networking

[peak cloak]

Test right now if you can ping it just to make sure it's pingable

[alpine leaf]

yes

[peak cloak]

^ Ethernet in, wifi out?

[alpine leaf]

yes exactly

@peak cloak do you mean ping the main router or the AP im connected to rn

[peak cloak]

Main router

Could ping AP as well to test wifi connection

But main router will check connectivity to your Internet gateway basically

Although there is a possibility it completely bugs out and doesn't respond to pings either

[alpine leaf]

gotcha, ill give it a try

8 im pretty sure

idk specifics but 4 floors

there is definitely overlap but not enough overlap that an AP feels redundant

gimme a minute let me try to find specifics, its been a long time and im not the one who set it all up

main router:
Huawei 5G CPE Pro H112-370 WiFi 6
https://www.router-switch.com/huawei-5g-cpe-pro-h112-370.html

APs:
LAPN300 Wireless-N300 Access Point with PoE
https://www.linksys.com/ca/lapn300-business-access-point-wireless-wi-fi-single-band-2.4ghz-n300-with-poe/LAPN300.html

i dont know about the switch and cant check at the moment

[peak cloak]

yeah, have to do some troubleshooting to narrow it down

what links work, what don't

[alpine leaf]

the router is broadcasting its own wifi, its own ssid acting as its own AP

0 lost packets, average 3ms

pinged a very far AP, nothing lost, took longer of course but yeah

i guess ill try pinging when it eventually acts up and see what happens, is there another test i can do in the meantime?

[cosmic steeple]

I did an access points a while back and noticed that one game called smite is experiencing rubber band lagging. Now that I think about it, I’m not sure the Ethernet that is directly connected between the router and the PC is working or showing up at all.

[wide marsh]

We connected to the internet!

[drowsy fossil]

looks like vista to me 😬

[frosty stone]

that is indeed vista

why would you connect that to the internet

[wary isle]

Finally... poor man's server! And its safe against me kicking it against the wall

[mighty wind]

but still conveniently easy to throw out the window

[pseudo blade]

Apparently Smite's just really prone to it.
You could try disabling WiFi and see if it impacts your latency at all, but it probably won't unless you're a long way from the access point.
You could also look at if it's a problem with your computer, other running software or the game itself.

[jaunty sparrow]

Yo guys

.

I am getting the error
Can't connect to this network one
On my laptop

This is the 3rd time that i got this error
Since opening the laptop in the last 4 days

And as always it's the same s*it
When everything is working
But the laptop is bugging out

So any fixes or should I watch an hr of yt vids just to find out that the wifi problem automatically and magically fixed itself

[wide marsh]

I just found my old laptop and I wanna do some stuff with it

Nope it’s Vista

[pseudo blade]

You might like #1027757333117415424 for this sort of thing, we don't really do support stuff here, rather hardware and some more specific questions.

[long thistle]

any possibility to remotely access BIOS?

motherboard is B550 Aorus Elite V2 and NIC is Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro

is there any e.g. expansion card that I could use to not only WOL, but also to enter the BIOS? or I need some IPKVM switch? or is there some cheaper option?

[drowsy fossil]

pikvm is what I bought, works well.

specifically the v4 mini

[long thistle]

https://www.welectron.com/PiKVM-Steel-Case_1

will this be enough? is it just upgrade kit?

[drowsy fossil]

thats just a case

[long thistle]

I already have RPi

[long thistle]

ik, but ^

do I need something more?

[drowsy fossil]

https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm

theres a pi hat for it as far as I understand?

if you dont have a pi4, you cant control the computer

only see the screen and turn it on if you have the hat

[drowsy fossil]

but there are instructions at this link to make it

I have always meant to install cloudflare tunnels to mine, but ive never ended up doing it

[long thistle]

i have a pi4 (4 gig i believe)

[drowsy fossil]

sweet, yea the instructions are on the github

its pretty cheap, tho the AIO unit is very very nice

i paid like $250 for it and 100% worth

[long thistle]

school is paying for this so not my problem that much lmao

thanks for help

[drowsy fossil]

one problem is its in high demand so its out of stock most places i can find

😛

[opal pagoda]

its getting better

[drowsy fossil]

no i mean the pikvm

[opal pagoda]

ah

[long thistle]

available at link in the documentation

[drowsy fossil]

both of the official links are OOS

I got it on kickstarter...

[opal pagoda]

there is also BliKVM
and that one is avalibile in pcie slot form

[long thistle]

this could be more suitable for us I think

there will be no need to run rpi

[drowsy fossil]

well the blikvm uses a raspi too

[long thistle]

I mean external rpi

[opal pagoda]

it still needs raspi but it uses compute module and not regular one

nvm, there are versions of it that still fit in pcie slot and use regular 4b ras pi

[long thistle]

but does it need Pro version of CPU or sth like that?

[opal pagoda]

no, think of it as a monitor, keyboard and mouse but over network

[long thistle]

but can it do WOL?

[opal pagoda]

it can "press the power button"

[drowsy fossil]

it wouldnt WOL, usually they get wired into the power button physically

[long thistle]

oh ok

but can I connect it to this AND power button on case?

[opal pagoda]

yes

[long thistle]

ok, thanks

[opal pagoda]

https://youtu.be/cVWF3u-y-Zg

[long thistle]

I wonder if there are any of them in EU

because I have to take it with EU VAT invoice

as it's not available in my country

[opal pagoda]

then you are probably stuck with pikvm https://www.welectron.com/navi.php?qs=PiKVM

https://www.welectron.com/PiKVM-v33-HAT_1
this one if you already have the pi

[long thistle]

ok, thank you

[jaunty sparrow]

K np

[leaden kraken]

What’s a good router for a college 2 floor 5 person cottage?

[gloomy pier]

how many square feet/meters?

[gloomy pier]

also helps if you have a general budget and/or any specific requirements, like if you're fine with something that is wifi 5 vs wifi 6 vs wifi 6e. wifi 5 is outdated at this point but its still generally fine if you wanna get something cheap (does up to 450 Mbps on most models, on 2.4 ghz and 5.4 ghz...it's likely going to be congested though if you live somewhere with a bunch of other people nearby). wifi6 you get ~700 Mbps.

i would strongly recommend getting something that has** at least wifi6** - it's more secure, supports more devices, less congested.

wifi6E is pretty much exactly the same thing as wifi6 in every way -- both support 802.11ax, max 1200Mbps bandwidth per stream x 8 spatial streams, etc. only difference is 6E also has the 6GHz wireless band to use (aside from the 2.4 and 5GHz wifi 6 has). 6E is more expensive but the performance is performance is best, though tbh in many situations most people won't even notice a difference.

this is a pretty solid tp-link wifi 6 router, it's on sale for 60 bucks right now on amazon

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-AX1500-Wifi-Router/dp/B07ZSDR49S/

there's also the more powerful versions of this same router::

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-WiFi-AX3000-Smart-Router/dp/B09G5W9R6R/ - my friend has this router, it's great, it's 108 bucks, on sale from 130. might be a bit overkill though, you could easily get the first one and then if you needed to, could always add some additional repeaters that would act as signal boosters and places to jack in ethernet ports if you wanted

[marsh pond]

Hey, so I am trying to improve the wifi at my house. I currently have xfinity 1gbs internet, and I have the nighthawk cm1100 modem, and the nighthawk ac1750 smart wifi router. my house has a cat6 eithernet cable running from near the modem to a room on the other side of my house. So I think if I buy the tp link eap610 access point (two of them) and have one by my modem, and one in the room on the other side of the house, I should be set. But, is the router that I have (it doesn't supprt wifi 6) good enough? Is there something else that I am overlooking? Are there flat out other better ideas than what I am thinking about? thanks.

or, if TP link isn't the best, could I buy this? plug the router into the modem, and the two access points into the router?

[frigid sphinx]

I did omada and like it..

not their router tho I rolled my own with a j4125 based minipc from china (get a n300 or something)

[limber ibex]

👋 Hey everyone! I'm nearing the final stages of completing a residential infrastructure project that's been years in the making. My home is wired for 10Gbps Ethernet, extending from my centralized server room in the basement to multiple endpoints, including bedrooms, triple workstations, living areas, a dedicated home theater, and yes, even bathrooms. 😁

Initially, I envisioned an omnipotent IP KVM solution to virtualize resources across these locations. However, fast forward to 2023, I've discovered that existing IP KVM solutions are not just cost-prohibitive but also lacking in feature compatibility with my setup. 😖

What I'm specifically looking for are KVM solutions that can operate over 10Gbps copper (no fiber) and support up to 12 client nodes. In terms of graphical fidelity, I have stringent requirements:

For gaming: At least one endpoint needs to support 3440x1440 @ 120Hz, as well as standard 4K with HDR10+ capabilities.
For work: Dual 4K displays @ 60Hz are essential.
I'm intrigued to hear any insights or experiences you may have for implementing KVMs that offer discrete GPU access, particularly in a high-bandwidth, multi-endpoint environment. Cheers! 🤓

[ebon wasp]

What do you want to achieve with those KVM?

Being able to view a server?

[limber ibex]

To contain all my OSs, mine, wife's. Then many regular VMs / containers

but focusing on the top requirements, a windows VM with a dedicated GPU. I know PIKVM exists and it's super cheap in comparison, but I'm looking into nearly zero latency, direct pixel x pixel translation with HDR10+, and high res and fps

[ebon wasp]

And why do you want your PC's be VMs on a cluster and not be locally placed?

[limber ibex]

because I have a server room at my house, built it so I can have them all in one place, actively AC cooled and dust free. Also results on cleaner, cable free terminals 🙂

I think I saw that one, but can't remember 😅 - So time to re-watch

I was watching a while ago and seems like Linus and I had basically the same ideas for our houses 😆

he might be way more extreme tho

[ebon wasp]

I wouldn't say so, amount of endpoints etc sounds really similar

As an current VDI engineer at a hospital, just doing stuff local saves you so much headaches

[limber ibex]

true 😅 - That's how its been most of my life. The other reason besides the cooled and clean env for my hardware, and clean wiring on terminals, it the hability to use an OS on several locations on the house, for example the gamming windows VM, on the theather, on my gaming office, living room, bathroom? anywhere. Same as work, take it anywhere you please... that's golden 🪙

even remotely, out of home, at least for work, would be so nice, and secure!

