Beginner question on setting up Wi-Fi at home
I have a wireless network at home (Apple Extreme + Express) which gives me decent coverage in about two thirds of our house. I've just had 2degrees fibre put in, and it came with a nice new FritzBox...
View ArticleL2TP on HG659
Just got upgraded to 200Mb plan with Vodafone.Great having extra speed but not so thrilled with the HG659 that came with it. Before I waste even more of my evening, has anyone successfully managed to...
View ArticleUbiquiti USG questions
1.What would be the process I'd follow for switching the controllers IP address, I have it in my dhcp range rather than below my dhcp range which is where i tend to put my static IP assignments. Would...
View ArticleNTP on ASUS RT-AC66U
I've used the above router without issue for several years now.I've just noticed that it is no longer updating time via NTP (which is only an issue as I use parental controls to manage kids WIFI...
View ArticleUnusual problem on my LAN that affects my ADSL Internet performance.
When I run a speedtest on my Windows 10 PC, it affects my ADSL2 router WAN performance. The other non-Win10 machines on the network show slow Speedtests until the Win10 machine is rebooted.I have the...
View ArticleOf subnets and configs
I'm on Voda cable using the new technicolor 4400 modem. Have ditched using the supplied HG659 for an alternative (Synology) which looks impressive, but one thing I've not been able to resolve is...
View ArticleWifi Connection Slow, and speeds up when I reconnect
Hey everyone I have a strange issue with my wifi router. Its generally pretty slow at the best of times (I live in AU, the internet is terrible compared with NZ), and often it will slow to a crawl. To...
View ArticleWifi Seamless hopping between AP's
I don't know if I am going to be able to achieve this.But I am about to fit out Wireless AP's in my new house. I am going to get 2 AP's for my place. And then a 3rd one next door at my sisters place....
View ArticlePort forwarding to achieve an Open NAT type on PS4
Hey guys.How many people have done this and managed to achieve this as a permanent fix?I have tried and on my previous modem, I had all the correct ports open however since my modem crashed and I cant...
View ArticleSFTP via a Proxy Server
Scenario:I have a bunch of Linux servers on a local LAN that need to individually access a SFTP servers out on the internet. However 'company policy' stats that the server must connect via a single...
View ArticleUbiquiti exterior access points - frequency
We have the M5 model. I am just reading the PDF documentation. It notes the frequencies in the range of 598xxMhz. There is also channel width which goes from 3Mhz to 40Mhz. When one uses WiFi analyser...
View ArticleFS: MikroTik RouterBoard RB951G-2HnD
Bought new in the US last August (2016) and been running with Spark Fibre here in NZ for a few months.$100https://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=1800997Great little router with excellent wifi range...
View ArticleIs it true that it's not good to use extension cable with a router?
Got a wireless router (Huawei HG659 from Spark) connected to the phone socket with a 10 meter extension cable. The reason for this is that it gives us the best WiFi coverage in the house. If its by the...
View ArticleHG659 and HG659b hacks and tweaks
We have a couple of ISP specific HG659 threadsVF - http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=40&topicid=195795VF - http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=40&topicid=208229BigPipe -...
View ArticleLimit on Wifi clients on Orcon Genius Modem
I am with Orcon and have an Orcon Genius Modem (which is also a router and wifi AP).There seems to be a hard limit on the number of wifi clients. On the Wireless|Basic setup page there is a setting for...
View ArticleSettings for Asus DSL-AC68U for Lightwire
I have DSL service with Spark and Wireless service with Lightwire. I purchased an Asus DSL-AC68U so I could combine both for load sharing and switchover. I got the DSL service to work but cannot get...
View ArticleCar wifi display
Hello,I got a car WiFi display from Aliexpress last year.Was working fine until i updated iPhone to ios10.Then i had to update the car WiFi display, to work again. Got it going again ok,But then i...
View ArticleUpgrade Home Wifi Network
I have a larger house with a home office and have been using an Apple extreme with an Apple express to extend the network for about 7 years. I've started to doing a lot more streaming and the system...
View ArticleUptime stability with Static IP and Mikrotik RB3011
I first noticed it last week so I set up some monitoring. Here is the last week of accessibility on my static IP. I feel even 1 minutes downtime is too much when it is happening this often? I plan to...
View ArticleWiFi extenders ...
Having a look at this for someone. Old house nearly over 100yrs old, brown old timber that can be hard to pentrate thru with wireless. Looking at adding a unit upstairs while running a network cable....
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