Home Networking If you are using an Asus TM-1900 converted to RT-AC68U, do NOT update to rmerlin RT-AC68U_384.9_0.zip. |
- If you are using an Asus TM-1900 converted to RT-AC68U, do NOT update to rmerlin RT-AC68U_384.9_0.zip.
- Spectrum says I can only use certain brand/model modems if I buy my own. Is this actually true, and if so, why?
- WiFi inconsistent on wired connection
- Power over DSL cont...
- In need of new Inexpensive router solution for gigabit fiber connection
- Newer Natural gas Furnace kicks out not just wifi but wired Internet as well.
- The contractor that made my relatives home says they only put one ethernet now since most people use WiFi
- How can I trace a network cable going somewhere in my house?
- If my ISP doesn't charge a modem rental fee, is there any reason to purchase my own modem?
- Edgerouter 4 & My foolproof plan to solve all my networking problems and never hear my wife complain again!
- Help with home networking issue
- What’s the difference between upnp, mDNS and ssdp?
- Computers cannot ping each other in same network
- Cat7 is cheaper than Cat6a, is still a good option?
- Need to know the difference between Upload speeds of two different connections as in Circuit Diagram
- Adding an access point: same SSID or different?
- Hardware recommendations for a homelab
- What cool things that can be done at the network level?
- Options for blocking ads at the Network level
- Cat 6 vs Cat 6a vs Cat 7
- QoS alternatives?
- I'm Moving to the Country and Need Advice Before I Buy
- SSH when server connected to (3rd party) VPN
- Trying to activate network line in home.
- Switched from 200 mbps Powerline to a brand new 1200mbps powerline and the new ones introduce lag spikes in games.
| Posted: 06 Feb 2019 06:48 PM PST Even if you did the MTD5 fix earlier, DON'T UPDATE. You will softbrick your router and it will be annoying as hell to get it working again. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Feb 2019 04:29 AM PST I understand that some modems may not support higher bandwidths, but if I'm just going to buy, say, 200Mbps service from Spectrum, why can't I just buy any modem that can handle 200Mbps? (Is there something special coming in over Spectrum's coax that is somehow different than what would be coming over another provider's coax?) [link] [comments]  |
| WiFi inconsistent on wired connection Posted: 06 Feb 2019 04:07 PM PST Hi all, Wanted to see if anyone could perhaps provide some insight into a situation I've encountered since moving. This post may be pretty lengthy, so I apologize in advance, but this has been an ongoing issue and I am trying to be as thorough as possible in presenting the issues. If this is not the correct place to post, I apologize and will have it removed. My google-fu suggested this was my best go-to in terms of looking for suggestions and advice. My wife and I moved in with some friends in November of last year and have had issues throughout with our internet, specifically on my primary device, but with others as well. We have had and continue to have WiFi services provided to us by Spectrum (Time Warner/Charter/Bright House/etc.), for the record. The house that we live in is a three story historic home built in 1904; brick foundation, plaster walls - unsure about the remainder of the composition. We live on the third floor with one of our friends, while the other friend lives on the second floor. We have no access to the first floor and it is owned by another party who DOES NOT HAVE/utilize their own WiFi services. They are not using our WiFi services. Our WiFi is located on the second floor. Our trouble began when we moved in originally: we were noticing extremely poor connectivity and abysmal speeds. When it is not tax season, I typically work from home and have several calls routed through my desktop which is accessed using a work provided server. I initially setup a wired connection using a CAT5 cable and saw an improvement on speeds - but the plan we were currently paying for only provided a 50mbps download connection. With four people living in the home and using the WiFi, bandwidth became an issue quickly. Due to the onset of tax season I spent more time in the office than before, so I did not pursue the issue much previously. I do play video games through my desktop during downtime but due to the increase in workload it has not been a priority lately. We do not own cable and usually stream within the home and it seemed that with a wired connection to our SmartTV for a time that was sufficient. Fast forward to the past two weeks: I had a somewhat unexpected surgery and as a result an extended amount of time off of work with the option to work a few additional days at home. Once I was on my feet and had the ample recovery time at my fingertips I attempted to play some online video games and the like off of my desktop but had terrible results. Trying to access anything through my works server usually resulted in a failed connection - I couldn't even check my email at the time. We had discussed updating our internet to a 1GB plan thru Spectrum previously and I decided that now would be a good time to go through with the upgrade. We went with the 1GB upgrade (960MBPS as listed by Spectrum), had a technician come out, install the hardware and run a connectivity test. I initially