[ebon wasp]

Well in my use cases, where I want the same things as you, O365 has been good enough 😛

altough I don't want to game everywhere 😛

[limber ibex]

fair enough

[ebon wasp]

But good luck, at least it's a nice project to keep busy.
IIRC LevelOne has some really nice fiber and copper KVMs

But they are one of the best for the usecase of Mars, because of the quality.
And quality tends to cost money

[limber ibex]

yep, that's what I was afraid 😢

[thick minnow]

Is this a good place to ask about virtualhere like USB forwarding for help

[limber ibex]

Gosh.. just talked with Blackbox, they create these types of solutions, almost what I need, not 120hz.. but still, the solution cost around 46K 👀💸

[cunning lion]

UGH!!!! I have had ZERO issues doing this on Windows 10 and earlier so why THE FUCK is Windows 11 being a pain in my rear fucking end over this

Trying to bridge my ethernet and wifi connections together so I can pass internet over the ethernet port to another device

bangs head against the desk UGH!!!!

WHAT THE FUCK have you changed this time Microsoft?

I guess I can see if this works

Apparently not fully as my TV isn't getting an internet connection.

The stupid thing won't let me enable wifi either

The crossover cable was giving me something and a standard cat5 cable is giving me nothing

UGH FINALLY got things bridged

Once I disabled network sharing it worked. Even tho I enabled it because it wasn't working before

[cunning lion]

So things are working fine for now MINUS the fact that I can't enable wifi on the tv for some reason and that the wifi connection in that part of the house is garbage BUT I am working on getting a wifi mesh extender to help mitigate that issue

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09D8X8VSV this is curently sitting on my list since my old AC1200 one will NOT work with my t-mobile 5g home internet router

So I need a new one

Think I just need this to go into the living room to extend to the bedroom on that side of the house

Having a GIANT metal furnace in the middle of the hallway does NOT help the wifi in the slightest

Current one that doesn't work

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-WiFi-Range-Extender-EAX12/dp/B099GLVBGP I know this one would work perfectly as I have the wifi 5/AC version

BUT it's $80 compared to the other one which is only $55 ($65 with a $10 coupon)

BUT I don't know if that one will work as a mesh extender tho

without having to have other onemesh products

Think I will go with the Netgear mesh extender since I know I don't need a netgear router for it to work unlike the TP-Link one which seems to require a tp-link onemesh capable router to function as a mesh extender

[high needle]

Hiya looking for some advice,

In the process of upgrading stuff in house, and as we have FTTP now am looking at a quicker router.
At the same time we also want CCTV cameras preferably one with an app.

Ubiquiti stuff seems really appealing, however its also expensive (UDM SE configd with 1x long range AP and 3x of their cheapest PoE cameras comes out to £700), wondering if there is a cheaper alternative or if ubiquiti is the way to go?

Its a residential setup, speed wise our broadband is 500 symmetrical which could be upgraded to gigabit symmetrical, so needs to be something that can route gigabit symmetrical (doesnt need to be this speed over wifi though).

Are there any cheaper alternatives, or is the ubiquiti stuff really good/well supported and I should just suck up the expensive entry cost. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

UDM pro is a bit more resaonable, but it has no PoE, and by the time I factor in a PoE switch it comes out to SE money anyways

I dont care about going used but the ubiquiti stuff is really hard to find used

Or when it does appear has so little difference from new prices its not worth it (at least for anything remotely current)

[cunning lion]

Yeah ubiquiti is more "Pro" level gear hence the price tag

[high needle]

Yeah im just not sure if its a bit overkill, I am interested in playing with VLANs though as im going to be hosting a few things from home so would be nice to have publicly facing stuff separated

I dont really need the 10gbit of the UDM pro/se

The dream router would be PERFECT but its got a weak CPU that can only route 700mbps

So it doesnt feel very future proof, a UDR with the old all in one UDM cpu would be ideal idk why ubiquiti chose a weaker CPU for the UDR

[cunning lion]

No idea honestly and I have ZERO idea about any of this

[high needle]

(Also I assume with protect and the threat detection that 700mbps will be even lower)

Yeah thats fair im trying to figure it out myself, im not too fussed about the camera/networking stuff being one thing but it would be nice if both have a decently polished interface

And anything that requires streaming to a server is a no no

*cloud server

[peak cloak]

tplink omada has some cheaper APs

[high needle]

Ok the omada stuff has like a cloud controller box

I assume this is like equivalent to a cloud key right?

[peak cloak]

somewhat

[high needle]

I see yeah this seems way more in budget

Especially the router safestream gigabit VPN router is like under £100

I only need VLAN support and at least gigabit routing for now im gonna install 10 gig cable but wait for the equipment to become cheaper

Would need a seperate camera system though, do you know of any decent ones

Ideally PoE IP cameras + some sort of NVR

Dont really want recurring cloud subscriptions would much rather have local storage

[peak cloak]

that doesn't have fancy features like inspection iirc

[high needle]

What would I be looking at to get that?

[leaden kraken]

Im in a 645 sq ft cottage

[dull minnow]

hello

can somone help me please

im probly not in right spot , i need help with cyber atack

[peak cloak]

ok and? what do you want us to do

[dull minnow]

advice on what to do or to handle it

[peak cloak]

well I don't know what the situation is

[dull minnow]

ther in my network ,bois, pc , phone, bin atacking me for 2 years

[leaden kraken]

Also the budget is aroujd $100 so $108 is pretty good since we’re splitting it among 5 people

[still nebula]

I don't need super indepth stuff right now because:

A: I'm too tired and just will head to bed soon™️ for work in the morning tommrow and

B: I don't have everything set up for it yet but having said that.

I now have fiber in my house, it got set up today but I want to make "official" I want it to be hard wired into my PC. So can I just get a thing of ethernet to plug into one of the switches of the router/modem (again, when I have the stuff and the engery to really get into it. I'll take a picure of the current set up) and then run that from router/modem into the port on my motherboard?

Just ye or na for now.

Should also say that the current plan is 1 gig and motherboard I have is Aorus X670E which has a 10 gig port so I think it'll be fine. Feel free to ping if I don't respond because I'll most likely be in bed and will read in the morning.

[cunning lion]

I have money hitting my bank tomorrow so I will be purchasing the netgear wesh extender then as well

I have a very weak signal in the bedroom on the otherside of the house

having a GIANT metal furnace in the middle of the hallway between the bedroom and router does NOT help in the slightest

[analog sonnet]

Do you need a ubiquti gateway console like a dream machine for example to mesh ubiquti aps? or as long as I have a unifi managed switch and a seperate router?

[frosty stone]

pretty sure you'd need a cloud key or anything that can function as a cloud key (UDR/UDM or running the software on something else)

iirc there's also their actual cloud version of the controller, but I wouldn't recommend that... because, well... cloud. outside of your network

[frosty stone]

hence the "or running the software on something else"

[drifting marlin]

I have a M1 mac that I to write code, sadly it only has 8GB ram.
I also have a Windows PC with a 5600X and 32GB of RAM

I would like to use my Windows PC to host docker images that I can connect the apps that I write on my mac.

I have 2 options in mind:
1st. Install docker on Windows, install WSL and ssh into the WSL instance and connect my apps using the IP of my PC.
2nd. Create an Ubuntu box on VirtualBox/VMWare Player, install docker, attach it to the network, and SSH and connect my apps there?

2nd one seems like its the best option, but would love to get some of yalls thoughts on this.

[frosty stone]

I'd use WSL

[peak cloak]

technically you don't need it

you just have multiple APs with same SSID and password, and have roaming

[pseudo blade]

Apparently the former is possible with WSL2 and Docker Desktop, though you'll have to ensure sshd is started when you need it. If you want to pursue the latter consider using Hyper-V to host your VM instead, though it requires you to have a Windows Pro license.

[analog sonnet]

and they would all show up as one if they had the same SSID?

[drowsy fossil]

if they support roaming, yes

and the unifi devices do support that

[peak cloak]

yes, that's how roaming works

[peak cloak]

afaik most client devices do

it's not dependent on AP

[drowsy fossil]

no the aps also need to support it

[peak cloak]

I don't think so iirc

seamless roaming yes, there are protocols for that

[drowsy fossil]

at work i have aps that refuse to roam with different brands, and they will hold on to the client until they drop connection from range

windows even sees the 2 ssids with the same name as different networks

[analog sonnet]

ah cool. thanks

Im not a networking wiz

[peak cloak]

interesting, could be a matter of them not fully implementing wifi spec like I see so many doing with ipv6 . I've seen roaming done with just standard routers

[drowsy fossil]

there are 3 different wifi roaming standards
802.11 k, v, and r
if the AP refuses to use V or R, just K, the client will stay where they are currently connected until you hit the minimum signal strength

[peak cloak]

yes but from what I remember they aren't needed persay to work. Could be wrong. And those iirc aren't really different types of roaming, just different protocols to help with roaming

[drowsy fossil]

k is literally just signal strength

v and r allow clients to disconnect from one ap and connect to another

if you support none, the client can get very confused

the client wont know which is closer, so it may connect to a random one

[peak cloak]

Signal strength no?

[drowsy fossil]

🤷 the client cant know the true signal strength until it is connected

it can estimate it based on the power, but thats super inprecise and doesnt account for interference

also fyi, a client can also roam itself without input from the aps
its real disruptive since the client has to reauth

but thats what wifi extenders rely on

[analog sonnet]

but they can’t be different aps? Or ex I could have a Ubiquiti and netgear?

[peak cloak]

Yeah that's what I was talking about

[drowsy fossil]

basically everyone has abandoned that since its really awful for the end user

[zenith vigil]

I'm planning on making and an home server and camera system, and wanted to get some recommendations for a router to hook it to the internet (please @ me or reply to this)

Preferably under $200

[opal pagoda]

what features would you like? what speeds do you get from isp?

[zenith vigil]

i was hoping to get a gigabit plan

[opal pagoda]

do you have/plan multi gigabit connection between nas and your pc?

[zenith vigil]

yea most likely

i was going to have a game server with it aswell

i dont know very much about networking, so sorry if i get confused

[meager ginkgo]

I think your only options for that price point would be Opnsense/Pfsense (on a self built router pc.) If you don't need a multi gig connection you could probably go with something like the TP-Link ER605.

Do you need wifi on the router?

[opal pagoda]

just add on a multi gig switch

[meager ginkgo]

Wouldn't that bring him above the $200 price point?

