# Does Modem Affect WiFi Speed — Testing Cable Gateways in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer Yes, the modem absolutely affects your perceived WiFi speed because most cable gateways act as both the DOCSIS termination point and the internal

# Resideo Honeywell Home Leak Detector Review — Six Months in a Portland Proxmox Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After roughly six months of continuous monitoring on my IoT VLAN within the four-node **Proxmox cluster**, I found that this sensor is adequate

# Best UPS for Home Network Equipment Review — 6 Months in a Portland Basemt Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After running continuous uptime tests across my four-node Proxmox cluster and 24-bay Synology NAS, the APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA is currently around

# Retrofit Existing Blinds Without Replacement — The Smart Home Reality Check for Portland Home Labs *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer When I installed a retrofit kit in my basement to test existing Venetian blinds against the native motorized market, **retrofit existing blinds

# TP-Link TL-WPA8631P KIT vs Devolo Magic 2 WiFi — A Portland Powerline Reality Check *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After running a stress test on my four-node Proxmox cluster with the **TP-Link TL-WPA8631P KIT**, I found it significantly outperforms Devolo Magic 2