networking

[peak cloak]

I think your best bet would just move the Ethernet cable from wan to lan

[bitter shell]

WAN to lan?

didnt get u

I am using lan from my second router (2nd floor) to my PC

[peak cloak]

You have lan and wan ports on router, take the cable currently plugged into wan, and plug it into lan

This should bypass nat, and make it one network

Make sure to disable DHCP too

[bitter shell]

u meant this ?

[peak cloak]

Yeah

[bitter shell]

unplug the lan cable connected from 1st modem to this blue port and connect to any orange?

[peak cloak]

Yes

[bitter shell]

so it should just bypass the new networking creation?

ok now i have disabled DHCP

It's says wan port is unplugged

[peak cloak]

Well it should bypass nat

[bitter shell]

There is no internet connection in your pc

[peak cloak]

Hmm, some routers let you do this, some don't

I guess this one doesn't?

[sudden kayak]

you may still need to enable AP mode

[peak cloak]

but there is no AP mode

[sudden kayak]

i am assuming it's there somewhere and we just haven't found it yet, but yeah it's possible this one doesn't offer the option at all in the stock firmware

[bitter shell]

😥

[trail venture]

Running into a problem I have a program that needs to run as administrator however doing so makes the program unable to see mapped network drives. I need add computer A's administrator account to Computer B's sharing permisions and NTFS file permissions however since the computers are not in a domain computer B does not see computer A when i click Locations in the object browser anyone know a work around ?

[livid aspen]

You're probable not seeing the non domain, because it's probable no using the same search domain. You could try setting the search domain to match.
You're not going to be able to add a domain account to a none domain computer. but you can create a local account on the computer specially for file sharing.

some times it's easier to just map network drive by ip, then to bother with all that stuff.

[trail venture]

that's the problem the computers are not on a domain they are in workgroup when i click location i dont see any other namespaces available other than the computer hosting the share

unless i am looking in the wrong location

[livid aspen]

right, but have you set the workgroup on the none domain computer to be the same as the domain computer

[trail venture]

neither computers are on a domain no domain exists on this network

[mighty wind]

^^ If running as administrator is required. If administrative privileges is required just because its an unsigned program you could try creating a RunAsInvoker bypass for the app. But easiest is to create credentials on the NTFS host and add those to the administrator account on Machine A

[livid aspen]

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/map-a-network-drive-in-windows-10-29ce55d1-34e3-a7e2-4801-131475f9557d

[trail venture]

The issue I am running into is apps running as admin cannot access or see the mapped network drive

[livid aspen]

your saying that, like workgroup domain doesn't persist.
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/workgroup-windows/

[trail venture]

I have no problem mapping the drive

No i am saying both computers are in default workgroup

there is no domain controller at all

I could try searching using the work group name I just am not sure how to formulate the correct string

[mighty wind]

Is this program requiring a folder selection from the user or programmed in?

[trail venture]

programmed in but the default target location can be changed in settings if needed

but this is kinda getting really far away from the topic of adding a remote computer's accounts or groups to the share permissions of the shared drive

[mighty wind]

Since the program is running as administrator it it trying to use the credentials store from the admin account to connect tot he ntfs share. You can add the credentials of an authorized user to the admin account so when the app runs as administrator it has them stored already.

[trail venture]

I would rather just add the administrators group policy object from the remote computer to the share permissions ....

i just cannot target the remote computer in the object browser

[livid aspen]

you could try logging in as the administrator account, and mapping the network drive there.

I don't think you're going to be able to use domain objects, because the other computer isn't part of the domain. and the domain isn't available anyway.

[trail venture]

I wonder

[livid aspen]

like objects are only going to be on the domain computer or the none domain computer.

[trail venture]

what If i take the hard drive from computer A put it into computer B take ownership of the folder add the permissions and than move the Hard drive back to computer A

the correct admin group should be there as a uuid

[mighty wind]

Computer A and B have no way of telling what permissions are on the other computer. A work group is nothing like a domain.

[trail venture]

so it will have the UUID of the other computers credentials but wont know what to do with them

[mighty wind]

Computer A has to use credentials that are stored on Computer B since there is no domain

[trail venture]

oh wait whats this ..........

hang on google got something here

its not adding permissions but it looks like it will do what i want

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System add a Dword value EnableLinkedConnections = 1

allows all accounts on a computer to access mapped network drives mounted by any other user

huh

let me see if that works

[mighty wind]

I'm guessing you found the microsoft(dot)com document "Mapped drives are not available from an elevated prompt when UAC is configured to Prompt for credentials"

[trail venture]

yeah

waiting on the server to reboot

or does this need to be set on the client ....

[mighty wind]

client sot he program running as admin has access to the mapped drive of the running user

[trail venture]

when you get hyper focused on doing domain stuff in a non domain environment you overlook the fact MS has a setting specifically to work around it ....

😑

[blazing gorge]

hey, anyone know anything about how to find an ip address in a specific subnet mask?

[trail venture]

Now i remember actually doing this before on an older computer and i had completely forgotten about this FML I just wasted 3 hours on this

[mighty wind]

thats usually how it goes

[trail venture]

and yes its fixed now the real question is how is this not a default setting...

[peak cloak]

What exactly do you mean

Like how to make an IP be in a subnet?

[sterile galleon]

Does anyone know any cheap 10gbe SFP+ NICs? Can't seem to find any in the UK. 😕

[blazing gorge]

The question is for school and it says "For each IP address and subnet mask below, give a different IP address that is part of the same subnet."
IP: 192.168.23.57 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 I chose from a calculator: 192.168.0.254

I need a tutorial or something so i can understand it... like explain like i'm 5 kinda thing. I've seen the lecture and the supplemental videos but eh...

[peak cloak]

oh so just find ips that are part of the subnet

real ez

so you have 192.168.23.57 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

[blazing gorge]

yeah like would 192.168.23.27 i could use 192.168.23.58 ?

just something random like that or

[peak cloak]

the range of that subnet is 192.168.23.1 - 192.168.23.254

so any ip between those would work

[blazing gorge]

omg really

why was i thinking it was harder than that

[peak cloak]

nope it's literally asking what other ip is in the same subnet

in cidr notation that range is represented as 192.168.23.0/24

and instead of putting subnet mask you can just write 192.168.23.57/24

these days you really just use CIDR notaion

[blazing gorge]

pft OK THANK YOU!

wait, its the same thing for the others right. If i have a subnet of just 255.0.0.0

[peak cloak]

yeah

[blazing gorge]

OK!

[peak cloak]

for that the range would start at 192.0.0.1 and end at 192.255.255.254

in real life you would never see such a range

since 192.168.0.0/16 is reserved for private

[blazing gorge]

Ah i see. so you kinda max out the digits kinda and when you get to the 0 you can pick what you want. kinda limits the range

[peak cloak]

wdym

an address can't be at 0 since you need a seperator

and the last address is broadcast

[blazing gorge]

IP 18.36.199.2 Mask: 255.0.0.0 I picked 18.36.31.3 but I could do 18.50.50.50

[peak cloak]

yeah

[blazing gorge]

OK YAY ❤️

i've been kinda agonizing over this for a week now and its due tomorrow so that helps and clears everything up. Thank you @peak cloak !

