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- How neat should I expect cables to be in the crawlspace from a professional installation?
- Best value WiFi router for 2 gamer guys in an apartment?
- Network Switch seems to cause regular packet loss
- What does a 450 Mbps throughput convert to?
- Need advice on an older uninterrupted power supply unit.
- Outdoor AP Suggestions Please
- Linksys EA9200 and Cox Open DNS Resolver Email
- Removing External Antennas from PC result in faster speeds?
- Looking for a dualband mini pci-e card, is this one OK? (RTL8821AE)
- Getting through to Xfinity's support about my internet bandwidth
- [UK] Connect my master socket to the modem via a patch panel? Wiring?
- New to home networking. Need ubiquiti set up
- New home, need advice on modem and router
- How to enable bridge mode? (TC7210)
- Land lady recently got Sonic internet, having some distance connection issues.
- Where to find diagrams that describe each component/slot/ports of routers/switches/hubs?
- Help with fiber connector
- Surfboard SB6141 or Netgear AC1750
- is there any benefit of cat 7 over cat 6 ethernet cables if you only have gigabit internet?
- Router not seen
- Access Point setup help (a little long read)
- Router wont pull ip from Modem
- Extending wireless network
- Getting Internet to cabin 5 acres away
| How neat should I expect cables to be in the crawlspace from a professional installation? Posted: 29 Apr 2018 12:20 PM PDT Hey folks - I just bought a house, and wanted to upgrade it with access points throughout. I hired some network installers to come and wire things up with Cat 6a, and they just finished. But - I'm not sure how good a job they did. Among other issues, the cabling seems to be a bit of a mess under the house (in the crawlspace) - see photos here: https://imgur.com/a/Fg9Fq5y It's a quirky 80 year old house without a real basement (which I'm sure made the install challenging), though there are interior stairs that lead down to a small furnace / crawlspace area. That's where most of the cables traversed the house. I was expecting the cables to be more neatly affixed to the bottom of the house, without so much slack. My question: How non-standard is this, if at all? Is it worth making a stink about? Thank you for any advice! [link] [comments]  |
| Best value WiFi router for 2 gamer guys in an apartment? Posted: 29 Apr 2018 08:18 AM PDT |
| Network Switch seems to cause regular packet loss Posted: 29 Apr 2018 03:26 PM PDT I just built a computer for my brother today. Since then we are using a tp-link switch to connect to our internet. I used to have no problem using an Ethernet cable straight from the router to my computer, but since the addition of the switch both of us are getting packet loss multiple times each game on Rocket League and Fortnite. Is there any way to solve this issue? Or is it a faulty switch? [link] [comments]  |
| What does a 450 Mbps throughput convert to? Posted: 29 Apr 2018 07:56 PM PDT Giving this another try. I plan on setting up a Ubiquiti NanoBeam AC at my home, and pointing it to another one 2 KM away (over the trees) at my parents house who have 1 Gbps. What I'm wondering though is.. The antennas apparently have a throughput of 450 Mbps. But what would that convert to in terms of download/upload speeds? [link] [comments]  |
| Need advice on an older uninterrupted power supply unit. Posted: 29 Apr 2018 07:03 PM PDT I am removing an old surveillance system and I came across a Minuteman UPS SmartSine S1400. I was interested if anyone had ever used this particular model. I checked their website and saw that it was no longer in production. What would the value be for this if I wanted to sell it to upgrade to a newer model? Would it be wise to keep it for the new system? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2018 05:53 PM PDT I had a Picostation M2 mounted on the top of my antenna tower but it was destroyed by hail. Looking to replace it with an omnidirectional AP that has dual 2.4 and 5 as well as AC. Any recommendations? [link] [comments]  |
| Linksys EA9200 and Cox Open DNS Resolver Email Posted: 29 Apr 2018 04:14 PM PDT Greetings! I'm hoping to get some help with a real predicament I've been having with what I presume is my Linksys Router on my home network. We've had a Linksys EA9200 tri-band router with Smart Wi-Fi for a couple of years now. A few weeks ago we had a power outage and when power was restored, the modem was dead. We had Cox replace the modem and everything was fine after that except about a week later we received an email from Cox Communications saying "You Have an Open DNS Resolver Behind Your Cable Modem" and that something on my network was actively participating in a DDoS attack. Now I can say that I run a LAN-only home server but no DNS software of any kind is installed. It is a Linux box serving files, etc. We have a few other devices including a Mac and a Windows PC. None of these devices run any kind of DNS software on them and none of them are vulnerable (to the best of my knowledge) via an open resolver capable of serving recursive requests. I checked this using the dig command from my Linux laptop. I replaced the IP address with that of every device on my network in order to make sure they weren't performing these kinds of operations without my knowledge and none of them responded to this command except for our router: dig +short google.com TXT @192.168.1.1 "v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all" "docusign=05958488-4752-4ef2-95eb-aa7ba8a3bd0e" I presumed this was a valid method of checking for this behavior after reading up on it online. I get the same reply if I use my public-facing IP address. I called Linksys to get help on the matter but they were certain nothing was wrong and that something else was at fault. I called Cox the other day and they said that the problem went away, without me doing anything other than rebooting the router (a hail-mary attempt). Note that the command still produces results from the router even now, with all other devices on the network powered off. I'm truly at a loss as to what I should do to keep Cox from disconnecting our service so I'm reaching out to you all for help or enlightenment. Thank you all for your time! Edit: formatting. [link] [comments]  |
