HomeNetworking, community based networking help

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/DiscoverFolle on 2023-12-07 10:56:53+00:00.

Good morning everyone, In my vacation home, we have a Wi-Fi connection shared among all the tenants of the 4 buildings. With the "TP-Link WiFi Range Extender RE330, AC1200 WiFi Amplifier" (the one in the picture), I can extend the network using the shared internet connection, BUT I cannot create a private Wi-Fi with a custom password (I can only use the password of the shared condominium network). I want to create a private Wi-Fi network (to prevent other tenants from seeing my smart devices) that takes internet from the condominium network. What product do you recommend using?

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/Swewar on 2023-12-07 10:43:06+00:00.

I have the Asus XD4 mesh system with 3 nodes in my house. I work from home so I have set a guest network with no access to my private WiFi. I have 2 windows PCs, one gaming rig and a server that handles media trough Plex. This server is running qbitorrent through a VPN. In Windows I have set my network as private so I can file share between the server and the gaming pc easily. Also I have a couple of smart switches and lights on my private network.

Is this the correct way to do this or is there something I need to change?

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/Fuckinn_Hell on 2023-12-07 10:36:00+00:00.

So im trying to setup WLED lights to be accessible from outside the network. I have setup the port forwarding but i cant for the life of me find what the external ip is? Can anyone help and tell me where I find the external ip for a device ln the network. When searching online all i see is how to find the external ip of the device youre currently USING, this is not what i want.

Thanks

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/DiscoverFolle on 2023-12-07 10:56:53+00:00.

Good morning everyone, In my vacation home, we have a Wi-Fi connection shared among all the tenants of the 4 buildings. With the "TP-Link WiFi Range Extender RE330, AC1200 WiFi Amplifier" (the one in the picture), I can extend the network using the shared internet connection, BUT I cannot create a private Wi-Fi with a custom password (I can only use the password of the shared condominium network). I want to create a private Wi-Fi network (to prevent other tenants from seeing my smart devices) that takes internet from the condominium network. What product do you recommend using?

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/onepaperbook on 2023-12-07 10:25:28+00:00.

What's a normal webpage load speed? I often find sites loading slow and can't tell if it's my internet or the site itself.

Tested opening YouTube's homepage and it stops spinning at around 2.8 sec. Is that okay, or is there room for improvement? I'm using AdGuard DNS. Tried without any DNS adjustments and with Cloudflare's, but still the same.And if I close all pc backround app ( like discord, listary ) and all browser extension, then YouTube still takes 2.2 sec to load.

Any way to get site loading under 2 sec, or is that a tough goal nowadays?PS : My steam download speed at max is 66 MB/s

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/Swewar on 2023-12-07 10:43:06+00:00.

I have the Asus XD4 mesh system with 3 nodes in my house. I work from home so I have set a guest network with no access to my private WiFi. I have 2 windows PCs, one gaming rig and a server that handles media trough Plex. This server is running qbitorrent through a VPN. In Windows I have set my network as private so I can file share between the server and the gaming pc easily. Also I have a couple of smart switches and lights on my private network.

Is this the correct way to do this or is there something I need to change?

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/Lifeguard_Robert on 2023-12-07 03:51:15+00:00.

My friend is going to their home in Ireland soon and would like to set up a short term or temporary internet connection outside of their cellphones mobile hotspots. I'm not aware of the accommodations or electricals available atm, but will follow up with comments.

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/Fuckinn_Hell on 2023-12-07 10:36:00+00:00.

So im trying to setup WLED lights to be accessible from outside the network. I have setup the port forwarding but i cant for the life of me find what the external ip is? Can anyone help and tell me where I find the external ip for a device ln the network. When searching online all i see is how to find the external ip of the device youre currently USING, this is not what i want.

Thanks

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/bostongarden on 2023-12-06 11:50:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/onepaperbook on 2023-12-07 10:25:28+00:00.

What's a normal webpage load speed? I often find sites loading slow and can't tell if it's my internet or the site itself.

Tested opening YouTube's homepage and it stops spinning at around 2.8 sec. Is that okay, or is there room for improvement? I'm using AdGuard DNS. Tried without any DNS adjustments and with Cloudflare's, but still the same.And if I close all pc backround app ( like discord, listary ) and all browser extension, then YouTube still takes 2.2 sec to load.

Any way to get site loading under 2 sec, or is that a tough goal nowadays?PS : My steam download speed at max is 66 MB/s

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/Lifeguard_Robert on 2023-12-07 03:51:15+00:00.

My friend is going to their home in Ireland soon and would like to set up a short term or temporary internet connection outside of their cellphones mobile hotspots. I'm not aware of the accommodations or electricals available atm, but will follow up with comments.

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/bostongarden on 2023-12-06 11:50:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/telmar25 on 2023-12-07 07:13:44+00:00.

I bought some MoCA adapters from Motorola not long ago only to realize the company seems to be dropping them… and they have usernames and passwords and firmware/etc. to worry about. Are there any MoCA 2.5 adapters from known, reputable companies (and countries for security reasons)?

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/InsaneIslandDweller on 2023-12-07 06:43:33+00:00.

Between 305 and 315 which is better when considering performance. RE315 is not compatible with open WRT firmware being newer product. I don't know what exactly open WRT benefits are but does it improve performance of a stock extender? If yes then should I buy the 305? Because 305 supports open WRT. If open WRT doesn't help with with improving performance or stability then 315 is the better buy ig. Advice please

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/skynet-fall on 2023-12-07 06:24:58+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/Ok_Kaleidoscope_8261 on 2023-12-07 06:17:43+00:00.

