networking

[wind hatch]

I asked some people on Fiverr but he told me that if he did it on Proxmox it'd do it on all the virtual machines and CT, but I just need it on the 10.0.0.19

[peak cloak]

no, that's wrong

[peak cloak]

well it wouldn't be that IP

you would make another network for things that go through proxy

[wind hatch]

do I need to make another linux bridge on proxmox?

[peak cloak]

I don't really have the time to go step by step and help, but basically right now proxmox is acting as a dumb switch. You need to set it up to either
(a) set it up as a switch that supports VLANS and do routing on er-x
(b) make it have two switches, and setup routing for that second network manually on proxmox through iptables and such. Possible DHCP server if you want automatic IP assigment
(c) Also have a second vSwitch, but routing to proxy can be done via a router VM on proxmox, can use a router operating system like vyos, pfsense, etc.

[wind hatch]

Alright thanks for the info, i'll look into it

[quaint siren]

So my homework requires me to access a website made with nginx with server name thing but it doesn't work, which I assume has to do something with DNS, is there a workaround to this issue because I can't do anything on my ISP router?

[misty pebble]

change your DNS?

[quaint siren]

Tried, still says that site isn't available

works with server IP but not the name thing

[misty pebble]

are you sure the issue is on your side then

[opal pagoda]

Cloudflared

Wait, are you trying to access it locally or remotely over the internet?

[quaint siren]

Locally

[opal pagoda]

Ah

[quaint siren]

Config and everything is as it should so no issue on the server side

[opal pagoda]

What do you mean you can't access your router?

Is it locked down so hard?

[quaint siren]

I can log in as regular user and with that I can't do anything else besides restart the router, turn it off, change wifi password or factory reset.. which it'll just reset to the ISP custom OS

[misty pebble]

wait do you have to make a local DNS server and resolve the local server IP by a given name?

like can you explain it in more detail

[quaint siren]

According to my prof, I can do this without DNS server but I need server IP to resolve as the domain (server name)

[misty pebble]

yeah you can just use /etc/hosts for this

so you can access your local server by its IP address right

[quaint siren]

Doesn't work.

[misty pebble]

you just said it works with the IP

[quaint siren]

Works like that

How I need it to work

[misty pebble]

yeah just make an entry for that ip in /etc/hosts

[opal pagoda]

Set a static local ip in dhcp settings

[quaint siren]

IP is already static

[misty pebble]

(server ip) pizza.daddy.ee

like this

if a DNS server is not required to solve this task then i think this should be enough as well

[quaint siren]

Yeah, that's how I've set it and it doesn't work

[misty pebble]

you have to do this on your PC if you want this to work on your PC

not on server side

[quaint siren]

yeah, not working

Guess I'll set up a virtual router

[tacit mantle]

anyone has a clue why my internet keeps disconnecting? It runs fine then loses connection from the router and it resets in 5secs then everything can connect again

[peak cloak]

won't help

[umbral dove]

have had constant packet loss for about 3 weeks now and i called my isp and they sent a tech guy to my house and he said that there's nothing to help fix it except for maybe a public ip address, would this actually help with anything or no?

[hardy flame]

I got a head scratcher.
I am testing this FQDN that goes to a private IP.
I tested it via DNS at home and it comes back with the IP (non pingable. that is right)
Tested it from the DC IP and it just straight up fails

Both servers using same DNS servers (1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8)
Any ideas?
Testing off of pfsense box's using the DNS Lookup option
If I do a "dig domain.com" under "Command prompt" it works fine and finds the IP.

[hardy flame]

Do a MTR (linux) WinMTR (windows program) from your home to say 1.1.1.1 and see where the packet loss is happening. then you have more ammo on whom to yell at.

[hardy flame]

Well figured it out.
System->General Setup-> DNS Resolution Behavior -> Use remote DNS Servers, ignore local DNS.... And it worked.

Weird though

[hardy flame]

decent loss at Arelion (AS1299)

try 8.8.8.8

[umbral dove]

i would be running ethernet but sadly i'm downstairs and my routers upstairs and for me to run ethernet to my pc i would need to drill a hole into my floor down to the pc

[low pond]

Google DNS over transit

[oak abyss]

u have an asus router?

[dreamy whale]

Hi. I'm a telecomunications student graduating in early February. I got myself an ASA 5506-X that I've been using as my main router for 4 months now and it's been amazing. I thought about setting up a VPN server on it so I could remove into my home network. I tried Googling how to do this but not really getting anywhere.

The only thing that I have done that has given me some usable information is running session sfr which just outputs ERROR: Module FirePOWER is not supported on this platform. but I'm quite sure it is supported on my device.

Oh wait I don't have AnyConnect for Mobile

So I can't use this anyways

Oh well. Guess I'll use a seperate machine as a VPN

[umbral dove]

Yea

Had to get one cause my linksys router kept turning the wifi off but would act like it was working

[thick minnow]

My budget is low,and I can only chose from one of these 3,which one should I get?:

Router Asus RT-N12E N300, 2.4GHz, 1×WAN, 4×LAN

Router Xiaomi Mi 4C, 2.4GHz, 1xWAN, 2xWAN

Router TP-Link TL-WR844N, 2.4GHz, 1×WAN, 4×LAN
I need it for better connection while gaming on :PC: as my ISP provided router is INNBOX V46 which is hardwired to NAT Type 3 and UPnP doesn't work.(need lower NAT type for GTA V)

[opal pagoda]

is your budget 20$?

[thick minnow]

25€

[opal pagoda]

i have both mi router 4a and 4c but i dont use them as routers, just ap-s
and i know they can be flashed with openwrt

[thick minnow]

i know nothing about routers ans networking,i just need to bypass nat type 3

[opal pagoda]

call your isp

[thick minnow]

i don't even know how to set them up

[thick minnow]

i did,they don't provide that kind of user help

[opal pagoda]

threaten to cancel

[thick minnow]

not gonna work unfortunately,they aren't trained in it

only fixing remotley (country Croatia)

[opal pagoda]

if they didnt want to switch to diffrent nat type doubt they will help you with putting your router in bridge mode

[opal pagoda]

can you access your router web interface?

[thick minnow]

yup

i can screenshot it for you

[opal pagoda]

just censor your wan ip, i dont want to see that

[thick minnow]

kay

[thick minnow]

Main page,Wifi page,Network page

[opal pagoda]

you are behind cgnat, that could be a reason that stuff doesent work , also is there anything in the UPnP tab?

[thick minnow]

sure,im gonna send you a pic(my login adress goes 192.168.x.x)

[opal pagoda]

it seems like your problem is just cgnat related, if you call them to opt you out of it they should comply

[thick minnow]

gonna do that first thing monday

[pseudo blade]

None of those routers will do VDSL2 so you'd be stuck with your existing modem router anyways

[umbral dove]

what would i even tell my isp cause all they've told me to do is pay 5$ a month for a public ip

[pseudo blade]

No, it's completely irrelevant.

[umbral dove]

yea that's what i was thinking but i'm kinda at a dead end cause they say they have no idea what's wrong with it

[pseudo blade]

Ensure you have a good connection to your router (Never used that tool before but 25ms to the next hop even once isn't... great...*) and beyond that ask for link testing. Is your connection upstream Fiber? VDSL? Cable?

[umbral dove]

we pay for fiber and there's no way for me to have ethernet to the router

when the tech came to our house he plugged into ethernet and still had 0.1% packet loss

once he disconnected it shot to 12%

it doesn't make sense cause when we first got the internet it worked flawlessly and then out of nowhere we started getting a constant 1%-8% sometimes even shooting to 35%

[peak cloak]

well you have to test with ethernet

wifi is a big factor and it needs to be eliminated

[umbral dove]

i'll have to bring my pc upstairs and test it then

[thick minnow]

How many devices do you guys have? Does this packet loss happen for all of them. Maybe shut them all off and see if that helps

[umbral dove]

2 TVs 1 pc 5 phones and a tablet

when we first got the internet it worked perfect and out of nowhere it started having packet loss

so we thought it could've been the router so we bought a new one and it didn't change anything

everything has packet loss though

there's no way for me to use a moca adapter either cause where the router is makes it so i'd have to have a 20 foot coax cable going from one living room to the next

only way for ethernet to be downstairs is to drill a hole into the floor and put the cord in it

[umbral dove]

i moved my pc upstairs and plugged it into the ethernet and this is the result

[frosty stone]

why would you think hardwired lan is going to change the external routing in any way?

[umbral dove]

everyone was telling me to test it with ethernet so i'm testing it

[thick minnow]

what does that mean?

my home doesn't have optical ineternet

were still on telephone wires

[thick minnow]

they turned it off,what do i do now

[pseudo blade]

It means you get your internet over telephone wires and those routers don't have that built in so you'll need a device that does
(either the existing gateway in bridge mode if supported, or you'd have to buy a modem and they're a fair bit pricier than that bought new)

[pseudo blade]

Try it and see if it made a difference

[thick minnow]

my modem is already over telephone wires and it doesn't have antennas, it would be nice to have antennas and better gaming mode of the Asus one

or xiaomi one is also pretty good by reviews

[opal pagoda]

are you able to do what you werent able to do before?

[thick minnow]

rn not at home,gonna tell you if it fixed it

[quasi cliff]

Hope someone can help me, my Wifi is regualrly losing signal and/or speed, it has started happening recently, I havent changed anything for it to have occured, so far I have reset all the settings on my router, uninstalled and reinstalled my Wifi card but to no avail does anyone know a good progam to analyze my network to see where the problem is?

[worn viper]

May I get congrats?
I managed to saturate a gigabit for my whole family

[thick minnow]

How’d you do that? With Wi-Fi that’s pretty sick. I have a Wi-Fi 5 router but I only get 300Mbps on it.

[woven fjord]

What is a good router for gaming, that won't break the budget like under 200?

