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- Plan to Hardwire New 2-Story Home w/ MoCa. Advice? Modem & Router Suggestions?
- Wifi Adapter vs Wireless Extender via. Ethernet... Etc
- Seeking comments on a plan to share internet between Garage and House
- Did I make a noob mistake and order the wrong patch panel?
- As 160 MHz channels become the norm with WiFi 6E in the 6 GHz band, shouldn't antennas become more powerful too?
- Creating VLAN for every IoT device
- NAT Type Inquires
- ONT/Wireless router - no internet connection, but laptop okay
- I was wondering if someone could help me out with a modem/router recommendation
- Wifi 6 Home Network Question
- Slow speeds on Powerline Ethernet Ports?
- Deco mesh, Netgear dumb switch, and Alibi security cameras not playing nicely.
- Losing connection randomly when gaming online
- Home Networking Subnet and Security Camera Question
- New PC Internet unstable
- Internet Slow Only On Desktop
- Should I get a mesh, router, or something else?
- There is a faceplate with four Ethernet ports on it in my office, and I can’t seem to find where they go
- Mesh wifi question
- Mesh Routers vs. Traditional routers + access points (for a home that has prewired ethernet)
- Home networking has weird IP addresses and was wondering if it could be what is causing frequent drops.
- Severe Compromise and Persistent Hijacking Attacks
- Question about my medium sized home network, upgrade router?
- Running New Asus RT-AX3000, Great Speeds Close, Horrendous Range. Advice?
- Building a new house... advice needed.
| Plan to Hardwire New 2-Story Home w/ MoCa. Advice? Modem & Router Suggestions? Posted: 02 Dec 2020 02:25 PM PST Hi, folks. We're purchasing a brand new home (our first) and will be using Xfinity (it's the only option) w/ a 100mbps connection for the time being. We don't move for a few weeks, but I'd like to get a jump on planning the networking! I've always used hardwired ethernet in the past, which has typically meant running cables in a less than flattering way (you know how it goes...). This being a 2-story home though, that won't be quite as feasible/preferable. I would still like to hardwire as much as possible, however. The main coax outlet appears to be in the living room above the mantle. This is where we'll put our modem and router (no way am I going to pay Comcast to rent their equipment). I'm assuming there are also coax outlets in one or two of the upstairs bedrooms as well, but haven't been able to verify that yet. The wife's computer will be upstairs in one of the bedrooms. For now, my computer will be downstairs next to the router, but I will eventually be building an office in the garage. I can connect directly to the router for the time being. I also plan to use a MoCa adapter upstairs to run an ethernet cable to her computer. Not sure yet what the plan will be when I eventually build the garage office. Still trying to fully wrap my head around MoCa, but seems like we will need two bonded adapters for now: one that runs between the wall and the router downstairs and another that runs between the wall and her computer upstairs. Does that sound correct? Any recommendations for which adapters to target? Also, recommendations for modem and router? It's only two of us for now with mixed usage, so 100mpbs should be plenty. If needed, I will upgrade to 200mpbs in the future. Up to 1000 is offered, but not sure when that would ever be necessary. Regardless, I'd like to relatively future-proof our modem and router to the extent reasonable. We'll be plugging my computer and our TV/streaming box directly into the router, but would also like solid wireless capability to use with our phones. Will have guests stay with us as well. Hope all of the above makes sense. Your feedback is MUCH appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Wifi Adapter vs Wireless Extender via. Ethernet... Etc Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:34 PM PST This may be a confusing post but I need help. So my internet which is only a modem always crashes on me so I always have to reset me internet. I finally get the google nest which is "mesh wifi" and my PC is in the basement connect via ethernet to a wireless extender connected to the modem. Now that I have the mesh google internet I am unable to connect the wireless extender since I need to press the "WPS" do any of you guys have a recommendation to work around this issue. Also 5ghz/2.4ghz Wifi Adapter, would this be a better way to get connection. I have an access point for google right beside my computer. My phones speed test says 300mbps/s but my computer only get around 85 mbp/s. Keep in mind I cant hard wire my house. In conclusion what is the best way, Wireless extender via ethernet or wifi adapter. Also let me know if you have any recommendations for wireless extender to fits what i'm looking for. [link] [comments]  |
| Seeking comments on a plan to share internet between Garage and House Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:30 AM PST My goal is to share the internet feed (Starlink dish mounted on garage) with the House which is about 250' away. I like the idea of using Nanobeams rather than Fibre in conduit for future proofing, as the House is very old and likely will be rebuilt in 5 years anyway, and I don't know what the new house footprint will look like. I drew up a (terrible) network diagram to outline my initial thoughts on equipment and layout, using Ubiquiti gear. (All internal IPs are illustrative only, using the 192.168.2.x/24 range - no real scheme applied other than using static IPs for key equipment and DHCP for the rest of the clients.) Really appreciate any comments or corrections. Cheers! [link] [comments]  |
