@clabretro clabretro

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"Token Ring on IBM PS/2 Getting a Token Ring MCA adapter card installed in an IBM PS/2 50Z and finally getting it on a token ring network. Interview with Dad about Computer Renaissance https://youtu.be/YS2T-juTj_M Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #ibm #unix #networking #tokenring Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite"
YouTube Link 2025-07-18T21:01Z 69.9K followers, 54K engagements

"Token Ring Networking Diving into IBM token ring networking. I'll look at a pile of token ring gear I've collected over the past few years fix up some Pentium machines to get Windows [--] installed and try to construct a token ring network Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Interview with my Dad https://youtu.be/YS2T-juTj_M IBM Museum: @IBM_Museum Winman: @winmanthewizard Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #cisco #ibm Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack:"
YouTube Link 2025-02-07T22:00Z 69.9K followers, 129.6K engagements

"IBM RS/6000 Workstation Taking a look at an IBM RS/6000 43p Model [---] Unix workstation from [----]. We'll disassemble and clean it boot into its System Management Services firmware and fire up some big IBM pSeries Power [--] enterprise servers to setup a RIPL boot server. We'll try to get AIX's Network Installation Management running properly and boot this RS/6000 as a diskless workstation over the network. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #ibm #unix #networking Serial to USB converter:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-28T23:33Z 69.9K followers, 67.4K engagements

"IBM POWER6 Enterprise Server from [----] Taking a look at an IBM POWER6 machine rescued from a dumpster. We'll get this thing powered on and hooked up to an HMC and also cover the IBM pSeries and iSeries history. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #ibm #networking Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS:"
YouTube Link 2025-08-07T22:00Z 69.9K followers, 66.6K engagements

"Net Booting an RS/6000 from [----] with NIM Net booting an RS/6000 43p model [---] with IBM NIM or Network Installation Management. This will let us install AIX [---] over the network onto a Seagate SCSI drive in the RS/6000. NIM from A to Z in AIX 5L: https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247296.pdf NIM: From A to Z in AIX 4.3: http://ps-2.kev009.com/rs6000/redbook-cd/SG245524.pdf Nim Setup Guide: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/nim-setup-guide Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #ibm"
YouTube Link 2025-10-07T20:58Z 69.9K followers, 43.9K engagements

"Unboxing + Cleaning eBay Junk PC Keyboard Lot Unboxing a lot of six junky keyboards I bought on eBay to get a new daily driver. - Gateway EN [--] [---] - Digital KB-5923 from [----] - LITEON Sk-1100CW - Packard Bell [----] - HP SK-2511A - Belkin "Classic Keyboard" F8E206-PS2"
YouTube Link 2023-02-05T07:36Z 69.9K followers, [----] engagements

"AT&T Merlin Phones on Early-2000s VoIP Bridging the divide between some 1980s AT&T Merlin and 2000s Cisco IP phones. We'll go over each of the phones do a bunch of infrastructure clean up in the retro rack and get a Cisco [----] router acting as a bridge to let us make calls Cisco IP Phone Setup Video https://youtu.be/uA1VXI7uWLM Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #cisco #telephony Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-10T22:12Z 69.9K followers, 33.5K engagements

"IBM PS/2 Model 55SX Reviving an IBM PS/2 Model 55SX. We'll go over some PS/2 history Micro Channel Architecture and repair the Dallas clock battery on this unit to get it working. We'll try booting DOS [---] and [---] via floppy disk and go over some Remote Initial Program Load plans to boot this thing over a token ring network in the future. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Token ring vids https://youtu.be/4UWibKEjyY8 https://youtu.be/0E1v32-b4UA Open by Rod Canion: https://amzn.to/43dJkfR Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers"
YouTube Link 2025-02-28T22:00Z 69.9K followers, 45.5K engagements

"Playing with Modems Getting some modems hooked up to communicate between a DEC VT520 terminal and a Thinkpad running a terminal emulator. We'll experiment with various ATAs including a Cisco ATA [---] and finally hook a modem up to a Cisco router's AUX port to "remotely manage" the device over a phone line with a terminal. Interview with Doug Boom: https://youtu.be/t-PqaX-HOKQ Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #homelab #cisco #telephony Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T21:59Z 69.9K followers, 57K engagements

"Homelab DSL Setting up DSL in the homelab using some SpeedStream DSL modems and a Lucent ADSL IP DSLAM. We'll get things talking to the retro rack and even throw some analog and IP phones into the mix. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #sun Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-28T21:19Z 69.9K followers, 68.5K engagements