[terse escarp]

https://www.fcomputer.se/cisco-integrated-services-router-4461-router-rackmonterbar-isr4461k9?ref=prisjakt_se this is about budget right?

[woven fjord]

well, this is swedish

I live in usa

[plush peak]

Video vs The manufacturer's site:

almost 6x the amount

ope I may be goof

I blame the link in the video description

video for ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGcYUtNIrRw

difference was the part number:
P.B1625G.10.ADI (10 km range Singlemode OS2)
vs
P.B1625G.40.ADI (40 km range in Singlemode OS2)

[tacit sand]

I'm building up a network for my in-laws, who don't really need enterprise level hardware (but they DO need reliable). I'd like to find a fibre-adapter (for Telus fibre Internet) and router built into one device. I don't need Wifi capabilities (I've convinced them to let me install some Ubiquiti AP's on the property). But it looks like the EdgeRouters are no longer available, and their new gateway devices aren't available yet (and don't do fibre conversion anyways). I'm using a USG at home with a fibre converter, and I'm tempted to source a used USG for them. Any advice?

[meager ginkgo]

A simple fiber converter will not work with Fiber Internet

you need an ONT, and most ISPs lock down their ONTs so you can't use any other ONT

[tacit sand]

https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-MC220L-Converter-supporting-mountable/dp/B003CFATL0?th=1

This is the one I'm using for my Telus fibre at my shop. Been absolutely flawless for me. No setup required (plug and play).

[meager ginkgo]

And the lines direct from Telus?

I've never heard of being able to simply use a Fiber to Ethernet adapter with an ISP

[tacit sand]

Yea. I tossed the Telus modem because I was tired of it crashing 4x a day.

In our area Telus provides a fibre line right to the final customer. I know that's not standard for a lot of places.

[meager ginkgo]

It may be different in Canada I guess. In America all the ISPs lock down their networks even if they bring fiber into the home.

We have Optical Network Terminals which convert the fiber to ethernet but also provide data to the ISP network so it can latch onto the signal

[tacit sand]

I also have a Telus fibre SFP module plugged directly into a Unifi Security Gateway Pro V4 at an RV park I'm involved with.

[tacit sand]

That's brutal. They might as well sell you telephones hardwired to a wall too. 😕

[meager ginkgo]

Have you looked into the Omada routers from TP-Link?

I think they have a desk mount router with SFP

https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/vpn-router/er7206/

Yeah this has a gigabit SFP port

[tacit sand]

I've been pleasantly surprised by TPLink over the years, for sure. I didn't know this was an option.

[meager ginkgo]

Another option could just be a UXG Lite + seperate Fiber -> Ethernet converter

https://ca.store.ui.com/ca/en/pro/category/all-cloud-keys-gateways/products/uxg-lite

[tacit sand]

Do you know when those UXG-Lite's might be available? Or are they in the States?

[meager ginkgo]

They're available in the US, I guess they're still coming soon to Canada

[tacit sand]

Oh! But they are out! I have friends in the States. I could probably arrange one to get up here.

[meager ginkgo]

Yes they're out. I think they're sold out though haha

They'll probably have more stock soon

[tacit sand]

oh ffs. of course they are. lol

[meager ginkgo]

should meet their needs perfectly

[tacit sand]

I think so. I've got a 24" structured media cabinet I want to cram everything into. Otherwise I'd probably pick up a used security gateway pro and never look back

[meager ginkgo]

I wouldn't really recommend the USG at all anymore.. it's basically EoL

The UXG Lite is the new USG essentially

regular UXG is the new USG Pro

[tacit sand]

Yea I have a USG at home, and I'm using an EdgeRouter at my shop, and my god there is NOTHING that is laid out in a way that makes sense with the Edge Router.

[meager ginkgo]

It looks like the regular Dream Machine is also EoL

it's not on their website pages anymore

[tacit sand]

I've been thoroughly impressed with the Ubiquiti stuff. We had them push custom firmware to the RV park from their end in advance of some upgrade / rollout because the hardware combination we were running resulted in some fluke crash.

[meager ginkgo]

which is interesting.. still shows up when I search for it though. (and you can still buy it)

[meager ginkgo]

Yeah it's pretty good for basic/homelab use

I wouldn't really recommend it for anything above a small business setup though 😛

They do have a dedicated support phone number now so maybe my opinion will change

[tacit sand]

😛 We have....14 RV sites, plus 3 mobile homes, our office, and some energy monitoring equipment. Seems to be stable so far.

[meager ginkgo]

👍

It's more of that they didn't have a dedicated support team for the longest time

[tacit sand]

And that must have changed before we got into their stuff. Like I say, they pushed us custom firmware to get us through a jam. We spent probably close to 8 hours on the phone with them over 3 days troubleshooting the problem.

[meager ginkgo]

You may want to consider the Dream Wall if your budget can expand a little bit

[meager ginkgo]

nice!

[tacit sand]

That Dream Wall is on the wishlist for sure, to replace the USG-Pro4. Don't think it's in the inlaws budget though. 😂

[meager ginkgo]

😂 that's understandable!

[tacit sand]

https://ca.store.ui.com/ca/en/products/uf-nano

Found someone selling these for half the retail price.

Not sure what "dying gasp support" is supposed to be though

[meager ginkgo]

That's an ONT which I don't think would work correctly since all you need is a simple converter

[tacit sand]

Oh! Durr. More research required.

Wait.....could I use two of these to set up my own long distance fibre connection between two buildings??

[meager ginkgo]

A simple fiber to ethernet converter yep

[tacit sand]

Just to ensure the most overkill installation ever. It's only 120' between the house and workshop. Might as well go fibre. 😂

[meager ginkgo]

the better solution would be to just use SFP+ switch ports (with a switch at each end)

then you can plug the fiber directly into a switch at each end

[tacit sand]

Duh. Of course. 🤦‍♂️

[tacit sand]

Turns out the Edgerouters ARE still available. They're just kept in the UISP category instead of Unifi. Clear like mud.

https://ca.store.ui.com/ca/en/pro/category/all-wired/products/er-x-sfp

[worn viper]

My PC is hardwired

[prisma edge]

So, I'm trying to test out my speeds. For whatever reason, our Wifi can reach 950-ish / 30 easily on our new router, yet over ethernet, it slows down to a 200-300 / 30. I tried testing the speeds on a laptop and a phone with a Ethernet to USB adapter, with similar results. The TP-Link AX5400 has four gigabit lan ports and shouldn't have a problem pushing those speeds. I'd really appreciate some help with this... Thank you!

[tacit sand]

How long is your cabling? Any chance of damage or termination quality issues with the ethernet cable?

And obviously, you've tried with a different cable?

[prisma edge]

It's a Monoprice 10ft cat6a cable. I have tried with other cables that should provide the same speeds with no change to the results.

[tacit sand]

Hm. And you don't have any packet inspection or anything turned on in the router for "traffic analysis"? I had to disable that on the hardware I use because I was losing about 200mbit on my bandwidth.

[cold trout]

I'm going to be moving into a dorm, with access to the campus network. I havent read the IT policy yet, but is there anything I can do to help protect my privacy? (Thinking about web traffic, devices connected, what not) I am pretty tech savvy, but networking is wizardry to me. I would be happy to learn about networking, but I would greatly appreciate any help or advice

[prisma edge]

I'm unsure. Ill go check now.

Darn, it's getting late. I'll have to check tomorrow after work, sorry @tacit sand

[tacit sand]

No worries. I did some Googling and the only other thing someone mentioned was some trash software they had installed on their computer, but you get it from a cellphone too, so I'm not sure. Good luck!

[prisma edge]

Thanks! I appreciate the tips!

[thick minnow]

Yup now there's no lag in GTA:O and I got myself a shiny new router;)

[peak cloak]

could be SFP ONT

just need the corrent module

[peak cloak]

edgerouters are kinda not supported anymore

I like them, but they don't get the love from ubiquiti anymore

[frosty stone]

it certainly wouldn't be cheapest, by if you're already going tor ubiquiti aps, and want an SFP wan, why not the UDM-Pro.... you're going to need a network controller anyway, may as well have it all in one unit
I wouldn't go for a USG, they're legacy now

oh damn. the UDM-PRO ain't even expensive in america

$287 on the ubiquiti store right now

[peak cloak]

is att dedicated or PON?

[rocky badge]

PON

@meager ginkgo @hollow marlin

This is the apartment network plan 😄

[opal pagoda]

Did they send you a new router?

[tacit sand]

What did you use to diagram your network?

[opal pagoda]

needs HA

[rocky badge]

Draw.io

[rocky badge]

I have 2 40Fs but ones at home

[opal pagoda]

tomorow we are moving to these 2 in HA, previously 2x cisco ASA

[rocky badge]

Nice

My roommate’s dad works at Fortinet

[opal pagoda]

we already migrated to 2x 200f as zone FW, these 2 100F are edge FW

[rocky badge]

So that’s how we are getting those switches and APs

The 40F I bought from eBay LMFAO but the one I bought for home was through a dealer

[opal pagoda]

i dont even know how much they cost

[rocky badge]

40Fs?

[opal pagoda]

100f and 200f

[rocky badge]

Oh yeah

$5k list

$5.5k list

[opal pagoda]

we got it trough our integrator so there is probably heavy discount

[rocky badge]

Yeah

[thick minnow]

nope bought Xiaomi 4A,mine had really bad signal:)

[unreal pelican]

hello

i need some help

i bought a new router but after a few hours my phone cant connect to the wifi and my ethernet cable says that it is connected but no internet

the only thing that helped was resetting the router

but i dont want to do that every few hours

what should i do?

i disabled dhcp in router settings but i still have the dhcp lease

thinking that it was that

i even enabled dhcp and added my devices to Adress Reservation

same thing happened

[frosty stone]

well of course devices aren't going to connect properly if they aren't getting assigned an IP 💀

[unreal pelican]

how would i do that?

i basically followed the guide that came with the router

it didnt mention that

[frosty stone]

reset things again and don't mess with the DHCP settings this time lol

go watch some videos to learn how to do things properly before touching the dhcp settings again

oh wait, I misread your message... sorry it's late lol
uh, contact the manufacturer?

