Networking videos on Youtube

JKnott

There's a guy from Lawrence Systems on Youtube who has a lot of networking videos. He seems to like pfsense, Unifi and Linux. I've watched a few of his videos and he seems to be fairly good, though he did recommend a TP-Link managed switch in one video.

Here's one example.

johnpoz

Not a fan of such videos - that one is 15 minutes, which provides about 15 seconds worth of just reading the info..

Just saying.. Give me written documentation - and maybe a few drawing/layouts/images to present the info..

Youtube is good for funny cat video's and jackass type stunts.. Here hold my Beer - if you know what I mean. Movie trailers work as well. If I want technical information I prefer the documentation.

I have yet to find a video of technical nature that was worth watching. Even the pfsense hangouts, I would just click through the slides as a better way to digest the information.

Guess I am in the minority when it comes to this - because there sure are a shit ton of such videos out there ;)

Then again I like reading RFCs as well - so yeah its prob just something wrong with me ;)

A Former User

There are videos and there are videos. I tend to, also, prefer to have good reference documents but some videos are useful as a starting point for topics that are totally unfamiliar. I have seen some CCNA study related youtube channels that have been helpful.

The challenge is to tease out the wheat from the chaff...

Like @johnpoz, what I like to read would be seen as odd by some. We get 6 journals at home. Nature, Science, Cell and the like. RFCs are definitely an acquired taste.

A Former User

@jknott Dude, I think you could teach Lawrence a thing or two...

Gertjan

I'll check this evening, but :
@jknott said in Networking videos on Youtube:

though he did recommend a TP-Link managed switch in one video

wasn't this the one where he said in a later video : "one makes mistakes ..." ? ;)

A strong point for him is that he references back to the videos, and makes corrections, if needed. He maintains the info.

All this is my option, of course.
(I'm a Youtube consumer, not so much to learn thing, but more for technical amusement)

@jknott said in Networking videos on Youtube:

He seems to like pfsense

That's an understatement I guess. He is / works for a company that installs pfSense for clients.
I asked myself ones: "Netgate is paying him saying that ?" ^^

RFC story : that was a true rofl.
Videos exists because there is a demand , a public, that can't/won't read manuals. Want to know as little as possible as fast as possible.

The 'jimp' slides are definitely a great resource.

Btw : I presume, that 'Lawrence' is a member of this forum ...

johnpoz

@gertjan said in Networking videos on Youtube:

I presume, that 'Lawrence' is a member of this forum ...

If he is he keeps quiet..

stephenw10

They have their own forum which I imagine keeps him busy.

I have two TPLink switches. One is a complete PoS! The other one I would have no problem recommending though; T1700G-28TQ. It ticks a lot of boxes at that price point and hasn't (yet) let me down. It's unfair to compare them though really. I'm sure they come from completely different teams within TP-Link.

Steve

JKnott

@johnpoz

I also don't need videos. I prefer to do my own research. However, there are plenty of people who do need such videos, provided they're decent. I have seen some that are not.

JKnott

@stephenw10

Does that switch have the VLAN issue that's been discussed many times? I have a 5 port TP-Link switch, but I don't use tagged VLANs with it. I do use port based VLANs to make my data tap. It works well in that application.

JKnott

@jwj

No doubt, but he's still a resource for those who need help. At least he seems competent.

JKnott

@jwj said in Networking videos on Youtube:

RFCs are definitely an acquired taste.

I've read a few of those myself. The plots could stand some improvement though.

I've amassed a bit of a collection of books from O'Reilly. I even have a copy of "Running Linux", that was signed by one of the authors. Newer purchases are ebooks on my tablet.

stephenw10

@jknott The T1700G-28TQ does not. It's from their range aimed at real networks.

The other one I have does though. Along with some other interesting features....
That is definitely a soho device though and an older one at that. Might as well be from a completely separate company really.

Steve

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