, gaming, movies). Presently this is just a frame and I am having the electrician around in 2 weeks. My neighbour is a communications tech and has kindly offered to run a 10gb underground cable from my house to the shed. The shed will have need of 10 data points at this stage, so I am thinking adding another 16 port switch in the shed to split that 10gb cable coming through. I question is going to stand around the switches, the one in the house which will connect to the shed and the AP's and other data points inside the house. The Switch in the shed is really just splitting that up to the 10 data points inside the shed. What suggestions can you give me around the switches (remember not an expert so like simple and easy to use)? Do I even need to care about this? Anything else I should be thinking about with this expansion? If I have missed something or you need a little more info just ask. Thanks in advance, Trent

I've always wanted to do a post but felt like this is more appropriate for a blog post instead of on the networking forum. I've had a few people ask me on instagram + other social sites about building a lab and decided to create this so I can point them to it. Let us begin! So, you're studying for a Cisco exam or want to get some 'real' hands on experience with Cisco equipment because either: 1) People are telling you real hardware experience is better than emulation/simulation 2) You are generally interested in learning on real hardware Let us clear up one thing before we start talking about building a lab. There are many alternatives that can provide almost all the functionality for the R&S path (if not, everything for CCNA/CCNP) which are either free or cost a tiny investment, a bit like the money you will invest into this lab of yours! Why would I want to build a lab? The first thing I want to talk about is electric. Running this hardware cost money and can vary depending on the type of models of routers/switches etc you use. My personal experience is that I use my lab when I know I am going to be spending a long time on a concept, otherwise I'll just use GNS3 or a mix of GNS3 and real hardware. My equipment is off when I'm not using it and it doesn't affect my electric bill to the point that I'm considering if I should not use hardware. Noise... Buying the most up to date models for a lab doesn't seem a good investment if you're just building a lab. While you can get routers/switches for £15 each, they can produce a LOT of noise when you populate your lab with many devices. You're probably going to go for 2nd hand equipment which could have faulty fans (still working, but they might rattle or make high pitched noises) "I want to get real hardware because I want to plug things in..."... If you are planning on getting a lab purely for the practical feeling of actually using physical cables, you will feel different about that half-way during your studies. Sure, it doesn't take a long time to plug things in but a few factors come into play: Have you got a sufficient amount of cables for your different topologies? Are you going to make a network diagram inc. labelling the interfaces incase you want to recreate your topology with config files you already have? Can you keep up with using 40+ cables in your lab and knowing what connects to what logically? (Maybe you're not doing direct connections between devices...) A fine addition to crafting your ultimate lab from my point of view is, can you obtain IOS images for the devices you buy? During my first few days of obtaining real hardware, I would normally check out the IOS version, figure out if I need any module cards, maybe do password recoveries (urghhh!).. My first experience before even configuring my first ever interface on a router is that I had to obtain an IOS image because someone had deleted it from the flash! (I was threatened because I didn't have a clue what I was dealing with) Ok, I still want to build a lab but don't have a clue what to buy and how many? You can buy sufficient equipment for your beginning CCENT/CCNA studies then invest more when you start to branch out into other areas to carry on to your CCNP. You can also be smart and buy equipment to still be used in your CCNP studies. For now, lets look at a few options CCENT/CCNA studies (2 routers, 2 switches) 2 routers can provide: Basic routing protocol concepts You could always use other technologies to logically further split the routers so it looks like you have more Integrate with GNS3 for more routers Provide more functionality with static/dynamic routing 2 switches can provide: Basic switching concepts 802.1Q labs spanning multiple switches Personally, I think you can take a better look at slicing up unicast vs multicast vs broadcast with more flexibility... You can always substitute hardware routers with GNS3 (which will allow you to emulate IOS but also provide connectivity between emulation and hardware devices). Another option is that you can also chuck in another router since you can really find some good deals on ebay for job lots etc.. Enough with the boring stuff, lets look into models for routers and switches. Wait.... I NEED DEVICES that can run IOS 15!!! Some of the older models don't run IOS 15 (like computers and operating