[unreal pelican]

all operators are busy, pls hold

that is what i got

for almost an hour

am i supposed to assign a static ip to my devices?

[frosty stone]

no lol

what router is this?

[unreal pelican]

ax3000 mx80

from mercursys

[frosty stone]

and what made you choose this?

[unreal pelican]

sale and decent reviews?

[frosty stone]

so good little tip with amazon, ignore the 5 star reviews

read the 1 stars n stuff

the issue you're having is a common issue, the router is a pile of trash

stick to the actual known networking brands if you're going to bother buying something, else stick to the ISP provided router

at a minimum, that thing is HALF the price of proper wifi 6 routers lol

[plucky pollen]

Ive noticed that ECC DDR4 generally seems to have pretty bad CL, apart from a mushkin kit I could find that's really expensive, is there a reason for this? Does the latency matter in a NAS system?

[hollow marlin]

Not over-engineered enough

[rocky badge]

lmao

I don't want it to be tho @hollow marlin

it has to be stable

its providing internet to 4 people

[hollow marlin]

Oh I know lol

[opal pagoda]

did you put your old router in bridge mode or are you using xiaomi 4a as access point

[thick minnow]

bridge mode

only thing ISP would do

[rocky badge]

@hollow marlin I am not ready for February 1st 😩

[hollow marlin]

What's happening on the 1st?

[rocky badge]

AWS Elastic IP charges

[hollow marlin]

Oh yeah, it's like $/hr for each IPv4 right?

[opal pagoda]

just use ipv6?
nahh lets pay per hour for v4

[rocky badge]

0.005/hr which is about 3.60/mo

[rocky badge]

Still need/want v4 for stuff like this

[ebon wasp]

Why?

[rocky badge]

Because not everything has v6?..

[ebon wasp]

And is giving access to everything that important? If so, that's the cost.

FYI you would be surprised how much just support double stack and thus how little IPv4 end points there actually are.

[clear igloo]

When his ISP doesn't have IPv6 enabled then it's more challenging/tough to access IPv6 only devices 😛

[hollow marlin]

That's not too bad

[rocky badge]

I mean yeah if you’re a big business

But that costs more than the EC2 instance it’s tied to for me

[hollow marlin]

That is not true at all

[opal pagoda]

t2?

[rocky badge]

T4g savings

[meager ginkgo]

@tacit sand UXG Lite is in stock!

https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/uxg-lite

[tacit sand]

Hopefully that means they'll be made available in Canada!

[long scarab]

General question, in Windows Server Active Directory, what's the difference between an OU and a security group?

[cold trout]

Is there any clear winner for cheap gigabit switches? The are all like $2 apart from one another, and seem to have the exact same specs at a quick glance. I just need a cheap 5 port switch that does the job without worry (Been looking at tp-link and D-link mostly)

Dont need poe

Just gotta connect 2 pc's, an AP and a camera to it

[meager ginkgo]

All unmanaged switches are basically identical

just get the port speed you need and voila

[pseudo blade]

^^^^^^

[amber lark]

Unless its a poe one, then it does the exact same thing but gives some power 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉

[clear igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/power-starwars-unlimited-power-gif-15939349

[amber lark]

YESS!!!!! until you reach like 80.6 watts

[silent flax]

server RAM goes for stability, not performance.

[plucky pollen]

so would it make a noticeable difference in a NAS use case?

its not on a super big scale, im planning a couple HDDs, 2.5g networking, mostly just 1 or 2 clients at a time

[clear igloo]

It would make near zero difference in a file server only case unless you're doing like 100g+ for the most part

[plucky pollen]

ok thx

[plucky pollen]

anyone have a guess when TrueNAS Scale will start supporting Intel Arc?

[ashen cloak]

dunno if it's off topic. But can I run something like pidns which rewrites a specific domain name to an internal ip address, but ONLY the CNAME record? I want to keep the A, AAAA and MX and all other records intact, but only want to override one specific CNAME record

[tacit sand]

I'm loving the Netgear 30X series switches. 5 or 8 port, metal enclosure. Been absolutely bullet proof for me.

[peak cloak]

what's the usecase? just want to avoid xy problem

[ashen cloak]

I only get 60mbps if I use my domain name to access self hosted services. I think the issue I'm facing is called reflective nat. My isp's router is very shittt so I don't think I can configure anything there to fix that issue.

Accessing my self hosted services via the internal address is way faster. Also accessing using the domain name from outside the network is way faster (my internet speed is like 600/600

[peak cloak]

yeah, interesting how NAT loopback is slow, but normal NAT isn't

what you are looking to do is called split-horizon DNS

my edgerouter had the option of running a DNS server, so that's what I did for split-horizon

I don't think pihole has that option

[ashen cloak]

Thanks. I'll be looking into split-horizon dns

[meager gorge]

hey guys my friend wants to buy a new router with a sim slot in it. Could yall recommend one?

[waxen scroll]

@rocky badge @clear igloo @hollow marlin

In my hotel room

[manic cape]

I've started messing around with ProtonVPN instead of Mullvad...they offer this thing called Secure Core that supposedly routes your traffic through their most "secure" servers. I'm curious, what does this actually do? How does it help if you still have to send it there in the first place?

[peak cloak]

instead of 1 hop, it's multiple hops between different servers, including the secure core ones

[manic cape]

And those secure core ones have...something special about them that blocks access to data? Wouldn't the receiving server then be unable to unencrypt it?

[peak cloak]

https://protonvpn.com/support/secure-core-vpn/

they are located in low-risk juristictions

Iceland, Switzerland, and Sweden

[drowsy fossil]

more about getting out of sketchy places that are hard to control like ru or cn

[manic cape]

Ah, I see. That's fascinating, thank you

Probably not necessary for me, it's brutally slow

[hollow marlin]

They actually placed the AP in the room

[hollow marlin]

I was more going off typical cost for static IPs which even for a /30 or /32 is around that range

[humble cloak]

hey anyone have some experience with Netgear managed switches? I am trying to have the switch be the only thing forwarded to the rest of the network, while allowing things connected to the switch to be routed through there so they don't broadcast their mac address to the network

tbh just the name would also help so i dont need to read the 300 pages software management manual but can just control f

[peak cloak]

so you want a router??

or is this a L3 switch

[humble cloak]

well i want a router but with HW i already got

(i have a GS724Tv4)

[peak cloak]

you need NAT?

[humble cloak]

yes

[peak cloak]

yeah looking at it, it can't do NAT

[humble cloak]

shit

oh well, guess ill just have to annoy my dad about allowing my friends onto the network when they arrive here (as opposed to just having it on the port as i dont know their mac addresses and don't have router access😂

hmm now that this router is here i should probably think about how to measure how long of a fibre cable is needed

[frosty cove]

any idea why when downloading games on epic games launcher my download will consistantly just sit at this for a while?

[umbral dove]

does the same thing for me i think it's normal

[grand cloud]

any pci expansion slots for networking you guys would recommend, primarily for using as a router setup

using a 4770 cpu/mobo if that helps

[umbral dove]

i showed one of the tech support people for my isp the winmtr results and they said that maybe the servers i'm pinging don't support it or some shit and he wanted me to send him cmd ping results instead

these guys are going in circles at this point and seems like they aren't actually trying to help

I don’t know if this matters but this is how they have my router set up currently

They have the ethernet outlet plugged into a poe injector and the lan cable plugged into my router

into the ethernet outlet

i'm trying to rule out every possibility of what could be causing my packet loss

the big picture is the ethernet outlet

i couldn't send an image of the whole setup itself cause the christmas tree in the way

idk that's just how they have it set up

i'm just wondering if the poe injector is even needed

or if i'm able to plug the router directly into the ethernet outlet

like wdym

like what the cord is connected to or

cause we have fiber

i'm not gonna lie i don't know much about internet and it seems like my isp is capitalizing off of that

we have like a modem outside that i think is connected to it

i have no clue on how they have it set up fully

yea that's what i was thinking, i'm gonna test it later this night when no ones using the wifi

don't wanna randomly cut it off

yea idk when the tech guy pulled up he was testing my packet loss and plugged his ethernet cord directly into the poe injector and ig it was working fine

but i don't actually see a use for the poe injector

as far as i know the fiber company we go through is the only one in my area

i've called them multiple times complaining about my packet loss and all they tell me is to use ethernet so i tried it with ethernet and got the same exact results as wifi

the other solution they had was making me pay 5 dollars extra a month for a public ip

I plugged the ethernet outlet directly into the router and it shut off the internet

the modem they hooked up is outside so maybe that's why?

i just don't understand what could've happened to make it like this cause when we first got the internet it had no issues and out of nowhere it has constant packet loss making most of the games i play unplayable

[umbral dove]

i guess it randomly fixed some of it?

i did nothing it just randomly started working

still got major packet loss at those 3 but i've never seen those 3 go down

[exotic thicket]

is there customer firmware i can load on my tplink axe95/axe7800? the built in firmware qos only allows for device prioritization, not traffic type prioritization, even with their dumb subscription. dont see this model on the list for openwrt

[shut stag]

i want to build or modify my own router, any suggestions?

[wispy hawk]

what do i do if i forgot my online wifi login password like the website

[elder flume]

Does anyone know the performance of ICS on windows 10? cant really find anything... and what im looking for is using it for 10gbit if thats even possible

[pseudo blade]

No idea at all

I know the Linux equivalent performs great

Test it?