"Raspberry Pi Dedicated UNVR Security Cam Viewer Part one in a two part series where I walk through setting up a Raspberry Pi as a dedicated security camera viewer for the Ubiquiti UNVR. PART 2: https://youtu.be/PRKam1lgqPQ - Running a dedicated ethernet line and mounting the Pi. ---- Install Guide ----- Install omxplayer and screen: "sudo apt-get install omxplayer screen" unvr-cams shell script: https://gist.github.com/clabland/495bebaa106a479864ca272f52fa3b1e unvr-cams systemd service: https://gist.github.com/clabland/9c2089948714e67619dedf47fa70bfa2"
YouTube Link 2021-01-10T01:58Z 69.9K followers, [----] engagements

"Getting IOS on some Cisco Routers In this video we'll have a look at two Cisco routers a [----] and a [----]. Both of them don't have a copy of IOS on them so they drop right into ROMMON over the serial console. We'll get IOS transferred to the [----] via a TFTP server and to the [----] on via a USB stick. Before firing up the TFTP server I'll do some housekeeping in the retro rack and reconfigure a bunch of networking gear and patch panels to make things better. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #cisco"
YouTube Link 2025-07-26T21:52Z 69.9K followers, 47.1K engagements

"Raspberry Pi Dedicated UNVR Security Cam Viewer PART [--] Running a dedicated ethernet line and mounting the Raspberry Pi UNVR security cam viewer from part [--] Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=8L-3yjf2ciY"
YouTube Link 2021-02-14T20:43Z 69.9K followers, [----] engagements

"Total Control Modem Bank Taking a look at a USRobotics Total Control MP/16. This device has [--] modems which let you dial into corresponding serial ports to control serial devices over analog telephone lines. Ben Jeffery's NETServer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=qQIbIGZNMNU Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #homelab #cisco #telephony Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T20:02Z 69.9K followers, 35.7K engagements

"Setting up Homelab T3 Getting a real T3 connection going down here in the homelab. It runs at a blistering [----] Mbits per second but is also capable of carrying over [---] phone calls. On the way we'll do a deep dive on the history of T-Carrier specifically T1 and why AT&T invented T-Carrier in the first place. We'll use a bunch of Cisco [----] routers to get the T3 connection working including a very interesting Cisco [----] with a single port adapter slot. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Sources: Many BSPs and Bell System articles from https://www.telecomarchive.com/"
YouTube Link 2026-01-21T23:06Z 69.9K followers, 54.8K engagements

"I Need More Storage: Part [--] My current storage pool is in a degraded state and I don't have a full backup let's do something about that We'll go over my current homelab and storage setup unbox a UNAS Pro and get it ready for when more 12TB hard drives arrive. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #homelab #cisco #telephony Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T22:56Z 69.9K followers, 38.4K engagements

"All-In-One Dial-up ISP Box Setting up an all-in-one dial-up ISP box for my homelab with a Cisco [----] from [----]. We'll consolidate my previous dial-up setup into this one box rack it up then test it with a new in box Microcom modem. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Previous Dial-up Videos https://youtu.be/AEiYyMwW8gY https://youtu.be/xuBMaAi5wZU Config files https://github.com/clabland/homelab-network-configs Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #cisco #dialup Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-31T23:01Z 69.9K followers, 92.7K engagements

"Terminal Servers Taking a look at terminal servers for my homelab terminal servers let you hook up multiple serial devices to one central access hub. We'll start with the MRV Secure Console Server I've been using for about a year then build out a Cisco [----] terminal server with an octopus cable. We'll also experiment with hooking up a modem to Cisco AUX ports. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #cisco #networking #homelab #retrotech Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS:"
YouTube Link 2024-06-26T23:09Z 69.9K followers, 104.7K engagements

"Early 2000s Linksys Wi-Fi Gear Taking a look at some early 2000s Linksys routers including the famous Linksys WRT54G. We'll setup a wireless-b wi-fi network and flash DD-WRT onto the WRT54G. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra but I'll receive a commission which will help"
YouTube Link 2023-11-02T22:10Z 69.9K followers, 98.7K engagements

"Cisco PIX Device Manager VPN We'll take a look at a Cisco PIX 515e firewall unit perform a Noctua fan mod on it install PDM [---] and get a VPN setup Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra but I'll receive a commission which will help keep the content coming. I only link to"
YouTube Link 2024-04-07T01:14Z 69.9K followers, 30.5K engagements

"Cisco IP Phones Diving into the world of IP phones We'll get some Cisco [----] [----] and [----] IP phones setup with a Cisco [----] router running Cisco Call Manger Express. FreePBX Guide: https://github.com/buba0/Cisco-7900-series-freepbx-setup Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #cisco Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS"
YouTube Link 2025-05-30T20:05Z 69.9K followers, 220.2K engagements

