2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.

2.5 Admins 304: Wiring a House

June 18, 2026 30:21 5.17 MB ( 24.3 MB less) Downloads: 0

Wiring up a house for networking including cables, access points, connectors, and racks. Plus Google is found liable for what its AI overviews say.

 

Plugs

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Managing Cache and DirectIO for Databases on ZFS

Webinar: June 30th @ 11am EDT: FreeBSD After Hours AMA

 

News/discussion

Landmark German ruling declares Google’s AI Overviews are Google’s own words and makes it liable for false answers

 

Free consulting

We were asked about wiring up a house for access points etc.

Jim’s guide to Wi-Fi AP placement

Monoprice 24-port Cat5e Patch Panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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