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· 3w ago

Fixing a Ubiquiti 16-Port PoE Switch With an Extra Hole https://hackaday.com/2026/09/15/fixing-a-ubiquiti-16-port-poe-switch-with-an-extra-hole/ #NetworkHacks #RepairHacks #Repair #Switch #Ubiquity

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Fixing A Ubiquiti 16-Port PoE Switch With An Extra Hole

After saving a £300, 16-port Ubiquiti network switch from getting tossed into the trash, [Buy It Fix It] got the honor of trying to repair it. With four ports and their associated PoE function havi…

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· 2mo ago

UDP Broadcasting and the Joys of IPv4 Subnetting https://hackaday.com/2026/07/14/udp-broadcasting-and-the-joys-of-ipv4-subnetting/ #Featured #Interest #NetworkHacks #SoftwareDevelopment #Broadcasting #Networking #Udp

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UDP Broadcasting And The Joys Of IPv4 Subnetting

In the previous installment on UDP broadcasting and service discovery, the basics of both were explored, including an implementation in the form of NyanSD and its protocol. Contained in the comment…

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· 3mo ago

Meshcore and Haiku: a Match Apparently Made in Italy https://hackaday.com/2026/06/10/meshcore-and-haiku-a-match-apparently-made-in-italy/ #NetworkHacks #BeOS #Chat #Haiku #Meshcore

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Meshcore And Haiku: A Match Apparently Made In Italy

No, we’re not talking about cultural appropriation of Japan’s most famous form of short poem–this is the other Haiku, the open-source descendant of BeOS, which now has a fully-nat…

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· 6mo ago

Anything Can Be A Router, If You Try Hard Enough https://hackaday.com/2026/04/02/anything-can-be-a-router-if-you-try-hard-enough/ #Computerhacks #NetworkHacks #Homerouter #Router #Routers

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Anything Can Be A Router, If You Try Hard Enough

If you’re an American and you use the Internet at home, it seems probable that routers are going to be in short supply. The US government recently mandated all such devices be home grown for …

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· 8mo ago

When Mains Networking Fails, Use Phone Wires https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/when-mains-networking-fails-use-phone-wires/ #NetworkHacks #Mainsnetworking #Networking #Phonewires

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When Mains Networking Fails, Use Phone Wires

A quiet shift over the last couple of decades in many places has been the disappearance of the traditional copper phone line. First the corded landline phone was replaced by cordless, then the phon…

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