[zenith vigil]

I was planning on buying a switch anyway

[opal pagoda]

they can be had for under 70$ for a unmanaged unit

[meager ginkgo]

Ah, it's been a while since I've checked pricing on that multi gig stuff, good to know.

[zenith vigil]

No I don't

[meager ginkgo]

TP-Link ER605 comes in under $80 and is a pretty well rounded option, otherwise I'd probably go Opnsense.

Saves you some money for a switch

[zenith vigil]

ok thanks

[rocky badge]

@peak cloak

Shitttt I need to sell mine

[meager ginkgo]

I can't believe the G4 Doorbell Pro has been in stock for how long it has been

seems like the Ubiquiti supply chain is clearing up a little bit

[zenith vigil]

does anyone know of a indepth guide on putting together a server with a chassis?

[opal pagoda]

same as raspberry pi supply chain

[opal pagoda]

wdym chassis?

[zenith vigil]

an empty server box

[meager ginkgo]

for opnsense, or just a general server?

[opal pagoda]

you understand any pc can be a server
you dont need to buy server specific case

[zenith vigil]

for a game server and maybe virtualization

[zenith vigil]

true

[meager ginkgo]

I have a Lenovo Thinkcentre Tiny pc as my server lol

[opal pagoda]

tiny mini micro systems are great for that

[zenith vigil]

oh ok

[opal pagoda]

i have this with 2 4tb external drives as server
https://www.zotac.com/product/mini_pcs/ci320-nano

[meager ginkgo]

nice

[zenith vigil]

i was gonna put together a pc that has 64 gigs of ram and a high-ish core count amd

[meager ginkgo]

How much virtualization are you planning on?

I virtualize a good amount of things with 32gb ram and still have plenty left over

[opal pagoda]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HylKpDmwaFA

[zenith vigil]

i was gonna make a few VM's for the different game servers

[meager ginkgo]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/295855265582

this is what I got, except with a 1tb ssd

[zenith vigil]

not sure if thats a viable option tho

[meager ginkgo]

what games?

some games don't need a ton of ram

[zenith vigil]

a few modded minecraft servers, and some for random games

[meager ginkgo]

Minecraft is a resource hog especially if hosting a good amount of people and/or mods. So yeah 32gb+ is probably recommended

[zenith vigil]

yea

[opal pagoda]

mc needs high single thread performance and even then if its low player count it doesn't matter that much

i tried running it on ampere altra vps and it ran just fine with multiple people

[zenith vigil]

how many mods did it have?

[opal pagoda]

i did vanilla with paper

[zenith vigil]

modded is whole lot more resource intensive

[opal pagoda]

worst case scenario you get another mini pc thats dedicated to running that mc server

[zenith vigil]

was going to do multiple

like 5

[opal pagoda]

all the same modpack?

[zenith vigil]

no different modpacks for each server

[fierce jay]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[opal pagoda]

perfect at the time

[humble jolt]

what is good nas

[clear igloo]

Based on what?

QNAP TS-h1290FX-7302P-256G is good

[humble jolt]

ok

thanks

[high needle]

Hiya back with another question :P,

Im moving my stuff hosted in the cloud to my home instance, but want a proxy between them (as I dont really want my public net connection exposed for everyone), I have a cheap VPS that used to be where everything is hosted, im changing that to a proxy.

My question is what is the best way to proxy? I used to have an nginx instance which was a reverse proxy as there was (and will be) many services on one server.

My current plan is to have nginx on the VPS to proxy certain ports to the same ports on my home net, the only problem with this is that it involves opening a lot of ports on my home network (not ideal).

Is there a way I can make the VPS have access to my servers hosted at home without someone being able to use the home servers IP to access them? Hopefully this makes sense

Need to proxy a mixture of TCP, UDP etc

Some TCP streams HTTP/HTTPS others not

Something like a tunnel between the exposed VPS and my home server would be nice, would a VPN be best for this?

The VPS is very cheap, 1 core, 1gb ram etc, but its running ubuntu server so has little overheads

Its not particularly high bandwidth or high usage, just needs to be stable

[high needle]

That sounds pretty ideal actually!

Will have to read through and try set that up

I assume wireguard is easyish on cpu?

I only have 1 CPU core and its a shared virtual server too, but its only job will literally be wireguard routing

And maybe a DNS server too

And thoughput doesnt have to be amazing, the amount of requests it gets isnt even in 1 second

Probably more like a few requests every 30 seconds to a minute

And theyre at most a few megabytes

Occasionally might have a file download but these are unlikely to be more than a gig

The server at home is much more powerful, 2x6 core xeons, so that will handle the grunt of actually running said services, databases etc

[onyx star]

Anyone in here have a nighthawk ax12 or similar that could throw some advice my way?

I recently upgraded my internet to 1200mbps cause it was only 10 dollars more a month. I had to upgrade my Modem which is now a Arris s33. I also upgraded my router which is the Nighhawk ax12. I was under the impression I could plug into this router and get my multi gig speeds I pay for but its turning out to be harder to accomplish than I thought. Is there a certain config where I can have multi gig connection going into the router. And back out of the router into my pc?

[peak cloak]

it only has one multigig port so it's not possible

unless the wan port is also multigig? hard time understanding the specifications

[pseudo blade]

WAN port is gig-only according to datasheet

[onyx star]

I have seen it both way in the forums as well. Some people say yeah its fine you can connect multi gig others say wan port is 1 gig only its really confusing

[peak cloak]

so stupid

[pseudo blade]

You can config the multigig port as WAN but that leaves you with gig max from any client

[onyx star]

I guess I just dont understand the point of "Offering" multigig if it only can go one way lol

[pseudo blade]

It's really common with consumer routers

It's misleading at best

[onyx star]

Do you know anything about this port aggregation bs they are talking about? I have never heard of it

[pseudo blade]

I know of it but good luck - you need a switch with LACP to do it and you're still only getting 1gbps per connection

[onyx star]

Got it. I'm totally stumped on what router to get then. Its really hard to find one for me for some reason.

[frosty stone]

getting 1gig+ internet connection and then using basic ass consumer tier hardware

[peak cloak]

port aggreg is just a gimmick at a consumer level imo

single connection speed is still limited to highest link

but what it does is combine 2 physical ethernet links into 1, kind of

[onyx star]

Got it

[drowsy fossil]

There is however very little that actually just uses a single connection

[pseudo blade]

RB5009 can do it up to 2.5gbps to one client - but that's not consumer and still not without compromise

[peak cloak]

pretty sure downloads are all single connection

torrent no

[drowsy fossil]

Steam

[pseudo blade]

Steam can use multiple I think

[drowsy fossil]

Epic

Ms store I'm not 100% sure but I'm quite sure

[peak cloak]

still, isn't link aggreg based on mac hashing, so it isn't even per connection but per client

[frosty stone]

jeez, you can buy a whole UDM-PRO for less than the nighthawk

[pseudo blade]

Depends on algorithm, and not an insurmountable limitation

[peak cloak]

there's this, no wifi, and only sfp+, no copper multigig https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-ER8411-Enterprise-Integrated-Protection/dp/B0BK9T1P5F?th=1

[pseudo blade]

The RB5009 has copper multigig, but only for one port plus sfp

Other than that... you kinda have to build one to get it done right lol

[drowsy fossil]

Lacp will only allow something like ftp (original protocol) to run at 1 link
Most other protocols aren't that limited for mass transfer

[pseudo blade]

Get one of those topton router PCs

Get an AP for it

[peak cloak]

https://www.amazon.com/QNAP-QHora-301W-AX3600-Fanless-SD-WAN/dp/B08MQT9ZCX

[pseudo blade]

Oh there is qnap

[peak cloak]

don't have any experience with qnap routers, but this has 2 multigig ports

and wifi

[pseudo blade]

A friend of mine really likes his

[onyx star]

I guess I didn't realize how far behind the consumer market is

I shop for a new router/modem like once every 5 years so I'm pretty out of touch with all this

[pseudo blade]

I'm... not so fond of them myself considering QNAP's less than perfect security history, also feel they're a bit limited but tbf my definition of limited probably does not match yours

[onyx star]

I heard TPlink was having some issues regarding that as well sharing user data?

My setup is pretty simple. I have 1200mbps coming in. Two pc's to hardwire to multigig. Wifi is good cause I have one firestick and everyone here has phones. But I dont really need the best wifi performance ever I dont really care.

Like all this triband shit. Not really concerned about it

[peak cloak]

no clue about tplink consumer, I have their omada line router and AP and it's pretty solid

[pseudo blade]

Two PC's need multigig... get a dual-multigig router and a multigig switch

[onyx star]

I guess my biggest hurdle is I dont really have anywhere to reference to make an informed purchase

Wish there was like a ProjectFarm for networking lol

[peak cloak]

https://www.youtube.com/@ServeTheHomeVideo/

kind of

[onyx star]

I forgot about serve the home. I'll have to revisit this site thanks a lot

[high needle]

Yeah perfect

Been configuring it, got everything configred correctly however struggling to get it working,

Found an article that says to use netcat to test, however weirdly when I run netcat on the serrver it starts outputting garbage to the terminal?

I thought it was port scanners, but even if I limit the port forward in the VPS firewall to just packets from my IP it still outputs garbage even though I havent even run the command on the other end to send anything yet?

And if I send anything it doesnt work so I guess the error is non-wireguard related

And it just gets to the point where the fonts get screwed until I reboot

client side

VPS end

Only thing I HAVENT followed is the DMZ, I wanna avoid DMZ really as im pretty sure it will stop applications that require UPnP (P2P games etc) from working

But I have manually set a listening port on the client side and forwarded it on the router to substitute but it still doesnt work (otherwise wireguard automatically assigns a listening port anyways)

I have included address in the config but it doesnt show up here for some reason, have double checked my public keys they are the right way around

[upbeat lotus]

https://discord.com/channels/375436620578684930/1147614479782260736 not sure if yall can help me here

[thick minnow]

https://youtu.be/IdLWAwxU0ds?si=-oOrLkl_8fW2O-K- nice

[slender thorn]

i want to move my truenas core setup to a different computer, can i just move the OS disk together with the two drives i have in a raid 1 array to the new computer or do i have to set up an OS and new array and migrate the data over my network?

