Homelab Broadband

Video Description

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/_Gxb9nUenGI?si=wmstCYPsJygm9qz5 Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #homelab #networking #retrotech #linksys Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U 24 Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Video gear Camera: https://amzn.to/4al3xjA Main mics: https://amzn.to/4dCUuO2 Desk mic: https://amzn.to/3ye8BsV 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 ordered. 00:00 Intro 00:37 Homelab Broadband ISP Plan 01:36 Cisco uBR7114 Overview 03:11 Port Adapters 04:47 Inside the uBR7114 06:15 DOCSIS Introduction 07:07 Cable Modems 09:06 How DOCSIS Works 11:34 Physical Coax Setup 14:42 Router IOS Setup 18:18 Connecting the RCA Modem 19:47 Troubleshooting Other Modems 24:54 Speed Tests 28:10 Outro