| Removing External Antennas from PC result in faster speeds? Posted: 29 Apr 2018 03:57 PM PDT Could anyone explain why a weaker wifi signal from my PC (without antennas attached) perform better than a stronger wifi signal (with antennas attached)? [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for a dualband mini pci-e card, is this one OK? (RTL8821AE) Posted: 29 Apr 2018 08:22 AM PDT Hi I was looking for an dualband mini pci-e card because my laptop only has 2.4GHz module, i found this one, is it good? if not give me sugestions :) https://www.ebay.com/itm/172792279098 EDIT: i want to use it on linux [link] [comments]  |
| Getting through to Xfinity's support about my internet bandwidth Posted: 29 Apr 2018 06:10 AM PDT I have Xfinity's blast! Internet plan here in Central California. For a while I have been noticing that Netflix takes a while to load sometimes and I just wrote it off as me needing to adjust my WLAN. However, I also noticed download speeds of about 11 Mbps when pulling files and programs off the internet. speedtest.net and speedtest.xfinity.com show speeds of about 190 Mpbs, however when I use iperf either on a VPS that I have through Digital Ocean or through iperf.scottlinux.com, I am seeing about 11 Mbps. When I contacted xfinity, the support rep took the speedtest results as gospel and would not listen to any other information I had. I am under the impression that xfinity prioritizes traffic to and from speedtest in order to show the best result possible, but he would not hear that. What can I do to get through to them and get this resolved? UPDATE 1: I have been waiting for ATT fiber to be available for some time now and it finally is, so I will be ordering it tomorrow! UPDATE 2: As ooferman pointed out, by default the iperf client sends data and the server receives it, not the other way around like I thought. Once I do the tests correctly I will make another update. Now leave me be while I hang my head in shame. UPDATE 3: Well, I just used iperf correctly for the first time and while my bandwidth is nowhere near what I pay for and certainly not close to speedtest.xfinity.com, it is much better than 11 Mbps. download bandwith speedtest.xfinity.com: 183.62 Mb/s speedof.me: 132.28 Mb/s iperf-R -c iperf.scottlinux.com: 54.7 Mb/s (Very well could be a limitation of iperf.scottlinux.com) FINAL UPDATE: Welp, Thank you everyone for the intriguing and delightful conversation! I hope that you guys enjoy your day (or night) and that you get as good of a laugh out of this as I am right now. [link] [comments]  |
| [UK] Connect my master socket to the modem via a patch panel? Wiring? Posted: 29 Apr 2018 01:34 PM PDT In the UK, and I have Fibre to the Cabinet. I want to keep my modem and router in the loft in a 6u cabinet so I need to run a cable from the BTMk3 master socket up to it. The socket has a pair of connectors for this. I use the brown and brown/white of the cable onto these connectors and run the cable upstairs. Once in the cabinet I can connect it directly to the modem or to the patch panel. If I do the latter what wires go where? What's the advantage, should I just connect to the modem directly? If I do the latter what's the wiring to come from the patch panel to the modem? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| New to home networking. Need ubiquiti set up Posted: 29 Apr 2018 12:29 PM PDT Hi all, new to all of this. Need a set up for home. Right now I have two Apple Airports going from my cable modem to the wan on the Airport and the second one is extending the network wirelessly. I want to upgrade to ubiquiti. What do I need exactly for setting it up? I don't have a hardwired computer anymore so it needs to be configured wirelessly. Should I get the Pro or Lite and do I need any of the other accessories? Thanks and please. [link] [comments]  |
| New home, need advice on modem and router Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:35 AM PDT We just purchased a home and it's about 3400 sq feet. The bottom floor has cinder block walls and upstairs is wood framing. We also have a small backyard that will need coverage. We currently have Comcast 150 mbps internet but I'm holding out hope that AT&T continues their fiber expansion because I had that a couple miles away at our last apt. We have Cat 5 wiring throughout the house. We have a downstairs and upstairs office, 2 laptops, xbox one x, and stream all of our content through Amazon Prime and Netflix (used about 400-600 GB monthly at our old apt over AT&T fiber). The current Comcast provided modem/router barely gets signal to our upstairs master bedroom and the signal out back is pretty poor as well. I'm okay spending a decent amount of money on a good set up. What would be the best modem and router to get? Do relay/mesh router set ups work well and would that be difficult to set up? I have two priorities: decreased lag at the main hub in the living room where we stream most of our Netflix on the TV and that's also where the One X is. My second priority is increased wi-fi coverage for good speeds throughout the house. [link] [comments]  |
