Speed up Android/FireTV home network. NFS vs Samba, NTFS vs ext4.
HiI have a Western Digital USB2.0 1TB hard drive (spinning disk) connected to my OpenWrt Chaos Chalmer router (HG556a). On the HD I have family photos and videos, as time goes on I also intend to...
View ArticleHow successful have you found powerline ethernet to be?
I will need some way of getting fibre from one end of the house to the other and powerline seems like the best option.I am looking at getting these bad boys off TradeMe.How well does it work, will I be...
View ArticleHow does an ONT work? Is it accessible by the customer?
We are having fibre installed on the 15th of this month, and when the ONT is installed, is it accessible by the customer, or locked down by the LFC?
View ArticleHow can I keep my phone with router bridging?
Hi All,I have just got my vodafone fibre broadband and promptly replaced the huawei HG659 router with a asus RT-AC68U router, the problem is my phone line used to plug into the huwei router, is there...
View ArticleReadyNAS Netgear Returns
So I have been in contact with a very helpful (so far) netgear service department.They have agreed the unit a ReadyNAS NV+ v2 is faulty and instigated a RMA protocol.At the moment there seems to be...
View ArticleProblems with my Ubiquiti WAP "upgrade"
I recently tried to upgrade my Ubiquiti wireless access point for my home office - from wireless n to wireless ac. Not a success. My LAN setup:HFC cable 100/10 Mbps connection, Cisco modem, Ubiquiti...
View ArticleOrcon lite: is there any chance we will ever be able to change the sip settings?
A few months ago I was lucky enough to get given an orcon lite router! And boy it's good! I really want it to connect to my own sip server but I notice that the sip settings are unchangeable. Has...
View ArticleMay be a stupid question re T568A or T568B wiring
So I've just wired up my new patch panel and new wall sockets using T568B wiring configuration - Its CAT 6. This was because a number of exisiting wall sockets were wired in B configuration. From what...
View ArticleDell XPS 13 ultrabook - poor wireless performance. Advice please.
I have recently upgraded my 5-year-old Vaio notebook to a Dell XPS 13 9350 netbook running Windows 10.The reason for the upgrade was that my Vaio battery is dying (again) and because the Dell had...
View Article5 Ghz wifi usb stick for my UFB
I have just reiceived my UFB connection today and was at first dissapointed when I did the speed check and it came up with 25 Mbits/s, until I connected my laptop directly via lan to the Huwai HG659b...
View ArticleHow can I figure out what is jamming my home network?
I have an intermittent problem with my internet at home.Every now and then, the connection to the outside world will grind to a halt. I can still log in to my router's html configuration page, and my...
View ArticleEFTPOS machine going offline periodically
I don't usually deal with these types of issues but I'll be helping out a small business later this evening.Since just before Christmas, their EFTPOS machine periodically goes into offline mode which...
View ArticleSomeone really wants to get access to my network
Just got into the office this morning and pages and pages and pages of log files.............some of the 'guessed' usernames are priceless though
View ArticleCan I plug my Ethernet connection into a modem/router for WiFi?
HeySo I have just moved into a new place and my room has internet provided via an ethernet cable. (The cable runs to a normal Vodafone VDSL modem if that helps).I have an D-Link AC1750 Modem/Router and...
View ArticleHouse Alarms - IP Capable - self monitored - smartphone configurable?
So has anyone found a house alarm that is IP based and allows for self monitoring? IOS/Android Notifications/Email/SMS?The other bonus would be configurable while in your local lan (or via vpn - less...
View Articleextending wifi with another router
sorry to ask a question that is undoubtedly covered elsewhere...somewhere!anyway-I have a Huawei HG569 at one end of the house. It;s in a lovely cabinet and has ethernet connections going to the other...
View ArticleReplacing Spark Technicolor TG589vn (ADSL/VDSL)
I have VDSL coming into my existing TG589v which is then plugged into an Apple Airport Extreme. All my devices connect to the Airport for WiFi and the PS4 is the only thing wired into the TG589vn.I...
View ArticleHow Do I Replace Orcon White Genisus with Linksys AC1900 on UFB
Hi Folks, I have recently moved house and now have Orcon UFB, the problem being as I have many family members using multiple devices I wanted to replace my supplied router with a Linksys AC1900 so I...
View ArticleAccessing IP cam which creates it's own wifi hotspot
HiMy first post.. be gentle! I have a Xiaomi Xiaoyi IP Camera which creates it's own wifi hotspot, works great with my android tablet but i want to use it on my desktop PC.I've used an ip cam searching...
View Articleunable to access spark hg569b router on static ip from externel access
Hi i am trying to setup a ip camera on a huawei hg569b router and have a static ip address setup by spark and had no problem when it was setup with a d-link router but after changing to fibre we lost...
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