systems), sometimes the models are too old to either store the IOS version or don't have the hardware requirements. Now lets look... Routers Cisco 1841: I started with these during my CCNA studies, they are very quite, have a little bit of room for expansion since they have 2 modules. Most of these on ebay come with a single WIC-1T with allows you bang out serial into your labs. This router does support IOS 15 (15.1) and depending on the IOS image you can experiment with a few other features. I use these quite a lot when I need routers for customer sites in my lab. 1760 Quite an old one so you should be able to get this for cheap on ebay! They take quite awhile to boot up, although they provide 2x WIC cards and the other 2 support VIC voice modules. Not 100% certain but I know this runs 12.3 and not 15. 2610/2612/2621/XM Depending on your preference, the XM series replaces the 10mbps with 100mbps fast ethernet (only a single port)... I mentioned this because you can get them on ebay for about £10-15 if you look carefully and hunt down through the listings. The XM series supports a few more features and you can upgrade it (dram etc..). Using a single ethernet port, you can use subinterfaces trunked to a switch to logically have more connections. The 2610 supports up to IOS 12.3 I believe which is still ok for almost all the concepts at the CCENT/CCNA level. 2801 If you're lucky, you can find these between £25 - £40 a piece. They support more WIC modules than your 1841/2610 etc.. and allow 4x modules, although SLOT 0 only accepts VICS, 2 slots support HWIC modules and others, and SLOT 2 only accepts WICS (not HWICS)... I like that everything is at the front of the chassis so when I rack mount these, it is easy to get to inc. the console port etc.. These also support IOS 15.1 2811 Almost looks like the 2801 with modules around the back, not going into detail with this router because you can sometimes find them cheap... I mention this model because they normally are sold with a few modules preinstalled. Switches 2950 These are extremely dirt cheap, come in many different variants (eg. just 24 x 100mbps port, 2 x gigbit uplinks, 2 x FX or SX uplinks, 12 x 100mbps port... just loads!) People literally throw these away on ebay for cheap but they can get loud! A few people recommended normally to swap these out for 2960's because they can run IOS 15 and obviously support other features. I've found 2950's on ebay with 2x gigabit links for around £12 each... or a job lot of 4x 2950's for £40-50! 2960 Lets take this opportunity to have a look at PoE. We can buy devices which support PoE that can provide power to a range of devices (most common would be IP phones). Again like the 2950, we have different variants which include 2 x gigabit ports for uplinks between switches etc.. A lot of people normally list these on ebay for around £20 3550 Now we are getting into devices known as 'Layer 3' or 'Multi-layer' switches. Unlike our 2950/2960, multilayer switches provide functionality between layer 2 and layer 3. A multilayer switch can act as a standard boring ol' switch but we can enable IP routing to practically act similar to a router. I use many multilayer switches in routing topologies to populate labs when I practiced routing protocols etc.. One key protocol that isn't support by this and another multilayer switch I'll mention is the ability to perform NAT (oh! also IPv6 & a few QoS features ) . I believe these don't support IOS 15 but can be found on ebay between £15 - 20 a piece 3560 Practically looks like the 3550 and supports more features + higher speeds (around £15-35 a piece) 3750 The 3750 is a bit more expensive, more or less a 3560 with a few more features including stackwise. Stackwise isn't really something practical you need to learn for the exam but may be good for the real world. Again, depending on the IOS image you are limited to protocols etc.. eg. the IPBASE image doesn't support BGP..) I managed to buy 4 of these (2x PoE) for around £50 which was an absolute bargin and have taken me through CCNP studies. They are capable of even bringing you to the CCIE R&S. There are plenty more other choices and combinations (eg. fully GNS3 and a few 3550/3560/3750's) but this is the gear that I've managed to use out in my own lab without breaking the bank. Another option is to also by a dedicated server to run GNS3 to allow more devices to run which is a valid option (or even looking at Cisco's virl... OR just using packet tracer for your CCENT/CCNA studies which many people have succeeded with) This post will be edited some time in the future and reviewed

Ok, so I want to change keycaps on my Ziyou Lang T87 keyboard by using a Hiro's Art keycap, and on the website it says that they are compatible with Cherry MX switches and its clones. I was looking for the kind of switch the keyboard had, and I bought the keyboard on Amazon. So i looked on Amazon and it said "blue switch". And i'm not an expert on keyboards because i just want to change keycaps, so I browsed the internet looking for what kind of switch I had, and i never determined what kind of switch it was. What does "blue switch" mean (as in is it a Cherry MX blue switch or something else) and what kind of switches does my keyboard have?