| How to enable bridge mode? (TC7210) Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:26 AM PDT Hey does anyone know how to put the TC7210 modem in bridge mode? (my ISP = Ziggo) [link] [comments]  |
| Land lady recently got Sonic internet, having some distance connection issues. Posted: 29 Apr 2018 10:26 AM PDT Hey ya'll. I live in a house with my landlady and she recently got Sonic installed. The router is placed in the middle of the house with the wiring installed underneath the floorboard. When we had Comcast before it was in the hallway of the house right next to where the rooms were and my connection was solid. Now that the location has changed, I can't seemed to get a decent, consistent connection, mainly because my room is at the end of the hallway with my table in the far corner facing the wall. I'm going to try to move my table/laptop around the room for a better connection, but is there any other way to maximize speeds? We're using the router that came with the service. Is this the only router I can use? If not, could I use the Belkin one we had before for better connection? It lists two connections, 2.4 and 5 GHz on the router and I'm using the 2.4 which is supposed to prioritize length over strength and it was still having problems. [link] [comments]  |
| Where to find diagrams that describe each component/slot/ports of routers/switches/hubs? Posted: 29 Apr 2018 10:23 AM PDT Having trouble finding something that would fit what I'm looking for. Either google is failing me, or I'm failing it. Anyone by chance have some sources that would have this? TY! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2018 09:27 AM PDT I'd like to relocate a fiber cable, but halfway through I have this connector that won't fit through the hole in the wall: https://i.imgur.com/yRPHcgw.jpg Can it be disconnected? I manage to unscrew the yellow side, but the cable within is still secured. Trying to avoid a couple of weeks' wait for an engineer if possible… [link] [comments]  |
| Surfboard SB6141 or Netgear AC1750 Posted: 29 Apr 2018 09:27 AM PDT My original network was the Surfboard SB6141 with Airport Extreme, but due to moving and not getting my belongings for over a month I went and bought the Netgear AC1750. I'm curious if I should keep or return the AC1750, figured I'd ask you all for advice. [link] [comments]  |
| is there any benefit of cat 7 over cat 6 ethernet cables if you only have gigabit internet? Posted: 29 Apr 2018 09:03 AM PDT |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2018 08:21 AM PDT Modem has internet, Netgear router is not seen. Devices plugged directly into the router have internet. Netgear model R6400. [link] [comments]  |
| Access Point setup help (a little long read) Posted: 29 Apr 2018 01:36 AM PDT Sorry if this is a little long, So my router and modem are upstairs in my room they're setup there so my main pc runs on a cable instead of WiFi to get the download speed I pay for, but by doing this makes the WiFi around the house not all that great since my room is upstairs and above my garage and not the main living room. I've looked up that setting an access point is the best way to extend the WiFi. I have a Negear 6100 router that I want to use and I think I can set it up to be an access point. My trouble is how would I configure it to match the same WiFi where people wouldn't need to connect to the access point to get the extended WiFi (if I'm even right about this). Would I just name it the same name as my WiFi with the same password or is there more to that? Current main router is an Asus RT-AC3100 Sorry for the long read. [link] [comments]  |
| Router wont pull ip from Modem Posted: 29 Apr 2018 07:01 AM PDT I have a Motorola SB1641 and my own router. Everything has worked fine for months . All of a sudden the router won't pull the ip from the modem. I have tried 2 different routers with the same result. When I plugged a computer directly into the modem, it works fine. I have Comcast as a provider. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2018 12:42 AM PDT Hey guys, So I have two wireless routers:Netgear WNR614[1] and Netgear WGR614[2]. 1 is connected to an ISP provided modem on the roof about which I have no information. I have been using wireless repeating to extend the network, with 1 as the base station and 2 as the repeater but this is slow, so I am trying to connect them with a LAN cable. I am trying this:https://www.wikihow.com/Connect-One-Router-to-Another-to-Expand-a-Network but cannot get it to work. I have a cable running through the walls between two rooms which works fine. Despite following the instructions, the Internet doesn't work on 2. The LAN activity LED's are coming on on both routers. Also, I cannot access router 2's settings when connected to it with a cable, but I can access it when connected to its wifi [link] [comments]  |
| Getting Internet to cabin 5 acres away Posted: 28 Apr 2018 08:55 PM PDT Hello I hope this is the right place for this. I am looking at parking a tiny house on a gentlemans property. He is going to lay down a new road and is already laying in electricity. In his house he uses "data plugs" which he says transmits internet through household electricity "roughly". How can I get fast internet in my cabin across the property? It is about 1km away [link] [comments]  |
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