[thick minnow]

Hello, i have question about opnsense. Can i use A usb wireless adapter as AP

[opal pagoda]

some are supported, but i wouldnt recommend it since it tipically doesent support many devices and many basic features

i would just get a access point or a router in ap mode

[thick minnow]

Thy for the tip i will get AP for wireless wife

[opal pagoda]

i too want a wireless wife

[silent flax]

too bad in Europe those prices skyrocket, with both VAT and often prices from resellers (or the wait time from China)

[obsidian cedar]

whats the best way to find the fastest internet speed in my area?

im in the UK and our plan is current about 30-50mb down

[high needle]

Depends what area youre in, sounds like youre on FTTC, so unless you can get FTTP you probably wont get much faster

The main FTTP provider is openreach but they dont cover all areas, sometimes you can find altnets that do

Either that or if you have virgin media in your area (cable internet) thats normally faster

[thick minnow]

Openreach have horrible coverage for FTTP they are massivly beghind their targets for rollimng out the network

VM02 is planning to start rolling out FTTP soon so that will be interesting

[high needle]

I know were on cityfibre currently

Openreach just give us the vauge promise of "before 2026" :P

We got a last minute discount from BT when our contract ended to try keep us

I think even when openreach roll out im sticking with cf, openreaches upload speeds are abysmal

On a 900mbps package you only get 100 meg up and that gets even worse if you go for a cheaper tier

[thick minnow]

i Think it was those guys who moved into the town over from me recently

I know they offered symetric 900

hoping they come here

[high needle]

Yeah I mean im paying for 500 and get 550/550

Way better than our FTTC line from openreach (25mbps down and 6 up)

[thick minnow]

I have VM upto gigabit for a crazy price with horrible uploads or 16/3mbit from openreach here

[high needle]

Upload is a bit slow probs because server is uploading

Yeah cityfibre are really cheap

When I was shopping arond one isp said an equivalent plan on openreach would be an extra £10

Cause the line rental costs more

[thick minnow]

oof

we have ADSL here

and really bad ADSL at that

[high needle]

We were VDSL only until cf came along

No virgin media

[thick minnow]

I mean we were on telewest before virgin here lol

[high needle]

Haha yeah, overall cityfibre have been good but they did cut through our openreach cable when they were laying the cable

Got home one day and our cable was just lying on the path and they had to call openreach out :P

Heard quite a few bad reviews about them but my experience has been nothing but good so far

Well apart from vodafone, god awful ISP weve ditched them now

They kept saying FTTP wasnt available and I kept arguing it was, as soon as we switched they got an appointment the next day support dont have a clue what theyre doing

Plus we managed to wiggle out as they fucked up our order so badly it doesnt even show we have broadband

And weve called support multiple times and each one doesnt have a clue what to do they just say they will call back in x amount of days then dont

[thick minnow]

I have question so i installed PFsense and afteri reached the private ip adress for the pfsense side the internet stops working. can someone please help me?

[brittle notch]

I've currently only got broadband. and I am running on wireless to my pc and it has about 50mbps when I'm two floors up from the router. Would an ethernet cable increase the overall speed?

[frosty stone]

is your actual internet connection greater than 50mbps?

an ethernet cable, if done properly, will allow you to use all the speed available

[clear igloo]

Did you setup NAT?
Does pfSense get an IP address from your ISP?
Default route out?

[frosty stone]

(put into very simple terms)

[thick minnow]

1: I dont thing so

2:yes you mean Local like 192.168.1.1?

3: What is this?

[opal pagoda]

no, external ip

[lament kiln]

Anyone have any opinions on the TP-Link Easy Smart switches? Looking at either an 8 or 16 port one for the house. Either the TL-SG108E or the TL-SG116E

[lament kiln]

When you login to the web gui, do you have an external IP? (WAN)

[thick minnow]

Ahh yeah he pfsense get from the modem public ip

[thick minnow]

The problem is I get local IP from pfsense but I can't reach the GUI

When I setup the GUI it works and then after 10min it stops working

[lament kiln]

What are you running it on?

[thick minnow]

On a Laptop

[lament kiln]

Why?... you need two ethernet ports

[thick minnow]

I know so I buy a USB to lan adapter

[lament kiln]

That could be contributing to your issue.

[thick minnow]

Oh really cant I use this adapter?

[lament kiln]

A laptop is really not a good use for pfsense

[thick minnow]

Hmm what kinda software can use for like a laptop then Pfsense?

[lament kiln]

Proxmox would likely be okay, but not pfsense

Thats just a hypervisor though

[thick minnow]

Alright thy for the tip. So I will try this one when I'm home and let you know if it works?

[lament kiln]

Go for it

[thick minnow]

Jep alright and Thank you men.

: )

[frigid sphinx]

I did omada tplink stuff recently I've been pretty happy with it.

that's built on the smartswitches (the 2210P poe switch is what I'm using with it

I should get a few more and replace the unmanaged switches.

but I kinda want to get a 2.5/10G core switch.. even tho it's ridiculous 😉

[lament kiln]

Problem is I have no need for PoE on anything, so that rules out a lot of options for me.

[mighty wind]

Has anyone used the Netgear Nighthawk mobile hotspots like the M1 or M5. Im looking for something to have in an onsite job trailer and those seem like the more affordable units that have connections for remote antennas we can run to the outside of the container. We were looking at Cradlepoint before but it may be nice to be able to grab it and bring it on site if we are not at the trailer for long periods of time.

[opal pagoda]

is that trailer mostly stationary or often moved?

are you in remote areas where there is low signal?

[mighty wind]

Its a stationary trailer. Right now the signal with all the carriers isn't the best as the area is under development and the site will eventually have its own distributed cell sites closer to finish but by then we will have the hard lines and wifi up.

[opal pagoda]

are you able to install pole mount on a trailer?

[mighty wind]

Yes we were looking at a pole mount antenna for whatever gateway or maybe a magnetic one since it is hurricane season here still and we may need to bring a mast down

[opal pagoda]

this might be a great option for you https://mikrotik.com/product/sxt_lte6_kit_us
you would also need a access point for the indoors and possibly a outdoor one if you have a need for it

[mighty wind]

That may be a good option. Might also be nice if I ever get stuck working on ships again as signal outside the port buildings usually sucks. and I could put that on a lighting mast on the ships deck.

might need somethign with an IPX5 for that though

[opal pagoda]

its ip54

[mighty wind]

that should be fine inland with normal weather here on our trailer. On thi ships we have to be a bit more careful due to salt water spray and regular pressure washing.

[opal pagoda]

i dont know of any other outdoor lte modem that has higher ip rating and salt spray resistance
you could throw a plastic bag over it so salt spray doesent directly hit it but thats about it

[mighty wind]

True

[dreamy whale]

Anyone here ever used Cisco Aironet access points? Seem to be very cheap on eBay. 18-19€ including shipping. Those listings are missing the power supply and the mounting bracket but someone has made a 3D printable version of it so I'd only need to find the power supply

[round arrow]

Anyone here willing to walk me through some basic be networking upgrades ? I’m getting 2 gig fiber installed next month. I need to set up a mesh? Network. I own a duplex and provide the internet for both sides, I’d like to boost the other sides internet and perhaps give them a hard line if possible. It’s family so it didn’t need to be fully industrial grade. I’ve been looking at the net gear solutions, but wanted to see if anyone had expertise with them or something better

[peak cloak]

What you need is Ethernet

Mesh won't help much, but it depends, could be better depending on the system used and placement

But it won't get you 2gig wifi

[clear igloo]

Unless they support and are in autonomous mode you'll need a separate controller too

[dreamy whale]

Controller?

[clear igloo]

The APs, by default, are in lightweight mode, you need a controller to push configurations to them and without one being in autonomous mode or a dedicated controller they won't work

[dreamy whale]

You mean the console cable?

[clear igloo]

No, a controller like the AIR-CT2504

[dreamy whale]

Ohhh

Gonna check if I have one

[clear igloo]

but if you get one AP that's already flashed to autonomous mode you can forego the dedicated controller

[round arrow]

I have Ethernet wired on my side. No one in the rental cares much about the speed of the internet so WiFi is okay for them, I don’t have the money to rewrite the house just yet, though eventually that is my goal

[dreamy whale]

Any clue if this AP would support just plugging it directly to a router?

[clear igloo]

Nope, they don't work in that manner
Either one is in autonomous mode and you use that as the controller or you get a separate controller box for it. They aren't plug and play

[peak cloak]

ideally you would run ethernet to wifi access points. If you have multiple units, you could put something like one of these in each unit ideally https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/ceiling-mount-access-point/eap235-wall/

[peak cloak]

^

[dreamy whale]

What I ment is that do you think it would be possible to put it into autonomous mode from the console?

[clear igloo]

Oh, yes, in that case 100%

[meager ginkgo]

You could look into MoCA adapters, it just uses the coax tv / internet lines in your home

[clear igloo]

Although I would just see if you can buy an AP already flashed to autonomous mode

[round arrow]

Okay, that I can do. I could also, potentially run a cat 6 POE line through my basement.

[dreamy whale]

So there's no issues with me buying an AIR-LAP1142N-E-K9

[meager ginkgo]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/295909142904

should be able to get full 2.5gig throughput over them

[clear igloo]

Oh, THAT AP
In that case, no that doesn't support autonomous mode afaik 😦

[dreamy whale]

How about AIR-CAP2602I-E-K9?

Costs the same amount

[clear igloo]

Yup, that will work

[dreamy whale]

Great!!

Thanks alot. Hope it's going to be better than my current AP

[round arrow]

That’s perfect!

[dreamy whale]

I can't get more than 40Mbps from it.

[meager ginkgo]

Amazon also has them but they are ridiciously overpriced there lol

[meager ginkgo]

Do you know where all your coax cables go atm?

You may need to connect some stuff together for the adapters to work properly

[peak cloak]

• add a moca filter on the coax going in, if it's connected to provider's network

[meager ginkgo]

^

A lot of newer installs already have that, so i'd recommend snapping a picture of the cable setup and sending it here before buying anything related to that

[rocky badge]

@clear igloo I kinda want a new router for my dorm

[clear igloo]

didn't you get one recently or something?

