network

Hi guys, Just wondering if anyone on here would be willing to give some advice on how best to expand the network in the house for better coverage, both wired and wireless? I'm not looking to throw loads of money at it, but willing to make reasonable purchases to achieve what I need. So I'll...

Hi all, New build house to which I am adding POE CCTV. I will be running the cables in to the attic space. Running cables between floors is proving problematic, but the attic gives me good freedom of movement - I can then keep everything within there or, go through the ceiling in to the airing...

#1 Hi, I am being sent some ubiquiti hardware so that I can share my Leased Line Connection (100mb) with our business friends across the same industrial estate. We have the Leased Line and a server giving DHCP and a router connected to the Leased Line and wish to share that faster broadband...

If a household of lodgers, each lodger with his own router, is using the same powerlines on which the landlord has set up a powerline network, do those routers automatically become part of the 'host' powerline network as client networks? I ask because I have my own router and do not want to...

Ive been troubleshooting for ages trying to get this thing working, but no luck. I heard the b550 boards actually do support the 2000 series, so i put in my ryzen 5 2600 and it worked fine. However, the ethernet ports just dont work? Ive tried everything i could find, tsking the ram out for 10...

Interesting... QNAP are releasing a high-end WiFi6 router that crushes the Synology RT2600ac, not to mention most mainstream routers out there... https://nascompares.com/2020/09/14/new-qnap-qhora-301w-wifi-6-10gbe-router-revealed/ The only downside I can see to this router is that QNAP did not...

Hi I've been having problem with my internet dropping a few times a day since i bought this router last week. This is what I usually see in logs - Aug 7 01:11:08 acsd: acs_set_chspec: 0x1005 (5) for reason APCS_CSTIMER Aug 7 01:24:30 acsd: eth6: selected_chspec is 0x1003 (3) Aug 7 01:24:30...

Hi all, Will try and make this description a quick one. I swapped out my gigabyte am4 board with Ryzen 2600 and ram with my son's older gigabyte h81m-s2v mobo with i5 4690k and ram. My pc is wired to router. Before I was getting between 430-450 mbps. Now I'm getting 180mbps am the time. I've...

Hi folks, My father in law wants to be able to get WiFi outside currently loses signal if he walks a few meters away from the patio. Is there anything out there that could go on a mast outside as an ariel and the box inside or just a router outside? Had a Google and can't find much. Thanks in...

Hey be great if you could help me ! I've bought a server a while ago to share files between a few computers in my house. On one computer it comes up as z:// another d:// and I can use the files as another hard disk. I can't access on two other computers I have unless I go through a laborious...

Hi All, New this this forum, so please forgive me for any errors. Looking for a good quality Cat.6 tried and tested cable 305m reel. This cable will be used to network the whole house as well as CCTV 8 to 10 ip camera system. Looking to run 4 pairs to each bedroom (4 bed house) and 4 pairs...

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...

I've run some basic testing on the 3 machines that are going to be linked together via 10Gbe and found some slightly strange performance issues. This is the kit that is linked together: Switch - Juniper EX3300 with juniper SR transceivers no vlans or L3 features enabled 1500 MTU PC1 - Windows...

I have looked and looked but to no avail , need help please! I would like to be able to listen in to a room in my workshop remotely over the Internet. Not for anything nefarious, ie. not for spying on anyone! I know you can get ip cameras that have microphones, like baby monitors but is there...

Issue: I'm trying to share a folder on my home network server PC, but nothing is showing on any of the other network PCs. Background: We have 3 PCs on our network, 2 daily use PCs and one that is act as server and we send files to the folders that are shared on it to back up stuff. This server...

Hi all, I have an issue using my secondary Superhub 2 as an access point. Essentially I had a couple spare and thought I would just use them to extend my WiFi. With that in mind, I hooked it up to my PC, reset to factory settings and set the following config: Same SSID as main routers wifi...

Hi so I've been running my PC wireless for about a year now. Recently moved and was able to use wired ethernet finally! However it won't connect its stuck on an unidentified network and no internet I've tried everything from updating drivers, installing them again. I've even purchased a brand...

looking for a wifi card to put into my pc build motherboard: msi b350 gaming plus

Hello, Me again :) I have a question. I have physical Cisco gear from eBay but 1 PC. How would I test connectivity between A and B with only 1 PC attached? Is this possible? Simple Example 2 switches connected to each other. Switch 1 has a PC connected to F0/1...how would I ping to an invisible...

Howdy, I'm looking for clarity on something. I know that ideally for Cat5e we're looking at a maximum of 100m for 1Gbps if connected end-to-end. Am I right in thinking that if I put a Patch Panel in between source destination (let's say 50m, so halfway) that it's still within the 100m. And I'll...