[Somnium (Aidan)]

i am down at my observatory for the week and started to notice the internet was a little flaky. it stopped working so i bypassed the switch and went right from the wall mount port to the computer which seemed to work, albeit with difficulty connecting. i swapped out the switch which didnt make a difference, changed the cables, no luck and figured it must be an issue between the wall mount on the observatory and the wall mount in the house. i took off the plates only to have water drip out of the CAT6 cable. not water around it, water had some how gotten within the cable, moved up to the end through capillary action and out. i left it overnight and there was a nice little puddle where the cable was resting. it is the strangest thing, there must be water in the conduit and it is soaking through the protective cover.

anyway it is an interesting problem to have and i am trying to restore internet connectivity to the switch before i go home tomorrow, otherwise i cant operate the obs ...

how do others get internet to their observatories, i am thinking a 4G router but i am not sure how reliable they are ...