wanted the router and modem to be installed in my bedroom, directly opposite where my desktop/workstation is located, but the only location within the house that was eligible for hookup happened to be downstairs in the 2nd floor living room. Upon completion, the technician informed me that overall connectivity was bad all across the board so he went out to check on some potential problem sources that existed outside the home. After doing so, he believed that some of the equipment that the lines were connected to outside were old and in need of repair as well as having the meter levels reset. He put in a maintenance order for the same day, a team came out, and upon checking our connectivity later in the evening we saw no improvements. We were informed by a Spectrum team member that the work order had been completed. The following day, a new technician arrived and replaced both our modem and router (supplied by Spectrum), checked some wiring within the house and determined it was OK. He proceeded to check the external sources and determined the problem was the same as before: some sort of external issue was causing poor connectivity. The technician informed us that whoever had come out the day prior for the work order had done absolutely nothing. Once again, a new work order was placed, a team was dispatched and to my surprise upon checking our connectivity - nothing had changed, both on a wired and wireless connection. On the third day, another technician arrived and virtually replaced all of the wiring on the outside of the house that he was able to - cables in the basement were fixed, a new line was run outside the house, the meter levels were checked. Overall the technician spent somewhere around five hours at our house ensuring everything was working properly. Upon checking our speed levels both on a wired connection and wireless we found that our speeds were much better but not up to par on what we were paying for. His personal meter was maxing out around 680MBPS on download speeds (however it was wildly inconsistent, some readings as low as the mid 400's) and our own devices were in the high 100 to low 200MBPS download speeds on a wireless connection. My personal desktop, which was on a wired connection, would not pull a download speed higher than 180MBPS. Even weirder, the upload speeds were appearing exactly as advertised: high 30's to low 40MBPS on every test. The best explanation that the technician could provide us was that there were issues in how the speeds were distributed among residents (we live in a city), citing inadequate infrastructure in the surrounding area. His recommendation was to downgrade to the 400MBPS speed (until Spectrum could ensure that new fiber optic line had been laid in our area and that all of the external equipment was updated properly), which he was able to consistently pull on his meter and see if that had any effect on the situation. My first step after that technician left was to use my own equipment from my previous home and attempt to make the 1GB connection work. For speeds higher than 400MBPS, Spectrum does not allow you to use either your own modem or router for the time being, therefore the overall connection simply would not go through. I know that both my router and modem (ASUS/Motorola, respectively) can handle up to a 300MBPS connection as it is, so it made more sense to move forward with the downgrade anyway, I just wanted to see if there was an increase in consistency using my own equipment vs. theirs. After doing so, I attempted to run connectivity tests using my own equipment. No improvement over what he was observing the day prior. I then switched back to the equipment provided by Spectrum (I was on the phone with support throughout, having devices activated and deactivated - I'm sure they loved me) and again, same results. I tried switching Ethernet ports on each device, power cycling, the typical run down of 'fixes' tech support would offer you to no avail. I asked Spectrum to confirm that the two previous work orders had been completed, and they had, although the representative stated that according to each work order, the meter levels had not been changed at all on either visit. Without a clear picture in sight, Spectrum ordered another technician to come out the following day: this technician was one of their quality control technicians, the second highest technician in all the Spectrum land before a supervisor/engineers would start coming out. This technician showed up the following day, checked the outside wiring and meter settings (which he confirmed hadn't changed, nor did they need to be changed, hence why no work had been done the previous two visits), checked the inside wiring and then proceeded to run connectivity tests using his equipment. Each time he tested we were hitting the max speeds that came with the plan (the plan is advertised as 400MBPS but can reach speeds in the mid 500's) on the Spectrum provided router and modem. It was bizarre, almost as if all of the previous days issues had completely vanished. We tested a few devices downstairs wirelessly (no Ethernet ports available on the downstairs devices). We were hitting speeds in the mid to high 300's on each device, so in that regard things were working as intended. I understand that WiFi has difficulty traveling