[rocky badge]

but there's no reason to place the ER-X

no

[rocky badge]

I've considered getting a Fortigate 60E

[clear igloo]

Why not 91G? 😛

[rocky badge]

bc 60E is like $120 on ebay

[clear igloo]

oh, lol

[rocky badge]

@clear igloo https://www.ebay.com/itm/195931088454

I want but idk if its fake

bc that's a hella good deal

[clear igloo]

hard to say but either a scam or stolen

oh, actually that's about the right price based on other sales for that model

[dreamy whale]

AAHHH why is PoE such a mess

[peak cloak]

is it? active POE is pretty easy, although passive POE yes is a mess

[dreamy whale]

The issue is I have no clue which ones are compatible

Looking for a PoE injector but one costs as much or more as the AP I'm trying to get it for

I doubt my router support PoE

[clear igloo]

You just need PoE+ (af/at) compatible

[dreamy whale]

Only cheap ones are 10/100 and a barrel jack supply seems to cost more fsr

[peak cloak]

get a poe switch, those have active poe

[dreamy whale]

The reason I got my current router is cause I don't want a switch

I have an ASA-5506X as a router

[peak cloak]

why?

[dreamy whale]

Extra cables and extra hardware making a mess

[peak cloak]

but multiple poe injectors aren't a mess?

[dreamy whale]

One single injector

[clear igloo]

https://www.amazon.com/Injector-Adapter-1000Mbps-802-3af-Compliant/dp/B07V24C4M8

[dreamy whale]

We don't have Amazon here

[peak cloak]

ah

I thought you were getting multiple APs

[dreamy whale]

I don't need more than one

[dreamy whale]

Nah, and if I would, those would be in different places

And a PoE injector is easy to hide

[peak cloak]

I mean, you would usually inject the POE near your centeral network location, which is where you would put a switch..

not near the AP

[dreamy whale]

https://www.jimms.fi/fi/Product/Show/156275/u-poe-af/ubiquiti-802-3af-poe-injector-48v-0-5a-valkoinen
Man this costs as much as the damn AP

[dreamy whale]

I don't want to have alot of stuff where my "central network location" is as it's a very visible spot in my living room

[dreamy whale]

Hold up, I was reading Cisco documentation and I understand that only SAP ones support autonomous and CAP doesn't

Ohhhhhhhhhhh

Wait, I think I misunderstood

[rocky badge]

@peak cloak@meager ginkgo

I DO NOT NEED another one.....I DO NOT

[peak cloak]

I got nothing networking wise in my dorm

except for ethernet cable

[rocky badge]

If I get this...

I can S2S home easier and BGP route announcement

[gritty trellis]

Any recomendations for an affordable 100 ft ethernet cable, it's for my desktop.

[meager ginkgo]

Monoprice: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=11391

[gritty trellis]

Thank you.

[still nebula]

Okay I'm back. It looks like there's only one port that comes off of the modem for eithernet which then can go into a 5 gig or 2.4 gig port on the router.

Have it in the 2.4 one right now because smart devices use the 2.4 band for communication.

Would a simple splitter be acceptable for getting both 2.4 and 5 up and running?

I do plan to hardline it to my PC but this is for the rest of the family as well.

Or would buying a better router be in the cards for a simpler solution. As the old one did 2.5 and 5 without multiple ports.

Granted. I would still need a splitter to run one from the modem to the PC

Feel free to ping me like last time as I'll be getting off to go to bed.

[south blade]

HELP, my old Ubiquiti AP is showing as open even though it's set to WPA2 (only Open or that available on this old thing)

I was simply trying to adjust channel width/transmit power, wtf? I've restarted 3 times now.

I've only got 2 neighbors within 500 feet though, but still I'm trying to get it back to secure mode.

I just tried to set it to Open, SAVE, reconnect, set it to WPA2, SAVE, and reconnect, it still says open.

[meager ginkgo]

the 2.5gig and 5gig port will make 0 difference on your Eero. Connect an ethernet cable into the other ethernet port on the eero and then connect that to your pc.

I think you're confusing 2.5gig / 5gig with 2.4ghz and 5ghz

You need to check the eero app if the wifi is broadcasting in 2.4ghz & 5ghz. It likely is.

[still nebula]

I will not assume anything, so Q: The current plan I have is 1 gig, but there is a plan for 2 gigs which the family might get. I assume that the 2.5 port as it is able to accept 2.5 gigs, is also capable of outputting 2.5 as well. At which point I could simply get an ethernet cable capable of handling those speeds to plug into the port on my PC.

Motherboard I have is Aorus X670E which has a 10 gig port built into it so that shouldn't be a bottle neck.

[meager ginkgo]

Yes that is correct

[still nebula]

Alrighty, just need a place to find ethernet cable now, I assume sites like newegg also sells that. As well as amazon and the like, I'll have to see if any local places also sell it. Now it's just a matter of making the run from where it's located right now, to my room.

Thank you for your help Blue.

Now to just do research on ethernet cables, type, do measurements for length. But that will be done later. Need to sleep

[thick minnow]

Hello, about yesterday's day I installed PROXMOX and then I made a VM for Pfsense

It works perfectly

[lament kiln]

I wasn't saying use proxmox to run pfsense lol

[thick minnow]

But when I Visit the GUI it always stops working but when I restart and works perfectly without visiting the GUI

[lament kiln]

A laptop, straight up, is not the ideal computer to run pfsense

[thick minnow]

What should I do then

[lament kiln]

Get an desktop form factor computer to run it

Either way, the GUI should not stop responding. Something is happening that it doesn't like.

[thick minnow]

Yeah but is there any pfsense alternatives to run on laptop

[thick minnow]

I don't have space

[thick minnow]

So my PC is not too far from my Switch to plug it on lan so what I do to access the GUI directly from the TV I know it's sound wired

[blazing karma]

Verdict, 2x EAP670 or 1x U6E?

Currently already have one EAP670 at my parents, but I plan to either add another EAP670 on the second story for better signal since it doesn't cover the second floor very well. But can a single U6E handle that? If it can I plan to just sell the EAP670 off and just run off a single U6e, and since I'm upgrading to the 15 Pro when it comes out, figure that it might be able to be utilized

Or should I just skip 6E entirely and wait for 7?

[hard arch]

interferance go brrrrrr

[opal pagoda]

this is how you get PoE

[distant heart]

https://a.co/d/3q7sWqI
i have this tool and it only mentions pass thru rj45 connectors, will it work with standard connectors or will i need to buy a separate tool? thanks
nvm found the answer deep in a description, it doesnt

[opal pagoda]

i would still try to crimp standard connectors

there shouldnt be any reason why it wouldnt crimp standard ones as the blade that cuts excess wires will just cut nothing as length of standard 8p8c and passtrough 8p8c is the same

[pseudo blade]

Just buy a flexible conduit

[dreamy whale]

Having connection issues with my 4G modem and was thinking about buying one of those tube shaped omidirectional antennas but no clue if that would work. I checked the modem settings to see the signal strength but these values don't really mean anything to me. It could be that the tower I'm connected to is just busy and that's why it's not working, and if that's the case, an antenna won't help

[dreamy whale]

Ideally, your signal strength should be no lower than -90. The best connection you can hope for is around -50dBm.
Oh fuck, mine is -103dBm

[pseudo blade]

Look really those values aren't ideal but are also pretty usable, especially with 4 carrier aggregation.
If you want better performance you can use a tube antenna and it may perform better but it will be outperformed by a directional antenna aimed correctly and with appropriate height over obstructions between you and the tower.
To really tell you need to look at the signal values immediately pre and post dropout - perhaps it's bursts of interference raising the noise floor, perhaps the modem doesn't handle an unreliable carrier well - both can be helped a bit by improving signal strength with an antenna but it may not be the only issue.
Keep in mind that consumer 4G is a shared best-effort medium and can't guarantee any specific amount of performance.

I'm currently getting near identical signal values with 2CA CAT6 and getting a very stable 30mbps, often up to about 90mbps before sunrise. (Near zero contention)

[dreamy whale]

Directional could work yeah, but can't rise it higher as I live in an apartment.

[rocky badge]

@clear igloo @peak cloak

That ping

[tall pagoda]

FYI:
T-Mobile Netherlands and their subsidiaries Ben, Simpel and Tele2 have changed name today to Odido B.V.
and is no longer part of Telekom.de

[low pond]

Hi
I am using libvirtd here
I essentially want working v6 with a port forwarded via v4.. the host is just my laptop actually. So I get a local v4 from the router, and a unique v6.
I know it's possible to somehow use "routed" method to forward it over to the VM, but again i dont know the right configs for that
The v6 isn't very very important, just would be nice to have
For the v4 however, I wanna forward RDP port so I can access this VM from public, anyone has a idea what config would I be using for that?

[static moat]

Will you have internet access if you directly connect 1 device to your modem, with no router?

Both modem and WAN have dynamic IP

[opal pagoda]

can you see the tower?

you can see tower locations with help of cellmapper

[opal pagoda]

you can but i wouldnt since you have all of the ports exposed since there is no firewall apart from windows one

[still nebula]

Wait I had a thought while at work today.

I can plug into alterne port on the router, but I'd be limited to what ever speed the port the router is connected to the modem to, right? So if the modem is plugged into the router by the 1 gig port, I'm not suddenly going to get 2 gigs just because I plug into the 2 gig port.

Asking about this as might go from a 1 gig plan to a 2 gig plan.

[static moat]

yep thanks

i won't im just asking from a theoretical standpoint

[opal pagoda]

then yes, in the past where households had single computers it was kinda common to just plug that computer into the modem

[static moat]

yeah i thought so

[static moat]

Have you ever played/heard of the game 'Welcome to the game'

[opal pagoda]

no

[static moat]

About searching the dark web

basically in the first game you only have a modem

no router

and a computer

[static moat]

so thats where i got the idea that it might be possible

[opal pagoda]

deepweb = web pages not indexed by search engines
darkweb = tor accessible sites

[static moat]

yes so i mean dark web

thats literally the game

[static moat]

The aim is to find parts of a key to allow you into the shadow web to find a red room

https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/485380/

[opal pagoda]

developers are confused since in their description they say deepweb

[static moat]

yeah its dark web. I already knew deepweb is basic stuff. Like your gmail inbox is the deep web for example

Its a great game the sequel is even better

Markiplier did many streams trying to beat it but untimately failed

its a great game

[opal pagoda]

i never liked horror games

[static moat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9U9M47hMpA&list=PLlddmrUXWHuqHfgZZX6R8V6eHWOH-yive

[static moat]

would the dark web also be deep web material?

since its not indexed

like how a square is a rectangle but not every rectangle is a square type deal

so the entire dark web also counts as the deep web technically since its not indexed?