[peak cloak]

yeah it's pretty easy

[blazing gorge]

ok the videos showed a bunch of ways to do conversion and stuff and i just got all confused

[peak cloak]

yeah they go prob at a binary level

also what conversion?

oh to binary prob

yeah, you just need to keep that in the back of your mind on how it works. In irl you won't be transforming to bits

[blazing gorge]

yeah its binary and decimal form

not sure if i need to do it on a compt tia exam though

[peak cloak]

I've been thinking of doing the comp tia

[blazing gorge]

yeah i'm studying for it and a cyber security one

then some cloud ones.. aws and google.

[peak cloak]

just be aware to actually understand what you are doing, I've heard stories here actually where people have CCNA's and all sorts of certs but couldn't explain simple stuff like how vlans work on a fundamental level

[blazing gorge]

oh i'm not surprised. I work in engineering now and half the time i have to explain basic things like how to print to a pdf or use some sort of AutoCAD feature.. its a tool of the trade

I figure, i'll get the comptia and then figure out what certifications i need after that... the cloud ones seem like a straight forward "nice to have" just in case sort of thing

[empty quartz]

comtia is nice sadly they "expire" now started that in 2011 literally a month before i took the test 😦

[blazing gorge]

eh i'm not surprised as thing change so much

Soon as I get it, i'm going for a bunch of different Help Desk positions and run with it

[peak cloak]

I have an internship rn at a small IT company

[blazing gorge]

hm ;d

[peak cloak]

pretty nice

[blazing gorge]

yes i want that

i'm almost 40 though lol

[peak cloak]

ah

I'm still in HS

[blazing gorge]

lucky

[peak cloak]

working on a project there to refurbish a bunch of older computers

[blazing gorge]

Oh so its "hey we got a lot of grunt work... hire an intern for it" lol

[peak cloak]

lol

I've only done one day there so far, it's every Wednesday

We have other things to do as well

[blazing gorge]

oh i'm sure

[empty quartz]

network+ was mainly about the OSI model when i took it

[blazing gorge]

i dont even know what jobs are really out there right now other than help desk and database management for places like amazon and google

[peak cloak]

I mean there's literally everything at amazon or google

[blazing gorge]

so i'm not sure other than the comptia which is like the "foot in the door" cert what i should go for

[peak cloak]

networking, servers

[peak cloak]

experience

[blazing gorge]

:p

[peak cloak]

a homelab can honestly help

[blazing gorge]

i run linux mint and have virtual box for Rasbian and I've been doing "netlabs" like login to virtual servers (Unbuntu, kali linux, windows etc) and running through how to do penetration testing and sql injections, how to set up firewalls etc

[peak cloak]

kubernetes is good to know, hella complicated tho

I barely know it

[blazing gorge]

i heard its basically magic

[scenic igloo]

does xfinity block port 51820? testing a wireguard thing and it's blocked

[livid aspen]

https://www.reddit.com/r/WireGuard/comments/fsolnu/comcast_xfi_potentially_blocking_port_forwarding/fm42shf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[scenic igloo]

Yea just saw this thread and i've done the same thing, used 51821 and that works, have yet to actually run the traffic through it

however i've turned off the wireguard server to no avail on the port number 51820

[peak cloak]

Why not just use a different port?

Instead of giving up

If it works on another

[sleek needle]

Hey y'all i have spectrum and the kids keep using the WPS button to connect to the wifi on phones they keep stealing back or barrow from friends. Anyone know of any sub 100 USD routers that have no WPS or can be disabled

[scenic igloo]

changed it through container, didn't work, ill try it later

[peak cloak]

well just changing it in container won't work

that's internal container port

you need to change the port mapping

[scenic igloo]

should've worded that better, was editing it through docker and it was hanging

[livid aspen]

did you ask spectrum if the button could be disabled?

[fluid steeple]

F*CK, i didnt know that we had mandatory data logging in Aus, well i use a vpn to find torrents (the browser) but not for doing downloads. (only tv shows and movies) should be fine right??...... whats the worst that could happen.

[unborn sluice]

so do you download with or without the vpn

[livid aspen]

probable a bad idea.

[fluid steeple]

Without 😔

Could that be why our internet has been having some troubles over the last month

(I always remove trackers when downloading though)

[unborn sluice]

@fluid steeple check local laws and regulations

depends on the area, some may suspend your internet connection

[pulsar thorn]

oh no... I'm worried now

let me burn my house down so they can't come and find me after everything i've searched up

[lethal marlin]

im having trouble setting up lancache, is there some kind of special internet or hardware requirement i need to use it?

its running, but it doesnt appear to be working

[pulsar thorn]

have you set it as the dns server on your computer?

[lethal marlin]

i set it on the router

[pulsar thorn]

what happens when you go to http://diagnostics.lancache.net

[lethal marlin]

should i go to that on the machine running lancache or a different computer?

[unborn sluice]

DNS already set, I assume

[pulsar thorn]

on the router yeah

[pulsar thorn]

different computer

[lethal marlin]

everything goes red

[unborn sluice]

uhhh, i dunno what are you talking

[pulsar thorn]

@lethal marlin set the dns on their router to the lancache server, so presumably every device uses it as a dns relay

[pulsar thorn]

you might have to reset your dhcp lease, which means disconnect from internet, wait a minute and try again

[unborn sluice]

better to make sure it does. check your ipconfig lel

[lethal marlin]

i did also restart the router after changing that just in case

[pulsar thorn]

okay, did the router remember that setting?

[unborn sluice]

also do a DNS flush to remove cached DNS records to be extra extra sure

[pulsar thorn]

i've seen plenty of routers that reset custom dns settings on restart

its stupid

[lethal marlin]

it saved the custom settings

how do i do the equivalent of ipconfig on linux i forgot

[pulsar thorn]

idk if ip a would tell you?

[unborn sluice]

uhhh why is your nameserver 1.1

where is your DNS record

[lethal marlin]

dns record?

[unborn sluice]

wait a minute. maybe I'm late to the party

[pulsar thorn]

@\

holy cat on keyboard hang on lol

[unborn sluice]

@pulsar thorn was he done, pointing it to his cache servers?

[pulsar thorn]

he pointed his routers dns at his cache server, but idk if his router translates that to devices or just acts as a relay

[unborn sluice]

maybe next step for us is to try nslookup (dns lookup) if it actually points to the cache servers

[pulsar thorn]

so
pc > router > lancache and then returns router > pc

[unborn sluice]

@lethal marlin try dns lookup now

[pulsar thorn]

that was my next suggestion

you need a domain to test with though

one that is going to be intercepted by lancache

[unborn sluice]

time to google download servers

[pulsar thorn]

yup

https://github.com/uklans/cache-domains

[unborn sluice]

yea, choose anything in the repo

love open source ❤️

[pulsar thorn]

+1 on that

[lethal marlin]

wait so what do i do?

[pulsar thorn]

nslookup content1.steampowered.com type that in command prompt/terminal on your computer

hang on that domain doesn't even work for me hang on

[lethal marlin]

nslookup doesnt work

is that meant for windows?

[pulsar thorn]

works on macos too

you on linux?

