Network hidden from sight
Offsite backup location
Aug. 31, 2017 - Willem L. Middelkoop
At my home I have this crazy fast optical internet connection. It is a 600MB up and down fibre connection which directly arrives in my home (no copper cables involved). It's like a private internet highway. Reason enough to find out if I could do something to make better use of all this speedy fiber galore...
Continue reading![Connected a monitor and keyboard to test the systems](/blog/2017-08-31_clouds-below-my-floor/images/i_02_Connected-a-monitor-and-keyboard-to-test-the-systems_500px.jpg)
![Sitting on some concrete tiles the modified PC is connected to the internet](/blog/2017-08-31_clouds-below-my-floor/images/i_01_Sitting-on-some-concrete-tiles-the-modified-PC-is-connected-to-the-internet_500px.jpg)
![Though a hatch near my front door I have access to the space below the floor.](/blog/2017-08-31_clouds-below-my-floor/images/i_00_Though-a-hatch-near-my-front-door-I-have-access-to-the-space-below-the-floor_500px.jpg)
![Clouds below my floor: my little basement datacenter.](/blog/2017-08-31_clouds-below-my-floor/images/i_05_Clouds-below-my-floor-my-little-basement-datacenter_500px.jpg)
![Graphs from the connection monitoring system (from the real datacenter) cleary show when I tested my little server](/blog/2017-08-31_clouds-below-my-floor/images/i_04_Graphs-from-the-connection-monitoring-system-from-the-real-datacenter-cleary-show-when-I-tested-my-l_500px.jpg)
![Averaging 3.4 milliseconds in pinging Google. That's fast, datacenter fast.](/blog/2017-08-31_clouds-below-my-floor/images/i_03_Averaging-3-4-milliseconds-in-pinging-Google-That-s-fast-datacenter-fast_500px.jpg)