through certain material/housing compositions (and can be finicky in general as a wireless connection) so these speeds were to be expected with our plan when factoring in the age and composition of the home we lived in. When we went upstairs to test my desktop using a wide variety of speed tests (google fiber optic, speedtest by ookla, spectrum, AT&T, etc.) on a WIRED connection - same issue. Still hitting the high 100's in terms of MBPS/download speed. Removing the wired connection and running the tests wirelessly the problem got even worse - we were between 4 and 5MBPS download speed consistently. The idea that the CAT6 cable I was using for the wired connection came to mind so I had the technician inspect it by connecting to his own personal device and once again he was receiving consistent speeds in the mid 500's. He also tested the connection wirelessly using his personal cell phone and was seeing speeds in the mid 300's, similar to what we observed downstairs. So we agreed - it has to be hardware on the computer that is an issue at this point. That same day I took my computer to a local tech center that I've had a lot of luck with in the past. They took my computer in after I explained my issue more thoroughly than what is probably necessary and the technicians spent roughly 6 hours (their words) combing over any potential issues: motherboard, LAN card, etc. No issues to report. They ran their own connectivity tests and said the readings were coming in over 100MBPS which was higher than normal considering the number of devices connected to their in-center WiFi. There was no way for them to test connection speeds higher than a 100MBPS download unfortunately. I picked it back up the following day, spent some more time discussing potential issues with two additional technicians at the center, each with nothing to report. Just for fun, I bought another brand new CAT6 cable to test at home. So here I am today, at home, testing the network on the original CAT6 cable: 180MBPS, 135MBPS, 99.4MBPS, 151MBPS - all download speed results taken from different providers. Google indicated the fastest connection speed, whereas Spectrum indicated the lowest. I then went and replaced the previous CAT6 cable with the newest one I purchased and the speed tests are indicating almost identical speeds as those listed above. I ran a few speed tests on my phone while connected to the WiFi service and I am still getting higher readouts (mid to low 200's) than I am on my desktop with a wired connection. Again, old house, makes sense. I have attempted, once again to power cycle, change adapter ports for the cable itself, look for snags/kinks, etc. No improvements. The download speeds have remained consistently low (based on the plan) throughout. Additionally, I ran a few more wireless tests and have seen an improvement... not much of an improvement, but still one nonetheless with download speeds reading about 12MBPS consistently. I should note that the desktop in question that has been encountering the most problems was used with a wired 200MBPS connection five months ago (using a personally purchased modem and router) with no issue. Speeds consistently were seen to be at 200MBPS. Seven months ago, the same desktop was used once again with a wired 300MBPS connection (this time using both personally purchased equipment and Spectrum provided equipment for a short period) with yet again no issues. When we were on the 300MBPS plan, for some reason or another my desktop would connect fine and show consistent speeds with Spectrum's equipment, but our SmartTV would not - upon installing my own equipment (ASUS router/Motorola Modem) the issue disappeared completely. During the time I was using my own equipment, speed tests indicated higher download speeds than what we were paying for: we had, on average, roughly 340MBPS download speeds while only paying for 300. The computer was built just a little over nine months ago and was setup to be compatible with a 1GB connection. We had not planned on moving at the time and had been notified that higher plans would be available in our area the following year, hence the 'future proofing', if you will. The only maintenance that has occurred during this time frame (outside of general cleaning) was a new GPU and a new motherboard. Both of these pieces of hardware were installed during the time where we weren't experiencing any connectivity issues - everything was as it was supposed to be. As far as location goes (if that matters), I am based out of Covington, Kentucky. Previously I was living in two different suburbs to the north of Cincinnati, Ohio. The tests that I have been running each pull from a different server based in the United States:
On speedtest by ookla, specifically, I have changed the server from Lexington, KY to Columbus, OH to match Spectrum's server and I am seeing a similar download speed in the 99MBPS range. To satisfy my own curiousity, I changed the server to Atlanta, GA (across a few different providers: speedtest.net, comcast, etc.) as well to match Google Fibers server location and am seeing average speeds in the mid to high 60's. So there is definitely some inconsistency there. The CAT cables being used for the wired connection are both CAT6 cables, one being 50ft and the other being 75ft. The 50ft was sold as a CAT6 cable, whereas the 75ft was sold as a CAT6A. The 50ft cable is listed as a CAT6 RJ45 to CAT6 RJ45 9P8C (male to male) cable. Both are brand new, both purchased from separate retailers within the last week. I understand that overall wired connectivity can diminish at certain lengths, but if I understand correctly notable issues, specifically with DL/UL speeds, do not arise unless the cable is over 300 meters in length. SO, I am now completely out of ideas and am not sure how to move forward - is it an internet issue or is it a device issue? I'm just not sure how or where to proceed with the issue at this point in time. I do not have my personal laptop that does have an Ethernet port with me at this time, nor will I have it in the very near future, so I cannot plug it in to check and see how the connection performs wired in on other devices. From what I know, I am skeptical that it is a cable issue due to the fact that I have tried multiple cables at this point. The only thing that immediately stands out is that the cable that I was using for my previous connections some months back (at different locations when there were no issues) MAY have been a 25ft CAT5 cable, as opposed to a CAT6, but I do not know this for certain - it has simply been too long ago for that information to standout in my mind. That being said, the equipment currently being used is: -Hitron eMTA Modem -Sagemcom Router -inland 50ft CAT6 RJ45 cable -Ethernet or CAT6 cable is connected to Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller #2 -Wireless is run via Qualcomm Atheros AR5BWB222 Wireless Network Adapter All equipment has been updated to their latest available drivers, no settings have been changed on the Desktop nor are there any that should prohibit 4-500MBPS download speeds on a wired connection. All tests today have been run with only the Desktop itself being an active, internet connected device, with the exception of one instance when I did power on my phone to see what speeds it was obtaining. Everything else has been shut off or removed at this time. Anything that I've forgotten or may be crucial to solving the issue, please let me know, I will do my best to provide what information I can. I am not extremely tech savvy, but I am open to learning and trying new things. The other devices in the home range that were used for testing (with the exception of cell phones) range from 4-6 years in age. If anyone has any guidance they can provide me with on how to move forward, I would greatly appreciate it. This issue has stumped me for the better part of a week. If you've made it this far, I appreciate you taking the time to read through this post. I know it is incredibly long, I just wanted to make sure I was thorough in explaining the situation and what has been tried throughout in the hopes of a fix. TL;DR - had new internet service installed, house completely rewired, desktop still not getting speeds being paid for by ISP on wired connection EDIT: Because I have used the desktop as a wired connection since it was built, I never took the time to bother with installing any antennas to the back end of my LAN card. I just went ahead and did just this; I took two antennas from my ASUS router that currently isn't in use and installed them on the back end. Now my wireless connection has increased considerably, I am seeing wireless download speeds anywhere from 40MBPS to 100MBPS. Of course, this still isn't a solution nor does it contribute to the desired outcome (I am trying to achieve stability and consistency) but it is indeed a noticeable improvement. EDIT2: Doing some additional digging, it seems I am finding that the Wireless Network Adapter is limited to 300MBPS connections. I do not know if this was an oversight on my part when building, or if it was something just accepted going off the understanding that I would be primarily using a wired connection. Wireless is too unstable to make any real deductions from this, but I thought it was worth mentioning anyway. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Feb 2019 07:50 PM PST Greeting, In response too: https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking/comments/7u38ky/power_over_dsl/ You were severely misguided unfortunately and hit with a case i've seen far too many times where people don't research enough only to give you a dead end. Folks should stop doing that. That said, maybe this will help some... Unfortunately the post was shutdown and no more comments were allowed... I can assure you power over DSL is a very proprietary technology, likely some patents you will come up against in your tinkering. It's a brilliant technology that has been in use by companies such as TUT system that was scooped up by Motorola, which then sold their patents to Zebra that finally ditched it off to Extreme, all large companies with big space in networking. You may find some docs hidden well in the depths about the technology, load up your favourite search engine and punch in 'power broadband' 'T3/T5 switch' 'TS-524' and 'TW-511' to get you started on what you seek. It's been around for over 10 years, it works flawlessly, stable and reliable for DSL modems, it is backed by a mini-DSLAM to power up to 24 modems, really designed for MDU/hotels..etc. But it definitely exists and might give you some hope for what you are trying to achieve. All the best, I hope you find what your looking for :) [link] [comments]  |