[lethal marlin]

yeah

[pulsar thorn]

it works on my linux router

should work for you

[lethal marlin]

it tries to correct it to _nslookup

[lethal marlin]

ah wait i think i got it

[pulsar thorn]

okay

[lethal marlin]

it says it cant find it

[pulsar thorn]

the command?

[lethal marlin]

no the server

[pulsar thorn]

try google.com

[lethal marlin]

yeah it got that

[pulsar thorn]

ok thats a start

cs.steampowered.com

that works for me try on yours

[lethal marlin]

got that too

[pulsar thorn]

what does it return?

[lethal marlin]

Non-authoritative answer:
cs.steampowered.com canonical name = content-origin.steampowered.com.
content-origin.steampowered.com canonical name = origin-tier2.steampipe.steamcontent.com.
origin-tier2.steampipe.steamcontent.com canonical name = steampipe-origin-tier2.steamcontent.com.
Name: steampipe-origin-tier2.steamcontent.com
Address: 205.196.6.144
Name: steampipe-origin-tier2.steamcontent.com
Address: 205.196.6.174
Name: steampipe-origin-tier2.steamcontent.com
Address: 2602:801:f00b:101::cdc4:6ae
Name: steampipe-origin-tier2.steamcontent.com
Address: 2602:801:f00b:1104::cdc4:690

[pulsar thorn]

does it just say 192.168.1.1 for server above that?

[lethal marlin]

yeah

[pulsar thorn]

ok

you might have to set the dns manually on every computer you want to use the cache

i know it sucks

[lethal marlin]

like this?

[pulsar thorn]

you have lancache AND router set as dns resolvers?

[lethal marlin]

should i just have lancache there?

[pulsar thorn]

yep

[lethal marlin]

ok ill try that

[pulsar thorn]

"configure your router to server ONLY lancache-dns"

https://lancache.net/docs/

let me know how you go

[lethal marlin]

Now my computer can’t connect to the internet

[pulsar thorn]

change your routers dns back to 192.168.1.1, and then change your computers dns to lancache manually

that way at least you still have internet

I might set up a server and muck around with it too

[lethal marlin]

thankyou!!! its working now!

[lethal marlin]

games are now downloading at around 10MB/s, rather than 1-5MB/s, and id assume thats just a limitation of wifi as well as the cpu and ram in the server

[lethal marlin]

oh and also, i didnt have to put it in on every device because i just put it into my mesh system and everything on there will now use the lan cache (i was using the router's network before dont worry lol)

[pulsar thorn]

Glad to hear that haha, good work you got it sorted 🙂

[eternal carbon]

Any recommend on cheap PCIe AX wifi card? Sometimes my Ethernet connection is just dumb and my pc cant use my phone hotspot as temporary?

[peak cloak]

use ethernet if you can

much better

[eternal carbon]

Sometimes the connection here is just bad

[peak cloak]

wdym

[eternal carbon]

I want to use my phone data as temporary solution but I have no wifi card

[eternal carbon]

Basically down

[peak cloak]

is it in the wall?

[eternal carbon]

Like no connection

[eternal carbon]

Wdym

[peak cloak]

if it's a connection issue with ISP then wifi won't fix

[eternal carbon]

Hmm I see

[shadow kiln]

hi
i have a problem with my wifi
since i got new connection (so like, 2 months ago; i went from 37/8 mbps to 150/150 mbps) im getting packet losses between my pc and router (avg about 6%)
i tried many things like: changinh wifi channels on my router, turning off wifi 5ghz, using usb wifi card, changing placement of the antenna, resetting wifi card in os, deleting all connected networks, reinstalling drivers and even reinstalling os itself.

windows repair tool finds the problem (excessive roaming between networks, choose one preffered network), but some time after resolving it, packet loss problem came back.

I am unable to connect my pc through ethernet cable, and wifi strength is very good.
other devices works fine, with no packet losses.

It might be the fault of networks from different places, bc most of the time my pc sees other networks that are far away

[sudden mauve]

Have you tried a eagerness plug passthrough? They are like 25$ and u can return them if they don't work

[shadow kiln]

i dont understand what you mean

[grizzled pier]

I'm trying to re-enable shared files after a clean windows install but I'm getting this pop up trying to access a shared folder even tho I never set a password on my main pc (that's sharing), anyone got an idea on how to fix this?

[nimble sable]

can someone help me with pfsense, I have no internet

[nimble sable]

anyone? why can I see 192.168.2.1 (confusingly my isp gw) but not 8.8.8.8

[peak cloak]

192.168.2.1 I assume is pfsense

then it's either an ISP outage

or your pfsense config is messed up

[nimble sable]

no no, 2.1 is isp gatway

[peak cloak]

so you have 2 routers?

double nat?

[nimble sable]

oh f...

my isp is natting

[peak cloak]

well the gateway is no?

that's the router the ISP gives right?

[nimble sable]

192.168.2.101 is my wan ip

somehow

[peak cloak]

on pfsense?

so yeah it's double nat

not to be confused with cgnat

which is double nat with other stuff but actually done by ISP, here the ISP gateway is doing it, since it's basically it's own router

[nimble sable]

you mean the modem?

[peak cloak]

well it's a router and modem

since it's NATing

[nimble sable]

oh see the dude said he put it in bridge mode

[peak cloak]

doesn't look like it

judging by pfsense WAN IP

[nimble sable]

damn it I see the issue then ty

they may have turned on bridge mode

but like half way

[peak cloak]

release and renew pfsense WAN DHCP lease?

[nimble sable]

add pfsense blocks private traffic on wan

tried I get the same private ip

[nimble sable]

well that solved it, idk what was going on with my ISP there but whatever

[cold trout]

I've been told taht I should upgrade my repeater as its the weak link in the chain out of my modem/desktop/repeater set up, https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/tp-link-ac750-wireless-range-extender-tpre200 this is the one I'm looking at getting, and this is the one I'm currently using, https://www.amazon.com.au/300Mbps-Extender-Booster-Repeater-Coverage/dp/B08G8GRLR2/ref=sr_1_31?dchild=1&keywords=repeater&qid=1632202489&sr=8-31 any thoughts?

https://www.amazon.com.au/TP-Link-RE205-AC750-Wi-Fi-Extender/dp/B0783PHTJJ

Or would this be a decent option as well?

[shadow kiln]

any1 can help?

[solid lichen]

i need advice on which router to get as my current one has died. I have about 5 users at once on average using the internet, and these are all power users, (4k streaming, gaming, etc) is the TP-Link Archer AX1500 a good pick?

[thick minnow]

On note of modems if you have a router then set the modem to bridged mode or have your isp do it.

[velvet shoal]

Replaced my wifi AP with $1500 Aruba AP-515. Now I got 900 Mbps in every room.

[lean temple]

how much would an ssd based nas benefit from ssd's with and without a cache?

[waxen scroll]

the network on your nas is slower than the disks so... meh?

[little schooner]

@lean temple no benefit, will be capped at 100 MB/s on gig link

with 10g interface and if they are in raid, you can get a lot more with ssd

[waxen scroll]

i would not do 10 these days

25-40

*pokes @clear igloo

[lean temple]

rn it's between wd blue and crucial mx500

and blue doesn't have a cache

but there's a deal on newegg

[pallid sinew]

I have a question about cable internet, if you have multible cable sockets in your flat, are you able to put your router at any socket or only one the "main" one?