"How to Net Boot Solaris [--] Net booting Solaris [--] onto a Sun Fire X2200 M2. We'll use a Solaris [--] VM in my Proxmox instance and configure my UDM Pro with DHCP PXE boot settings. Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra but I'll receive a commission which will help keep the content coming. I only link to things I've personally"
YouTube Link 2023-06-03T00:41Z 69.9K followers, 14.3K engagements

"Trying Windows [--] Server Based Setup Windows [--] had a Server Based Setup feature allowing IT administrators to remotely host a shared copy of Windows [--] on a file server and allow multiple clients to boot from it via floppy or network card roms. In this video I'll go over how to setup Windows [--] in a VM how to get Windows [--] networked and talking to a Windows [----] file share and other Windows [--] VMs and finally attempt to network boot via floppy. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio The Smoking Cap's Guides: Network Install 9X:"
YouTube Link 2024-06-07T20:00Z 66.7K followers, 60.6K engagements

"Dell PowerEdge KVM from [----] Setting up a Dell PowerEdge [----] DS-2 KVM from [----]. We'll even throw in some Noctua modding. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro 00:00 Intro 01:51 Hardware Overview 03:20 Serial Console 05:04 Web Management Interface 06:08 Hooking up a Machine 06:43 Local (OSCAR) Interface 09:22 Web Remote Management 11:52 Noctua Fan Mod 19:20 Hooking up Ethernet to the Server Rack 21:07 Hook up the Dell R720 23:46 Another Ethernet Line 23:59 Hook up the Dell R510 24:28 A USB SIP and VMedia 26:30 Closing Thoughts Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack:"
YouTube Link 2023-10-20T20:15Z 12.4K followers, 12.4K engagements

"Workshop and Homelab Tour Taking a look at my workshop and homelab rack Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #cisco Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Video gear Camera:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-04T22:26Z 69.9K followers, 52.8K engagements

"Homelab Broadband Getting a homelab broadband cable internet setup going on a Cisco uBR7114. We'll get two early 2000s cable modems working over a single coax cable; an RCA DCM245 and a Linksys BEFCMU10. We'll learn how DOCSIS 1.0/1.1 works along the way. @KJ7BZC's CMTS video: https://youtu.be/_Gxb9nUenGIsi=wmstCYPsJygm9qz5 Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel:"
YouTube Link 2024-07-18T02:55Z 37.3K followers, 38.1K engagements

"JumpStarting a Sun Fire V100 Unboxing a (probably new) Sun Fire V100 and attempting to get Solaris [--] installed on it via a JumpStart server. The JumpStart server is running on a Solaris [--] x86 VM in my homelab's Proxmox instance. I'd like to eventually get this Sun Fire V100 set up as a dedicated physical JumpStart server. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U"
YouTube Link 2024-12-06T22:59Z 69.9K followers, 52K engagements

"IBM System x3650 M2 Restoration: Part [--] Round two with an IBM System x3650 M2 enterprise server from [----]. Maybe we'll turn it into an art piece. Part 1: https://youtu.be/mBxSB1pHIwQ Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra but I'll receive a commission which will help keep"
YouTube Link 2023-12-21T00:25Z 12.4K followers, 27.5K engagements

"IBM System x3650 M2 Restoration: Pt [--] (Finale) Our final attempt at restoring this really cool IBM x3650 M2 server from [----]. This one is ADP-branded and was used to run dealership management software Part 1: https://youtu.be/mBxSB1pHIwQ Part 2: https://youtu.be/6pF76TbBvlI Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Note: The above are Amazon"
YouTube Link 2024-01-12T23:28Z 42.6K followers, 36.5K engagements

"Homelab Dial-Up Getting a local dial-up internet setup in my homelab with a Cisco [----] router an ATA and some PCMCIA modems. We'll also try to setup a local Napster server get a local AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) server going and reminisce with my wife about what it was like to dial-up and use AIM back in the early 2000s. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Dial-Up Guides: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.phpf=46&t=100326 https://serialport.org/blog/cisco-router-modem-isp-in-a-box/ https://gekk.info/articles/ata-config.html Opennap: https://github.com/sbcas/opennap"
YouTube Link 2024-05-18T14:00Z 66.2K followers, 151.1K engagements