| In need of new Inexpensive router solution for gigabit fiber connection Posted: 06 Feb 2019 06:53 PM PST I moved out of my parents house 5 years ago to the city so i could go from an oversubscribed 1.5Mbps DSL connection to a Gigabit fiber connection. It is Centurlink Gigabit fiber using their ONT in bridge mode with VLAN tagging required and a PPPoE configuration for the router. For the last 4.5 years I have been using an ASUS RT-N56U and it worked great, but recently has been having issues. I had to shut off the 2.4GHz radio several months ago as the router would hang when doing things online over wifi. I have also noticed it is always hot near the CPU. I had a rule configured to automatically reboot it every weekend but do not have a Static IP and wanted to do some home-lab type stuff including hosting servers, so i had to disable the auto-restart to keep my IP longer, however the router still seems to be having trouble operating properly after on for such a length of time, and i imagine the CPU being as hot as it is may have something to do with that. I do have a TP-Link Archer C7 Router that i bought originally before i moved but when installing the internet service i discovered that it did not support VLAN tagging (or i couldn't find it) so i had to buy the ASUS. When I started having issues with my current router I updated the FW on the C7 and found the VLAN tagging setting so i tried using it as a replacement, only to find that the connection felt considerably slower and speedtests revealed that the NAT performance of the C7 was significantly poorer than the ASUS. I have been having a bad couple of years job-wise and cannot currently afford a new high-end wireless router (my first pick would be an RT-AC68U otherwise). I am currently leaning towards a Mikrotik hEX RB750Gr3, as I currently do not have any need for wireless connections but figured if i need them in the future i could hook up the C7 as an AP. I do have some concerns about configuring the mikrotik to get the NAT performance i am use to seeing, as i have read multiple forum posts about people having issues getting their full connection speeds through it. I would appreciate any of your thoughts or suggestions, and ill try to answer any questions if i missed something. [link] [comments]  |
| Newer Natural gas Furnace kicks out not just wifi but wired Internet as well. Posted: 06 Feb 2019 11:17 AM PST This is pretty recent. The furnace is a couple years old (yoinked the oil out and installed natural gas). The router is Buffalo DD_WRT. Internet is DSL. I have not noticed it before this Winter. Whenever the furnace kicks on, all Internet in the house stops working. The modem shows Internet, the Router shows Internet and the devices may show Internet (show meaning they appear to have access - eg. DSL light is on, Network symbol is correct, etc although sometimes devices show the Internet out)) but nothing can access the Internet. Nothing via wifi nor any of the wired devices. As soon as the furnace is done firing, the Internet is back. if it was just Wifi, I'd simply wire the important devices. The only networking that changed over the Summer is that the phone company put in a modern box that separates phone from internet lines. Everything else is the same as last year. Have you ever had your furnace essentially block Internet into the house? Is there a tool I can use to isolate the problem? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Feb 2019 02:46 PM PST This is in a location where the nearest cable provider uses ethernet for TV. I absolutely cannot get behind this concept. I would assume for a reasonable sized house even 3 Jack's would be minimum. [link] [comments]  |
| How can I trace a network cable going somewhere in my house? Posted: 06 Feb 2019 12:15 PM PST My house came with Cat5e cable pre-wired, and I've spent years tracing most of them and terminating them, but two of these wires elude my grasp. They seem to go to my two thermostats or two doorbell buzzers or two security system alarms... but I can't tell, even after removing them from the wall. Is there a way to trace where the ends of these cables go through the walls? I remember using a beeper machine to trace my landscape lighting cables, but you had to dangle a sensor over the ground like a hypnosis tool, and I can't really do that with the vertical walls and ceilings where the cables are. [link] [comments]  |
| If my ISP doesn't charge a modem rental fee, is there any reason to purchase my own modem? Posted: 06 Feb 2019 07:20 AM PST ISP no longer charges modem rental. I'm getting the speeds I'm paying for. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Feb 2019 10:00 AM PST I'm on an 18/1 profile with AT&T "High Speed" internet ADSL2+. I have no problems achieving advertised speeds, but on occasion (5+ times per day lately) I get hit with ungodly ping times. Last night, testing from the RG (AT&T supplied Arris BGW210) my ping times to yahoo.com were over 4,500ms. Typically I get round 50-60ms when all is good. I'm 99% sure that this is being caused by the anemic upload and the tremendous amount of devices on my network. We are a family of 7 and are using 3-10 devices simultaneously at any given time when we're all home. And of course there's always something going on with the 20 other devices in the background... Setup My plan is to setup an Edgerouter 4 with QOS behind the Arris, add a WAP, and monitor traffic during these high ping times to see what devices are causing the problems. Would another way of accomplishing this be replacing my dumb switch with a managed switch and running 1-2 Unifi AC Lites from those ports? Thanks for any advice on whether this is a good plan or not and if I'm going underkill, overkill, or the right amount of kill. I just want something stable and usable. [link] [comments]  |
