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  1. Quartz

    Best 10 Gb RJ45 NIC for PCIe x4?

    I'm finally in the process of upgrading my home LAN to 10 GbE, having given up on my original plans. The NAS's motherboard is on its way and I have a dual 10 Gb NIC for it but I need NICs for my PCs. There are v3 x4 slots available in both. Which NICs do you recommend? I'm aware of the OWC 10g...
  2. sitchey

    Bad setup or bad hardware?

    Hi everyone I'm looking for a bit of advice on my network setup to see if there is an issue that I can resolve due to a bad setup, or if there is a better layout/hardware to help. You can view a very rough sketch here to give you an idea of the setup along with the below info. Internet The...
  3. Marc Shaw

    Query using existing cabling and sockets in house

    Hi Sorry if this is an idiot question, I'm new to internal networks. The previous owners of my house moved the master socket into the garage (from the house) so the father could control it. I've got my router plugged into a slave in the living room (back of house) and getting the speeds and...
  4. Tysonator

    Network Power Adapters

    Hello Everyone, I am moving my PC tower to another room in my home and the problem I now have is network connection of my tower PC to the router and the outside world. Are the 2 items below are what I need to purchase ! ? As I have my PC tower next to the router the cable is quite short...
  5. Nyxtopouli

    F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin "Online" on 2020!

    We are a small group and play F.E.A.R. 2 multiplayer or Lan Online...almost every day (or night) with Radmin VPN. In this way we try to keep alive F.E.A.R. 2 to this hard days. If you want to play again F.E.A.R. 2 multiplayer with us first download and install Radmin VPN from here...
  6. Talasour

    Powerline LAN adapter issues

    Hi - I recently moved into my first home and bought two pairs of TP-Link Powerline adapters so my and my girlfriend can work from home but found out tonight that one set will work fine but when plugging in the second the first PC will suddenly loose connection. We've tried plugging them...
  7. batfink

    Mikrotik experts in here...

    Having read lots of good things about Mikrotik and wanting to upgrade my network to better separate out main network/kids/guests/IoT etc, I thought I'd start with stage 1: - put my Asus router into AP only mode and replace the router section with a Hex S. I was aware of what I was getting into...
  8. rangor gubbins

    guide for setting up home network with a managed switch

    Anyone know of any good, and easy to follow for non-It professionals, guides/books/websites for setting up a slightly above basic home network with a managed switch. I'm looking for some guidance on how to set up our home network. the structure looks like this: lte modem with 4G sim card ->...
  9. rangor gubbins

    stress test new LAN

    hi all, I'm after some advice on how to 'stress test' a newly installed LAN. We've refurbed our house, running cat6 all over the place. I've now terminated the cables into patch panels and RJ45 modules, continuity tested the terminations, and installed a Zyxel 24 port switch. Never done this...
  10. jj007

    Buy modern router with WOL capability or set up a Pi3? HELP!

    AN OLD HAT NEEDS MODERNISING, I CHALLENGE YOU TO HELP ME WORK OUT BEST HARDWARE OPTION TO ALLOW WOL BROADCAST FOR REMOTE SESSIONS. Hi all. I would like to be able to perform WOL (wake on lan) broadcast remotely. When I am away from home I want to be able wake my machines up for remote sessions...
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