[peak cloak]

cable as in coax?

[pallid sinew]

yes

[peak cloak]

I heard it's best for the modem to be behind as little splitters as possible

[waxen scroll]

router needs to be at main if you have a signal booster installed.... routers should not be attached to signal boosters. otherwise whereever

[peak cloak]

coax signal boosters?

[waxen scroll]

yes

[peak cloak]

isn't that done at the ISPs side

never heard of that on residental prop

[waxen scroll]

not here.... ISPs will install boosters inside the house

[peak cloak]

huh

[waxen scroll]

not ISPs... i mean TV providers who are also ISPs

[peak cloak]

yeah, coax

[waxen scroll]

https://www.amazon.com/1-Port-Cable-Amplifier-Signal-Booster/dp/B0792PTCFP/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=coax+booster&qid=1632243726&sr=8-4

isnt it cute?

this one claims it works on modems, but they typically dont

[pallid sinew]

I took a look in the basement, these guys work on modems

[peak cloak]

?

[pallid sinew]

.

[peak cloak]

ohh

[waxen scroll]

i guess this thing boosts signal outgoing to the cable company where older ones dont

[little schooner]

I would do that, yeah

[thick minnow]

is conntechAD.com a valid dns zone name?

my commands are failing to create one

[thick minnow]

if i wanted to find a server im running dns role on, do i need to set that as my dns to even find it in the first place?
it say unidentified network

[hot hawk]

is this normal or no

[thick minnow]

thats an internal ip address so it depends on what your doing.

if your a user getting internet from your isp then the isp dns or ones that you pay for should be set i think

[hot hawk]

shouldnt it be passing these ones?

[primal ice]

that is normal if your router is acting as a dns server. then it forwards request to its dns server settings.

[hot hawk]

thonk but i keep getting dns issues with chrome

even when i specify my own dns

[hot hawk]

also i dont think its acting as a dns server

or pretty sure that wasnt a setitng i saw

[primal ice]

try different dns servers like 9.9.9.9 (quad 9). it could just be your routing to those dns servers(cloudflare) is garbage and causing errors

https://www.lifewire.com/free-and-public-dns-servers-2626062

[nimble sable]

I have a 10gtek sfp+ module. I know pc works, is upc also compatible?

[peak cloak]

Upc as in fiber connector?

Depends on sfp+ module

[nimble sable]

10 Gigabit SFP+ LC Multi-mode Transceiver, 10GBASE-SR Module for Cisco SFP-10G-SR, Meraki MA-SFP-10GB-SR, Ubiquiti UF-MM-10G, Mikrotik S+85DLC03D, D-Link, Supermicro, Netgear, TP-Link, Broadcom, Linksys (850nm, DDM, 300m) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01COKU8ZK/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_Z84D9N6ECQJR6HZXYNYN?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[peak cloak]

hmm I'm not sure

but this is difference

I think it's UPC

[nimble sable]

not apc

pc

so I have a sc pc cable that works

but I need a shorter cable and pc is very outdated

[peak cloak]

ah UPC vs PC is just the polish from what I can see, maybe @waxen scroll knows better, as I don't work with fiber yet

[nimble sable]

@waxen scroll I have an old pc cable that works but am wondering if upc will also work cuz cables I buy will be upc

[waxen scroll]

UPC is all I've ever used

It should work with what you linked

[nimble sable]

ty

in retrospect should have just bought everything from fs.com

[hollow marlin]

APC is almost primarily found in the Telco space, specifically GPON. Less loss is important when you get quite a bit of loss per splice

[peak cloak]

ah

[stone timber]

so I'm trying to make a dedicated server, and on canyouseeme.org everytime I use my IP and the port I'm trying to access it keeps on timing out. Any clues on how I can fix this. every port I tried even an http port it timed out on

[pulsar thorn]

are those ports blocked by ISP maybe?

also is server hosted at your home or in the cloud?

[stone timber]

Its hosted at my home

I heard some people saying that I'd have to call my isp as it could be blocked by them

I was just wondering if I had to or if there was any way around that as idk if I'll have much time to call them

[pulsar thorn]

are you trying to host a website?

[stone timber]

No, I'm trying to host a dedicated server on a video game for my friends.

[peak cloak]

have you port forwarded

[pulsar thorn]

good question, I was presuming a yes but that would help

[stone timber]

Yeah I already tried that

[peak cloak]

what are the first 2 octets (segments seperated by .) of the WAN IP

on the router

[stone timber]

I honestly have no clue what any of that is as I;m new to like all of this, sorry lol

[peak cloak]

go to like the main page

and look for status

or WAN IP

it's all different depending on router

for me, it's right on the main page

I have to go so, gn

[pulsar thorn]

I'll help from here haha

on the main page of your router @stone timber, does it say "WAN" or "external" ip anywhere?

[stone timber]

sorry my cat knocked over a beer bottle

I'll check that in just a sec 😅

[pulsar thorn]

oh that's alright

[stone timber]

I access the main page of my router on routerlogin.net correct?

oh nvm

I cant find either external or WAN @pulsar thorn

Oh wait

here we go I found it

I found WAN @pulsar thorn

[pulsar thorn]

Oh awesome

Does the IP address there match what google says if you search “what’s my ip”

[stone timber]

No

[pulsar thorn]

Ok so your routers external ip starts with 10.?

[stone timber]

Correct

[pulsar thorn]

Ok so you're in a situation called CG-NAT

basically, the world ran out of normal IP addresses, and so they're more expensive for ISP's to give out to customers, and in some situation they have to share 1 ip address between multiple customers

this means that as far as your wifi router is concerned, it's sittin behind another router, not connected directly to the internet

[stone timber]

oh thats weird lmao

So is there anyway around this at all?

[pulsar thorn]

there's a few advanced ways around it

you could probably ask your ISP to take you out of CGNAT

I'm not sure how well "Hamachi" by LogMeIn would work, probably needs to be installed on your server, but that creates a VPN between all your friends computers and your server

[stone timber]

Ok thats fine I'll give them a call

Oh I actually use to have that

I'll try that out too

Thanks a lot! Sorry If I'm a nooby at all this I'm not really smart in networking and stuff

[pulsar thorn]

ok, just try asking them to remove you from CGNAT and you can probably just say that some video games don't work, XBOX's are really bad when it comes to CGNAT

[pulsar thorn]

no worries haha

[stone timber]

alright well thanks!

gn

[pulsar thorn]

goodnight mate, feel free to ask if you have any more issues

[stone timber]

will do!