[opal pagoda]

depends how you look at it

[dreamy whale]

1. it's behind an other building
2. there's a marina in between so it's a semi long distance away so I can't really see it even if I walk to the other side of the building

[dreamy whale]

I know where it is

[ashen cloak]

We already call it Odildo lol

[tall pagoda]

Not only you. Me too

Are they selling these phones?
(Ericofon)

[tall pagoda]

Although my SIM card information still says Tele2 NL

[crisp thorn]

#1148719127888932975 message
anyone lol
this is so weird

[ashen cloak]

Probably hard-coded in the sim

[fervent brook]

looks like my phone uses at least some form of wifi 6. so I'm gonna deploy the "new" router just for my phone

[weary siren]

Hey I created a new cloud server on hetzner with just a IPv6 address because I wanted to try it out. I don't know much about networking with IPv6 and my current problem is that when I try to ssh into the server it says port 22 is unreachable. I don't have a firewall currently and ufw is disabled.

Anyone know something that I might be missing or something that I need todo?

@mystic latch

Is it possible that my own network doesn't support ipv6? Again I don't know much about IPv6 yet

[weary siren]

I used one but I think my provider doesn't support ipv6 I used this site

https://ipv6-test.com/

[peak cloak]

Do you have v6 service

[peak cloak]

That would be the issue

[weary siren]

Yeah I thought so

So that's a bummer but thanks for the help

I will just buy the IPv4 then

[fervent brook]

100mbps seems a bit low for ax...I wonder if ineed "smart connect" on for my phone to use dual mode

this is acceptable...

[last urchin]

Hey 🙂 Can anyone recommend a tool, or any guides, on how to track down DNS queries on Windows?

I am running Pihole on my network & it's occasionally rate limiting my desktop PC because it's flooding queries. I can see in the log that there are a ton of queries to a domain I do not recognise, which also appears to be in my domain blocklist... so I think whatever app is querying it is refusing to accept it's unknown and just spamming the hell out of DNS until it gets an answer or gets blocked.

I've googled the domain and it suggests it's Fitbit related but I've never owned a Fitbit device, nor used any of their apps... I've managed to so far open up Wireshark and immediately after starting a trace, I can see an absolute ton of queries to this domain... but I cannot seem to workout from the output which EXE is requesting it. Not sure if Wireshark just doesn't gather that granular level of detail or if I'm not using it correctly, so any tips or guides would be greatly appreciated! 🙂

[fervent brook]

turned on mumimo

[last urchin]

Thanks, I'll look into it! 🙂

[covert sentinel]

Hey all, I got a work from home job and im getting packloss apparently, I'm connected via ethernet to my xfinity router, I've rebooted my internet multiple times, Xfinity also reset the gateway twice but its still giving me that error and i'm not sure how to fix it

[south blade]

Hey, I'm with T-Mobile and am waiting on a aftermarket modem/router, question is, how would I use my OPNsense box along side it?

Right now I've got the original modem hooked up to the OPNsense box and a router/AP for device to connect through that.

[pseudo blade]

Probably a firewall config/binding problem on your computer. Restart and if it persists check if disabling your firewall makes a difference (and if so re-enable it and find what it binds to)

[long pecan]

Ok so you guys know all the PS5 router memes? Well I’ve just thought of an idea

I should build a router inside a PS5 shell

So people come over and be like “where’s the router”. Then I point to the PS5 and they’re like “haha very funny but where’s the router”

[pseudo blade]

Why would anyone visiting care where your router is?

[clear igloo]

This. I mean I've had people ask for the wifi password but literally nobody has ever asked the question "where is your router" as though it's a mysterious object or something

[covert sentinel]

Sick ill ch eck firewall, ill come update if it worked or not in a bit lool

[silver siren]

hello i have a dumb question and i want to know if you guys can help me

basically

i connected an ethernet cable to my pc, and for some reason it doesnt have connection

but using the same repeater, same cable an all i could connect a notebook with the cable

i tried reinstalling drivers, restarting the network, different cables and nothing worked

and now im asking here, i have no idea on anything very electronic so i hope you guys can help a dumbass like me

[silver siren]

nevermind it works now

[covert sentinel]

Hey i just tried disabling firewall and its still saying packet loss, I'm not sure what u mean by "bind", How can i check for that?

[vocal laurel]

even tho i have rlly fast ethernet and a samsung 990 pro all my downloads are still slow asf?

currently getting 5MB/s on dayz and way for gigabit internet

[hollow marlin]

Leased line rarely changes the answer. Plenty of people here are experienced with Cisco, just ask.

[reef sorrel]

From what I'm reading it looks like your local router has ICMP response disabled. It shouldn't impact any remote desktop connections video calls, etc. if you can ping google, facebook, etc. and browse the internet then everything is probably fine. You can also check your packet loss using something like the cloudflare speed test which uses real traffic and not ICMP.

[covert sentinel]

ah okay, The company has its own speed test i had to DL and get it to pass

otherwise i cant work there lol

[stiff steeple]

gah, i'm so tired of this shit. I still can't get a vps tunnel to nginx proxy to nextcloud to work

[waxen scroll]

Who is using leased lines anymore?

Leased lines were dead when I started my career

[smoky girder]

are you able to just use whatever subnet mask with your ip as long as it has enough subnets and hosts

[clear igloo]

That makes no sense the way you've worded that
You can subnet any network however you like provided you follow the rules of biggest subnet first
IE: you can't take say 192.168.0.0 and go
192.168.0.0/25
192.168.0.128/23
etc
Edit: You could do 192.168.0.0/25, 192.168.0.128/25, 192.168.1.0/24, etc because you're still good on boundaries and then subnet the /25 further if you wanted

[clear igloo]

Juan probably does, typing up a long paragraph about how you're wrong, you're damn wrong 😛

[smoky girder]

oki

[hollow marlin]

The legacy definition for leased lines, yeah they're long gone. I was assuming they used the term as most do instead of referring it to a dedicated/EPL/EVPL/DIA, etc.

[waxen scroll]

muh dark fiber ciena ring

[marsh tundra]

i've been around networking a lil too much lately i think

[clear igloo]

Not even Cat5e, smh

[hollow marlin]

Ciena 🤮 ... I need to dig through their terrible docs soon to figure out configs for SR-TE

[onyx vessel]

Anyone willing to get me an assist on NGINX Proxy Manager in a docker? Its freaking out about "Internal Server Error" when trying to gen a SSL cert for the proxy itself

[thick minnow]

hey I have a question, My steam downloads used to run at 100 mega bytes per second now it runs at 30 and it likes to drop from 30 to 0 and spike all of the time. can someone help

I did NOT change my internet plan at all

[faint kite]

Hey guys, I am a designer, here is my stuff
https://www.behance.net/gallery/156434335/Altrole-DnD-Platform-UXUI
Would love to collaborate to some of ya on projects

[long pecan]

is there a reason im getting better ping on wifi?

note: my ethernet isnt connected to the router, but its connected to a wifi extender, but the wifi should also be connected to that

theyre both on the same SSID so its hard to tell which one its using

[clear igloo]

Becasuse ethernet to wifi extender is an extra hop == more latency compared to pc direct to wifi
It's still wireless either way you slice it

[pseudo blade]

Wireless vs. Wireless + extender

[long pecan]

even then, its still going through the extender even when connected to wifi?

[clear igloo]

Are you sure it's connected to the extender's wifi network?

In that case not sure but latency can fluctuate a tad that's normal even between tests

[long pecan]

id assume so? theyre both on the same SSID so theres no real way to tell. i dont see why it would be connecting to the router on the other side of the house when theres an AP 2 meters away

[clear igloo]

Yah, it shouldn't but I've seen stuff lock onto things further away and refuse to let go
It's possible the extender is adding latency just converting the ethernet signal back to wireless but hard to say. Honestly the latency in those tests is pretty consistent regardless and great either way imo

[long pecan]

eh. tbh anything under 20ms is fine for me, reliability is the main reason for using ethernet tbh. so it should help with that at least, even if ping is a bit higher

[peak cloak]

there is negligable reliability difference since they are both going over wifi anyway

ethernet is only reliable if going end-to-end with ethernet, with no wifi intermediary

[long pecan]

well the router is always gonna ensure the AP has a good signal, and connecting to that over ethernet is gonna be better than fighting for wifi over every other device

or thats my theory anyway 🤣

[peak cloak]

eh, still on the shared wifi freqency space

maybe in theory only slightly, depends on the channels used I guess

[long pecan]

eh either way, i spent 8.99 on that eithernet cable and im too lazy to return it

[pseudo blade]

It will always add latency by definition, though it doesn't need to be much. There are some shockingly bad repeaters out there and bridging isn't free. Based on the stability otherwise I'd say this one probably fits in that group.

[clear igloo]

Yah that's what I was trying to get at although probably did a poor job of articulating it 🙂

[waxen scroll]

@rocky badge lmaooooo

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/16dr7a7/so_a_lady_calls_today/

[exotic briar]

I am looking to get some CAT 7 cables for my home lab, and i am wondering what the best brand is that I can order off of Amazon for a reasonable price.

[clear igloo]

Why not quality Cat6a instead? Monoprice, Cable Matters, are a couple good ones.
Cat7 offers nothing but requires TERA connectors not 8p8c to meet spec

Monoprice also has the slim cables for extra sexy home lab 😄

[exotic briar]

So there's no difference between CAT 6A and 7 that would make a difference I need to worry about?

[clear igloo]

Nothing, Cat7 isn't even a TIA/EIA standard (electrical specs)

Cat7 was supposed to improve/reduce crosstalk and whatnot but only got ISO certified and was going to use a new connector type but never got fully certified. Cables are out there which would technically meet the spec but doesn't offer any improvement over Cat6a cable that would be noticable in the real world

[exotic briar]

Are you talking about the SlimRun CAT 6A?

[clear igloo]

Yup, those are super nice

[exotic briar]

Are the locking clips good on these ones? The ones I bought before from a different brand broke after hardly being used

[clear igloo]

Yah, they're pretty study from what I've used them for and they don't seem to get stiff over time too like others I've used

[loud forum]

The WiFi is meh where I have my bedroom in the loft and the router/modem is on the other side of the house. If I were to power line a Ethernet connection and plug that into a WiFi, would I have any problems?

[meager ginkgo]

+1 for the slimrun CAT6A- they are so much cleaner

[meager ginkgo]

Powerline generally is a bad solution

it depends on a ton of factors and performs best when both sides are on the same circuit

Now if you have a coax port by both the router and your bedroom, you can use MoCA adapters

that’ll give you up to 2.5gbps throughput

and is miles more reliable 😛

[loud forum]

Ok so I would need two of those things. One at the source, another at the destination and plug #2 into the standalone wifi?