"IBM System p5 550Q Pt. 2: 240v Power Round two with the System p5 550Q an 8-way POWER5 machine from the mid-2000s. This machine needs a 240v outlet to power up so we'll get that installed and also build out a network for all my p5 gear on a Cisco [----] VXR. Error reference codes: B150F22A B150F244 B124F689 B125F689 Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf:"
YouTube Link 2024-03-22T22:01Z 42.3K followers, 33.1K engagements

"Intel Express Stacks Stacking some Intel Express 510T Switches and 220T hubs with special cables to combine multiple physical units into logical ones for easier management. All of this can be done with the Intel Device View software running on Windows XP. We'll also try to get a 1gigabit fiber link going to a Cisco [----] VXR router. Interview with Doug Boom: https://youtu.be/t-PqaX-HOKQ Previous Intel Express Video: https://youtu.be/lRNNK-Y7C1w Intel Device View: https://archive.org/details/idv-2.1.17-win2k Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White"
YouTube Link 2024-07-07T14:13Z 55.4K followers, 65.1K engagements

"Cisco [----] VXR Router Taking a look at a Cisco [----] VXR router. We'll try out several port adapters get a T1 connection operating between the [----] and an older [----] set up some local networks for a Windows XP machine and a Compaq Proliant DL380 running Windows [----] and finally try playing some Counter-Strike [---]. DSLAM Video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=CRL-x0nXRSs Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush"
YouTube Link 2024-03-03T00:44Z 54.6K followers, 54.3K engagements

"IBM System p5 POWER Processor Swap Swapping out one of the processor assemblies on an IBM p5 550Q power machine from the mid-2000s. After that we'll setup some LPARs or Logical Partitions dividing the machine into multiple pieces with an HMC or Hardware Management Console. I'll also show a sneak peak of a pSeries predecessor an RS/6000 F40 machine I'm going to cover in the future. @Famicoman's KVM video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=xDyBUQWlkHk WinMan486's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@winmanthewizard @MatthewMainframes's videos on IBM Power machines have been incredibly useful:"
YouTube Link 2024-08-23T16:31Z 62.3K followers, 45.5K engagements

"Port Mirroring Configuring port mirroring on a Cisco [----] to analyze network traffic via Wireshark. We'll use the port mirroring setup to troubleshoot a Cisco Cache Engine [---]. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-20T22:00Z 69.9K followers, 42.2K engagements

"Building a Branch Office Today we're going to build out some "branch office" networks for my homelab retrorack. The "main office" is a Cisco [----] VXR and we'll build out a branch office network connected over fast ethernet to a Cisco [----]. Then we'll build a second branch office with a Cisco [----] connected via a T1 point to point link. We'll cover network configuration static routing and take a look at a bunch of interesting Cisco networking gear. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Configs:"
YouTube Link 2025-04-26T14:00Z 69.9K followers, 63.6K engagements

"Cisco [----] Series Router Taking a look at a Cisco [----] from [----]. This is the original [----] series chassis style before the VXR took over in [----]. We'll try to get this thing talking to another Cisco router over a T1 line Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra but I'll"
YouTube Link 2024-02-04T05:07Z 55.5K followers, 84.1K engagements

"Setting up a Sun Fire V440 Taking a look at a Sun Fire v440 enterprise server from [----]. We'll get familiar with the hardware get it racked up in the retro rack and finally install Solaris on it over a JumpStart server hosted in my proxmox instance. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #cisco Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T14:00Z 69.9K followers, 68.4K engagements

"IBM System p5 550Q Taking a look at an IBM System p5 550Q with two quad-core Power5+ processors. We'll try to get this thing fired up and connected to an HMC or Hardware Management Console for remote management and LPAR creation. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra but"
YouTube Link 2024-02-16T19:55Z [--] followers, 36.7K engagements

"Nortel Networks Stackable Switches Diving into these Nortel Networks Business Policy Switch 2000s a pair of switches from [----]. They have the cascade modules installed we'll give it a shot at stacking them but software is going to thwart us along the way. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel:"
YouTube Link 2024-09-27T20:03Z 42.1K followers, 23.4K engagements

"Merlin Phone Haul Unboxing a massive eBay haul of thirty-two AT&T Merlin voice terminals and accessories. We'll also hook a few the phones up to a Merlin [---] control unit figure out how to program some Intercom Auto Dials and hook them up to POTS line. @stereophonicstuff 's great Merlin video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=3sbok5jC1qo Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #telephony Stuff Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ StarTech Universal Rack Rails:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-01T22:02Z 69.9K followers, 26K engagements

