Another form factor: In telecom, 23" two post racks are common. Very handy to be able to get to both front and back ports, plus top access from the ceiling for the grounding and other wacky stuff that telcos use
I don’t have a home lab, but I do have my ONT, a router, an AP, an 8-port switch connecting a bunch of devices (Phillips hue hub, Lutron hub, Apple TV, PS4, and Nintendo Switch) and it’s all just a jumbled birds nest of Ethernet cables - congratulations on having such a clean and organized set up!
My UPS, home network, home server, and some Raspberry Pis are all packed onto an Ikea Kallax, and if you look in the jumbled nest of Ethernet cables you may even see them.
I've looked into 10" racks before but came to the same conclusion - I'd either have to pay a bunch to get them in Canada, or put the work into tracking them down.
On the flip side, I did steal some K'nex from the kids so modem and router could stack with room to breathe, and I think that's pretty awesome.
Germany: I got my 19" network rack from a local electrician's overstock. He said 10" is much more popular for a lot of small installations at home or small businesses these days; hence he was eliminating some 19" stock.
With the 9U rack sitting mostly empty I can understand that. Except I'd be having a hard time fitting the 19" PoE switch into a 10" rack.
Lots of Video and Audio Devices come in 1/3rd and 1/2 rack sizing, this would be good for Blackmagic Ultrastudio type devices. (8.27" wide and need airflow side to side)
Readit News
https://www.opencompute.org/blog/introducing-the-open-rack
I've looked into 10" racks before but came to the same conclusion - I'd either have to pay a bunch to get them in Canada, or put the work into tracking them down.
On the flip side, I did steal some K'nex from the kids so modem and router could stack with room to breathe, and I think that's pretty awesome.
With the 9U rack sitting mostly empty I can understand that. Except I'd be having a hard time fitting the 19" PoE switch into a 10" rack.
UniFi has an app called WiFiMan that’s easy to use for checking signal strength.
I had the same complained and would not put my AC in such close proximity to metal sheets.
It would also be an easy fix to just turn it around and put the AP on the bottom after rotating the metal frame
https://turingpi.com/