[small glade]

Finally got the username and password for school wifi

Cursed radius Auth

Not bad at all

But the channels are absolute gore esp on 2.4ghz

Way too many aps even for 5ghz and even then the 2.4 radios are enabled on all the aps

Oh god it's 40mhz too

Looks like they have turned off a few radios at least

[magic sand]

we had 200/200 at school

[small glade]

I think the school has a gigabit connection but it's shared on everything

[magic sand]

ahhh yeah thats alittle congested

i miss college internet speed

like 500/150

was nice for downloading stuff

[small glade]

The upload here is pretty great but download is bad and jitter is high from congestion

But as it's enterprise/radius authentication and directly tied to my name and probably monitored I don't like using is I rather use my unlimited mobile data

[small glade]

Not just traffic but the tens of aps screaming over each other in the same radio spectrum

Haven't run a speed test on any school hardwired pc because this year we don't have computer science/informatics/whatever

I mean I probably could go to the library but doing it just for a speed test would be a waste and I would probably seem suspicious

[magic sand]

i was in the IT department so we could do what ever we wanted 😛

we had more free reign than the other students

[small glade]

Actually since the radius auth password is that of the Riga centralized school system not just the particular school its a potencial security flaw that could allow easier brute forcing of a password of a teacher or someone else like that that could then be used to log in to a school pc as the teacher

I hope there's like a rate limiter for wifi login attempts to stop this sort of attack

But even then possibly randomized mac addresses could possibly get around that and also make tracing the attacker even harder

[plain siren]

This is common for things like "ISD" (Independent School Districts) and In-Network Educational Facilities

They prob use LDAP/AD For User Account Control and the RADIUS Server is linked to that

Generally, such implementations have anti-hammering controls that prevent brut-forces with a failed login counter

[small glade]

On the computers you sign in in the windows normal login screen just you have to enter username and password

Files are synchronized only within the school

But User name and password is synced across all of Rīga

[plain siren]

Yeah that would be LDAP/Active Directory sync'd accounts

The PC's are joined to the AD Domain

[plain siren]

This would be Work Folders or SMB Synced User Folders

[grand stratus]

anybody know of any 2.5gbit or 5gbit switches that dont cost £300, suitable for home use?

[peak cloak]

generally rj45 2.5 gig and 5gig are more expensive than just sfp+ 10gig

[clear igloo]

If you don't need a lot of ports the TRENDnet TEG-S350 is a 5 port 2.5Gb switch
https://www.servethehome.com/trendnet-teg-s350-5-port-2-5gbe-switch-review/

[autumn bay]

I need a ubiquiti switch but idk which one preferably with poe for my wap

I have a ubiquiti lite wap or something like that i just need a switch that will work well with it

Will the switch 8 with 60w of poe work in my use case ?

[shadow kiln]

Please can somebody help me
Or atleast tell me where i can get help

[autumn bay]

Is this on wifi ?

[shadow kiln]

Yes

[autumn bay]

If its on wifi you can tweak some settings for your wifi card

It might be your wifi card

[shadow kiln]

How

[autumn bay]

I had crazy packets loss but then i installed a better wifi card in my pc and got a better router and we gucci

Google it tweaking wifi card for better performance

[shadow kiln]

Yeah
As i said
It happens on other cards too

[autumn bay]

Which brands ?

[shadow kiln]

Also i have intel wifi6 ax200

[autumn bay]

I have the same from tp link

And i dont get any huge packets loss

[shadow kiln]

I think it might be too strong, and takes too much wifi signals from outside

[autumn bay]

It could be a driver

[shadow kiln]

I tried with the drivers

[autumn bay]

Intel drivers ?

Or killer

[shadow kiln]

Either one from intel website and from motherboard producer doesnt help

[autumn bay]

What has changed from the time that you got this issue ?

[shadow kiln]

We only changed network operator to faster one
And since then it happens i think

[autumn bay]

Did you use your own router ?

If not then it could just be the router

[shadow kiln]

We changed the router

And it works fine with any other device

[autumn bay]

So your only getting packet loss on your pc?

[shadow kiln]

Yup

[autumn bay]

Or did you try all other devices too ?

Did you try through ethernet ?

Maybe its just the isp

[shadow kiln]

Cant

Pc is close to the router
But i cant connect to it due to having either taking off entire floor and drilling or leaving cables on a staircase

[thick minnow]

Alright, so, someone with networking knowledge, please help me out.
So, I was discussing upgrading my home network yesterday, when I learned about what routers, switches, and access points are in the first place. My current setup:
Mysterious (directly Ethernet) wire from ISP -> Home -> Router+Switch+Access Point
These are the possible maps I made:

1. Wire from ISP -> Router -> Switch -> 2 Access Points, Wired Clients
2. Wire from ISP -> Router+Switch -> 2 Access Points, Wired Clients
3. Wire from ISP -> Router+Switch+Access Point -> Another Access Point, Wired Clients
   (I am on a budget,) so, which of these is the best?

[shadow kiln]

2nd one

[thick minnow]

So I should not use a router with a built-in Access Point?

Okay, and is Mesh WiFi a consideration?

[shadow kiln]

Idk

[thick minnow]

Well, someone who does, please help me out when possible.

[carmine moss]

mesh is only for if you can't do anything better

[thick minnow]

Okay.

[carmine moss]

having multiple ap hardwired is better then a mesh network

[thick minnow]

Okay, so, which of these maps to use?

Then I will get into choosing what device I will pick in each category.

Again, tight budget.

Want to have it as cheap as possible.

[carmine moss]

the 2 is the best one as routers have a small switch build in

[thick minnow]

Okay.

Main reason for redoing network: Want ethernet to my PCs and NAS.

[carmine moss]

how many jacks you need is the thing if you need 4 a 5 jacks no need for a switch

[thick minnow]

Okay, well, I need 4 ports across two rooms.

2 in each.

Even 3 would do, can skip one in a room.

Do two wires need to be run or just get a small switch after running the wire to the room?

(Want it in two different corners of the room)

[carmine moss]

if you want full gigabit on both you need 2 if you don't care you can use a 5 port unmanged switch

[thick minnow]

Okay.

What will the speeds be with a switch?

[carmine moss]

if you have 2 systems on it and then 1 uplink it will split it in half so 500/500

[thick minnow]

I'll just take the full gigabit on both. Might change3 my mind when I find out what wires cost on average.

[thick minnow]

I see.

Well, would really like the full gigabit if possible.

Okay, and one of the Access Points, I want it where the router is, in the living room, so it's still better to get one not combined with the router?

(What if I need more than the 4 ports on the router? Will getting a switch after the router reduce speed?)

[carmine moss]

depends on the brand most of the ones you should look have the option to be combined

[thick minnow]

Which one is better?

Getting a combined one or two separate units

[carmine moss]

depends per product

[thick minnow]

Okay-

Well, which would be cheaper?

[carmine moss]

mikrotik and ubuquity are pretty good asus can be okay also to use

[thick minnow]

I'm guessing the combined one.

[carmine moss]

combo is cheaper most of the time but depends on what speeds you need

[thick minnow]

The best possible, want a Gigabit minimum (want to try to get that).

[carmine moss]

well pretty much everything is gigabit these days and if you need
verry specific features

[thick minnow]

Like?

I don't really know honestly.

[carmine moss]

you then could just go asus if you want a basic thing as the features asus misses you probably won't need

[thick minnow]

Okay.

So, get a combined unit then?

[carmine moss]

just get 2 asus combo units and put one in ap mode one in router mode

[thick minnow]

I have the AP already, I mean, I have a router.

It's an Archer C6 AC1200.

I thought of using this device as one of the APs if I am getting a better router.

Is that fine? Or is this device trash?

[carmine moss]

tp link is fine tbh you could get a better tp link one as your main ap but it wont't really make the wired speeds quicker

[thick minnow]

I know, obviously.

But is using that as one of the APs fine?