Good day all, I am in need of a KVM switch to be able to switch my equipment from my personal pc to my work machine. Here is what I have Personal PC Keyboard Wireless Mouse 2 1080p 144hz monitor 1 1440p 165hz monitor Work Laptop Running Linux Fedora Dell Latitude 5420 I was looking into things like HDMI/DP switches just for the video but then I realized that switching my keyboard and mouse and all that over will start being a pain as well. Does anyone have any product recommendation for a KVM that wont break my bank, my budget would be probably under $200 USD but would prefer someone not as high, if it needs to be higher please let me know why and I will consider. This is the first time I will be experimenting with KVM switches so if you need more information about my pc or the work let me know if that is needed. Thanks!

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Hey everyone, now I'm using this mechanical keyboard, but it's not hot swappable. I want to replace my switchs but the only switchs available in my country is redragon a113 but it's labeled as hot swappable switches. I'm unsure if I can use these switchs , can anyone help me?

Hello everybody. I am looking for a mechanical keyboard, that I can use in class. I did some googling myself but didnt found anything. The keyboard should be: -small just the letters are enough -quiet. I dont wanna disturb anyone while typing. - maybee not over 120 bucks? FOR ANYONE ASKING A STUPID NON RESPONSIVE LAPTOP KEYBOARD IS NOT AN OPTION bye.

i was wanting to know if network switches slow down internet connections the more computers connected to it

Hey everyone, I’ve been trying to find a mechanical gaming keyboard for a new system I was planning to purchase. I found this Logitech one, but I’m really confused and stumped on which switch to choose. I’d like the switch to be universal for gaming and typing, and to be moderately quiet. I like to play a variety of games if that helps with choosing a switch. I have the link here for the one I had in mind, but if you had another one you think would suit me well, feel free to post it. Thank you. https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/gaming-keyboards/g513-backlit-mechanical-gaming-keyboard.920-009322.html

I'm after suggestions and nothing more. I'm looking for a clicky cherry Mx blue, with that "just right feel to it". A click that is a high frequency, but not to high. Maybe 3/4 in the "Holy shit that's clicky scale", With a medium amount of actuation force. Maybe...55-65 cN of force. 2mm actuation, which is pretty standard. Keep in mind i'm after that Streamer/Gamer/Editor feel to my keys. And why blues you ask? Because i like that thicc click XD!

My home network consists of two routers at two ends of the house connected via an ethernet cable. I usually have my PC(wired) and laptop(wireless) connected to the router at my end, while on the other end my dad has his PC(wired) connected. Internet works totally fine. But I'm having trouble sharing files between my PC and his. my laptop can my PC's shared files no problem. But his PC can't. I've tried taking my laptop over to his end of the house, connecting to the wifi of that router, and my laptop loses access to the shared files as well. It simply can't find/connect to my PC's IP. Both switches and 3 computers mentioned do have static IP's so that's that. Can someone help me understand why this isn't working, and maybe how I could share files easily across these computers?

This is a poll to see what Cherry MX switches you guys use. I use Blue's and want to see what the most popular switches are.

Hello all, I'm looking to get my first mechanical keyboard, but unfortunately I'm pretty strapped for cash at the moment. I'm wondering what your experience has been with "alternative" mechanical switches, as they tend to be a lot cheaper than the Cherry equivalents. Which ones have you used? How did they compare? Any recommendations? I'm aiming to get something with brown or brown-ish switches, the cheaper the better. Any and all advice or input is appreciated, thanks!

Hello! Kyle here Yesterday my onboard gigabit ethernet switch blew, and i'd like to know if there would be a way to replace it, i have an itx board so i wont be able to get a pcie network card. Any suggestions apreciated, Thanks

hey guys which switches would be good for gaming cherry mx red , brown or mx speed? pls help also can you link me to the keyboard with the switches that is good for gaming or just name and tell me with which switches. Thank you!!!