| Help with home networking issue Posted: 06 Feb 2019 08:12 PM PST Hello, Hope this is in the right sub. This is the deal. I have cable Internet through a Unnamed company that apparently doesn't mind if I pay my bill or not. I haven't paid a bill in 10 months and for some reason I still have Internet. the only reason I say that is because I think that all of the problems I'm having with my phones and PCs might be due to the firmware not being updated on the router. By problems I mean malware, I've had all kinds of issues in the past week. I have a couple of ideas but wanted to see if they would work. The first one, would be to somehow try to get a download of the firmware for the router-from what I've read cable companies update this firmware themselves. I didn't know if maybe I could possibly torrent one. Second, I have a net gear wireless router, if I interrupted The cable modem and router with my Netgear could I possibly plug the holes that are being poked in my network by the out of date firmware? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much guys [link] [comments]  |
| What’s the difference between upnp, mDNS and ssdp? Posted: 06 Feb 2019 08:11 PM PST |
| Computers cannot ping each other in same network Posted: 06 Feb 2019 08:00 PM PST I am extremely new to networking in general, so keep that in mind. I was looking into ssh because I was bored, so I set up an OpenSSH server on my laptop in Windows 10. I was able to connect locally. Then, I tried on the home computer which is connected to the router via Ethernet. It could not find the host. I used both hostname and ipv4 address, nothing worked. I tried the reverse (ssh from laptop to home, same result). I then tried to ping my laptop from home computer. Host name not found. I tried to ping home computer from laptop. Same result. Now I wonder if they are not on the same network (although I thought they were). Any advice? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but like I said, I am young and inexperienced. [link] [comments]  |
| Cat7 is cheaper than Cat6a, is still a good option? Posted: 06 Feb 2019 11:43 AM PST I live in Spain and Amazon Spain offers cheaper Cat7 network cables than Cat6a ones. Both are overkill to my necessities, but since Cat7 is not "a standard" I'm not sure I should pick it. OuterWorld <-Fiber -> HomeRouter <- 20m long Cat6a/Cat7 cable -> RoomRouter <- Several shorter cables of the same category -> NetworkDevices. Should I pick the cheaper Cat7 option or stick to Cat6a? The price difference is not that big, but seemed weird enough to wonder why is it happening and if using a Cat7 would be problematic in the long run. [link] [comments]  |
| Need to know the difference between Upload speeds of two different connections as in Circuit Diagram Posted: 06 Feb 2019 06:53 PM PST Here is the network circuit diagram: https://pasteboard.co/HZZGhia.jpg I have both connection, from same ISP. One is 8mbps plan where I get only 1Mbps upload speed. Other Connection which I recently got is 10Mbps plan where I get 1:1 UL/DL speeds. I want to know the reason between difference of upload speeds between two connection. [link] [comments]  |
| Adding an access point: same SSID or different? Posted: 06 Feb 2019 11:18 AM PST I know some people add wired access points in their houses and it's usually the same SSID (I think that's the right term) as the main house network, but is that always best? I have a dead zone so I want to add a wired AP, but I kinda want to put it as a different one, kinda funny, but so I know which one I'm connected to. Is there any advantage/disadvantage to this? [link] [comments]  |
| Hardware recommendations for a homelab Posted: 06 Feb 2019 02:57 PM PST Hey folks. I'd like to ask for some personal recommendations based on others' experiences for the home network makeover I'm in the designing stage of. Here's the short question because nobody likes walls of text: I'm looking for is recommendations on:
Here's the details for any who want them: My current ISP is Charter (300 down / 30 up over coax). I may get a true fiber provider (1 GB up/down over fiber) in the next few years. My house is wired with 20x solid core cat6 drops, the longest run being about 55 feet. I plan on adding another 8-12 drops with the makeover. My devices are:
I want to move as much as I can to a rack. My server is a 4U chassis already. I'd also like something I could do VLAN's with, to isolate the smart stuff. I read lots of good things about Ubiquiti on here, but I'm not sure if it's overkill for me or not. Mostly, I want a setup that will be beefy enough for what I use it for, and that I can "be done with" for quite a while (not needing any hardware upgrades for 8+ years). Thanks for your time. I hate to make another "hold my hand and tell me what I need" post, but I couldn't find anything in post history or sidebar that quite matched what I'm looking for. [link] [comments]  |
