Wifi Repeater Question
I have a Huawei WS323 in repeater mode, in my bathroom, which is halfway between TPLink W8960N Modem/Router and the sleepout. Get 10mbit at the sleepout with this setup. Lightbox buffers. If other wifi...
View ArticleAny ChCh Electrican who is Ethernet Literate Recommendation?
I figure an electrician will be more experienced in running cables in an existing home, and lower cost than an IT company/person?Plan is to run cable from PC room, to living room for a switch and to...
View Articleethernet speed question
Recently I have switched to fiber. The package I choose is 100/20. At first I only get 30/20 on speed test. After investigation I find out if I disconnect my NAS I will get the 100/20 speed. What cause...
View ArticleWoosh - Router - Laptop is slower than Woosh - Laptop?
Hey guys,Made a trip out to a friends house in the rural-ish area. He has Woosh wireless, and was plugging in via the ethernet cable. I took out a Wireless Router and setup PPPoE to login to the woosh...
View ArticleNoob POE question - 802.3az
As part of a full house strip/reno I am cabling CAT6 throughout , installed in a home networking cabinet and will connect to fiber (still deciding on supplier) over the next 3 to 4 weeks.Just purchased...
View ArticleIs the Netcomm NF4V still the best choice for home modem/router?
Currently sick of poor performance from spark thompson modem, have many wifi devices and it just doesn't cope. Is the NF4V still as highly recommended as in the last? (Current price is about the max I...
View ArticleWireless drops all the time please help!
Hi everyone,Firstly I am quite the newbie at this kind of stuff so I've been struggling for the last few weeks to fix it but to no avail.We are with telecom and opted in for VDSL. The technician came...
View ArticleNetcomm NF4V - LAN & WLAN clients unable to talk to each other
Anyone here familiar with the Netcomm NF4V device? (I'm currently using this for Snap UFB + 2talk VoIP, and both work great).I've got an issue where LAN clients are unable to access or ping any WLAN...
View ArticleMore than 1 port on 1 CAT5e cable?
got a couple of rooms that only have one cat5e to the socket...is there any reason why i couldnt use the other pairs in the cable for a second/third/fourth outlet on the one cable?
View ArticleAnyone getting more than 72mbps on WiFi with a TP-Link Td-w8968??????
Replaced a tplink 8960 with an 8968( version 2) a month or so back.I have found I can't get any WiFi devices to show a connection speed other than 72mbps.It should be able to provide more than...
View ArticleRJ45 crimping tool
I'd like to buy one of these to crimp probably a dozen cables for my home network setup.After browsing Trademe listings RJ45 crimp tool I was wondering if anyone here can recommend one brand over another?
View ArticleNetgear D6300 - Restrict Spotify upload speed?
Hi Guys,Can anyone advise if it is possible through the modem router to restrict Spotify upload speed? I believe Spotify uses P2P, the upload speed is killing the internet reliability at home.My older...
View ArticleOrcon Poor Customer Service
I am wondering if anyone has had a bad or good experience with Orcon in NZ.My trouble with Orcon began 5 weeks ago when I placed an order online for a Fibre connection at my house, this seemed to go as...
View ArticleCan't Telnet to Technicolor TG589vn v2!
Hi all, I have a Technicolor TG589vn v2 in bridge mode and a Linksys E1500 running DD-WRT v24-sp2 (05/27/13) big - build 21676Problem is that I can't telnet to the Technicolor, Putty closes as soon as...
View ArticleNew network plan for home
Only been in our current house for 4 years and the only networking/cabling Ive done was to rip out the absolute crap job the previous owner had done..... so its time to get the house wired up again...
View ArticleInternet options with no capacity for VDSL and no phone jack
Hi,I'm in need of some help with figuring out the best options for internet.We recently moved to Mangawhai and signed up for Slingshot VDSL broadband. Slingshot has now said that Chorus has told them...
View ArticleAfter some help getting LAN working
I just installed a laptop (win 8.1) and been through the setup procedures. All is pretty good, internet OK on wifi and the laptop can see/access all machines on the LAN (mix of win7 and XP)The XP...
View Articlefunctioning apt-x bluetooth on windows 7?
After I booted my installation of windows on a different motherboard, which had intel 802.11ac and bluetooth onboard, it installed all sorts of other stuff that basically broke my bluetooth on the...
View ArticleRecommendations for Wifi Router with good range?
Helping out a friend who is trying to get wifi working in the back corner of his house from his office (where the DSL and router are installed).He's got an old Belkin router at the moment (11g only)...
View ArticleMobile wifi
Just wondering what system buses and trains use to provide free wifi to travelers ... for example, here in Wellington we have the Airport Flyer that has free wifi aboard.Is it satellite, or do they...
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