New house build, networking - Switch suggestions?
Hello all,Sorting out electrical plans for our new house build - needing some help picking mainly the switch.Current house uses Fritz 7490 for net + voip and Fritz 7390 as a repeater for out back as...
View ArticleI'm no geek.... Internet Question
I have Vodafone Broadband (Fibre). I have the Vodafone issued router in the garage, had it 4 years.The internet on it has been crap for ages, When I connect via my cellphone, wife's cellphone, iPad I...
View ArticleQuestion about Gigabit Lite
Hey guys, I have a question, I was looking at the advanced setting in my network card and I see there is a setting for something that I know nothing about. It's Gigabit Lite option. What is this and...
View ArticleWifi Range Extender Data Use?
Hi. Recently our RBI data consumption has risen dramatically which I think may coincide with the addition of a Vonets wireless bridge to service a week spot where the TV is wired. Is it possible the...
View ArticleInternet/Phone not working after touching ETP.
So out of curiosity of upgrading our home phone lines, I took a look at our ETP that's outside the garage. Took it out and put it back in. Didnt dismantle it, or cut any wires or whatever, but after...
View ArticleDoes a Spark ONT have an internal IP?
Bear with me here, this may be a silly question! :-D I'm currently buying and setting up some Ubiquiti gear for my new build (currently 2 x AC PRO's, the 8-port PoE switch and a Cloud Key). Long-term I...
View ArticleAsus RT-AC5300 WAN Reconnection Problems - Spark UFB
I recently bought a new Asus RT-AC5300 router (to replace the Huawei HG659b), and it works really well except for when I have to reboot the router and it can take anywhere from 10 - 120 minutes to get...
View ArticleSynology Diskstation internet connectivity problem
I just recently changed from Vodafone VDSL to Spark VDSL.I have a Synology Diskstation DS212j which connects to my ISP router via ethernet cable.I have connected the Diskstation to a LAN port in new...
View ArticleRunning sabnzbd on a NAS???
I currently run sabnzbd on a Windows Home Server 2011 frankenbuild.The server is becoming a bit flaky, and I'm thinking of getting a NAS to take over some of its roles.Is it possible to run sabnzbd on...
View ArticleREGUS Serviced Office - Networking Nightmare
I've been in the new serviced office (REGUS) for two days and their networking is driving me mad.The single office has 8 RJ45 network ports. Each port has access to the internet but even though all 8...
View ArticleHuawei B315 4G Modem - Automated Reboot Script Example
I've been finding recently that I've have to routinely reboot my Huawei B315 fixed wireless modem/router, in order to get any reasonable performance out of it. By routinely I mean every 1-2...
View ArticleThinking about the new home setup
So, I'm getting closer to settlement now and part of that is now thinking about what I want the place to look like from a connectivity point of view.I've stipulated what I need for each room and the...
View ArticlePort Forwarding to Nextcloud VM with HG659
HiI am trying to access my Nextcloud from outside my LAN (only tested with my phone on 4G using both the app and browser) but I cannot connect. I get an error saying connection could not be...
View ArticleWakeup hibernated pc
HiI have a Lenovo windows 10 PC that I put into hibernation, but I can't wake it up remotely, using RDP.I have turned on Wakeup on LAN in the bios and the settings are turned on including magic packet...
View ArticleJust got 200mbps fibre, but wireless signal is very poor with new modem,...
Hi,I'm a bit of a networking noob, so please bare with me.I have an ASUS PCE-AC68 wireless adapter which is supposed to be excellent, I was getting a max signal with our old Vodafone ADSL modem, but...
View ArticleRouter and Range Extension Advice for Spark MaxFibre
We currently have Spark MaxFibre and a network supplied Huawei HG659B which, while fine for ethernet, seems to have issues with WiFi range, speed and reliability.A test yesterday returned 338mbps down...
View ArticleUniFi devices transparently sharing a SSID
Hi, I'm sure I found this info previously on the UniFi support site somewhere but now can't find it...If you have a couple of UniFi UAP devices in the house, and you setup on the controller app a...
View ArticleFlashing for OpenVPN NetComm NF17ACV
Has anyone flashed a NetComm NF17ACV to enable OpenVPN?
View ArticleD-Link powerline kits; are they interchangeable with newer models
Hi, I have an older D-Linkpowerline kit D-link older. Can I buy newer units (D-Link Powerline 500M DHP-P308AV) and use them with the older units? If anyone has done this I would love to...
View ArticleHow do you connect Chorus ONT to Modem through ethernet patch panel?
My apartment has a Chorus ONT installed this week in bedroom 1. So I converted the telephone jacks in bedroom 1 & 2 which are daisy chained, into an ethernet extension (between bedroom 1 & 2)....
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