[elder flume]

Wanted to know before i buy some (X540-T2) cards... :d

unraid's way is just bridging them right?

[pseudo blade]

I think you can bridge in Windows as well

It's not ideal

[elder flume]

yea ik thats why i wanted to know how ICS performed :p

[pseudo blade]

Using workstation Windows as a router is not ideal

[elder flume]

i could use unraid for my need's i just dont feel like buying a multigig switch abit more expensive then what i need

[pseudo blade]

Looking online seems to be a lot of people not having much luck with bridging/ICS

Kinda ugly but you could pass both interfaces to a VM and bridge them there but then it's going to use some of your RAM forever and be a point of failure

[elder flume]

Yea.. might just go the unraid way of bridging since the "media server/switch" would have 10x 4tb storage and running plex.. would have 16 or 32gb ram anyways which is overkill so that doesnt matter... Mostly cpu power(r5-3400G) im gonna get limited on at full 10gbit... so i might just have to try my way forward

[graceful sphinx]

Hi, not sure if I am in the right channel,

I want to build a fresh new Server and was looking at the Hardware I will get.
I can

• #1 get 1 Server and run Unraid on it then host VMs for example:
  -> Pifsense (Which will be my main router)
  --> Ofcourse other VMs as well and it would be my main NAS. Important: It will host my future website which will see very low traffic

#2 separate router setup (mini PC) and then a 2nd Server that runs my Website and a 3rd for everything else -> Good with this is that I can keep my elec cost low as a mini PC for the Router and the Website wouldn't use much elec and the other Server can be turned off when not needed. Ofcourse the most expensive

#3 I host my website online and get a out the box NAS and just get a new Router.

What do you think?

[meager gorge]

hey guys my friend wants to buy a new router with a sim slot in it. Could yall recommend one?

[opal pagoda]

budget and do you want 5g or just 4g

[gloomy maple]

can someone help pls

its not complicated but not working

why does it show 0% usage on "network" ??

[opal pagoda]

If you're seeing 0% usage on your network, it could be due to several reasons. Here are some common explanations:

No Network Activity: If there is currently no data being transmitted or received over the network, it will show 0% usage. This is normal when your computer is idle or not actively using the network.

Monitoring Tool Issue: The software or tool you are using to monitor network usage might have a bug or might not be configured correctly. Make sure that you are using a reliable network monitoring tool and that it is set up properly.

Network Adapter Issue: There might be an issue with your network adapter or driver. Ensure that your network adapter is functioning correctly and that you have the latest drivers installed.

Firewall or Security Software: Sometimes, security software or firewalls can interfere with network monitoring tools and cause them to display incorrect information. Check your security software settings to see if they might be blocking or interfering with the monitoring tool.

Operating System Glitch: Occasionally, there may be a glitch or issue with the operating system that is preventing accurate reporting of network usage. Restarting your computer may resolve this.

No Network Connection: If your device is not connected to any network, it will also show 0% usage. Ensure that your device is properly connected to a network.

chat gpt answer for chatgpt question

[meager gorge]

Budget for sure and 5g or 4g its whatever

[opal pagoda]

by budget i ment what dollar amount

[meager gorge]

ah

1 min

how much is one on average?

[gloomy maple]

wow thanks for the completely useless answer.... "there might be a problem" no shit, whats the solution

[opal pagoda]

mikrotiks go for 90$ minimum and all the way up to 600$ for 5g capable one
other brands might be cheaper

[meager gorge]

Ill take a 100 dollar one if you have one that you can recommend

wait. how much does the 5g's go for?

[slender veldt]

guys my download is 72mbps on speedtest but the latency is like 600 how do i get it down i have bad ping

[meager gorge]

or does the 5g ones go for 600?

[opal pagoda]

https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_ax_lite_lte6 - indoor 4g (has wifi 2.4g wifi 6 )
https://mikrotik.com/product/sxt_lte6_2023 - outdoor 4g with really long range capabilities, no wifi
https://mikrotik.com/product/chateau_lte6_ax - indoor 4g with ax wifi
https://mikrotik.com/product/chateau_5g_ax - 5g indoor with ax wifi (595$)

sorted from cheapest to most expensive

[meager gorge]

Im buying this for 1 of my friends and he has this:https://www.amazon.com/Huawei-B311-221-Unlocked-Mobile-Venezuela/dp/B07TK2X6NS?th=1 will buying any of the ones listed help him with his internet by a large margin?

[opal pagoda]

you will be limited by 4g congestion anyway

[meager gorge]

he has this problem where if his brother is watching a film or something then he plays any games the film or anything he watches will buffer and will be low quality

[meager gorge]

so Its better to buy a 5g right?

[opal pagoda]

Do you have 5g coverage?

And not fake rebranded 4g to 5g

[meager gorge]

what do you mean?

[opal pagoda]

Are you located in a area where a phone provider advertises 5g network, or do you have a 5g capable device that connects to 5g in that area

[meager gorge]

yes. Hes in a area where they offer 5g network.

He asked if going from 2.4ghz to 5ghz would help

[opal pagoda]

5g and 5ghz are something completely different

[meager gorge]

I think he knows that

ghz is how fast the internet is no?

[opal pagoda]

I will not explain this, please use google

[meager gorge]

does buying a new router be a better improvement than upgradeing to a better plan

[slender arch]

In general 99.9% of routers are capable of speeds far greater than your internet connection "wired"

in most cases its best to ask your service provider if the one you have is ok with the plan you have. They are the ones you should be asking these questions too as there are far to many variables we dont know. "that they do"

[meager gorge]

thank you guys so much I told him and hes going to ask them the first thing in the morning

[lunar shell]

Just joined. Web searches are garbage and return AI trash. I'm here to join my kind...

....and hopefully get some help. I'm running pfSense on a Protectli box as a gateway/router. Got some Synology DSM ports open, a vLAN for the smart devices, etc. Well, when I try to download games from the Epic Store, the speeds are pitiful. All other traffic is fine, I get close to my fiber's 1 Gb speeds on all other servers. But for some reason, in the Epic Games launcher, downloads average to about 100 kbps.

[lunar shell]

Niccccccce

All Hail Jiibus

[little sandal]

Does anyone know if the Asus Tuf VX3000 V2 supports DFS?

cant find any info about it at all online

[jade pewter]

hey guys i have an issue with my router. I recently got FTTP and the new router allows me to port forward but i cant disalbe the ipv6 address so i cant use it to run a minecraft server. my router is not supporte for custom firmware so idk what to ddo to turn ipv6 off

cant even do anything with dhcp

btw im not very experienced with networking

[clear igloo]

Why do you need to turn off IPv6 for IPv4 port forwarding?

[peak cloak]

you don't need v6 to be off

to port forward

[frozen bluff]

Hi Guys, Im having bad Packet loss problems, any Idea how to find out what the problem is ?

[pseudo blade]

magnifying glass, go hunt
Seems like a good use of the "winMTR" software mentioned above actually.

Also check you're not just saturating your internet connection with downloads or something, dropping packets in that scenario is actually the preferable outcome.

[jade pewter]

Sorry mb didn't know my isp doesn't allow port forwarding

[true idol]

Hey everyone, I want to learn about networking. Any good resources that could fast track it? I'm aware of comptia and cisco but budget is low for any resources so im looking for the free stuff right now lol

[opal pagoda]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7MNX_UD7vY&list=PLIhvC56v63IJVXv0GJcl9vO5Z6znCVb1P
cisco packet tracer is free
and most importanty google is free

[true idol]

I've heard of it before but it's not one of those free but you have to pay for full feature type of things is it?

[opal pagoda]

packet tracer?

[true idol]

Yes, my bad, I should of clarified

[opal pagoda]

packet tracer is free, you just need to make a account on skils for all and sign up for this free course
https://www.netacad.com/courses/packet-tracer

and that course will teach you how to use it

[true idol]

Thank you!, I'm aiming to learn as much as I can and to get into it career wise!

[opal pagoda]

99% of networking career is:
user: hey i need this vlan on this port
you check connection table, if it isnt connected you walk to the idf and physicaly plug it in the switch,
walk back, configure that switch port, done

[true idol]

I do help desk for a factory right now and a lot of end user stuff I get is basically "how do I PDF" so I'm really wanting to jump ship into more technical fields and networking just seems more enjoyable at this point in time

[opal pagoda]

my favourite is when i need to do something in datacenter, no one bothers you becouse airtight doors that require 2fa

[true idol]

in previous roles I had some minor work to do in a data center environment that just included helping to racking equipment or moving a cable but it was always funny to me how people were terrified of going in there lol,

[opal pagoda]

i am not terrified becouse everything is redundant so even if something is unplugged nothing bad happens

[true idol]

2 is 1 and 1 is none

[opal pagoda]

everything that matters is 4x rendundant

combination of link aggregation and rendundancy

[hollow marlin]

That would be 99% of a net admin position, not a network career

[elder flume]

Would i need to choose DELL supported SFP28 or INTEL supported SFP28 cables for a "Dell Intel XXV710-DA2 Dual 25GbE"?

[opal pagoda]

For dac i dont believe it matters, it matters for optical transcievers

[elder flume]

Okay, thank you :)

[clear igloo]

I've found unless it's Intel first party branded that it generally doesn't care about transceivers even either

[elder flume]

Ahh alright ill be using DAC since its only 3meters (and cheaper) so these https://www.ebay.com/itm/265412973787 should work with these https://www.ebay.com/itm/314283375463 if im understanding everything ?? First time tinkering with SFP and anything above 1Gbe so kinda new to this

[clear igloo]

Yup, those will work fine

[elder flume]

Okay nice! :D gonna be way to overkill for my needs but i felt 10gbit would be boring

[little sandal]

I found a Netgear Nighthawk AX8 AX6000 for 100€ used but not sure if it supports DFS or not

https://kb.netgear.com/000060372/Which-NETGEAR-devices-support-Dynamic-Frequency-Selection

Netgear has this sheet but the AX8 AX6000 supporting DFS is on the US part and not in the EU which im odd about

[narrow garnet]

Idk if this is the right channel but I've recently switched from a T-Mobile router with Ethernet to a starlink (Ethernet cable is on the way). My download speeds are 7x faster but my ping stays the same

Could this just be my geography of where I live or should I wait for an Ethernet cable?

