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[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 66 points 1 year ago

Step 1: Unplug a network cable from my switch in the basement.
Step 2: Run up to the loft and open the chimney access hatch.
Step 3: Figure out which cable i unplugged, and pull it up 3-4 meters.
Step 4: Straighten out the paperclip and stick it inside the insulation of the cable.
Step 5: Drop the cable back down into the chimney and reconnect it.

Yes, I use my otherwise unused chimneys for cable runs.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 32 points 1 year ago

[off topic]

Reminds of a great old movie; "A Man, A Woman, and A Bank." No spoiler, because they explain the plot in the first five minutes of the movie.

Two engineers see that a giant bank has decided to build their brand new headquarters downtown. They plan to sneak in and steal the plans for the security system before it's installed. It's much easier to break into a construction site than a completed bank.

[-] xamirozar@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

Gonna check this movie out, thanks :)

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

I'm amazed no one else has ever used that idea in a movie. Emjoy

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Figure out which cable you unplugged in 5 minutes?

[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The ones I didn't unplug can't be pulled back. It takes half a second to give each cable a gentle tug.

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

You think you can feel that that easily from the other side of the house? All of those cables will have a lot of resistance

[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Yes. It's a straight vertical drop, with the switch pretty much at the bottom of the chimney. The only resistance is the weight of 10 meters of suspended cable segments.

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