[meager ginkgo]

Yes, also you can save a ton of $$ by buying them new from eBay

One adapter plugs into Ethernet into the router, and then into the coax wall port. Otherwise the Ethernet plugs into your computer and then into the coax wall port.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175732781258

[loud forum]

Sounds good. I will check it out

[meager ginkgo]

It’d be a good idea before buying the MoCA adapters to check out how your coax is wired and make sure it’s all connected together. Generally the location (if you’re in a home) is outside by your electric meter.

it will probably have the local cable ISPs name on the box on the house

[loud forum]

yeah I know where the box is. Might have to get a tester or something

[meager ginkgo]

GROWORD Coaxial Pocket Toner Pocket Continuity Tester(Tracer) and Toner with Light&Buzzer Voltage Toner and Barrel Connector Bundle for Testing Coax Cable, RG6, RG59, CATV Wire Tracer https://a.co/d/15esShR

[exotic briar]

yeah already got a 5 pack

pretty decent price

[fierce jay]

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[rocky badge]

OMG lol

[hollow marlin]

I learned a long time ago to never say anything concrete and instead have them proved otherwise. Most time I lose any respect for their technical skills if they start off with "it's not X" or " I have this issue and it's definitely Y"

[clear igloo]

Unless they blame DNS 😛

[low pond]

Anyone interested in making my Ipv6 libvirt work let me know 😔 I have been searching for too long I don't know how to make this work
Basic TLDR: I have a VM in my laptop, I want ipv6 working in the VM

[leaden quail]

https://tenor.com/view/homero-simpson-out-d-oh-gif-15451551

There is a solution to DNS... it is called DOH!

DNS over HTTP / RFC 8484

[leaden quail]

you leaving out square brackets around the IPv6 address when using virsh?

are you using KVM with libvirt or something else? is the networking set to bridge mode or something else?

[long thistle]

Is it possible to setup logging to a WiFi with a captive portal that will use Microsoft OAuth for authentication?

if yes, how?

[peak cloak]

I believe so

Vendor specific though

[long thistle]

MikroTik

all routers, switches and APs

[peak cloak]

I don't think they natively support that

I think it's only radius

[long thistle]

https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Wireless_PEAP_client_with_FreeRADIUS

https://github.com/jimdigriz/freeradius-oauth2-perl

I found something

and if I understand correctly, this should do the job

[peak cloak]

yeah, but that's just a bridge

@long thistle are you using Azure AD?

[long thistle]

yes

[peak cloak]

you could install windows server with Network Policy Server

which will act as a radius server, intead of having to do workarounds around oauth

[long thistle]

https://mum.mikrotik.com/presentations/EU18/presentation_5159_1523293520.pdf

like this?

[peak cloak]

well that's enterprise authentication, which is something different than captive portal

[long thistle]

I see

[long thistle]

so what would be a better solution?

[peak cloak]

depends on your requirements. wpa enterprise is technically more secure

[long thistle]

I need it to authenticate ~850 students and 100 other school employees while connecting to a school WiFi

so no one from outside should be able to have access to the internet

and especially lan

[peak cloak]

Wpa enterprise sounds like the way to go

I don't fully understand it, never deployed it myself, but I know there are some things with certificates

my school uses wpa enterprise, you log in with sso creds

[long thistle]

I need it to do this the way that connecting to the wifi will be fast and simple (= using org MS accounts)

[long thistle]

I see an option to add users in NPS

but is it possible to integrate it with existing ms accounts?

[peak cloak]

ms accounts or aad accounts?

[long thistle]

ms accounts

Microsoft 365, Office 365, Azure, or Dynamics CRM Online subscribers already use Azure AD because each Microsoft 365, Office 365, Azure, and Dynamics CRM Online tenant is automatically an Azure AD tenant. You can immediately start managing access to integrated cloud applications.

idk I'll ask admin tomorrow

but I'm 100% these are org accounts with school's domain

[peak cloak]

those are aad accounts pretty sure then

[long thistle]

e.g. user@%%%.poznan.pl

[peak cloak]

havn't really worked much windows server, but I think you have to setup azure ad sync

[long thistle]

ok I'll see on VM

[crisp thorn]

whats the real point of making the wifi accept accounts tho

students will share anyways

[peak cloak]

ehh, not when the creds give full access to everything including grades, email, classroom, etc.

no point in sharing if your account allows same level of access

[low pond]

Something like this. I don't even know what mode should I use, NAT... "Routed". I can't do bridge as this is a wireless adapter

[leaden quail]

you can still do bridge networking with a wireless connection

that will put the VM directly on the wireless network and then they will just pull an IP from any IPv6 capable DHCP server on the network

[low pond]

wanna tell how? when I did just a simple bridge config, it alerted me saying it can't work or something
I found some Libvirt docs which specfically talks about WiFi / Laptop use case. But, there's a confusion in it

https://libvirt.org/formatnetwork.html#ipv6-nat-based-network
Yes here, I am unsure about a config here mainly...

Mainly it's this <ip family="ipv6" address="fdXX:XXXX:XXXX:NNNN::" prefix="64"/>
what do I exactly put in here and from where? I don't get it

[leaden quail]

That is for NAT mode which greatly limits what you can do
There should be a /etc/libvirt/qemu directory that contains the XML files defining your VMs

What I use is this:
https://libvirt.org/formatnetwork.html#using-an-existing-host-bridge

How you create an existing host bridge to your wireless interface depends on which distribution you are running

[fervent brook]

I'm doing a survey for Cox Internet and there was a question asking me to rate my WiFi coverage...and then another asking me to rate how secure my home network is...

wtf do they have to do with my ISP?

i made thise mess of wires and routers and switch...they didnt do shit

[opal pagoda]

thats probably used to sell range extenders

[fervent brook]

i think they also offer a service where someone comes in your house and installs wireless stuff...or just one overpriced routermodem

when they offered to me i declined

https://media.tenor.com/Vp7wA5EJBygAAAAd/i-know-more-than-you-i-know-you.gif

now it wants me to estimate how many devices i have that use the internet...

[pseudo blade]

Between 1 and 10, please rate the security of your doors and windows.
Please estimate how many dogs you have within range of your WiFi network.

[fervent brook]

I put 4...just to seem normal

[fervent brook]

"On a scale from 1 to 10, please rate how satisfied you are with your DHCP reservations"

[pseudo blade]

In the field below, please identify the best time for our technicians to uninstall your television.

[fervent brook]

"Why"
"I really wish I made my PC 101, but it's 104 for some reason and at this point it's too late and i just feel like it would be more of a bother to change it"

[pseudo blade]

lol

I just reserved whatever IP they got from DHCP the first time and stuck a DNS record on it

[fervent brook]

Ever limit your DHCP pool size and then fill in all your unused pool slots with reservations with the MAC address 00:00:00:00:00:nn, where nn is the number of the IP address.

[pseudo blade]

No, I always want to ensure I have available leases and that doesn't do anything for me.

[fervent brook]

https://media.tenor.com/6RvyvMjx3XMAAAAd/he-is-speaking-guy-explaining-with-a-whiteboard.gif

CNA People Explaining why that wouldn't actually work

i live by myself...so if something needs a lease...i should probably know about it ahead of time

[drowsy fossil]

you could have your dhcp range be set to a single IP and firewall off that IP?

or a small block and do the same

[green dawn]

fellas, anyone got a minute to help me out with wifi stuff?

basically, i live in a rural area and have no access to reliable internet connection, so i am forced to use them inhome wi-fi connections from mobile providers. i have two separate providers with two separate wifi signals. i got a mini pci for wifi, the smol guy that plugs into my mb, as well as a usb adapter thats plugged into my case. i want to know of a way to connect the two wifis and merge them into one. i tried the bridge connection in windows but it doesnt seem like its working.

[drowsy fossil]

bridge will not do what you want it to, its more for making your pc be a router for something else

if you want to use multiple internet connections simultaneously, you need a router to do that for you and there are many options
1 is paid services online that just do that who i forget the name of but they can be found on google

[green dawn]

ohhh, damn i thought bridge did the trick but maybe i was doing it qwrong. theres speedify, but yeah it is paid, which sux. i thought there would be a free option lol

ok i ended up getting speedify, there were no other options

[opal pagoda]

there is but none are as convinient as speedify
https://www.openmptcprouter.com/

[icy spade]

Anyone know cable this is / what that connector on the left is

[leaden quail]

what is it connected to?

It looks a little like a Lucent Connector for fiber so I'm going to guess this is a fiber to copper transceiver

[clear igloo]

I'm thinking TERA connector maybe

[wintry osprey]

Hello i have a weird question, I'm planning to connect a 2.4ghz controller to my android TV and ethernet at the same time. Will the TV drop one connection? Or can i use ethernet and the 2.4ghz controller together? I know that my Android TV does not support dual band wifi.

[mystic latch]

What's a 2.4ghz controller in this scenario?

[wintry osprey]

A gaming controller

Like a wireless controller

[mystic latch]

It has an ethernet port?

Or do you mean wifi

Kinda depends on the controller and its capabilities

[wintry osprey]

I mean I wanna know if would be able to connect that wireless controller to my TV and use ethernet in the TV at the same time

[mystic latch]

Ah I see. The controller doesn't have a usb dongle to pair with?

[wintry osprey]

The controller uses one of those usb thingies

Yeah it has one of those things like those wireless mice

[mystic latch]

Then those are separate deals, you'll be able to use ethernet & the controller at the same time

[wintry osprey]

Even if my TV does not have dual band wifi right?

[mystic latch]

If the android tv is doing internet through ethernet there shouldn't be any kind of interference

[wintry osprey]

Cool! That's exactly my plan, using the internet through the ethernet. Thank you for clearing this up.

[mystic latch]

Np

[south blade]

I want to make an outdoor enclosure for my modem/router, but how do I find antennas that can go outside of an enclosure? I see a lot of what they call N-type bulkhead plugs with SMA connectors I could swap the stock antennas with, but what do I put on this connector? 😛

[pseudo blade]

N-type antennas and cables, or an adapter back to SMA for an SMA antenna

[south blade]

but the antennas, where do I find them that are meant to go outside?