That's what I bought from the ISP long ago, when I first got my connection.

(I didn't really pick)

[carmine moss]

yeah sure if it has the speeds you need

[thick minnow]

I don't know what it has-

That's why I asked.

[carmine moss]

is the wifi good enough atm? for higher quality streams for you

[thick minnow]

Video straming on 4K is fine.

I do not get any connection in my room (another reason why I am redoing the network)

I need one AP in my main living room (where the Archer C6 unit currently is), and one in a room.

Rest 2 ethernet jacks will be used by wired devices.

I think it has 800+ Mbps Wireless bandwidth, should do for a second AP.

One more thing, if I want more than 2 PCs in my room later on, will I need to run more than 2 cables to said room for Gigabit ethernet?

[carmine moss]

can just get a second tp link unit set one up as ap on the same wifi

[thick minnow]

Okay.

The new Router, should I get it from TP link or some other brand? Which model exactly?

[carmine moss]

if you need both pc's at gigabit speeds to a nas or something if the nas has more then 1 gigabit port then you can run 2 wires if you only use 1 pc and the second one not so often you can get gigabit to one of them

[thick minnow]

Okay.

Can I have like a 10 Gigabit connection run and then split?

[carmine moss]

10 gigabit needs more expensive gear then what you have so no use to get it

[thick minnow]

(One main gaming PC, one NAS, might add more later on)

[thick minnow]

Okay, I see.

So will just do with one Gigabit.

[shadow kiln]

@autumn bay any other ideas?

[carmine moss]

just look on the tp link site what they have and just get what looks good just look at the moddel you have and compare numbers to other products

[thick minnow]

Okay-

Can you recommend one?

[thick minnow]

Should I opt for a WiFi 6 capable one?

Side note: I do not really like TP Link's build quality.

Why? Well, the power plug is very loose with small pins, so it needs to be held in one place with tape to be able to work.

The power plug just feels cheap.

[carmine moss]

well depends on how much you want to spend tbh what you should get exactly

[thick minnow]

I see.

What would be a recommended price point?

3000 INR? 5000 INR maybe?

A best recommendation for both prices?

[carmine moss]

well in that price it's best to get another tp link one just look at what you can get and look at the specs tbh not so sure on what tp link has for sale

[thick minnow]

This is why I don't really want a TP link one.

[carmine moss]

but tp link has the settings you need and swapping would be 100usd a 300usd to a different brand

[thick minnow]

The power plug is just terrible.

The thing is, the router I have can be used as an Access Point with a router of another brand.

[carmine moss]

yes and no it will be 2 different wifi networks you need to manually swap if you mix them

[thick minnow]

The router does not support Mesh, so would need to do that either way, right?

I mean, I would rather get a new access point as well.

[carmine moss]

mesh is wireless connection but you can just use tp links togheter for one big network

[thick minnow]

I can buy like two, that is fine.

Don't want to be stuck with something of that quality.

The router itself is fine, but the power plug is just broken. My internet even now randomly disconnects due to the plug being disconnected and random intervals.

[carmine moss]

just look at asus then

[thick minnow]

Which model/s?

I don't know if higher-priced/other TP link routers would have better plugs/anything.

Is Netgear also fine?

[carmine moss]

i would just go with asus as their shared wifi on 2 ap's is usefull could be that netgear has it not supper sure as i don't use consumer stuff.

[pulsar thorn]

can you not buy a new power supply on ebay or amazon?

[thick minnow]

Okay, which ASUS models though?

ASUS seems to be very overexpensive.

[carmine moss]

just do some research on the moddels haven looked at the ones they have in a while if you check ai mesh those you can for sure use as a dual ap system even over cable

[thick minnow]

Don't really need that feature, alright, will check.

[carmine moss]

some witouth ai mesh can also do it 1 wifi network with 2 ap's

[thick minnow]

Also, what ethernet cables should I get run through the walls?

CAT5 or something else?

[thick minnow]

I see.

[carmine moss]

cat 5 e atleast cat 6 if you want the option of 10gigabit sometime in your life if you plan to stay there

[thick minnow]

Okay.

So, CAT5e should do?

How much more expensive is CAT6?

Do all CAT5e cables have the same speed (I think it's one Gigabit) or are they different?

Like I'm getting the cables run by someone through my ISP, they are offering to provide cables.

[carmine moss]

25usd is the difference on a full box cat 5e can do max 1 gigabit cat6 can do 10 gigabit on 100m runs

[thick minnow]

Okay, so, alright, thanks.

I think one box/unit should be enough for me.

[thick minnow]

Thanks for the help!

[autumn bay]

nope try ethernet and then check your packet loss

[wanton tusk]

moved
Any suggestions for a good replacement for my R7000 nighthawk router? It keeps crashing (both wifi and lan). I upgraded firmware but it still crashes, hence the question.

[autumn bay]

mikrotik is good

[ruby bramble]

agree agree agree

[autumn bay]

i got my one 2 days ago and its real good

[wanton tusk]

Well, I'm looking for something that will keep up and working for "infinite" without crashing or running out of memory :3

[autumn bay]

i think this will do it

[carmine moss]

mikrotik is good but configuring is a mess> but it's really good

[autumn bay]

i need a ubiquiti switch

is the 8 port one good ?

[wanton tusk]

I've used MS ISA before, but I gave it up cause configuration was a pain.

[carmine moss]

why do you need ubiquity specifically?

[autumn bay]

i already have everything else

also do i need a raspberry pi to run the controller ?

[carmine moss]

well yeah if you have everything ubiquity then yeah having a switch from them is nice

[autumn bay]

im only missing the router rn

but i need a switch

[carmine moss]

a pi is cheaper then the cloud key and easier then a software on your pc as you will not loose access if your drive fails

[autumn bay]

how much is the key ?

and what does it do im confused a bit

[carmine moss]

same as a rasberry pie it's the config box the unifi controller

just costs a lot more then a pi

[autumn bay]

its just a home network

so idk

[ruby bramble]

quick how far can you do gigabit with cat 5e?

[autumn bay]

100m

[carmine moss]

a rasberry pi is nice as the controller no need for a cloud key cheaper and better so otherwise you put it in a vm or on your windows box and if you ever loose access to your controller time to reset everything

[autumn bay]

so a pi would be better you say

[wanton tusk]

mikrotik seems to be unavailable where I am.

[autumn bay]

can i not save the config as a file a keep it somewhere

[autumn bay]

were do you live ?

[wanton tusk]

Sweden

[autumn bay]

oh well then

[carmine moss]

it's just easier to use a pi as dedicated controller. then having it on your main pc

[autumn bay]

yeah i think im going to do that then run a pihole or sm

[carmine moss]

some people get the dream machine pro as their controller wich is worth it but still on a budget the pi is easier

[autumn bay]

so im guessing their ubiquiti 8 port switch will ne just fine ?

[wanton tusk]

My experience with RPI is summarized in two words... Memory Leaks

[ruby bramble]

fuck

[autumn bay]

why ?