Recently our internet/cable provider have been upgrading their infrastructure to fibe from coax.

Since then, it seems like the internet performance has taken a hit. The modem/router had to be relocated to the basement from upstairs, since that's where the fibre is coming in an the rest of the residence is not wired for fiber or Ethernet.

Being that the performance took a hit, we tried using the cable companies 'pod' network instead of the previous router, which wasn't a great router to begin with (Archer C1200).

So one pod is connected to the modem in the basement, and the other pod is upstairs, the upstairs pod is not a wired connection.

But the performance even seems a bit worse now than with the budget Archer C1200 router in the basement.

I used to get download speeds of 4 or rarely 5 MB/s on this laptop. Since the fiber was installed, I haven't been able to get anything to download faster than ~2MB/s.

Using the providers network managing app, I see basically all devices are only ever connecting to the pod in the basement, even though the one upstairs is closer.

Is this sort of situation common?

I was thinking of getting a coax to Ethernet adapter so, so as to have a directly wired connection (directly to the router as it has two Ethernet ports) for the upstairs pod, pod has one input and one Ethernet port.

I'm not sure if it's because now the two other cable tv boxes (3 boxes total, one of which is an Ethernet connection from the upstairs pod) have to be connected via wifi as well (as opposed to coax) as everything in the household which always used wifi.

The networking app has the option to change between 'Auto' and 'Router only' mode, not sure if there is a difference in performance or quality between the two.

Thanks.

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/Troyinkelowna on 2023-12-07 06:11:44+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/StocktonTakos on 2023-12-07 06:00:18+00:00.

I just recently switched my internet provider to connext fiber. Everything in my house is working fine but when my son tries to use his Xbox it’s getting a UPnP not available and throwing strict NAT type. Is there a special setting inside my nighthawk RAX120 that would help this issue? I have never had issues before the fiber with his Xbox connecting. The fiber line connects to a little box that I have ran cat 6 from to the back of my nighthawk in the internet port. I didn’t change any of the settings on my router page from what it was before with comcast and I’m curious if different settings need to be changed for fiber? I’ve tried the basic trouble shooting and even port forwarding the Xbox but I can’t get anything to work. Any help would be appreciated.

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/tharizzla on 2023-12-07 05:30:57+00:00.

I tried posting this in r/Telus but for some reason the POST button is grayed out. Hopefully someone here can help me out.

I have the white modem/router from Telus and 2 boosters for some reason my devices aren't connecting to the closest AP is there a way I can manually select which band and AP each device connects to?? Quite frustrating how limited the admin interface on the router is now...

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/blazezx1 on 2023-12-07 05:09:38+00:00.

Need some help figuring this out.

Download on speedtest.net always tests right, but upload tests like shit, unless I test from my laptop or my boss' Macbook on the same ethernet cable as the desktop testing badly.

It ramps up to full speed for a second then drops to under half.

I have tried:

• Other computers
• Driver updates
• pcie cards
• usb adapters
• testing somewhere else
• connecting the computers up at another premises and testing there(they test fine there)
• cat5 shielded and cat6 cable.
• testing the desktop straight on the fiber ont making it do the authentication.
• lastly, tried the TCP optimizer from speedguide.net

I am somewhat at my wits end here.

Any help would be appreciated.

Edit:

Forgot to add these that I also tried

• safemode with networking
• ubuntu server testing the same
• fresh windows install

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/Commie_Cactus on 2023-12-07 04:38:52+00:00.

Hey guys, I have an issue with my network speeds and am at a loss as to why or what I can do to resolve it.

I’ve included a layout of my house, my networking equipment, and speeds in different locations I’m using a Netgear WiFi Extender with its FastLane feature enabled to take my 5ghz network and turn it into a 2.4ghz network so that my 2.4-only devices in that room can connect to our WiFi.

I’ve tried several placements of the extended in several rooms but the speed is similar. I’ve checked all 11 channels and found the best one, and there is very little interference. I would expect at least 30mbps speeds, or more optimistically 90-100 but it’s all but unusable.

Thank you so much in advance ❤️

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/ruhkt_ on 2023-12-07 04:25:21+00:00.

Hey, so I want to move my desktop computer from my office to my bedroom (only about 20 feet away). However, the internet speeds are unusable in my bedroom. My router is located in my living room behind my TV about 20 feet away from my computer's current location. The router is to the right and my bedroom is to the left. So I practically double the distance if I move it to my bedroom and they are on opposite sides of the house.

What I'm asking is if I upgrade my network adapter card (currently an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168 with a max speed of 433 Mbps) with one that has higher speeds such as 3000Mbps, would I notice any significant improvement with speeds in my bedroom?

Also, is there anything else I can do to improve the connection? The only network ports I have are in my living room behind the TV so I can't move my router or connect via ethernet.

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/InsaneIslandDweller on 2023-12-07 06:43:33+00:00.

Between 305 and 315 which is better when considering performance. RE315 is not compatible with open WRT firmware being newer product. I don't know what exactly open WRT benefits are but does it improve performance of a stock extender? If yes then should I buy the 305? Because 305 supports open WRT. If open WRT doesn't help with with improving performance or stability then 315 is the better buy ig. Advice please

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/Carnivorousplants_NW on 2023-12-07 04:18:53+00:00.

I’ve got a PoE camera with 6 wires. In its original jack two of the pins were soldered together. Since I can’t solder the pins in a punch down keystone jack, can I bridge the empty slot to a used slot with another piece of wire? That means one slot will have two wires. Will that work?

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The original was posted on /r/homenetworking by /u/skynet-fall on 2023-12-07 06:24:58+00:00.