Build Your Own Standby Switch - pics

EmAn · Jul 27, 2007

Here is my little how to on how to build your own standby switch

These can be used to instantly stop all internet traffic to your computer or to your network depending on where you put it...
It is very simple

Materials and tools needed

1. Ethernet Cable
2. Light Switch
3. Screwdriver
4. Tape
5. Scissors
6. Knife
7. 10 minutes of time

so here we go

First take the sheating off of the desired location of the switch. Be sure to take off about 2 inches of sheating. This is Easily done with a knife. Be sure not to cut any wires as it may ruin the cable

Now take your scissors and cut the orange wire
Then take the wire you just cut and take some of the orange sheath off of it

Now prepare your switch by backing the screws out

Now loosely wrap the copper wire around the screw in a clockwise rotation
Then screw the screw down being careful not to break the fragile copper wire

Now do it to the other side

Now it should look like this

Now Put tape around the connections and around the switch and enjoy

This is also known as a lag switch to all of you socom 2 and socom 3 players

EmAn · Jul 27, 2007

fixed a picture

Xenocide · Jul 27, 2007

can you say packet loss...

violineb · Jul 27, 2007

I'm confused...why would I want to stop internet? It's like stopping the blood flowing to my brain. :/

Xenocide · Jul 27, 2007

so you can glitch games and cheat. aka not cool.

Maviryk · Jul 27, 2007

I think it works for Xbox live too... or at least it used to when I played Mech Assault.

EmAn · Jul 27, 2007

there are other reasons to use it other than cheating

if you have a network with vital information and you think it is being attacked then isnt it quicker to flip a switch rather than dig behind everything and unplug the modem/router and cause a total loss of the network

or say you ground your kids from the computer and you have to go to work
They are gonna get on the computer
You can have the switch hidden and flip it when you leave so they will be like

ZOMG THE INTERNET DOESNT WORK!!!!!!

worked on my lil-siss'es when i was asked to disable their internet without them noticing anything disconnected (not that they even know what a disconnected cable looks like)

there are more uses to this than cheating which i believe is not cool anyways

i have run this for many years and i just got around to posting the pics and i have not had any problems with data loss or ping times

Automata · Jul 27, 2007

EmAn said:
there are other reasons to use it other than cheating

if you have a network with vital information and you think it is being attacked then isnt it quicker to flip a switch rather than dig behind everything and unplug the modem/router and cause a total loss of the network

Perfect for the paranoid person!!

EmAn · Jul 27, 2007

thideras said:
Perfect for the paranoid person!!

like me!

plus it is the ultimate firewall!!!

Skeith · Jul 27, 2007

thideras said:
Perfect for the paranoid person!!

My router and modem are on a power bar with a switch that is mounted to the side of my desk.

(ya know the cheap ones that come mounted to a large desk).
I have em set up like that for easy resetting if my net boggs out.
much easier, and it kills my whole network so if somones was hacking internaly the'd be cut off too

BTW: why use such a large switch, actually what would be cool are those panick kill switches used in industrial plants, the big red one that you just push down. Have to rotate em to release and reset.

But yeah expect packet loss and flakey response from that setup, thos switches arent made for high frequancy data, theyre made for low frequancy line current, and the contacts probably dont make too great of contact for low current high frequancy applications.

synthetic_fenix · Jul 27, 2007

I did this once with a turbo switch from an old 486 computer, was a small on/off switch and seemed to work fine. I would never do this with gigabit, if im that paranoid i will put a in-line switch on the power lead going to my switch or even my router.

EmAn · Jul 27, 2007

As i said before I have had no problems on this for over a year. I have been gaming on it with my ps2 AND my PC with no problems what so ever... My pings have not increased. I also have been testing to see how well the signal from the data is

nd4spdbh2 · Jul 27, 2007

LOL i could see it now... a market for a lil foot pad device that you can push a button with your foot to lag your ur net for some serious gaming LOLOL.... hmmmm i may have to try

... naw just playing.

EmAn · Jul 27, 2007

nd4spdbh2 said:
LOL i could see it now... a market for a lil foot pad device that you can push a button with your foot to lag your ur net for some serious gaming LOLOL.... hmmmm i may have to try ... naw just playing.

actually you can already buy those profesionally made online

djrussell · Jul 27, 2007

they make them for monitors. http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/76ed/

JamesXP · Jul 27, 2007

I might do this,

I've got 111ms ping already,,

why not

EmAn · Jul 27, 2007

go for it

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