New home patch panel connection advice needed - router position etc
We have recently moved into a brand new home (rented) which has ethernet ports in the two living areas.In the main living / dining room we have the Vodafone Ultrahub router with a cat6 cable running...
View ArticlePhilips Hue Bridge and Vodafone HG659 Modem
I have purchased a new Philips Hue Bridge (https://www.philips.co.nz/c-p/8718696555057/hue-bridge) that has to be connected to a modem via an Ethernet cable. My modem is a Vodafone (Huawei) HG659. The...
View ArticlePihole logs; unknown domain queries
Can anyone shed light on how I might find out what this query is that I am seeing in the pihole logs?The device is a Dahua security camera, it does not make any other queries that I can see. I have run...
View ArticleMounting Access Point on Raked Ceiling
In our new house which is under construction I'll be installing a new Grand Stream GWN7000 Router and GWN7610 Access Point - thank you @michaelmurfy for your review. The logical place for the AP is in...
View Articleconnect 2 hg659b routers through wireless
Hi, i have 2 routers that i want to connect wirelessly to each other . Both are HG659b routers. RouterA is connected to the internet (fiber) and has both wireless SID and lan connections. I want...
View ArticleRouter Setting for FibreX throttling speed?
I've been in FibreX for about 6 months. I'm on a plan with 200 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up.Using my own routers (Linksys EA8500 and Netgear Orbi) the best download speed that I can get over Ethernet...
View Articlepfsense newbie
Hi @hio77 @meeshamI am setting up a pc/router with pfsense on my 2degrees fibre connection..What are some of the basic/typical settings I will need to modify?
View ArticleExtreme Lengths for the Search of “Decent” Internet: A Ubiquiti PtMP and PtP...
So, thought this might be of interest to you all, as suggested by Felix from BigPipe.Bit of BackgroundI used to live in central Wellington where I had ADSL2 at about 25mb ish connection speeds. Fibre...
View ArticleAdvanced firewall config for USG
Hi to all the Unifi/firewall experts,I have an Xiaomi robot vacuum which I would like to keep on my IOT VLAN, which is locked down with no internet access. I have a little python script which allows me...
View ArticleFibre Broadband - Does my phone have to be plugged into the modem
Hi there,I have recently changed to a home fibre broadband and phone package. As it stands now, installed that is, the phone line is plugged into the modem. Is there any way that the modem could be...
View ArticleAdvice Needed for extended WiFi
Hi There, I'm looking for advice on a cost effective setup for getting Wifi signal to two sheds one 160m from the main house and one 60m Line of sight, I was thinking Ubiquiti nanobeam and unifi or...
View ArticleVDSL MODEM/ROUTER
Currently I have the supplied VDSL Modem/Router from Vodafone.I want to upgrade to one that will give me better speed when others are online.. What is a good one and not too pricey?
View ArticleUSB printer not working on Huawei HG659
Hi,I cannot get my USB printer (Brother HL-2240D) to work on a Huawei HG659 as supplied by BigPipe-I'm on a BP fibre plan. Apologies in advance if posting to the wrong subforum*.My setup is a MacBook...
View ArticleHg659 firmware update to use vdsl with voyager
Hi guys,Desperately trying to set up my vdsl connection with Voyager (waiting for ufb) using hg659. It's Vodafone router I got from trademe 3.5 yrs ago and was used with bigbipe ufb with no...
View ArticleA network challenge
So I got my Mikrotik routerboard successfully connected to the internet.Now I want to send the internet to the Vodafone Ultra hub router because it has wifi.Setup will be - internet/modem - mikrotik -...
View ArticleEdge Router 4 with Vodafone Ultra Hub
Hi All, I have just purchased an Edge Router 4, I am planning on upgrading my whole network so I will have the edge router 4 with a switch and two access points. For the next month or so I will only...
View ArticleCisco Switch/Router Lab Rental
Hello Geeks, I have Cisco switches and routers that I used for my CCNA and CCNP Certifications. I am now CCNP Security and CCNP Routing (still studying for Switch and Troubleshooting).However, since I...
View ArticleFailed to setup TP-Link Archer C60 on Spark fibre plan
Hi everyone I have problem with my new router and I'm hoping to get some help fixing this issue.I have had a slingshot router (TP150) for a around 3- 4 years with my fibre connection, we even kept it...
View ArticleReliable WiFi in Corrugated Iron clad apartments
A friend has three holiday apartments (2 upstairs, one down) at the beach near Kaitaia. Currently only ADSL is available. ISP currently Spark.There is a modem/router in one of the upstairs apartments...
View Articlegoogle, youtube and bing safe search hosts file
Hi everyoneI've just uploaded to Github a hosts file that redirects the google, youtube and bing search domains to their respective family friendly search domains, i.e. no p0rn, suicide etc.here is the...
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