[peak cloak]

I wouldn't expect latency to improve much. Check what the latency is to the router with ping.

[fiery frigate]

cisco GX50 Good 😄

starlink cisco GX50 Good

[cedar flame]

Am I able to connect a router to another router in my home using a ethernet cable to create my another network (wifi name and password)?

[fresh torrent]

Yes, as long as said router is wifi capable.

[cedar flame]

The router thats connected the modem is a netgear router and the new one i purchased is a eero 6 pro

[fresh torrent]

Ahh. Same setup I have lol

Mine is 6E pro

[cedar flame]

is the 6e better?

[fresh torrent]

It will work straight away.

It's a newer version of the pro 6. Haven't really looked at the differences.

[cedar flame]

Refurbished 6 pro on amazon is $100 so not that bad but i see the refurbished 6e for $180

[cedar flame]

perfect!

[fresh torrent]

I know the 6e has 2.5 gig though.

1 gig port and one 2.5 port.

[cedar flame]

I get about a gig so im guesing the 6 pro will be fine

[fresh torrent]

Yeah I agree

[cedar flame]

i dont understand why my upload is so low compared to the download

[fresh torrent]

It's usually the case

[cedar flame]

might be a spectrum problem 🤷‍♂️

[fresh torrent]

Nah. Most limit upload to residential

[cedar flame]

oh so i would need a business plan?

[fresh torrent]

You can check with Spectrum to see what plans they offer.

They may have a plan for residential customers that will increase upload speeds, but don't expect it to be 900/900. Maybe 900/300

[cedar flame]

Could a ethernet cable be the problem to low upload speeds?

[cedar flame]

Would any devices from the first router connect to the second router at all or is everything seperate making the second router a completly new network?

[peak cloak]

Yes, but you can just get an Access Point and it's better

If it's a router, you could have issues with double NAT

[marble canyon]

i have 2 network conections one 5g other 10mbs dsl wired just for gaming stability. i got pcie network card for 5g but i need to switch one of if i want to game and dont have a random disconect because of 5g. is there a way that i can leave both enabled and rout programs to the specific network card. lets say game runs on dsl but discord crome everything else on 5g. is it posible on windows. i tried forceipbind but didnt get it working or didnt understand how to...

[cedar flame]

and it did, took like 1 min

[latent cliff]

does anyone also have a problem where their ping in fortnite is way worse than in any other game? fx. i have 7 ping on speedtest and 28 stable on fortnite.

[pearl anchor]

so I was wondering if yall could help me solve my problem, I was wondering why my 5ghz band randomly cuts off for like 5 seconds and comes back (this happens frequently) the reason this bothers me is because it just completely disconnects me from what I'm doing any idea what this could be.

[woven jay]

wifi

[woven jay]

thats because of the location of the servers
speedtest uses the close servers to you but fortnite has like 25 certain locations for servers

[pseudo blade]

You can try a different wireless access point, but if it still happens it's probably interference and that's very difficult to resolve.

[clear sphinx]

i used to use defult gateway rizz and somone it got me a gf

[fresh torrent]

What is the 5Ghz band coming from? a Router, Router Modem combo, an Access point? you can try changing the Channel your 5Ghz is broadcast on, could be a congestion/interference issue. or try factory resetting the device.

For Best performance id recommend separating modem, router and wifi functions to separate devices so they all operate without forcing one device to do everything. routers can thermal throttle too ya know lol.

[pearl anchor]

its coming straight from the router

[alpine crest]

Hello, i'm trying to run OPNsense on a single NIC (yikes) to get WAN/LAN etc.. and i'm using a managed switch with vlans to achieve this but i'm not sure about how to configure the interfaces in proxmox. I have backups of everything so if I screw up it's just a quick action.
/etc/network/interfaces:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface enp4s0 inet manual

# VLAN configuration for WAN (VLAN 99)
auto vmbr0.99 
iface vmbr0.99 inet manual

# VLAN configuration for LAN (VLAN 10)
auto vmbr0.10
iface vmbr0.10 inet static
        address 10.0.2.2/16
        gateway 10.0.1.1

auto vmbr0
iface vmbr0 inet manual
        bridge-ports enp4s0
        bridge-stp off
        bridge-fd 0
        bridge-vlan-aware yes
        bridge-vids 2-4094

Diagram:

Modem
  |
Managed Switch 1 (Living Room) - TP-Link TL-SG108E
  |
  |-- Port 1 - WAN from Modem (VLAN 99)
  |
  |-- Port 2 - Managed Switch 2 in Bedroom (VLAN 99)

Managed Switch 2 (Bedroom) - TP-Link TL-SG108E
  |
  |-- Port 1 - WAN from Managed Switch 1 (VLAN 99)
  |
  |-- Port 2 - Proxmox Server (VLAN 99)

[polar timber]

Hi! I just got TL-SG1016DE and I was now searching for possible firmware upgrades but can't find any for this hardware version. Hardware version of my switch is 7.0 but latest I can find firmware upgrades for is 6.6. Is it possible to just use the 6.6 firmware or isn't there just any firmware upgrades for this?

[alpine crest]

The latest is V7

[polar timber]

How can you find that? 😄 What region you have selected on the site?

[alpine crest]

I found it here https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-sg1016de/v7/ :D. Region is Worldwide / English

[polar timber]

It didnt show on /us/ but it shows on /en/ 😄 thanks!

[alpine crest]

Classic tp-link :D no worries

[distant grotto]

slowly losing my mind because TCP state juggling is causing my clients to drop from 184gbps of thoughput down to 63gbps when I scale clients because the server side only has 12 servers each with 2x200gbps links to feed ~2400 clients with 2x100gbps links and the TCP overhead of doing that client context switching is consuming a ton of overhead

I'm not even sure all the tcp offload functions are enabled on these machines because the software isn't the worlds brightest thing in the world

[pseudo blade]

Sounds like you need more visibility into your servers before you'll be able to do much about anything.

[distant grotto]

I have plenty of visibility, the limit is the CPU frying itself managing all the TCP sessions.

The preferred mechanism to fix this is RDMA via infiniband or RoCE which offloads much more of the workload of the session

but the hardware on the client side doesn't support either of those so it's tough luck for me

I'll have to live with my peak number being 1500gbps instead of 1900gbps for persistent data

The more annoying thing is the write to read asymmetry, but that's just the nature of most enterprise pcie4 nvme.
Theoretical hardware write performance is ~405GiB/ at the hardware layer when you account for a 20% overhead of raid
actual measured possible write performance was ~205GiB/s but the CPUs were screaming under the parity calculation load
Getting 180GiB/s write while doing network and raid isn't terrible.
The kicker is read measured raid only performance was 550GiB/s and I've only gotten up to 220GiB/s with network and raid and the CPU is just dying servicing the network and is consuming time/performance doing the copies needed for TCP transit

I have another one of these systems arriving in 2 weeks with hardware that support RDMA, I'm kind of expecting a bunch of these problems to just go away. I've been focusing on a bunch of C tooling into the session control functions to add a tagging system into the RPC stream to identify client workloads

[tropic kite]

Hello all

I have an old PC that i want to convert into a cloud storage that i can access remotely from my phone / Main PC... Can anyone suggest me a good tutorial / video?

[opal pagoda]

hardware haven on yt has great videos on that topic

for remote access you have to use something like tailscale (easiest but every device needs tailscale client installed) or you have to port forward on your router and get a domain

tailscale setup is more secure as service isnt accessible to anyone not on your tailnet

[lean lodge]

hello guys, i have a problem that I don't understand. i have gigabit internet with fiber. my motherboard supports 2.5gigabit. and i use ethernet cable that is cat6 or so it says on the cable. i have tried to go to change speed and duplex and have turned off all the power saving modes. i cant figure out why my phones internet is faster than my pc internet even thought its on ethernet.

[opal pagoda]

change the cable

or if you have it use cable tester

[lean lodge]

ok ill try changing the cable when i buy it since i dont have a tester

[opal pagoda]

if you use a switch between your pc and router it might be 100m one

[lean lodge]

nah i have the cable straight from the router

the router is a livebox fibra from jazztel

[opal pagoda]

what is model number of a router?

[lean lodge]

you mean model name?

its PRV3399B-B-LT

[opal pagoda]

ok, it should have gigabit ports

[lean lodge]

yeah since it has fiber i think so too

but doesnt cat 6 support gigabit ethernet=

[opal pagoda]

test with diffrent cable and diffrent port

[opal pagoda]

it supports 10 gig up to 55m

[lean lodge]

oh damn

[opal pagoda]

but if one pair is broken then it goes to 100mbps

[lean lodge]

oh

so thats how it works

[brisk dust]

Not 100% sure this falls under #networking but it's the closest category I can think of:
Does anyone know of a thunderbolt dock that has:
3 Video outputs
1 S/PDIF Out
8+ USB Ports (Type A)

.. or would I just be better off getting two and frankenstein-ing it

[lean lodge]

Ok I found a cable with cat5e but it also doesn't work when I put it on 1gigabit speed and duplex

[lean lodge]

is it possible that the router has some speed limitations

[worn viper]

I am wondering if someone here has has more than a gigabit in their home network

A gigabit is good enough for me 99% of the time, I am simply curios

[opal pagoda]

did you check another port on the router

also if you have a second device test it out on that

[lean lodge]

Yes I have two pcs both with gigabit ports and above

[opal pagoda]

https://www.amazon.com/Docking-Station-Display-Ethernet-Upgraded/dp/B09N8N8WRM?th=1
and this to add more usb ports https://www.amazon.com/VIENON-Splitter-MacBook-Surface-Devices/dp/B0BGXQJQCX

[opal pagoda]

did you test it out on both?