"Cisco Aironet [---] Wireless Bridges Setting up some Cisco Aironet [---] wireless bridges from [----] in bridge and access point mode. We'll take a look at some Cisco inline power injectors an ASA5505 and a Catalyst [----] XL PWR to get them powered up. Finally we'll rack some gear up in the retro rack and test out some Cisco Aironet PCMCIA cards a couple Windows XP and Windows [--] laptops. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro GigaStack Video: https://youtu.be/thJjAl_wnwY Linksys Router Video: https://youtu.be/LvLPz72IvAM Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech"
YouTube Link 2025-05-07T23:23Z 69.9K followers, 46.2K engagements

"Gaming on a [--] year old Cisco firewall Taking a look at a Cisco PIX [---] a late '90s enterprise firewall. These PIX units used commodity hardware this one has an Intel motherboard and a Pentium II CPU. I'll get a hard drive and CD-ROM hooked up to it install Windows [--] SE and trying gaming on it Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro PIX Failover Video: https://youtu.be/719c5ed_ogc Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #cisco #retrotech #intel #networking #homelab #retrogaming #pcgaming Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS:"
YouTube Link 2024-08-31T21:46Z 65.3K followers, 49.9K engagements

"IBM System p5 Enterprise Server Reviving an IBM System p5 [---] enterprise server from [----]. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Fan repair supplies: 3-in-one oil: https://amzn.to/3ZC91md Kapton tape: https://amzn.to/3ZC92GN 00:00 Intro 01:06 Physical Overview 06:36 System p Series History 07:54 Remote Management Overview (FSP and ASMI) 09:05 Hardware Management Console Overview (HMC) 10:06 Getting Connected via Serial Cable 13:09 Pulling the FSP and Fans 13:42 Resetting the FSP Password 14:02 Fan Bearing Repairs 16:50 Front Control Console 18:20 Accessing the Machine"
YouTube Link 2023-09-30T16:31Z 53.6K followers, 54.1K engagements

"Failing to Install Windows NT [---] Trying (and failing) to get Windows NT [---] installed on a Compaq Proliant DL-380 Gen [--] from [----]. We'll go over the domain controller capabilities of Windows NT discuss future plans for using it on a token ring network and learn all about the Compaq SmartStart software used to configure and administer these servers. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #compaq Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-21T21:02Z 69.9K followers, 42.8K engagements

"Restoring my Dad's TRS-80 Model III In this video I'll bring my Dad's TRS-80 Model III which he bought brand new back in the early 1980s back to life by replacing some blown capacitors. I'll also learn how to use a Greaseweazle to get a raw flux backup of the only floppy disk he saved containing TRSDOS and some accounting software he wrote himself. I'll also interview Dad to learn why he bought the TRS-80 and what it was like when the IBM PC came out. Interview with Dad about owning computer stores: https://youtu.be/YS2T-juTj_M Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music"
YouTube Link 2024-09-21T14:06Z 53.1K followers, 24.6K engagements

"Crestron Video Gear Taking a look at some Crestron video switching and upscaling gear from the late 2000s. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #compaq Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT"
YouTube Link 2025-04-11T21:00Z 69.9K followers, 58K engagements

"Setting up a Sun Ray [---] Unboxing a complete new old stock Sun Ray [---] thin client from Sun Microsystems. This machine came out in [----] and was a relatively early Sun Ray in the lineup. We'll unbox it get a Sun Fire V240 setup as the server and see if we can get it working. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite"
YouTube Link 2024-11-02T14:19Z 69.9K followers, 42.1K engagements

"Homelab Caller ID Checking out a ChannelPlus Caller ID video overlay device from [----]. We'll get it setup and use it via its serial port then get some Cisco routers configured to act as a "local" telecom providing caller ID info and see if dialing some phones will show up correctly on the screen. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Previous video on the ChannelPlus 6110: https://youtu.be/gLIbVDWMsJ8 Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U"
YouTube Link 2024-12-13T14:59Z 69.9K followers, 50.3K engagements

"Setting up a Retro Rack Setting up my 42U "Retro Rack" a soon-to-be pile of classic enterprise gear from the1995-2005 era of tech all housed right in my homelab. From the iconic Cisco [----] VXR serving as the networking backbone to powerful IBM p-series servers literally anchoring the rack this setup is a throwback to the hardware that powered the internet and businesses worldwide. In this first video I'll walk you through the setup process and share my vision for the Retro Rack along with the goals I have for how it will help me in my homelab. Check me out on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2024-10-14T13:44Z 69.9K followers, 47.5K engagements

"Enterprise Power Distribution Units Taking a look at some enterprise PDUs specifically an ADP AP7830 from [----]. I'll go over the current retro rack power situation fire up this AP7830 to see if we can interact with it and prototype a future control panel using an old Liebert System3 panel and some ESP8266 microcontrollers. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U"
YouTube Link 2025-08-21T22:27Z 69.9K followers, 32.4K engagements