| Did I make a noob mistake and order the wrong patch panel? Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:11 PM PST Setting up my first home lab with a Unifi Udm Pro, Switch and Protect cameras. Our electrician has completed all our runs, and they are ready to wire up to our patch panel. He gave me a call today and said I bought the wrong patch panel, said I need a POE one. At the time it didn't really make sense and I was confused, I frankly didn't know that POE patch panels were a thing. My Ubiquiti switch has 8 POE ports. With a POE switch, will it provide power from the switch --> regular patch panel --> ap/camera? Or do I need to buy a different kind of patch panel? Thanks, sorry for my noobness. I was doing so well for a while! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2020 10:51 PM PST I'm thinking WiFi 6E will bring wide use of 160 MHz channels in the 6 GHz band. Interference won't be as much of an issue because of the sheer amount of spectrum that's made available. The issue is that as channel width has grown from 20 MHz now up to 160 MHz, WiFi radio power has stayed the same. Every time you double the channel width, there is a 3 db penalty. So that means a 160 MHz channel will have 6 db less signal strength than a 40 MHz channel. That's very significant. The difference between a -80 db and -74 db signal is like barely usable vs. stable 1-2 bars. Shouldn't they up the power too to accommodate these wider channels? I read they're already working on Wi-Fi 7 and it will support 320 MHz channels... Those are mmWave 5G channel widths. There's no way it will be viable with the current legal limit of WiFi signal power unless you're very close to the AP. Of course there's the issue of phone battery life too. Maybe they'll start using directional antennas everywhere... [link] [comments]  |
| Creating VLAN for every IoT device Posted: 02 Dec 2020 06:25 PM PST I was reading about the "three dumb routers" set-up and I decided I wanted to go for it. I want to have all of my IoT devices linked to their own router, separate from another router that is linked to devices like my computers, phones, etc. The article I was reading about the three router setup mentioned further security could be achieved by setting up multiple VLANs, one for every single IoT device. My questions are: What routers could support such VLAN configuration? How would I actually go about setting up such a system? Networking is not really my strong suit at all, but I'm hoping to improve my network security and learn something in the process. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2020 06:20 PM PST By default my NAT on Xbox is moderate, should I change it to open NAT by doing port forwarding. Would open vs moderate make any difference for online gaming like CoD? Opening 53, 80, 500, and 4500 is going to seriously increase my risk of intrusions. 53 is for DNS, 80 is HTTP, and 500 & 4500 are used for inbound VPN connections. These might be used for different reasons on Xbox, but these are also common ports that botnets will scan for. If the ports are found open, then there's usually a follow up attempt to break into networks. I also don't wanna enable UPnP. Network ports used by Xbox Live on Xbox One Port 88 (UDP) Port 3074 (UDP and TCP) Port 53 (UDP and TCP) Port 80 (TCP) Port 500 (UDP) Port 3544 (UDP) Port 4500 (UDP) [link] [comments]  |
| ONT/Wireless router - no internet connection, but laptop okay Posted: 02 Dec 2020 06:09 PM PST I have GigabitNow fiber, which they provided with me a Nokia 73658 ISAM gateway. Support told me to only use Port 2 for connectivity. I plugged in my TP-Link Deco M5 into it, went thru setup, but at the end it said it can't detect internet. Tried it again with my Norton Core, same result, at the end says it couldn't detect internet. But when I plugged in my laptop directly, I was able to get IP from the ISP, and get on internet. I tried to take the IP and set it as static IP on the wireless router, and still no go. Called the support and asked if there is any mac enforcement, there weren't any. Support said is my own device's issue. Does anyone know what's going on? Sorry, it's my first time on fiber network, thought they worked the same as others. [link] [comments]  |
| I was wondering if someone could help me out with a modem/router recommendation Posted: 02 Dec 2020 11:18 AM PST So I live in the UK and as many may know Virgin Media is absolutely awful unless you're stood right next to the router and they offer almost no customer support. Given that we're in a student, six man household where 80% of people are working from home this isn't good enough. The devices we have and are used throughout the day: PS4 (Online in the evenings) PS4 (Offline in the evenings) 6x phones 6x laptops Because of this I imagine we will have to splash a little cash on this router but it's split between six so shouldn't be too bad. The thing is, we live in a terraced house that's quite thin but very tall which I assume isn't great for WiFi range. I've had a little look at the Google Mesh Router which seems to be pretty good but I imagine there may be others more suited to our house. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2020 05:26 PM PST Hello, I'm interested in updating my home network a bit. I live in a condo and have gigabit wired internet coming into my home. What I currently have: Closet panel where internet comes in that I put a Ubiquiti Edgerouter Lite ERLITE-3. I then have a AC1900 TP-Link router set up as an access point further in the home. The odd thing here is that I have 2 ethernet ports in my home one of which pushes out gigabit while the other only does 100Mb but is unfortunately more central in the home so that's where the TP-Link is currently set up. For context the condo is 900 square feet but with a decent number of walls. I'm considering getting a WiFi 6 router since I have a few WiFI 6 compatible devices now but had a couple of questions about this first.