The ones I'm seeing just look like what's already on the modem

[pseudo blade]

Networking supply companies, here in Aus I might use a reseller like wisp.net, cellink, duxtel

Your country will have similar

[south blade]

This is what I want to recreate, except gonna have 8 antennas, 4 for LTE/5G, 4 for WiFi

[pseudo blade]

Sure, if your router supports it. Generally you'd use a board aimed at that use case for space, performance and regulatory reasons.

[icy spade]

its in my college dorm. i need it to connect to eithernet. its like a pigtail to eithernet thing

[peak cloak]

show what it plugs into?

[icy spade]

looks something like this

[peak cloak]

looks ancient, but possibily TERA? not sure

[icy spade]

getting basiclly gigabit from it

[peak cloak]

yeah tera was designed for high speed

[icy spade]

950 down 920 down

[south blade]

You can buy boards to DIY a modem/router?!?

[icy spade]

its like cat 7 right?

[peak cloak]

technically the cat 7 spec only allows TERA connectors, not 8p8c

[pseudo blade]

Absolutely, all sorts. I use Mikrotik's RBM33G a lot, but there's a ton of different ones out there for different performance and price points, running various operating systems and with differring module support.

There's the Banana Pi router boards for the more hobbyist type and you can run various operating systems on that

[drowsy reef]

yo how would i bypass my schools internet restrictions? a VPN used to work but now the wifi disconnects from my laptop entirely everytime i turn it on. Does anyone know how they are doing this or how i could get past it?

[frosty stone]

yep, just ignore everything you've already been told

[drowsy reef]

😅

[opal pagoda]

on other side it has normal ethernet plug?

[tame cave]

there is something wrong with my network ... could even be a bad router...need proper diag

I Just need to confirm something
2 routers S and H
Internet is connected to WAN port of S.
A LAN port from S is connected to the WAN port of H
My pc is connected to H
From my pc H is at 193.168.0.1, and S is at 192.168.0.1

Both S and H have their DHCP servers on.

internet works fine
but when I access 192.168.0.1 (S) sometimes the connection seems bad. Is the network good or is it a miracle it's working ?

[peak cloak]

it's kinda bad practice to do what you are, especially since the IPs of the routers are the same

you should only have one NATing router

if you need extra wifi coverage use access points

[covert sentinel]

bro does anyone know about xfinitys port fowarding? I did port fowarding to my desktop but the ports are still closed

i changed my computer to IPV4 and its still not working

[icy spade]

yes

rj45 jack

thx

[peak cloak]

how do you know it's closed. And what about windows firewall?

[opal pagoda]

does it have some markings on the side?

[icy spade]

on which part

[opal pagoda]

on the left connector

[covert sentinel]

I'm using https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ and its saying its closed, I've allowed port through firewall

I have xfinity and its a headache to port foward

[icy spade]

not really the right one says "CFN" and "5e"

[peak cloak]

anything running on that port?

does it work locally?

[mystic latch]

Does your router have a public or private IP as its WAN?

i.e. does the IP start with 10.x.x.x., 192.168.x.x or 172.16-31.x.x?

[covert sentinel]

Yes, its for a dedicated server for a game, how can i test if it works locally? If i host in game i can invite people from steam and they can join, but when i host the dedicated it just doesnt work

[covert sentinel]

How can i check this? In CMD doing ipconfig it shows 10.0.x.x, on google its 24.xxx.

[mystic latch]

Can you log into your router's webUI?

[peak cloak]

use another computer on the same wifi/network

to connect using the server's local IP address

[covert sentinel]

Nope it's saying it isnt responding

[covert sentinel]

They only have an app now sadly, but i can look there

[peak cloak]

then it's not a port forwarding issue

at router level

do you have multiple routers by any chance?

[covert sentinel]

I do have a TPLink that i used to connect my quest 2 to my PC but it's not plugged into the xfinity router rn because i dont play VR much

[mystic latch]

Is the port the server is running on tcp or udp?

You can use a basic powershell port scanner from another machine to see if the port is actually open on your desktop
https://www.infosecmatter.com/port-scanner-in-powershell-tcp-udp-ps1/

You just use the appropriate script depending if its tcp or udp

[covert sentinel]

I apologize i'm very lost 😅

I'm new to this type of stuff 😦

[covert sentinel]

Oh i see it now

let me see if friends can join

[opal pagoda]

you may be behind cgnat

[pseudo blade]

Impossible to tell that way lol, that's just their local NAT they're seeing from ipconfig

[opal pagoda]

yes i know but his issues could be bc of cgnat

[mystic latch]

Yea, that's why I asked about the IP reported for WAN by the router

[south blade]

Question, modem/router antennas, can the device burn if turned on without antennas? Can I try a 10 foot SMA extension cable I have rolling around on my LTE/5G modem? I only have one I tried on something, don't remember what I got it for.

[peak cloak]

radio in general, yes

although routers/modems may have protections

ik I turned on my R/C radio without antanae and it broke

[cursive granite]

hey, I THINK this counts as networking, but is there any way to edit which widgets are on your PFsense dashboard without being in the dashboard view? 'cause I added a widget and it broke the dashboard view

[peak cloak]

Probably via the text config

Dashboard is defined somewhere

[cursive granite]

Thanks, managed to find a way into other parts of the web interface (couldn't use any drop downs at the top) and found the config change history, so I was able to roll back the dashboard change 😛 would have been sad if I lost my dashboard, I love watching all the graphs and stuff. And finally have ad blocker/ anti-virus set up in router now as well 😄

The Pi Hole vid showing up in LTT TV inspired me to give that another go 😄

[mystic latch]

Here are some great lists for it
https://firebog.net/

[cursive granite]

there's already a bunch of stuff built into the PFsense plugin I'm running 😉

[covert sentinel]

it's working now so i guess it was the game, started fresh, clean install of the game + server and its good

[crimson mica]

xfinity doesn't do cgnat

[long scarab]

cloudflare community is so toxic lmao

[long scarab]

ugh, tryna get my friends google site on a subdomain of my domain is a pain

like it's theirname.domain.tld

googles like alright cool, you can do that after you verify you own the domain or subdomain

we verify it, and we assign it to their google site. now it wants us to add www to a cname record like www.domain.tld but that simply will not do

i tried www.theirname.domain.tld

without proxy, http returns google's 404 page
with proxy, both http and https return an invalid response

thanks google, ya really make things easy and convenient

[reef pebble]

Stupid question. But lightning fried my modem (literally struck the electricity pole in front of my house) but i have a spare router. Can I convert DSL somehow to go in the WAN port? Im desperate at this point

[opal pagoda]

modem is owned by isp, when my modem got killed isp replaced it within a day

[reef pebble]

got a new one, had to buy it and i want to unalive myself

wifi works for a minute, then not for 30 minutes

i think my dsl got fried somewhat

[runic plinth]

My ISP has just announced 10 Gbps internet for residential for 100 euros

[hollow marlin]

@clear igloo @waxen scroll First batch of the $2m order of Juniper gear just arrived. New toys to play with

[waxen scroll]

bleh

ASR9k... NCS... lets go

[lucid siren]

lol 10g for 100 bucks hahaha, if you use more than 500mbps u cost them money

[peak cloak]

Most residential customer aren't using really more than 100mbps average

It's mainly just burst

[opal pagoda]

is kidney a valid payment option for fiber install?

[lucid siren]

yeah hahahahah

[peak cloak]

@hollow marlin optimum has 8gig now in my area

[lucid siren]

95% xD

[hollow marlin]

All our recent customer peers seem to be using NCS. However, MXes are still king

[hollow marlin]

That's the first I heard of that provider

[peak cloak]

Really? They are owned by Altice now

The 2 big ones here are optimum and Verizon

Really the only 2

[hollow marlin]

I do not know how I never heard them before as they up there in coverage/size

[reef pebble]

got a new modem after my old one got fried, but it seems to be much shittier even though its newer, i move even a room and even though it has signal it has "no internet"

im wondering if this level of noise is bad? google tells very different levels and most articles seem to be ai generated

oh i just discovered that when i disable 5ghz, my wifi doesnt work anymore. meaning that my wifi is for some reason only 5ghz, even though i only have 100mbps speed

nvm shit doesnt work anymore

god i love networking

you turn on a switch and your entire house collapses

[lucid siren]

sounds like a good ol loop

[mystic latch]

Interesting. Just got a client that uses publicly routable IPs for their internal network. They've apparently owned the /24 since before IANA existed.

Or at least before they assigned private IP ranges.

[peak cloak]

That's what my uni does at least for certain applicantions like dorm internet

[mystic latch]

Cool. I wonder what kind of challenges there are managing a network like that compared to using the standard private ranges

[peak cloak]

don't see how it's any different

just a different IP range, firewall is all the same, just no NAT

[runic plinth]

lol, instalation is free with a 24 month contract, you pay 100 euro monthly and includes 200 tv channels, android tv box, 10Gigs router and landline. Speed is 10 Gbps symmetric.

[hollow marlin]

Assuming it's a 192.x.x.x/24? If so, the obligatory not all 192.x.x.x subnets are private

[desert heath]

What a good remote desktop app for a andriod phone on a home network?

I don't need to cast desktop to my phone, just to control pc while on couch.

[peak cloak]

Windows rdp

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.rdc.androidx

[thick minnow]

what has changed between now and like 2009 that would make a modern computer unable to even ping an older system

[drowsy fossil]

thats likely not the problem

if both are able to get internet, then pinging each other may be a firewall issue

[desert heath]

Thank you

[peak cloak]

windows disables ping by default fyi

[mystic latch]

Yes, I know. Which is why i mentioned it in the first place.

[narrow dagger]

Does anyone know how to disable TLS or decrypt HTTP protocols from a TLS protocol packet

[upbeat dome]

hi i got a question. if my pc wanted to talk to the phone, would the packet path be sw1 -> sw2 -> phone OR sw1 ->router -> sw1 -> sw2 -> phone? thanks

[opal pagoda]

sw1 -> sw2 -> phone if pc knows the mac adress of phone

[thick minnow]

I’m having trouble getting cell signal in my apartment

Is there anything I can use to get better signal in my apartment?

[icy spade]

Hey anyone know what this port is? Its some sort of networking port that can be adapted to a standard ethernet port with this adapter.

Someone said it might be TERA but I'm not sure as I havent found an image of a tera connector that looks quite like that

[icy spade]

You might be able to look into ethernet to cell tower type boosters
https://www.verizon.com/products/verizon-lte-network-extender/
some thing like that not really sure tho

[thick minnow]

At&t sadly is my provider