| What cool things that can be done at the network level? Posted: 06 Feb 2019 05:54 PM PST I already know some:
Anything else I am missing? [link] [comments]  |
| Options for blocking ads at the Network level Posted: 06 Feb 2019 01:39 PM PST What options are there for blocking ads at the Network level. I am aware of the Pi-Hole project, but is there a way to install custom firmware on a router to block ads instead? Or to use a public ad-blocking DNS server? Or to set up each devices' loopback network (if I am using that term correctly) to block ads? Note I am also aware of browser based ad blockers, of course, but I am looking for network based solutions. [link] [comments]  |
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| Posted: 06 Feb 2019 11:59 AM PST My internet speed through the ethernet cable is ~35Mbps (the laptop's wifi also catches about 30), but the PC I play online games on only gets about 20Mbps and less beacuse of the 20$ wifi stick I use for it (also the room it's in isnt' exactly close either). So until I get a better replacement for the wifi stick I'd like to know is there any other way to limit other devices (other than QoS) usage beacuse those devices are only being used for watching Youtube videos and lower bandwith-usage activities so I can keep more to myself when playing. I have this router I got from my ISP (zyxel vmg5313-b30b) and I'm under impression it doesn't have QoS setting, so I'm searching for some possible alternatives so I can game without ping jumps until I get a cable to my gaming room. [link] [comments]  |
| I'm Moving to the Country and Need Advice Before I Buy Posted: 06 Feb 2019 02:53 PM PST Without going into a bunch of detail I'm moving back to the country to watch over my elderly mother until she passes to the next level of existence. As I'm sure most of you are aware a lot of the rural areas are woefully under served with internet service. Where I am moving I have three options: AT&T LTE, CenturyLink 10/1 adsl & Viasat. I have two ATT cell phones on a business plan presently. I'm looking for a router that will allow me to aggregate one or both of the cellphones and either one of the other providers or both. My goals are simple, enough bandwidth to stream video/vue/netflix and if possible play video games. I'm not a system engineer but I'm not a total nub either. I'm trying to avoid another monthly service like speedify/connectify. I'm willing to spend more on the front to avoid additional monthly charges. So, is there a device I can get off the shelf? Is there a thread where this has been addressed already and I just couldn't find it? Anything helps and thanks in advance. TLDR; Movin' to the country, gonna eat a lot of peaches. Also, going to the surf the web like it's 1999. Need link aggregation device advice. [link] [comments]  |
| SSH when server connected to (3rd party) VPN Posted: 06 Feb 2019 10:42 AM PST Firstly I must admit that I am a total networking noob and just starting my "career". I am planning to setup my own server and I manage to get the SSH working in LAN. However the connections does not work outside LAN. I am pretty confident that my NAT/Router settings are ok. But I have the server (and client) connected to my VPN provider (3rd party). Could this be the issue here? Is this stupid or even impossible setup in the first place? Am I at the mercy of the 3rd party VPN provider settings if this going to work or not? EDIT: Running Ubuntu Server 18.04 [link] [comments]  |
| Trying to activate network line in home. Posted: 06 Feb 2019 02:25 PM PST So, I was looking around to try and activate a line in my home that connects to a room, couldn't really find anything, unless THIS is it, but I don't think so. What exactly am I looking for? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Feb 2019 10:25 AM PST So as I mentioned above I upgraded my powerlines in my home, I have been gaming in powerlines for a long time and never had any issue. (Well sometimes I had to restart my powerlines 2 or 3 times in a year but that is not a big deal) As I am upgrading to Gigabit internet soon, I decided to buy a brand new Gigabit Powerlines (PowerLine TP-Link AV1200) As I started playing some games I started noticing that sometimes I have some lag spikes that makes my experience horrible, so I started some throubleshooting: Oppened CMD on my second screen and run "ping google.com -t" while I play on my primary screen. When the lag happened ingame the CMD gave me 200+ ms response time. After a lot of tests I decided to use my old Powerlines, I started playing again and had 0 lag spikes, CMD gives me always 25 +/- response times. Online I read that it can be my wiring etc etc, but if it was I would notice problems even with my old powerlines right? What do you think it is? BTW: My main router is downstairs and its a 100 mbps router (yet) and the second powerline is connected to a 1000 mbps router. I tested connecting my computer directly to the powerline instead of the router and the issue still persists. [link] [comments]  |
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