I'm willing to consider changing up my entire setup too, the Edgerouter Lite isn't a hard requirement to keep. The solution needs to keep in mind that both ethernet ports will be used (gigabit for my desktop, 100Mb for tv/entertainment center). I'm pretty flexible on cost, but am not looking for a professional $1k+ setup either. Any insights would be highly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Slow speeds on Powerline Ethernet Ports? Posted: 02 Dec 2020 09:00 PM PST I should be getting around 80 mbps but instead I'm getting about 6 with my powerline ethernet adapter. I do not know much about how these things work so any help would be awesome! [link] [comments]  |
| Deco mesh, Netgear dumb switch, and Alibi security cameras not playing nicely. Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:58 PM PST Hi all. I have an Alibi IP security camera system and, before I installed my Deco mesh system today, the DVR and cameras were connected to the switch which was connected to the Netgear Nighthawk router. Now, the camera system is still plugged into the same switch, but this time, it plugs into the Deco. Now my cameras are offline. I use the Netgear Insight app and it shows the switch having the standard IP address but I can't even access it in a browser via that. Current setup: Modem --> Ooma Telo (which is like a router) --> TP Link Deco --> Netgear ProSafe GS108Ev3-4643 switch Does this sound like a router issue, switch issue, or camera system issue? Many thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Losing connection randomly when gaming online Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:55 PM PST Hi all! I hope this is the right place. I have had a recurring issue for the last few months when gaming online with friends. My internet will randomly cut out for 30 seconds to 5 minutes for seemingly no reason. Generally this only happens at night yet I almost never have this issue when gaming online alone. For reference, I am on an ethernet connection, IPv4, on my desktop. Not really sure what the issue is or if there is any possible fix but any help would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Home Networking Subnet and Security Camera Question Posted: 02 Dec 2020 05:00 PM PST I have my security cameras on one subnet at 192.168.1.231 and my raspberry pi on a separate subnet that is on wi-fi at 192.168.86.72. All Google WiFi traffic on the 192.168.86 subnet is routed to 192.168.1.208 as the WAN address in Google WiFi and that subnet is managed by Ubiquiti switch and behind a Ubiquity USG. How do I get the Pi to see the cameras since the Pi and cameras on different subnets? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:41 PM PST This is frustrating, I just built a new PC. I use this TP-Link USB wifi receiver, the internet is fine most of the time, but there would be like 10-20 minutes period of time where the internet just goes down, this happens 2 - 4 times a day. I've noticed my ping went up from 30 to 1k - 2k along with 20-50 packet loss. This happens only on my new PC, other devices works fine. I even changed the USB wifi receiver with some other brand and problem persist. I have full strength wi-fi and no other application has been hogging the internet. I use no VPN or DNS. I've tried installing driver. Nothing works. Here is the frustrating part, everytime I need to demonstrate this an internet expert, the internet is fine, and i cant recreate the unstable connection. Nobody would believe me that my internet is unstable. I dont know what is causing these downtimes of highly unstable internet. Please help, English is not my frist language [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:26 PM PST I have a weird problem. I was trying to debug why my internet speed on my desktop is only 25 megabits per second. My network setup goes as such: Modem
I went to my modem, unplugged everything, plugged my laptop directly to the modem and was getting 200 megabits. All looks good. I plugged the master router back into the modem, and connected my laptop to one of its ports. I was getting 90 megabits. Kinda weird when nothing else is connected except for the modem, master router, and laptop. Whatever. 90 is better than the 25 I was getting earlier. The setup looks like this at this stage. Modem
I went to the other room, where one of the child routers are. Plugged my laptop directly into that one. I was still getting 90 megabits. Went downstairs. Plugged my laptop into the second child router. I was also getting 90 megabits. The setup now looks like this. Modem
So I went upstairs to where my desktop is, which is connected to one of the child routers I'd already tested. I re-ran the Google speedtest. 25 megabits per second. I honestly am lost. I reinstalled my LAN drivers. I also experimented with different ethernet cables. I even took a USB-C to Ethernet adapter, plugged it into the Type-C port on my computer and hooked up the ethernet that way (just in case of a faulty ethernet switch), and I'm still at 25 megabits. I even unplugged the child router and plugged my desktop directly into the wall so that it's connected as such: Modem
