Wishlist
I have a lot of project ideas that I haven’t prioritized enough to spend money on. So, here are some thing I’d like to experiment with. Also, if you have any leads on where I can find some of these products, it would help too.
ISP Hardware (vintage / but not too vintage)⌗
I’d love to build a homelab ISP. I’m probably going to make some videos on this in the future, as I’m working on a WAN Simulator to play with map-t / 464xlat / dslite and friends. In particular, gear which was new during the dot-com bubble is probably too old.
- Dial-up is too old
- DSLAM / any DSL gear would be fun (this was more tail-end of the dot-com bubble)
- Same with ISDN PRI / BRI gear
- DOCSIS gear (this is still actively deployed by some shitty ISPs in the US!)
- PON gear (this is what should be deployed in 2025)
Wireless Gear⌗
Similar to the Homelab ISP idea, any sort of wireless gear would be fun. I do love to setup networks for the fun of setting them up, and then not use them once it works, so don’t expect a long-running test platform
- GSM (as long as it works with Osmocom)
- WiMax
- WiFi HaLow (900Mhz)
- Any other point to (multi)point setup would be cool
- Anything optical (as long as it’s a pair!)
- LTE
Computer Hardware⌗
I do love computers! Here are some things I’m particularly interested in, the more unique the better!
- Obscure but still usable storage hardware (PCIe cache cards, etc.)
- Mid 90s UNIX workstations (they are so beautiful) - even if they don’t work, I will 100% put them on my next filming set
- If you have any other unique hardware you think might fit with the channel, feel free to email or message on Discord!