[ruby bramble]

oh wait my mesurements are off

nvm

[autumn bay]

i dont have a dream machine but ill get one

[autumn bay]

im pretty sure its not 100% 100m but there is probably some flexibility

[ruby bramble]

nah i just need 75m

[carmine moss]

you can swap the controller out from the pi to a dream machine as long as you have access to the controller

[autumn bay]

imma just get a pie i can do a lot more with it

[carmine moss]

have someone who is locked out of configs atm as their controller was on their pc and they lost access to the drive. it's mainly a problem when adding or removing stuff no access

[wanton tusk]

The most common brands here is Cisco, Netgear and TP-Link

[carmine moss]

cisco is pretty good just expensive for home use

[ruby bramble]

unless you work at cisco

thx dad

[rocky badge]

@clear igloo We have 10 things down at FOH that need Ethernet. Our switch is up in the AV booth, that's where the Cisco 48 Port Gigabit PoE switch is.....We're debating running 10 dedicated Cat6 lines to FOH or a single Cat6 line and get a 16 port switch down at FOH.

[clear igloo]

Do both 😄

[rocky badge]

99% of the time we'll just be sending commands to devices over that....but that 1% of the time is NDI

[ruby bramble]

so uhh idk if im dumb but i though i had a dumb switch but it wont pass the ethernet through if anyone knows what im doing wrong please let me know

i have the PoES-0460C+2

[wanton tusk]

Is the Mikrotek RB4011iGS ok? Seems to be one of the few available here

[ruby bramble]

do you need all those ports?

[wanton tusk]

I need 3 🙂

Already have 3x 8 port Netgear Switches upstairs

[ruby bramble]

so its just avalibility issues?

[wanton tusk]

yeah

Tho, Mikrotik seems to have quite low rating

[rocky badge]

@clear igloo I would just say "go 10 gig between" but the switch in the rack isn't 10 gig

[clear igloo]

yah, that's the tough part

[rocky badge]

The switch doesn't have 2.5/5Gbps either

@clear igloo Too bad this is Mikrotik https://i.ryois.me/qp91cCyVKs.png

https://i.ryois.me/DcleLZBPMc.png

Its really a shame, since OS2 is so fucking cheap

https://i.ryois.me/aZZgqapWkG.png

Same for transceivers

I wonder if IT has any spare switches

[clear igloo]

Doesn't hurt to ask

[rocky badge]

They're overloaded with tickets right now....

oh right, engenius switches with SFP+ are cloud only

[clear igloo]

😦

[rocky badge]

https://www.engeniustech.com/engenius-products/cloud-managed-24-port-gigabit-switch-with-4-sfp-ports/

[autumn bay]

anyone got a nice case for the pi 4 ?

it needs to be quiet and nice lookin

and no RGB

[rocky badge]

@clear igloo Again, too bad the one switch I found that we want and in price range is Mikrotik

[clear igloo]

lol, why? 😄

[rocky badge]

I ain't running Mikrotik for a show/prod env

[autumn bay]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Geekworm-Raspberry-Ultra-Thin-Aluminum-Heatsink/dp/B07WZXPR2W/ref=sr_1_33_sspa?ZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

this ?

[autumn bay]

will the 4gb pie be enough for pihole and the controller ?

[peak cloak]

damn, installing windows manually on 11 pcs is a pain

[peak cloak]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[autumn bay]

also do i still need the controller if i only get the switch ?

and the WAP

do you think the 4gb pi will do the work for pi hole and the controller ?

[shadow kiln]

Ill try tomorrow

[autumn bay]

if it does that same with ethernet then its the isp you cant do anything apart from calling them until its fixed

[shadow kiln]

Im like
Pretty sure its wifi problem
And only for my place
Theres bunch of outside signals im getting and some of them are on the same channels as my wifi

[hollow marlin]

@clear igloo @waxen scroll You aware of any Tier 3 outages going on? I lost connection to our west coast devices. Majority being Spectrum circuits

[waxen scroll]

No but reddits been down for an hour now

[hollow marlin]

Thats when they dropped off. Sucks because thats my quickest go to for outages

@waxen scroll Well, this might explain things
2 1-2-10.bear1.Montreal2.Level3.net (4.15.18.41) 2.763 ms 3.625 ms 2.792 ms
3 ae-2-3610.edge5.Washington12.Level3.net (4.69.220.26) 33.924 ms 19.852 ms 15.477 ms
4 Charter-level3-WashingtonDC12.Level3.net (4.68.62.62) 18.897 ms 16.494 ms 16.423 ms
5 * * *
6 * * *

[waxen scroll]

Why u in Canada

[hollow marlin]

Thats one of our peerings up in Montreal

Trying to find if there is a level3 outage

[thick minnow]

wait whats this about an level 3 outage arent they one of the major cores?

[peak cloak]

Yes

[hollow marlin]

Just appears to be a major outage in Oregon/Washington with Spectrum. @waxen scroll No ETA and 25 of our medical sites running off LTE... \o/

[nimble sable]

question to u folks, is there a reason to separate DNS server and Router? (usually the setup is router also acts as forwarding server, or even recursive server)

[peak cloak]

More control?

Run whatever you want

[nimble sable]

well yea just wanted to see if anyone else does it and why

[peak cloak]

I don't

don't really have a need to

[nimble sable]

finally got adguard working though and DAMN its nice

[peak cloak]

Idk, I don't really like DNS level ad block

It like messes with stuff

[nimble sable]

oh?

[plush valley]

hey guys. Is this overkill? Right now, i have 1 dream machine and 4 Access Point In-Wall HDs

[livid aspen]

so like 2.4 Ghz has like 11 channels. but using more than like 3 channels in the same range, and they start to overlap.

5Ghz you can do like 80hz, 40Mhz, 20 Mhz. Bigger is better, more bandwith, but at the cost of having less channels. Like if you have a lots of AP in a small space, they'll usually drop to a lower Mhz to make more channels.

you can always check the spec sheets to see what kind of channels you'll get, And also see how your APs are auto configuring themselves.

[pallid sinew]

Does anyone know about MoCa and how well it works?

[winged scarab]

Hey people, I just have upgraded to dsl-ax82u from dsl-ac55u just for sake of upgrade and thinking to upgrade my other router (big house, 1 wifi ap doesn't cut it) from an old netis ac which has official 2020 dated Russian firmware to rt-ax86u for firmware security reasons, my question is do I have to upgrade for security reasons which asus listed many fixed security bugs on latest firmware, I'm just a regular pc enthusiast

[winged scarab]

And my router is behind the modem (dsl-ax82u) and just an ap for wifi

[peak cloak]

get more APs

[winged scarab]

No, 2 ap is perfectly fine, I'm asking should I upgrade from old and not supported router to new asus one because of security reasons

[peak cloak]

sure

[astral warren]

adnan can i call you Ado for short

[winged scarab]

Yup

[peak cloak]

I myself wouldn't buy an asus router

[astral warren]

odakle si?

[winged scarab]

I'm sorry don't understand you 🤔

[astral warren]

😂

[winged scarab]

I was thinking of using aimesh 2 for "better" setup

[peak cloak]

why mesh

[winged scarab]

For better wifi handling on the phone

[astral warren]

🇹🇷 ?

[winged scarab]

👍🏿

[peak cloak]

wifi backbone vs ethernet

ethernet will be better

[winged scarab]

Ethernet ofc

My current setup is already has all ethernet cables in place

[peak cloak]

what you are looking for is something that can do seamless roaming

[winged scarab]

Yeah exactly

[peak cloak]

what AP do you have rn?