Still 25 megabits! I'm going insane. What could it be? [link] [comments]  |
| Should I get a mesh, router, or something else? Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:25 PM PST Hey there, I just got a GPU that blocks my PCIe lanes, which unables me to plug in my wifi card. My motherboard doesn't have wifi, so I have to use the onboard ethernet to get connection. My router/modem is on the otherside of the house, so powerline is not an option. I've been looking at mesh and router setups for their onboard ethernet ports, but I don't know which one is better let alone compatible. Also, are there any other solutions that would work better for my circumstances? Thanks in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:11 PM PST There are phone line ports and cable internet ports around my house, but i can't find where those go. Anyone got any ideas? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2020 04:22 PM PST I am making upgrades to my home network. I live in a very oddly shaped house, and certain areas have trouble getting coverage. I am buying an Orbi mesh router, but I'm not sure how mesh nodes work exactly. Bits I've read around the internet imply that nodes can be linked to other nodes (rather than being directly linked to the central router). Before I commit, I'd like explicit confirmation that nodes do not need to be in range of the central router (as long as there's a path to the central router via other nodes). [link] [comments]  |
| Mesh Routers vs. Traditional routers + access points (for a home that has prewired ethernet) Posted: 02 Dec 2020 01:55 PM PST TLDR: Is there an advantage of a mesh network set of wifi network devices over a traditional router + access points? Our home has Cat5e prewired in most, if not all rooms. Right now, we have 1 router connected to the ISP supplied modem. That router also has wifi networking enabled. We have an additional 2 access points that are hardwired into the network. All 3 wifi access points - 1 in router mode and 2 in access point mode - are named with the same SSID and have the same password. This setup has worked well for me. On any device, we just have 1 wifi network to remember. From any room, when I enable wifi on the device, I assume it will automatically connect to the strongest wifi access point. The disadvantage is that if I'm connected to one of the wifi access points, it doesn't look like the device (cell phone) automatically hands off the connection to the stronger access point, if I am moving around. In the case of my cell phone, I have to turn off wifi, and turn it back on, and it looks like at that point it connects to the stronger wifi signal. I assume mesh network routers "automatically" connect to the stronger signal seamlessly. Is that correct? Aside from that - are there any other advantages to a mesh network set of routers (Orbi, Nest, Eero)? They seem to be significantly more expensive than traditional routers. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2020 07:47 PM PST We have a home network, small, maybe 10-15 devices on it. Our IP address is a 10.0.0.0, with a subnet mask of 255.255.248.0. Would this cause trouble? A Class A address that has a Class B subnet mask? We have been experiencing super bad drops recently. The company says it's not the lines or the Nodes. We have replaced probably 5-6 routers within a year. They keep giving us the same routers. They are Hitron routers/modems. Any help would be super appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Severe Compromise and Persistent Hijacking Attacks Posted: 02 Dec 2020 07:47 PM PST Apologies if this is the wrong place but trying to help my neighbor and their family who have been under attack for the last 4 months. It began as someone appearing on their Roku device typing messages in the search bar. Progressed to compromising their phones/google accounts/children's school chromebooks/"dumb tvs" turning on and off/sexual threats against daughter/ and now somehow despite having no modem/router attached in the home, the attackers are on an unused chrome book that had sat open but off in the home. The attackers turned it on and now sending highly specific threats and messages to the daughter in the field of entering a WIFI password. Local police keep saying nothing they can do, local FBI office does not return calls. I advised a scorch earth reset and purge due to likely trojan, but that has not given relief. Particularly with the new chrome book given that there is not a modem or router in the house that they know of. Advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Question about my medium sized home network, upgrade router? Posted: 02 Dec 2020 07:44 PM PST Hello all, I have a decent sized home network, tons of things connected to wifi / hardwired. I made sure to have my whole house hardwired (3x bedrooms and living room