"Using a CacheFlow Enterprise Cache from [----] Reviving a CacheFlow SA-725 from [----]. We'll diagnose some hardware failures learn how to use it and perform a load test. A Compaq DL-380 running Red Hat Linux [---] and Apache [---] serves as our web server and we'll try running the jolt2 denial of service attack against a few machines. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking WinMan's channel https://www.youtube.com/@winmanthewizard Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS"
YouTube Link 2024-10-04T21:00Z 69.9K followers, 172.5K engagements

"Dialing into Cisco Routers Dialing into Cisco router AUX ports with dial-up modems for remote management Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Cisco Modem-Router Guides: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/dial-access/asynchronous-connections/17719-9.html https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/dial-access/asynchronous-connections/17719-9.html Cathode Ray Dude's ATA Guide: https://gekk.info/articles/ata-config.html Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #cisco #dialup Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack"
YouTube Link 2025-01-17T23:01Z 69.9K followers, 65.5K engagements

"ATM Networking Exploring ATM networking with some huge 3Com CELLPlex and CoreBuilder [----] enterprise switches. We'll fire these things up see if we can create an ATM network with some Windows XP machines via some Fore Systems ATM PCI cards and learn a little bit about ATM networking. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #3com Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS"
YouTube Link 2025-04-16T23:25Z 69.9K followers, 92.4K engagements

"An IBM RS/6000 from [----] A physical deep-dive of this IBM RS/6000 F40 RISC Unix workstation from [----]. We'll have a look at all the hardware turn it on and try to see if we can get it to detect a SCSI hard drive. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro WinMan's channel https://www.youtube.com/@winmanthewizard Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD"
YouTube Link 2024-11-30T14:50Z 69.9K followers, 75.1K engagements

"Setting up Sun Ray Thin Clients Finally getting the Sun Rays incorporated into the retro rack. A Sun Fire V240 is hosting the Sun Ray Server Software required for these thin clients to run. We'll do plenty of retro rack console server shenanigans experiment with the "dual head" (aka dual monitor) capabilities of a Sun Ray 2FS and finally do a start-to-finish new user setup with some third party Smartcards. Smart cards: https://www.smartcardfocus.com/shop/ilp/id295/sun-ray-card/p/index.shtml Config file: https://gist.github.com/clabland/df77248b76be56b6e2b3bf82b4115549 Place the config in"
YouTube Link 2025-09-25T15:13Z 69.9K followers, 50.9K engagements

"A Sun Fire T2000 from [----] Taking a look at Sun Microsystems Sun Fire T2000 from [----]. This has a single UltraSPARC T1 CPU with [--] cores and [--] threads. We'll open it up and have a look at the hardware install Solaris [--] on it and configure it's ALOM for remote network access. We'll also do some research into Sun's "N1" initiative from the early 2000s. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-11T15:50Z 69.9K followers, 67.1K engagements

"Windows [--] Token Ring Networking Getting two Windows [--] machines sharing files over a token ring network with some some 3Com and IBM PCI token ring cards all flowing through a Thomas Conrad token ring MAU. We'll install the TCP/IP stack on the Windows [--] machines and get them talking to a Cisco [----] router as well. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Token ring intro video https://youtu.be/4UWibKEjyY8 Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #cisco #ibm Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q"
YouTube Link 2025-02-16T02:50Z 69.9K followers, 138.8K engagements

"Windows NT [---] on a Compaq Proliant Gen [--] Getting Windows NT [---] installed on a Compaq Proliant DL-380 Gen [--] from [----]. Then we'll try to get a 3Com PCI Token Ring card installed and make a mess of the Windows NT install. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #compaq Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port"
YouTube Link 2025-03-28T22:09Z 69.9K followers, 43.7K engagements

"Late '90s Compaq Enterprise Gear Taking a look at a Compaq ProLiant PL800 and ProLiant Storage System UE from the late 1990s. We'll get the PL800 fired up with a hard drive and install Windows [----]. Then we'll take a look at the Compaq ProLiant Storage System UE a SCSI disk shelf. We'll throw some more SCSI drives in there and see if Windows [----] can see them. NT4 with SP6: https://archive.org/details/NT4WITHSP6 Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #ibm #unix #aix Serial to USB converter:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-25T20:50Z 69.9K followers, 47.9K engagements

