Early Vid: Merlin and Cisco IP Phones
Added 2025-09-10 01:18:15 +0000 UTCGetting the Merlins and Cisco IP phones talking to each other! Plenty of retro rack infrastructure work as well.
Video should go live Thursday or Friday! (EDIT: probably Wednesday lol)
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You could mount the routers the other way around. Easy access to your most used side and PSU and console are on the same side as where they get plugged in, good for cable management. Its not the correct way as I believe the 28xx blow out the interface side and air flow should always go same direction. Most DC's have Cold aisle in the front blows over the hardware to the hot aisle at the back but it wont matter in your setup. FYI You can specify the direction of airflow in some hardware when purchasing new gear. I cant wait to see what you do next, maybe T1 link between the 2 phone systems. either by VWIC's or serial through your T1 modems. I think you have enough hardware for it. so many possibilities. Matt (Fronzel Neekburm is Roger Wilco alias in Space Quest 6).
Fronzel Neekburm
2025-09-18 16:56:36 +0000 UTCNow that you have the dedicated phones from the workshop to the server room, a future video: human cloning. I worked at several data centers, and we never put sides on racks. THey'd just be in the way the next time you needed to do something.
Jack Beckman
2025-09-10 15:00:18 +0000 UTC
