Home Networking + Wireless Best Practices Workshop
Just for those in Wellington who may be interested. I am running a Home Networking workshop at the Tawa Gaming Hub on Monday.Event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2159615240960259I will also...
View Articleis VDSL speed a good indicator of what it might be when switch to fibre?
Hi guys, I just moved into a new place, and have VDSL internet while waiting installation of fibre to be completed.im currently on (speedtest.net, is there any better speed test method?) 20ms ping,...
View ArticleSense-checking apartment networking setup
Hello :)I'll be moving to a new apartment in a couple of weeks. I have a pretty good idea of how I should setup my network, but just wanted to sense-check my thoughts.The apartment has four ethernet...
View ArticlePS4 giving error "your router might not support IP packet...
Hoping some IT gurus might be able to help out. This is been happening since the 5.55 firmware update came out.Was hoping 6.0 would fix it. Didn't. I really have no idea what else to try. I've tried...
View ArticleNetcomm NF4V - any third party firmware to enable wireless repeater mode?
Hi thereI need to set up a wireless repeater in a corner of our house. I have lying around an Orcon Netcomm NF4V that I got with our broadband but I can't find that any of the third party firmware...
View ArticleNZ Retailer for LB2120-100AUS (Netgear 4G LTE Modem)
I know this sounds crazy, but I have spent a few hours trying to find someone that has one of these. There are plenty of Australian websites, however, none that I could find allowed shipping to New...
View ArticleSophos XG Firewall placement
Hey, After some advice as to where I should place a new Sophos XG Firewall? Currently I have the normal Unifi setup:ISP Fibre ONT > USG WAN > USG LAN > Unifi Switch > rest...
View ArticleCan’t provision/adopt Unifi with Mikrotik bridge
Anyone found that they can't provision or adopt a Unifi AP through certain equipment? I've tried setting a little mikrotik as a plain switch with all ports bridged. The Unifi controller setup detects...
View ArticleWhat DNS servers to use?
I'm looking for some feedback and insights into what DNS servers people are using, and in particular what DNS servers to use in balancing performance vs privacy. In recent times there has been a number...
View ArticlePlace in Auckland to buy and pick up err?
Not sure where to put this, sorry it is the wrong place. My ERL decided to die on me tonight, and i needa replacement asap tomorrow. I know PB Tech carries them, but i want to avoid their cc fee, and...
View Article1000 FDX on Huawei ONT?
Has anyone found a way to fix the Huawei ONT supplied to run the port at 1000FX instead of Auto Negotiate.Fibre will be installed at my new place shortly and Id really just rather use my Mikrotik...
View ArticlePi Hole for LAN ad blocking - Fritzbox Configuration
After seeing it mentioned on another thread I've set up Pi Hole on a R.Pi 1b - one of the early ones. I like the idea of LAN wide ad blocking, plus I guess a cache is good too. Setting it up was easy -...
View ArticleEpson 990U - easiest/cheapest way to connect wirelessly
Hi,What's the easiest/cheapest way to connect the Epson 990U?I would assume a wireless HDMI dongle, but any recommendations?If I used a Chromecast, I can only cast things from Chrome, right?It has to...
View ArticleBizarre Unifi UAP-AC-Lite issue - Second UAP interferes with scanner email...
Hi there,I've got a very strange issue - I've been helping a customer with their Wifi setup - the site has two 'offices' - a small home office that has a Spark/Huawei HG659b, connected to the fiber...
View ArticleFibre ONT vs Modem
Hi allI am doing a new build and going to use Ubquiti Products for reliabliity and want to seperate out the compents of the typircal "all in one" box to improve reliablility.My street has fibre so the...
View ArticleHelp with asus gt-ac5300
Hi guys, setting up the router and can't find where/how to setup VLAN 10? Thanks a lot
View ArticleAdvice about the upgrade of NanoStation M2
We are using one NSM2 located outside of the main building (A),as our wireless multiple access point to other building (B) where is opposite to, about 15 meters away.The size of B is about 30MX10M. The...
View ArticleMikrotik and IPV6
On a full restart my Mikrotik router fails to reconnect with IPV6 and hangs in "rebinding".It requires a IPV6 DHCP client restart (Winbox - disable / enable) to function again.WAN is a MT-V3511 VDSL...
View ArticleWireless NAS device
G'day allI wonder can anyone suggest a good NAS device which can be installed on a standard WiFi network and mapped to by windows clients and so accessed as a backup drive by, in this case, 3 Windows...
View ArticleASUS DSL-68U wifi keeps dropping
So recently got this router but each day, I've been noticing that the Wifi keeps dropping for all devices and I keep having to restart the router. I've done some googling and found that this might have...
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