"Sun Ray Thin Clients Pt1: Hotdesking How to setup Sun Ray thin clients for Hotdesking. Part [--] of several videos deep-diving on these Sun Microsystems thin clients. Check out @theserialport Video on Sun enterprise hardware prompts: https://youtu.be/AxSMQipXhEM Previous Sun Ray video: https://youtu.be/aR3jj6fkeSk Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf:"
YouTube Link 2023-08-15T23:00Z 68.2K followers, 209.5K engagements

"Retro Rack PDU Install Installing an early-2000s APC Power Distribution Unit in the retro rack. We'll get it plugged into 240v power control it over serial and a web GUI and finally write some bash scripts to turn the retro rack's network gear on and off with SNMP commands. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack:"
YouTube Link 2025-08-30T15:16Z 69.9K followers, 31.8K engagements

"Jaco Dont You Be Up Here Messing Around With Vegetas Bulma In Dragon Ball Super This is a Short clip from Ranking The [--] Main Dragon Ball Couples Video Podcast from SonGoshuaku and his guest. That was originally published on 6/4/2020. We're Ranking the [--] main Dragon Ball couples from Least (or worst) to Best in this video podcast Also let us know in the comments who your favorite Dragon Ball Couple is So join us as the Dragon Ball Couples we're ranking are Son Goku and Chichi Vegeta and Bulma Android [--] and Krillin & Son Gohan and Videl. Host: SonGoshuaku YouTube: @SonGoshuaku Wrestling"
YouTube Link 2025-11-23T20:07Z [----] followers, 38.3K engagements

"V.35 Cables Taking a look at some v.35 cables and actually using them to hook up some Cisco routers over a T1 connection. We'll also throw some Adtran and Motorola CSU/DSUs into the mix Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #cisco Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa"
YouTube Link 2024-12-30T23:00Z 69.9K followers, 57.3K engagements

"IBM Hardware Management Console Setting up an IBM HMC a Hardware Management Console to remotely manage an IBM System p5 POWER machine from [----]. The HMC is a period-correct IBM eServer xSeries [---] from [----]. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro 2.5" SSD Converter Tray: https://amzn.to/3N0hURt Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It"
YouTube Link 2023-11-25T02:30Z 67K followers, 68K engagements

"DEC VT520 Terminal Checking out a DEC VT520 terminal from the early 1990s. We'll fix a jammed power button test it out with an RS/6000 and try out multiple terminal sessions after making an MMJ cable adapter to hook up a Cisco [----] router. We'll also get a bonus interview with my mom she worked for DEC in the 1980s. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #homelab #cisco #telephony Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-09T23:23Z 69.9K followers, 41.5K engagements

"Resurrecting an IBM PS/2 Model 50Z Tearing down a PS/2 Model 50Z. It doesn't power up at all so we'll figure out what's going on with that get PC-DOS [---] installed on it and hook it up to an IBM [----] monitor Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #compaq Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel:"
YouTube Link 2025-04-04T23:10Z 69.9K followers, 53.2K engagements

"AT&T Merlin Phones Taking a look at the AT&T Merlin telephone system. Released in [----] for small and medium businesses the Merlin line had a very long life well into the 2000s. We'll take a look at the control units several Merlin phones and wire them all up for inter-office calls. Finally we'll fire up a Cisco [----] to act as a homelab telecom provider and dial out over analog lines. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking #telephony #telephone Serial to USB converter:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-14T14:07Z 69.9K followers, 75.5K engagements

"Dell Tape Autoloader Taking a look at a Dell PowerVault 124t tape autoloader from the mid-2000s. This device can store and retrieve LTO-2 tapes from its two tape magazines load them in a drive and expose the tapes over the SCSI bus. We'll figure out how to get this thing working break a Windows [----] install along the way and finally take the lid off to see the mechanism in action. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #homelab Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff"
YouTube Link 2025-11-18T00:01Z 69.9K followers, 53.2K engagements

"Ultimate Homelab Cable Setup Completing my ultimate homelab cable setup. We'll fix a pair of industrial RF modulators go over the go-homelab-cable project for streaming media and get everything installed in the rack. go-homelab-cable: https://github.com/clabland/go-homelab-cable Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Note: The above are Amazon"
YouTube Link 2024-01-07T01:06Z 67.9K followers, 379K engagements

"Upgrading my main machine to 10GbE Upgrading my main machine from 2.5GbE to 10GbE with a 10Gtek X520-10G-1S-X8 to take advantage of the 10GbE aggregate switch I have connected to my TrueNAS server. This NIC uses the Intel 82599EN controller which doesn't have support for Windows [--]. I had to download version [----] of the driver to get it to work in Windows 11: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18293/29648/intel-network-adapter-driver-for-windows-10.html. 10Gtek NIC: https://amzn.to/3oiiyQJ 10Gtek DAC cable: https://amzn.to/3mBzlOu Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It"
YouTube Link 2023-04-15T13:18Z 67.9K followers, 31.9K engagements