are all hard wired) I have CAT6 running through the whole house, from the attic (where the router is) all the way down to the basement, and up to the living room. My network is pretty slow, especially the wifi. Sometimes buffering takes forever, especially when a guest connects to my network, I quote "I thought you were a pc nerd, your internet is slow af" My setup: 400mbps down, 20 up cable internet Asus RT-AC3100 running Merlin Hardwired items Linksys Wireless repeater for Wifi for all of downstairs 3x netgear 4 port switches (1x in office, 1x in attic, 1x in master bedroom) 3x TVs 1x Gaming PC 1x PS5 1x NVR and camera system 1x Nvidia shield 4k ---------------------- Wifi connected items 2x iphones washer & dryer 1x Smartthings hub 1x Google nest 1x ring doorbell camera (connected to linksys repeater downstairs) 1x Ring floodlight cam (connected to linksys repeater downstairs) 1x Ring floodlight cam connected to router wifi 1x raspi for 3d printer 1x google home These are the things that are usually on, usually 2x TVs not 3, and pretty much everything else is consistently using my bandwidth, + tons of other random crap I have but they are not always on and using bandwidth / router. To my knowledge my router is pretty solid, however the ram is always 78% used, consistently. That's with no guests or anything in the house, our laptops / ipads etc off. I have configured my Merlin to the best that I can. I have messed around with QOS, I have found it's best to leave it off in my case. I have tried all of the QoS settings, I made sure my wireless networks are not interfering with the neighbors' etc. Anyways I don't think it's the settings. Can anyone suggest any solutions please? Do you think I need to upgrade my router? It's not very old, it's actually my second AC 3100. I upgraded to a ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 temporarily, and the performance was the same, literally the exact same so I returned it and got my money back. Should I buy a large switch or something? Or should I have two routers? I need everything on the same network because I like to cast my media to the TVs or speakers etc Please and thanks ahead for the free advice!! [link] [comments]  |
| Running New Asus RT-AX3000, Great Speeds Close, Horrendous Range. Advice? Posted: 02 Dec 2020 07:31 PM PST Hey Everyone, After digging through this sub, I snagged an ax3000 over the weekend to upgrade from the Spectrum provided router. Had a couple hiccups on setup, but now it's running absolutely savagely when close by. If I run a speed test through my phone in the same room as the router, I'm getting 450-480 Mbps down on my 400mpbs Spectrum plan. Crazy! It might just be the iPhone, as I tested it on my Xbox also and was closer to 150mbps down - still both an improvement. Now the issue is coming from range. I live in a loft, generally open space but with walls breaking apart separate rooms without doors. Total unit is around 1200 square feet, and I have the router in the living room which is a few "walls" down from from the office (probably 3-4 sets of wall in between). Compared to running the speed test in my living room, I'm getting about 10mbps down in my office. I've tried switching between 5ghz and 2.4ghz, and the 5g network is consistently faster across my entire household. The issue is that in the office, the difference is between 3mbps down (2.4ghz) and 10mbps down (5ghz). Before I return the unit, is there anything I can do to improve the office connectivity? Assume that connecting directly is out of the question, as it's too far away. I bought it for the reviews on range, but I am not seeing this occur. Are there any extenders that may be worth picking up? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Building a new house... advice needed. Posted: 02 Dec 2020 01:12 PM PST We're in the process of building a ~2000sq/ft (main floor) home that will need consistent and quality wifi access on either side of the main floor. In addition, the garage will have a bonus room above it that we plan on using as our gaming/pc room. Here is the general layout of the house: My plan, would be to place WAPs at the red dots indicated. All on the main floor on the ceilings. With the exception of the garage, that WAP would be on the upstairs ceiling. I would have my cable ISP modem and switch located in a closet above the garage then just run ethernet over to those three locations and use POE to power. I was thinking about the ubiquiti® unifi® uap-ac-lite units. Would this be a fairly good set up for main floor connectivity? Am I overkill on the additional WAP above the garage? Additionally, I would want wired access on the east (right side) of the bonus room above the garage, I've put a green line where that would be. Say, three connections. Should I run a single CAT6 and then add an additional switch for this or should I just run three from the main switch? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
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