xiaomi mi wifi
has anybody tried one of these routers,they have good reviews and i am sick of my ultra fast fibre Netcomm nf4v dropping off all the time,have to reboot it several times a day
View ArticleUnbrick the Huawei HG659 router
OK so you just loaded new firmware into your HG659 and now it's a brick (only the power light works) !Don't freak ! Here are the steps to unbrick it: 1.Make sure you have a copy of the last known...
View ArticleCan't SSH onto Gargoyle Router Anymore
I've got a Netgear router flashed with Gargoyle and have been successfully connecting onto it with both the web interface and via SSH, using PuTTY and WinSCP. However, when I tried to connect today...
View ArticleMeshnet in Auckland, New Zealand
I wonder if we ever had a localmesh in Auckland, or anywhere in New Zealand? I expressed my interest on reddit here:...
View ArticleChanging router
I have changed internet provider from Vfone to Spark and have realised that my previous Vfone router gave better wireless distance than my new Spark router. What do I need to change on the Vfone router...
View ArticleNetwork Internet traffic monitoring?
Hi all.I'm a layman, and I have tried a seach, to be bamboozled by the results.Basicaly we are on 40GB fibre. We used to be on 40GB adsl, and we had plenty spare, to the point where our carryover was...
View ArticleHuawei HG659 unable to bypass DNS issue
Hi, I was given an HG659 a few days ago and have set it up using ADSL. All working well except for DNS. I use OpenDNS DNS servers, so that internet is safe for my kids. A couple of computers on my home...
View ArticleWiring advice: to daisy chain or not?
Hi GZ,I had a scoping visit from a tech who will be doing some internal cable work for my house before UFB arrives. The arrangement is as follows:1. Set up a wall-mounted rack downstairs in a spare...
View ArticleWiFi Problem
Hi.Wife has been having issues with the WiFi for the past 4 days, but I have been overseas, so upon my return this morning I had a look at it and this is what my WiFi signal is doing.I'm assuming my...
View ArticleDetailed logging of network traffic?
I'm the head tenant of a flat and thus everything is in my name, including the internet.Something that's been inflating my paranoia for a while now is what happens if one of my flatmates turns out to...
View ArticleModern alternatives to DC++?
Hey guys, Just wondering about finding a good sharing software for my flat of 6 people - waaay back in the day we used DC++ and I'm just wondering if anything better has come along in the last 10...
View ArticleWas OS totally destroyed by hacker? (wi-fi button frozen in OFF position)
Tablet: Dell Venue Pro OS: Windows 8Age: One year old BUT hardly ever used, device sits on shelf collecting dustSymptom: Wi-fi button - unable to switch wi-fi button on - can't connect to the Internet...
View ArticleWhere to buy short (10-15cm) cat6 patch leads
I've finally installed my new cabinet and I'm now after some short (10-15cm) cat6 patch leads. I usually buy the Dynamix cables from Cables Direct or PBTech but the shortest they seem to do is 25cm....
View Articlenetwork radio player/streamer
Hi AllI still own one Squeezebox player, great player though just died after many years of service. Has anyone of you suggestions for a streamer. Radio and network storage player and if possible also...
View ArticleOpenWrt wan interface not connecting
Hi, I've set up OpenWrt several times in the past so I'm not a 'complete' noob, although still a noob. I have OpenWrt running perfectly on my WR1043ND, and I have set up OpenWrt on a HG556a Hardware...
View Articlerouter that can use WiFi as a "WAN" interface
Just wondering - does anyone know of a router that could use a 4G wifi hotspot to share an ethernet connection with a LAN of 100-base-T ethernet workstations, is that ever done? I know there are 3G/4G...
View ArticlePowerline adapters not working after upgrade to fibre
HiAfter many months of waiting to get fibre (Spark) installed and running, it finally happened the other week - prior to this I had Vodafone VDSL with predominately a wireless setup. Trying to eke out...
View ArticleMoving fiber modem to a different room.
Hi all,i want to move my modem from upstairs to downstairs. Upstairs the fiber modem is connected via a splitter which also has Vodafone Decoder installed along with another modem for the decoder.When...
View ArticleWireless bridging 2 Netcomm NF4V and OpenWRT TP-Link
I have two Netcomm routers and one TP-Link TL-WR841N/ND v9 flashed with OpenWrt Chaos Calmer. I want to connect them all in across thre stories. How do I chain them together. On Netcomm setup there is...
View ArticleToshiba Canvio aerocast just bought one it doesn't do what I thought it would...
Toshiba Canvio aerocast just bought one it doesn't do what I thought it would do!Thought it was wireless would just connect to my smart TV etc as it is, but I think I need a Toshiba Canvio Wireless...
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