"Merlin Expansion Cartridges Taking a look at some of the expansion cartridges available for the AT&T Merlin Classic telephone system from the early 1980s. We'll use a Model [---] control box to test Feature Packages [--] & [--] Music On Hold and Power Fail Line cartridges (Cartridge Types I II and III). Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #homelab #cisco #telephony Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T20:00Z 69.9K followers, 35.4K engagements

"Early 2000s Networking with Cisco PIX Setting up some Cisco PIX firewall units from [----]. We'll do some physical repairs to the 506E try to get the 515Es setup with failover and explore what it was like to setup Cisco PIX units from the early 2000s. The Serial Port's PIX history video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=GLrfqtf4txw Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf:"
YouTube Link 2023-12-30T00:01Z 68.6K followers, 64.5K engagements

"Linksys Wireless-B Internet Video Camera Taking a look at a Linksys Wireless-B "Internet Video Camera" from the early 2000s. Webcams weren't terribly uncommon in the early 2000s but this one could stream over a web browser and came with an optional paid subscription to a DDNS service to access your webcam from anywhere in the world. Pretty impressive for [----] Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack:"
YouTube Link 2024-11-19T23:00Z 69.9K followers, 21.6K engagements

"Fluke Enterprise LANMeter Taking a look at a Fluke [---] Enterprise LANMeter the cream of the crop in [----] when it came to network testing gear. We'll see what this thing can do; cable tests overwhelming a Cisco HUB and testing token ring gear. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite"
YouTube Link 2025-11-05T02:51Z 69.9K followers, 31.9K engagements

"Iomega Drives from the Late 1990s Taking a look at some Iomega data storage and backup drives from the late 1990s and early 2000s. We'll start with a Ditto Max tape drive move on to a Zip [---] drive over the parallel port and finally finish with some Jaz 1GB and 2GB drives. There will be some Windows [--] carnage along the way. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U"
YouTube Link 2025-11-10T02:50Z 69.9K followers, 38.2K engagements

"GigaStacking the Retro Rack Today we're finally GigaStacking the retro rack. We'll configure some Cisco [----] and [----] series switches in a cluster using the Cisco Cluster Management Suite to serve as the main backbone for the rack. The switches will be interconnected with Cisco GigaStack GBIC modules. I'll run through a Cisco IOS [---] tutorial wire up a new patch panel run a new gigabit fiber uplink to the main VXR router and we'll cluster all the switches. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Old GigaStack Video: https://youtu.be/thJjAl_wnwY USB to Serial Converter:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-25T13:01Z 69.9K followers, 47.8K engagements

"Token Ring over PCMCIA Cards Hooking up an IBM ThinkPad T23 laptop to a token ring network with a complete in box IBM Token Ring PCMCIA adapter. We'll put a modern hard drive replacement inside the ThinkPad to get Windows [--] installed go over different types of PCMCIA Cards (also known as PC Cards) and reset the ports on an IBM [----] MAU with the IBM setup aid tool. Finally we'll get the Windows [--] laptop on the same token ring network as a Windows [--] PC. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Token ring 1: https://youtu.be/4UWibKEjyY8 Token ring 2:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-08T02:23Z 69.9K followers, 64.3K engagements

"Multiple Homelab Dial-up Lines Using a variety of old Cisco gear to expand my homelab dial-up setup from one line to multiple (available concurrently) I'll figure out how to use Voice Interface Cards and set them up as an ATA then we'll test the whole thing with a couple computers and a Dreamcast. Previous Dial-up Video: https://youtu.be/AEiYyMwW8gY Installing IOS Versions: https://youtu.be/thJjAl_wnwYsi=GgYpvt-UdaJ467Du&t=485 Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #cisco #retrotech #homelab #dialup Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack:"
YouTube Link 2024-06-13T21:00Z 67.1K followers, 104.4K engagements

"Sun Ray Thin Clients Pt2: Actually Using Them Let's take a look at a Sun Ray [--] from [----] and a Sun Ray [---] from [----]. We'll dive into what it's like to actually use these. Sun Ray Pt1 Video: https://youtu.be/9BW-mbC7Xag Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet: https://amzn.to/3KZkrKN Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U [--] Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Note:"
YouTube Link 2023-08-26T04:19Z 68.2K followers, 58.4K engagements

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YouTube Link 2025-01-15T03:22Z 69.9K followers, [--] engagements

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