[lean lodge]

But the problem is that the cables run through the walls and I can't check the like that

[opal pagoda]

trough houses built in wiring?

[lean lodge]

I checked the other pc and the cable was a cat5e but with only 4cables

[lean lodge]

Nah it's just run through with the other cables

[opal pagoda]

dont worry if its cat6, cat5e supports 5g 2.5g and gigabit just fine

[lean lodge]

Yeah but you said that there had to be all 8 cables connected in the connector but it only had 4 on one of my cables the other is like painted blue and I can't see how many cables are conected

[opal pagoda]

ah, yea i cut those in half to prevent someone using them

[lean lodge]

And when I try to put in the cable with 4 cables and put it in 1gigabit duplex and speed mode it just say that the cable is disconnected

So I just ruled out that that cable is bad

But the other blue one, I straight up can't see the color pairs

[opal pagoda]

if you can, you can order a cable tester for less than 5$, its super usefull to diagnose cabling problems

[lean lodge]

I'll check it out then, gotta buy it ya know and it's gonna take some time to arrive

Aight but thanks now I got a general idea on what I can do

[modern hamlet]

Im using WDS to get internet in my room but the router that i use in my room that uses WDS keeps saying that it has no internet becuase there is now ethernet cable going into the wan port is there a solution becuase the time settings cannot update and it cannot find firmware updates? im using a TP-LINK Archer C64

[opal pagoda]

Can you draw your network layout?

[modern hamlet]

sorry its very scuffed

but i just get this

[opal pagoda]

Connect to lan port of the archer instead of wan

[modern hamlet]

but it connects into my pc?

its doesnt get its internet through the WAN port just wirelessly through WDS

[opal pagoda]

just try to plug it in the yellow ports instead of blue one

[modern hamlet]

it is plugged into the yellow port?

[modern hamlet]

i made an error thats supposed to say no not now

[spare kite]

Hey, I am trying to setup my ISP router/modem in bridge mode and connect my own Asus router to it and use it instead. The issue is when I connect the modem to the WAN port on the Asus router I no longer have internet access on the router or any of the devices connected to it.

[modern hamlet]

do u need to set the 2nd router to act as a acess point

[hard pier]

Serious issue. Stepdad gets 12-15mbps upload and we have 120mbps. My plex server can test at full speed and he can connect to the modem directly to get 120mbps. We have no understanding why he gets lower but I get full connected to the router.

[modern hamlet]

how is he connected when u get 12-15? wirelessly or wired?

[hard pier]

Both wired

[modern hamlet]

have u tried another cable first?

[hard pier]

Yes another cable and a Y splitter but then the router can’t get a signal which I told him it wouldn’t

It’s the weirdest thing and even with the other cable that goes to the plex it still gets lower. He thinks it’s still the router but I think it’s his adapter. There’s no limit set in the router settings on his ip either.

[thick minnow]

my wifi somehow got faster after i factory restarted it

[vast temple]

ok i've got 3x 4TB hdd's i want to toss into a nas (not sure if i'll use windows or TruNAS) but unsure what raid to use....

my nas is an old pile of parts (AMD Phenom II x4 3.3ghz, 12GB ram, Nvidia GT 710 2gb, mobo has 5 sata and 2 IDE plugs)

[peak cloak]

Don't use splitters

[dull pagoda]

does anny one know if i can use my phone to back feed my hole home network.

[sinful stone]

alright, so i got planned 8 wireless cameras around my property but i need 2 routers to cover the whole property, would something like this work? ill hook up the 2 routers to a gigabit switch and then that switch into my main home router, or should i go for a wifi extender and just run a cable to router 1

[opal pagoda]

additional routers need to have dhcp turned off and you plug them via lan ports not wan ports
alternativly if those router support ap mode turn that on or just get access points

[sinful stone]

so i can just use access points, run those to the switch and then do the networking on the main router?

[opal pagoda]

yea

[sinful stone]

huh, didnt even think of that, what are some decent outdoor APs that have good range

[opal pagoda]

what is your budget?

[sinful stone]

eeeeee idk something in the 50-100 euro range

[opal pagoda]

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/EAP110-Outdoor-US/dp/B01MT4T8TN

[sinful stone]

does it show the range?

[opal pagoda]

what range do you need?

[sinful stone]

uhhhhh....hmm, let me measure using the perfected method of one metre long steps, 1 moment please

about 30 metres

[opal pagoda]

line of sight?

[sinful stone]

uhhhh, i think i can get the AP mounted line of sight, but i woulnt mind if it was like IP65

its going under the roof

[opal pagoda]

it is ip65

and 30m should be fine

[sinful stone]

that AP should run 30 metres, yeah? niceee

[opal pagoda]

they advertise up to 200 but i bet those numbers are using directional antenas

[sinful stone]

now for the switch, that will be in the attic, so it should have cold tolerance, since its not a heated attic, i think most switches are fine in cold temps, right?

[opal pagoda]

you can always install it in a enclosure to protect it from dust/ condensation etc

[sinful stone]

fair

[unique isle]

Any network experts here? I ma trying to run a SLL/HTTPS on a Home Assistant which is installed on KVM. Port 443 is already forwarded to the host machine so I cannot forward it also to the Home Asistants' VM. How can I run a HTTPS connection on it?

[clear igloo]

nginx proxy or apache proxy
run https on another port other than 443

[unique isle]

if the host assistant is running on a port 8123 can I run the HTTPS on this port?

[peak cloak]

Not directly

Run a reverse proxy in front of it

That will run on port 443

[unique isle]

Some thing like
location / {
proxy_pass http://192.168.0.73:8123; # change port if you are running on different than default po>
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
}
listen 445 ssl;
}

[peak cloak]

But it will forward to the HA IP:Port

I think.

Your port at the bottom is wrong

[unique isle]

Why?

[peak cloak]

Needs to be https

443

[unique isle]

But I cannot open port 443 on that IP where HA is running? Because I have it already open to the host machine?

Or in the router I do something like forward port 8123 external to 443 internal?

[peak cloak]

Then you need to do it on a seperate machine or VM

[peak cloak]

No 443 external

[unique isle]

?

[clear igloo]

You don't need 443 for https if you're fine with using the port in the URL

[clear igloo]

You can, let me grab my https config for HA

Are you using HA core or similar or running it on top of a linux VM?

[unique isle]

Ye I do not care about the port in the adress

I am using the KVM installation from the official website on my Linux mahcine.

It is the Home Assistant OS

[clear igloo]

ok, cool, 1 second

[unique isle]

ty much

[clear igloo]

on the CLI of the HA OS:
nano config/configuration.yaml

Look for:

'# Uncomment this if you are using SSL/TLS, running in Docker container, etc.'
http:
ssl_certificate: /ssl/fullchain.pem
ssl_key: /ssl/privkey.pem
Then put your private key and certificate in a location, I used /ssl/ as you can see but you could do it anywhere, just adjust the paths to match

[unique isle]

Yes, this I have

[clear igloo]

hmmm, then it should work

Did you restart home assistant after?

[unique isle]

Yes, but this is not enough to run it via https. I need the ports and the nginx proxy stuff and I am not familiar too much with it

[clear igloo]

Oh right, you're running it behind KVM
Mine is directly a VM

I know how to do it with apache but it's been a long time since I messed with nginx

[peak cloak]

For some reason I thought https was only 443, but yeah

Forgot

[clear igloo]

all good, yah default is 443 though without putting a port in the url 🙂

@unique isle If you want to use apache for it I can send you a sample file that works pretty easily

[misty pebble]

apache in 2023 lol

[clear igloo]

shrug
it works

[misty pebble]

just learn nginx :p

[clear igloo]

I tried, last time I mucked with it nginx exploded and stopped working for proxy

[unique isle]

I made it work somehow

[clear igloo]

Nice!

Now never touch it again 🤣

[unique isle]

I added the server_port: 445 to the HA

[clear igloo]

Aha

[unique isle]

with that nginx configuration

[misty pebble]

https://tenor.com/view/skillissue-skill-issue-gif-22125481

[unique isle]

and in my router I forward external port 8123 to my 445 internal port

[clear igloo]

Meh, if it wasn't local network only I would use nginx

[unique isle]

and nomy domain:8123 is running on ssl

but I really do not understand what I did

[proud basin]

haven't really read the whole convo, but at a glance seems like you have problems with something that Nginx Proxy manager solves with a click

[unique isle]

Ye .. I have pretty hard time with this nginx configuration every time. Like it showing totally different website etc ...

No experience with "nginx proxy manager"

[proud basin]

you have a public ip, and forwarded ports, right?

[unique isle]

yep

[proud basin]

nginx proxy manager is a docker image you can install

[clear igloo]

Oooo, bookmarking the proxy manager 🙂

[proud basin]

you point your ports to that docker container

[unique isle]

in my router?

[proud basin]

yes, 80, 443 towards the address and port assigned to proxy manager

[unique isle]

docker containers got a completely different IPs than my router is giving?

[proud basin]

it has the IP of the host it's runnin on

but you can choose ports

[unique isle]

oh

I have forwarded 80, 443 to my server machine

"The Host"

[proud basin]

docker is running on it?

either way: https://nginxproxymanager.com/

[unique isle]

not a familiar with it, but I guess so. But the docker is too hard for me. Do you know Pterodactyl Panel? I am using it, and I know that the servers are in dockers so I think it is running.

