Last Tuesday was a nightmare of failed handshakes

I spent 7 hours trying to connect a Blackmagic HyperDeck to a new client's network at their office in Austin, and nothing wanted to talk to each other until I swapped out a cheap $15 switch. Has anyone else had a gig where the gear just fought you the whole day?

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barbaradavis10d ago

A buddy of mine had the same issue with a cheap switch, @ben_fisher.

xena_hernandez9810d ago

I read this thing online about how some cheap switches actually let power through even when they're off, which is scary. Saw a YouTube teardown where a guy tested a no-name brand and it was still sending voltage to the device even in the off position. That's not a switch doing its job, thats a fire hazard waiting to happen. My buddy had a similar thing with a router that kept frying after a storm, turned out the surge protector was the weak link. Sometimes the cheap gear really is the problem, but other times the safety stuff is just junk.

ben_fisher11d ago

Sounds like the switch was doing its job and the gear was the real problem.