Home networking cable setup help
Hi,We are building a new house and I am going to be wiring the entire house with ethernet cabling. I'm looking at about 400m of cable, 18+ wall jacks and 2 network switches.I've got a fair amount of...
View ArticleUFB Router and VPN for small business
Hello, interested to hear your thoughts on what Router and VPN service you recommend please.Have UFB at home via Orcon and naked phoneline - happy with service, phone line not 100% clear but okay for...
View ArticleTp link w8980 reception problems.
I have a TP-LINK TD-W8980 w. firmware 0.6.0 1.3 v000e.0 Build 131012 Rel.51720n.I'ts about a day old and i'm already having issues with it. First off my Pc is in the worst spot in the house and has...
View ArticleSwitch or Hub & AP efficiency
Couple of simply questions:Is this 8 port switch really a switch or a hub technically speaking. ie is it inefficient in that it will send network data from each port to all the others?Also is it...
View Articlegigabit switch with 100/10 router
I am wanting to have a gigabit switch connect my devices on the lan, however since it is a cheep switch it is not managed or inc's a dhcp server, so the dhcp server will still sit on the 100/10 Adsl...
View ArticleThe modem/router at this flat is rather bad. I brought an EA4500 from home....
Heya, all! I'm currently having some major networking woes. The network at this fairly large flat of 17-or-so people is in some major need of lovin'. Currently, it has an ADSL connection coming in...
View ArticleHome LAN - configuring for two subnets for a BBS
You'll laugh... but for 'old school' sysop memories I want to have a crack again at running a BBS on a box at home (192.168.2.1) and have it accessible via Telnet from the internet.That said I want to...
View ArticleRouters, switches, home automation vulnerabilities
Time to stop and read this piece on home automation and LAN devices vulnerabilities. Let the implications sink in...
View ArticleRecommendations for a dual-WAN router with 3/4g USB modem support?
Hello fellow geeks My work is getting a UFB connection installed shortly and we want to keep our current internet connection as well, so I am looking for a dual-WAN router with 3/4g USB modem support...
View ArticleAsustor AS604T drive upgrade failed
Help, After review here and elsewhere bought one of these. After using and liking it I bought 4 WD RED 3TB to last me a few years. I followed the instructions and removed the first drive as instructed....
View ArticlePowerline on travel adapter VS Wifi over USB/PCI Latency increase/Connection...
So i'll finally be getting VDSL by the end of the month, once the chorus technician comes over and install the master filter, there will only be one socket in which i can plug the modem and router into...
View ArticleAdvice on LAN configuration
Hope this is the right forum :)Am helping a small charity to set up their first office (3-4 people). They are expecting to get donations of used equipment (laptops etc.) from some local organizations....
View ArticleCant access a specific website
I wasn't sure where to put this but this seemed the most appropriate forum.I was merrily exploring a friends website with windows in Chrome on the site, their cpanel and their webmail. I tried to log...
View ArticleHigh data use
Have had some high data use going on lately so I installed DU Meter to see what was going one. I am a bit puzzled with the results I am getting. DU Meter is showing that loading a web page (Chrome or...
View ArticleADSL modem recommendations
I currently have a Netgear modem/router that is only being used as an ADSL modem, with router and LAN capabilities handled by an Apple Extreme. I'm looking to repace the Netgear with an ADSL modem, and...
View ArticleNeed some help understanding home network configurations
Hi everyone on Geekzone, I'm a quite a tech-savvy person, but I've never really been able to grasp networking. I've been playing around with computers and their software since I was about eight, and...
View ArticleJuniper SRX110 speed issue on chch enable network
Hi guysI'm running JUNOS 12.1X44-D30.4 and am connected to Voyager internet via "enable fibre" and tagged as vlan 10, my connection speed I choose for UFB is 100/50 and am after some advise on the...
View ArticleData to modem if no computer connected?
This is probably a really dumb question but here goes....If a modem is connected to the internet but there is no computer connected to the modem, ie wifi disabled and nothing plugged in to ethernet,...
View Articleunifi alternatives?
Am pretty close to just buying a few of the unifi pro's for home to replace the mismatched random routers I have as accesspoints to make future wpa key changes less drama and hopefully to reduce the...
View ArticleIdeas for linking two properties requested
Hi there,I'm looking for some ideas on how to best link up two properties, technologies and pointers to suitable products.If you look at the picture the main house is top left and the cottage is bottom...
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