intesis home wifi module (mitsubishi airco inverter) blinks red
Hello everyone. I have the Mitsubishi air-conditioning inverter. (SRK20ZR-S) And bought the Intesis Home wifi controller. Installed yesterday. And worked well. today the Intesis Home wifi controller,...
View Article500mbps vs 1000mbps powerline adaptors vs mesh Wifi
I think it is time to upgrade my dated 200mbps power line adaptors (Netcomm NP204). They are ok for Netflix in SD and general use, but I find downloading files is still rather slow. If my main goal is...
View ArticleBlocking Android/iOS PUPG Game
I work for a small training organisation, and being rural we only have access to a rather slow ADSL connection.When students are on site they are consistently playing PUPG using the school WiFi...
View ArticleUnable to RDP to a PC over the internet
I am trying to RDP to my PC over the internet however the connection is timing out because of no response from the remote device.*gasp* Yes, I'm aware this is pretty stupid but this is only a short...
View ArticleDNS on Huawei B315
I hate networking. I really do. It is finicky, unintuitive, and I don't understand it.[/rant]I am trying to change my DNS4ME setup from devices to Huawei router. There is a nice, simple page for that...
View ArticleJoining ethernet cables
I set up my home office a couple of months ago with in-wall ethernet cabling to suit. Of course, I've now shifted my office around and the ethernet jackpoints are about 2m away from where they need to...
View ArticleSpark HG659B Modem
I have a Spark HG659b modem for my fibre and for some time I have had issues with my Sky connecting correctly to it. Sky will connect and the after about a minute it will show a "Wide Area Network"...
View ArticlePIA VPN not working
I am currently on holiday in Oz and using PIA for secure access to hotel wifi.The first placed I stayed PIA worked with out problems. However at my current location PIA will not connect and if I try to...
View ArticlePlease suggest a setup - Amplifi vs Unifi vs other arrangement?
Hi Network gurusI have been reading a lot about my options but would appreciate if you can give me some pointers to firm up my plans.At the moment my setup goes like this:Fibre -> ONT - >...
View ArticleTP Link Powerline - affecting Wifi for others?
Last night - long story - my son and I went out. He has a TP-Link AV600 Powerline to enhance his gaming, first unit is connected downstairs at router, 2nd unit is upstairs from power socket to his...
View ArticlePowerline versus mesh router
Have bought a TP-Link AV600 Powerline to enhance signal from modem/router downstairs to son's gaming PC upstairs.To help to control his time on line, looking at parental control routers. Have come...
View ArticleRouter Problems - Spark Huawei HG659b
This topic has been discussed before but mine is slightly different so I thought I would ask here in the hope of an answer. Got this particular router from Spark when I signed up for Fibre. And have...
View ArticleATV 4K Randomly Dropping Internet
Hoping someone can help with this problem I'm having.Here's my home network to set the scene.Spark VDSL using the HG659B. I'm not using an VPN or Smart DNS services and all settings on the HG659B are...
View ArticleHDMI over cat 6
This post is specific to an idea I got from this thread https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=151&topicid=242521 I'm starting a new thread to keep it tidy.Essentially what I'm going to do...
View ArticleEdge Router randomly "losing" IPv6 on 2degrees fibre
Hi guys, I've been a long time lurker here at GZ but this is my first post, so hello! I have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite router using 2degrees fibre on the latest stable firmware (1.10.7). I've got a...
View ArticleRural broadband, no initiative in my area - self help possible?
Hi all!As a long time lurker, but first poster, i have read as much as i can about maximizing my connection speed, and utilized 8 different ADSL modems of different brands, but at 5.4Km's from the...
View ArticleWhat should I upgrade to get better speed?
HiI have Spark Fibre100 but on a SpeedTest I only get 38 Mbps down and 12 Mbps up. This is far cry from what the Fibre is theorectically capable of. I am thinking about upgrading the equipment to get...
View ArticleWhat decent router to buy for a 145m2 house
Hi there,Atm I am using a vodafone provided router, but we are using an extender as the range isn't good enough to go through the whole house. The house is around 145m2, so it will be in the roof but...
View ArticleUsing a modem router as a wireless repeater
I have a small collection of unused wifi modem routers and I would like to set one of them up as a wireless repeater to boost my wifi signal upstairs. (Yes, I know running ethernet cable up there is...
View ArticleAmplifi 5Ghz Weirdness
About a month ago I purchased the Amplifi base unit, with the intent to add a satellite at a later date. I added that satellite to my lounge last week. The setup was simple and fast, and by all...
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