[proud basin]

once you have this running, and ports forwarded, you can setup your simple webserver/webapp without SSL, SSL will be handled by the proxy manager

user <=ssl=> NPM <--> webserver

[unique isle]

Really do not know how it works. I just run like a bot with port 20000 and I need open that port for expose it to the public. Or every nginx configuration with website needs the config where it says listen 80 forward to ssl listen 443 etc .. you know

and the certificates URL for every website

For example:
can I open a website on port 443 (SSL) if that website is running on machine XXX.100 but the port is open on machine XXX.101 ? How the reverse proxy do that?

[proud basin]

you redirect 80,443 to IP of NginxPM, in NPM you define domain1.com goes to local IP: <local_ip>:<port>

and you can check "SSL" in there and attempt to generate SSL certificate with letsencrypt

[unique isle]

Ye, but the Pterodactyl Panel needs 80, 443 ports.

[proud basin]

and you have a domain for it?

[unique isle]

ye

[proud basin]

that you want to use

then you put it in NPM and redirect it to that host

[unique isle]

But I guess it is not just a website. Maybe the docker servers are connectingg to it or something like that

[proud basin]

i see its a game hosting server

[unique isle]

yes

[proud basin]

you'd have to redirect the game related ports separately

[unique isle]

That would be impossible.

I think these two services cannot go easily together.

[proud basin]

of course they can

NPM handles website traffic

pterodactyl handles game traffic

80,443 goes to NPM, whatever else ports needed for games go to the game server

[opal pagoda]

i just use cloudflared tunnel
works perfectly well

[proud basin]

be it the same host or different

[unique isle]

Can you help me with different thing?

Should this work?

server {
server_name DOMAIN.xyz;
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/DOMAIN.xyz/fullchain.pem; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/DOMAIN.xyz/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot

 location / {
     proxy_pass http://192.168.0.73:8123; # change port if you are running on different than default po>
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
     proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
     proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
     proxy_set_header Host $host;
     proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
 }
 listen 443 ssl;

}

Like when I go to DOMAIN.xyz it takes the content of 192.168.0.73:8123 and it will listen on 443 ssl; so It should display the website just like that? DOMAIN.xyz

[proud basin]

I cant say, I can't verify config in my head like that, especially having limited experience with nginx, I used to make stuff like this work manually in apache and now I just don't bother and use NPM, since it literally takes 2 clicks to set up and works immediately.

so just setup NPM, you will likely need to either add new domain, or maybe add subdomains for different services to your server in the future, and without NPM you will be struggling once again.

[hot solar]

whenever i download anything, the download speed starts around 50 mb/s, and then decreases to around 1500 kb/s. When i look at my task manager, its barely using any of the Network tab

[opal pagoda]

doesent matter, you set address in cloudflared tunnel setting, it can be localhost:port or any local adress and port

[bright spoke]

How can I game on college wifi without using a vpn? Using vpn results in high ping for me. I tried accesing open vpn servers but it can't complete the connection

And for some reason i also cant connect to discord calls on this network

[opal pagoda]

you are using some distant vpn

[bright spoke]

Free proton vpn EU

[opal pagoda]

do you have access to a another network like at home or friends home?

you could host your own vpn there

[bright spoke]

No I have cellular data, but it just sucks

Does free servers generally work?

[opal pagoda]

another network can be remote, you dont have to connect to it directly

[opal pagoda]

anything free generally sucks

https://youtu.be/KcxKWudhkpc

[bright spoke]

Yeah I dont think I can

[opal pagoda]

well you can always use a vps to host your vpn

[bright spoke]

That impacts performance IG??

[opal pagoda]

anything that isnt direct connection impacts it

[bright spoke]

Hmm

But can they just block calls on discord??

the app runs fine

[opal pagoda]

could be that you only have ipv6 connectivity

https://youtu.be/e-oLBOL0rDE?t=343

[bright spoke]

Never thought this can affect it

[bright spoke]

Anything I can do to fix it??

But it does show ipv4 address

[opal pagoda]

guess its just good ol eduroam blocking

[spare kite]

I have the second router acting as a router since I disabled dhcp on the main ISP router/modem

[lone sun]

Got a question. If my Gigabyte X570 Auros Master comes with its own built in Bluetooth, then which one would that be in device manager?

I know wifi adapters comes with its own bluetooth, supposedly.

[opal pagoda]

Intel one

[sacred hazel]

im not too knowledgeable in networking hence the question but

is there a way to get your ping down/make up for it somehow?

[opal pagoda]

sorta
can you do anything: no
can isp possibly do something about it: yes
but if its due to physical distance there is nothing you can do apart from moving closer to your destination

[lone sun]

🤔 Figures, because when I disable the Intel Bluetooth under the "bluetoooth" section, the "personal area network" one also disappears under network adapters. But the wifi adapter, the AX200 shown is also supposed to have its own integrated Bluetooth right? I can't seem to get it to work if it does. 🫤

[crisp thorn]

False

You can do something about it, you cna get a vpn with better routing to your destination

[opal pagoda]

You could also communicate instantly with quantum entanglement for maximum ping reductions

[crisp thorn]

Well my solution is more realistic at the moment. There are vpn services for gaming to lower ping.

[peak cloak]

those are only benifical if your ISP peering is terrible

most of the time, VPN adds more latency if anything

[crisp thorn]

Well thats the only way to lower ping yourself

[plucky marlin]

I screwed up and need networking help... PfSense and Proxmox are involved.

I had PfSense controlling a LAGG and that was bridged with another port. I now need to remove it use Proxmox to do the same thing, but disable the old stuff in pfSense.

Stupidly, I just went in, changed everything, restarted it all and expected it to work. Now I can access the Proxmox host and shell for pfSense, but I can't get a LAN connection to access the WebGUI or anything on pfSense. Suggestions?

[rocky badge]

@hollow marlin @clear igloo My audio for my speakers now flows through the switch

[fervent brook]

is it bad if I don't remember the model number of my netgear router?

I just paid 20 dollars for a r7900 when I already own an r8000

[pseudo blade]

Yes, it will know and detonate in a fit of pique

[soft kraken]

Guys my friend is giving me Cisco access point , will it be compatible with my D-Link router ?

[sacred hazel]

ah i see thanks anyways

my isp is pretty good

i only have two options so the my isp is the better one

[rancid acorn]

Need some opinion on my plan.
So, I subscribe cheap streaming services (for sports and regional stuff) from India. And currently access them using the OpenVPN built in on Asus router I have at my parents' house in India. But the router is slow and OpenVPN on top of it slows down things a lot. So, my thought was installing the unifi controller on rpi4 or rpi5 and setting up the Wireguard server there, so I can easily use the Wireguard client on my UDM Pro to access it, since Wireguard won't slow down the speed as much as OpenVPN.

Thoughts? Any other suggestion for hardware+software combo?

[median pebble]

Would anyone know a good cellular modem? I work for a small business and our 2 choices of ISPs are not great. It wouldn’t be the exclusive source of internet. It would just be for when the internet goes down.

[opal pagoda]

https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_ax_lite_lte6

[median pebble]

Thank you, I was looking at one of their other models, but this seems perfect.

[opal pagoda]

all of their 4g routers are good, but not all have gigabit ports

[rocky badge]

@clear igloo Yay multicast audio

[opal pagoda]

should i?
funny homelab switch

[knotty plover]

so I've got an ADSL (it had the lowest ping in my area) just for gaming, this is the max speed (and seems to be enough just for online gaming) but due to SNR values, do you think it's possible to bump the speed to 20Mb and 2.5Mb up for example?

[opal pagoda]

people are getting fed up with cisco licensing

[waxen scroll]

yeah I have a 5mil + project coming that they arent budging on and are about to lose close to 99% of our business over it, which is way more than that pitiful spend

whoever is making those decisions on licensing is high

[opal pagoda]

awyup

[waxen scroll]

I actually did some POC on arista and you can almost trick a NOC with them

its so close to working like NX-OS

you can slap them in, give 10min of training and be done

[unique isle]

Any networking/linux masters here? Why cannot I ping a KVM machine from the host machine?

[unique isle]

How do I create bridge and transfer settings from enp6s0 ?

[unique isle]

trying to create a bridge but then after restart the host and network name lookups fail and the bridge is gone ?

[light slate]

Anyone able to make sense of this for me, its my eero system router for my living room

[opal pagoda]

are you having issues?

[light slate]

Occasionally wifi on TV drops for a second or two

[opal pagoda]

is it when you are microwaving stuff?

[light slate]

I don't own one so unlikely 😅

[hollow marlin]

What does a PCAP look like? Just curious on what the packet format looks like

[rocky badge]

There's no easy way to do that than to mirror the port right lol

@hollow marlin

I am using multicast flows right now

unicast audio

[hollow marlin]

Are there different bit rates for each stream? I see all 3 have different payload sizes

[rocky badge]

There's 3 different devices on the network @hollow marlin

Dante is "flows" which is a max of 4 channels per flow

A flow can be 41.4k, 44k, 96k, 128k with mismatched bit depth

So one device you see is a 2ch RX, another is a 2ch TX & RX, another is 32x32 capable device but only using 5ch of TX and 2ch of RX.

So yes that's why there are different payload sizes for each stream because each device is transmitting or receiving different amount of channels and at different bit depths

32x32 device

And you also see the multicast PTP clocking in there

@hollow marlin I should mirror and capture Dante at work

We can push a max of 4Gbps of Dante during a show

[hollow marlin]

Well that explains it

[hollow marlin]

Just turn off IGMP-snooping and let the MC flood away!

[rocky badge]

We don't do as much multicast at work

Dante by default is unicast data between TX & RX

but sending the same audio via unicast to different RX units consumes (number of RX) times the flows

So that's why multicast is supported

[fallow wing]

1:32
Fuck insomnia, I want to sleep
Hopefully I'll change how my network operates soon enough so I can finally shut down one of my machines during the night
My main server's humming is driving me crazy with how loud it is in the silence...

