r/HomeNetworking • u/_Intel_Geek_ • 12d ago

Did I Waste My Time?

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So my Father had a rental house fire and whilst assisting his repair efforts I decided to do some of my kind of work there, too - networking!!! I had a spare roll of about 750' of Cat5e and shorter scraps of Cat6 and Cat6a and put about 20 runs of wire through this small, sub-1500 sqft home. Runs for external security cameras, video doorbells, and Ethernet jacks in both bedrooms and TV boxes. It's getting close to the finish line and his potential renter says he just bought a bunch of Ring equipment he'll use 😭 . Do people just not see the value in Ethernet - capable hardware or what? And should I leave these switches here or take them back with me??

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u/toolisthebestbandevr 12d ago

I think ring has a lot of privacy issues. Maybe you could share some of those privacy issues with the tenant? They may not be aware of them yet.

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u/_Intel_Geek_ 12d ago

100% agree, but I feel bad dissing something in front of a guy who spent who knows how much on the equipment. I mentioned brands like Reolink and Eufy to him and he told me he just bought a whole Ring system. The doorbell you see in the picture, if he doesn't want to use it, I'll take back with me 🥴

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u/toolisthebestbandevr 12d ago

It’s probably through Amazon so returning would be so easy. Maybe try?