This is the drawback of running my router in a VM on my heavy machines, sheesh

If you guys got recommendations for a fanless 2.5G/SFP+ machine I could run PFsense/OPNsense on, that would be appreciated
(Preferably available in EU, I got DDR4 SODIMMs and NVMes so it all depends on CPU perf and price)

Trying to have as many choices as possible to consider the options at hand

[fallow wing]

found what I wanted to get, nevermind the above

thoughts about my final pick ? (barebones -cuz I got mem and storage-, with the C3758R CPU)
https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005006216936256.html

[opal pagoda]

Its fine for what it is but its priced high

[fallow wing]

There's nothing with that many ports at a decent price anyway

[opal pagoda]

If you want ports get a switch

[fallow wing]

I already have one
Plus at the price 2.5G/SFP+ switches are going at, why would I bother getting a router AND a switch ? Might as well get that mini PC instead

[pseudo blade]

The mini PC has to bridge the ports at the expense of CPU performance.

That said that system looks fairly powerful for routing.

[fallow wing]

8c/8t at 2.4Ghz, looks quite respectable to me imo
4 SFP+ ports and 5 2.5G ports, that's 52.5Gbps of theoretical maximum throughput, I believe it should be able to handle that just fine

Seen switches with ports totalling more "expected" throughput but with a CPU that couldn't handle such traffic, only about 70-80% or something

[opal pagoda]

And worse latency

[fallow wing]

My PS5 is behind a manageable switch that is behind a VM'd router that is behind a physical ISP router

My ping in CoD servers is 9

[exotic thicket]

what are my options if my router allows downloads to rip full speed forfeiting any other traffic completely? my only QOS options are selecting high priority devices, but that devices that are high priority are often the devices doing the downloading.

it's particularly a problem when gaming and a device is auto updating on steam. for whatever reason the router doesn't have any sort of gaming prioritization.
tp link axe95/axe7800

[pseudo blade]

You can set a download speed limit in Steam and if it's at least a megabit or two lower than your internet connection at it's worst it'll help

Fair Queueing on your router (cake,fq_codel) would be better so if you have devices you can't control speeds on... maybe it makes sense to go for a router that allows that.

[wind current]

I'm going to assume you have good intentions, and redirect you to the Tryhackme community/related. This has nothing to do with networking, nor is there any place in this server for hacking related discussion, except MAYBE tc1 for ethical hacking.

Also, I really hope you were kidding when you said this

[finite linden]

can someone help me with my Modem Router ?

[exotic thicket]

might just be worth returning this router then, thx

[pseudo blade]

Yeah probably

[meager obsidian]

does anyone have any experience with wireguard on windows

im using a debian box on vultr as my endpoint and i want to set up my client on windows

[wind current]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09RB1QYR9/
this decent?

[meager ginkgo]

That’s a good adapter, you can get the same one (but rebranded) for half the price on eBay new though 🙃

[wind current]

oh shit?

[meager ginkgo]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/155888609646

$58 for 2

[wind current]

I might need to get a coax splitter though

shouldn't be an issue

iirc the only coax next to my modem is connected to my modem

[meager ginkgo]

2 port splitter should work then as long as you don’t have a cable box hooked up

[wind current]

nah we don't use cable tv

[meager ginkgo]

You should probably check and make sure all your coax is connected together also

and that you have a filter to prevent LAN leakage

onto the WAN side

[wind current]

https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-Antenna-Combiner-RFAdapter-Coaxial/dp/B08NYDGKP9/

[meager ginkgo]

Oh you don’t want that lol

BAMF 2 Way Coaxial Cable Splitter, Bi-Directional Coax MoCA 5-2300MHz, RG6 Compatible, Nickel Plated Cable Splitter Internet and TV Splitter, Satellite, Amplifier, Antenna, Analog/ Digital Connections https://a.co/d/77BIlsX

[wind current]

alr

[meager ginkgo]

But yeah double check all your coax you wanna use is connected together

MoCA won’t work if the cables aren’t hooked up 😛

[wind current]

I can always do some returns

[meager ginkgo]

👍

[wind current]

they should be hooked up though, our house was wired for cable tv

[meager ginkgo]

A lot of cable techs unhook “unused” ones

you just need to look in the box on the side of your house

Your coax should be there

[wind current]

idk where it'd be

[meager ginkgo]

It’s probably by your electric meter

[wind current]

alr

[meager ginkgo]

It will say your ISP name on it most likely

I’m not talking about those boxes in the ground, some people get confused and start messing with those.. lol

[wind current]

I should totally just put a modem and router in my room

if cable Internet is routed to my room lmao

idk jackshit tho

[meager ginkgo]

that would be the easier route

[wind current]

is there even a chance that would happen?

[meager ginkgo]

you’d just swap the coax to your room

The cable

[wind current]

I can't have two modems on my network running on the same coax?

[meager ginkgo]

No, that’s what MoCA is for

[wind current]

ok so it's either move the modem and router to my room or set up moca

[meager ginkgo]

Yep. Or use some janky solution like a powerline adapter or WiFi extender 😛

[wind current]

tbh I choose moca, don't want more shit in my room

lmao

[meager ginkgo]

Yeah, it’s not super hard. Hardest part is probably finding that coax box

once you find that it’s pretty easy.

[wind current]

so I just have to double check I have coax from one room to mine, then I can set things up?

[meager ginkgo]

Your incoming line from the street, modem line and your room line should all be hooked up

in one splitter

similar to the one I sent

It will have 3 or more ports though

[wind current]

I know I have a coax thing in my room

I'll check when I'm home

[meager ginkgo]

Sounds good, feel free to ping me if you need help

[wind current]

do they usually label those coax boxes?

[meager ginkgo]

Usually it’s just the ISP name

what ISP do you have?

[wind current]

no, like what's inside of them

[meager ginkgo]

oh, no

usually you have to find that yourself.

[wind current]

yay

I might just plug my modem in my room to see if I get internet

if I do, it works. if I don't, it doesn't

[meager ginkgo]

Still have to find the correct cable 😛

I guess you could keep swapping it and moving the modem till you find it

Or leave the modem in your room and wait till it gets a link

[wind current]

I don't understand this shit lmao

I figure everything would be connected

but I don't trust spectrum

[meager ginkgo]

Sometimes it is, other times it isn’t

[wind current]

id imagine if I get a link in my room and the room the modem is in it's probably on the same thing

[meager ginkgo]

Yes

it should be if that works

[wind current]

but we have spectrum

knowing them they'll do some random bs

tysm for your help

[meager ginkgo]

No problem

[junior heart]

So I just added a new extender to the router, and Internet is doing 4x the speed, but when I play Call Of Duty, It stutters and packet burst again, Is this a RAM Issue or cuz I've got no ethernet enabled with the extender?

[peak cloak]

just make sure to put a moca filter on the line coming in the house

before the main splitter

[wind current]

idk if I can

why do you say that?

[peak cloak]

if you don't it can cause issues, as well as possibly let others in your neighborhod connect to your LAN

ISPs don't like that

idk what type of housing you are in, but if it's a typical american seperated house look at the lines from the overhead and trace it to where it goes into the house

[wind current]

id have to check if I can fit one

I probably have a box outside

tbh I don't understand any of this shit so bare with me

[peak cloak]

I didn't

when I had cable

the filters are pretty small and I think you can leave them outside https://www.amazon.com/Antronix-Filter-GLF-1002-Coaxial-Networking/dp/B01EXRMIIC

[wind current]

we have cable Internet, wouldn't that interfere with it?

[peak cloak]

you can prob put it on where they connect the coax to ground

[peak cloak]

the point of it is to allow DOCISS signals through, but block MOCA

[wind current]

I mean tbh there's not much to worry about in my neighborhood

I'll buy it to be safe tho

so I just put that on the line coming in to my coax network

from my ISP

[peak cloak]

yeah

[wind current]

alr, sounds simple enough

so this + the moca adapters

if that doesn't work out I'll probably go powerline

[wind current]

would powerline do just as well? and what are some 2.5gig powerline setups I can buy for a good price

I wanna go ahead and figure out what I'm going to do

sorry if I'm being really persistent and needy, it's something I do when I'm considering options

wifi is pointless for me btw

[peak cloak]

moca is a lot more robust than powerline

[wind current]

it may not be an option, still not 100% sure

[peak cloak]

powerline is very dependent on your enviroment

[wind current]

I know I have coax in both rooms, but I have no clue about where shit is on my house

the only person who does is no longer alive

[peak cloak]

IMO the tier list is:

Ethernet > MOCA > Wifi/Powerline

[wind current]

Ethernet isn't really an option unless I move my router/modem combo or get a 300ft cable

[peak cloak]

as long as the coax cable connect

[wind current]

the main problem is the filter

ill figure it out tho

[peak cloak]

just put it on the outside

[wind current]

outside of what?

[peak cloak]

the house

[wind current]

like just glue it to a wall?

I would need to find my ISP's cables

I have no clue where the fuck they are

[peak cloak]

should have someting like this on the outside

[wind current]

if that's the case I might know where it is

can it be in a metal box?

[peak cloak]

should be able to put in between there

[peak cloak]

never seen such thing

show a picture?

[wind current]

not home

I'll look for it

when I get home from vacation on the 1st

[thorn delta]

Whenever someone asks my opinion on powerline networking, I always recommend buying the kit somewhere nearby at retail with a return policy. It's such a crapshoot, and the littlest things will cause problems with it

[wind current]

I would do Amazon for powerline, I've heard moca is more reliable so I don't mind picking eBay instead for it

I just have to do proper testing for moca, powerline you have to just fuck around and find out

[fallow wing]

And now we wait

[silent flax]

and VAT payment

[fallow wing]

?

[silent flax]

price in euros, thus you will have to pay VAT on top of that price with customs

[fallow wing]

no ?