[winged scarab]

My current setup is also somewhat seamless but I just wanna upgrade for more security and wifi 6

So I have dsl-ax82u in my room and netis wf2780 in living room, connected via ethernet to dsl-ax82u

[peak cloak]

ah, yeah I wouldn't expect those to have seamless roaming

unifi APs and tp-link omada are pretty good

just need to have a controller to have seamless roaming

[winged scarab]

I was thinking for aimesh and I cannot buy unifi in turkey

afaik aimesh is seamless am I wrong?

[peak cloak]

prob is

also

cringe

[winged scarab]

Lol I would buy a gpu instead of this

[dense fulcrum]

Hey all, my house is roughly 2309 sq feet. Right now I have three Ubiquity AP's and I get sporadic drops and reconnects on my security cameras (Wyze and Reolink). I am not sure the issue. At first, I thought it was the WYZE cams, so I replaced three of them with the Reolink cams (the Reolink cams are supported with BlueIris, the WYZE not so much, though they are v2, so have a rtsp firmware I am using) thinking they would be stable, being supported with BlueIris. Unfortunately, they don't seem any more stable. I went through and optimized the wireless settings, spaced the channels out between the three AP's and all that stuff, a little improvement, still have disconnects.

I am not sure what the issue is, I was thinking maybe it is these Unifi AP's (two UAP-AC-LR and one UAP-AC-HD), so I was thinking of investing in one really good Ruckus AP to cover the entire house (and backyard for weather station, thought this connection doesn't have to be rock solid).

Will one Ruckus unit cover everything and which unit should I get? Current distribution, the unit with the X next to it is a little further away than it look in the picture.

[autumn bay]

sooooooooo umm idk if i should go full mikrotik or ubiquiti there isnt a switch i can buy from ubiquiti since they all cost a lot

https://eu.store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-routing-switching/products/unifi-switch-lite-8-poe?gclid=CjwKCAjwy7CKBhBMEiwA0Eb7ao0seLYAnZRIDa8nbGuxYkNLAAJ1pDJTJbcCuPsONJTpTJTObVoQiRoCRkcQAvD_BwE

will this do as good of a job as the us 8 60 w

[nimble sable]

i haven't tried microtik but i've been hearing veyr good things about their switches and depending on where you live they cud end up much cheaper

[neat sage]

What is a free tool that I can map my house and see what my wifi coverage is

[autumn bay]

ubiquiti has one

[neat sage]

I just found it

[autumn bay]

is there a good service for voip ?

im looking for something that will allow me to get a phone number in Poland or any other country so that i can have my family members call from the UK

[peak cloak]

I think that's called a virtual phone number

[shadow kiln]

@autumn bay so
I tried ethernet cable and it worked perfectly

[autumn bay]

so its either your wifi card or router

[shadow kiln]

Yeah

Idk how to resolve that problem

Even web browser shows error message: network changed now

[autumn bay]

have you reset the wifi settings on your pc ?

[shadow kiln]

Yup

I even reinstalled drivers for it
And reinstalled windows

[autumn bay]

you could get better antennas

the antennas could be the problem

[shadow kiln]

Idk
I have full connection even tho i lowered the power of router antennas

[autumn bay]

do this

[shadow kiln]

its set up this way

[autumn bay]

have you used other routers ?

[shadow kiln]

kinda

no i didnt

[autumn bay]

then this is probably the issue

you said you used different wifi cards right ?

[shadow kiln]

yes
i used builtin one and usb one

[autumn bay]

and did that change anything ?

[shadow kiln]

no

[autumn bay]

maybe you are too far away from the router ?

[shadow kiln]

also
it only happens after some time, notjust from the start

as i said
im pretty close to my router

[autumn bay]

how close

[shadow kiln]

enough to have full signal

[autumn bay]

are there any metal objects in the way ?

[shadow kiln]

ab.6m

a wall and floor

[autumn bay]

do you have the antennas facing up ?

[shadow kiln]

yes

[autumn bay]

trying moving them

[shadow kiln]

i tried

didnt help

[autumn bay]

what wifi card do you have rn ?

[shadow kiln]

intel wifi6 ax200 160MHz

[autumn bay]

is it built in the motherboard ?

or is it a expansion card??

[shadow kiln]

its built in like in laptops
co its in m.2-like port

[autumn bay]

lemme see

or send the motherboard

[autumn bay]

did you replace it ?

[shadow kiln]

no i cant

[autumn bay]

when you ping how many do you do ?

[shadow kiln]

it would void the warranty

normally nothing happens, but when i have packet losses its ab 6%

[autumn bay]

did you go into cmd

[shadow kiln]

yes

[autumn bay]

and do ping 8.8.8.8

then 500 times

[shadow kiln]

oh
no i only pinged my router

[autumn bay]

well there is your problem

[shadow kiln]

thats what im trying to resolve
connection between my pc and router

[autumn bay]

do ping 8.8.8.8 -n 500

[shadow kiln]

first of
i have to waitfor the packet losses

[autumn bay]

do that

if you get no packet loss with that

then its your router or your isp

[shadow kiln]

i have no packet losses now

i need to wait till it start loosing packets

[autumn bay]

you do get packet loss sometimes

thats not how it works

[shadow kiln]

no
its like
im not getting any
an then packet loss appears
every few pings randomly

[autumn bay]

for how long ?

[shadow kiln]

till i restart wifi card

[autumn bay]

it could be overheating

[shadow kiln]

wifi card is never warm

but chipset might be

[autumn bay]

if its the only device that has that then its only that motherboard

meaning its your pc not the router or anything else

[shadow kiln]

yeah but idk what exactly

[autumn bay]

the only things it can be is router

or AP or the device connected to it

[shadow kiln]

the thing is
everything says that my wifi card is trying to connect to other network

[autumn bay]

what other network ?

[shadow kiln]

only tho i have one saved

[shadow kiln]

idk

[shadow kiln]

here i said

windows repair tool finds the problem (excessive roaming between networks, choose one preffered network)

and also, today my web browser showed an error message network changed

[autumn bay]

ping 8.8.8.8 -n 500 -t

do that and see what will happen

[shadow kiln]

yeah i will

when ill get packet losses

[autumn bay]

you can do it now

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fix-wi-fi-connection-issues-in-windows-9424a1f7-6a3b-65a6-4d78-7f07eee84d2c

have you done this ?

https://blogs.umass.edu/Techbytes/2017/10/17/802-11ag-whats-the-difference-between-2-4ghz-and-5-0ghz/

[autumn bay]

try all this if you havent

[shadow kiln]

almost all of them

[autumn bay]

does it happen at random

[shadow kiln]

yes

[autumn bay]

same time of day

[shadow kiln]

no

it starts random and then keeps loosing

[shadow kiln]

and i cant do that one, i dont have that option

i thought changing channels will help
bc my pc sees many wifi networks from other houses

[autumn bay]

then idk

[shadow kiln]

i also dont know

[autumn bay]

packet loss is normal

[shadow kiln]

idk where to go with this problem to get it resolved

[shadow kiln]

yeah, but not like that

those packet losses are causing disconnections from servers

[autumn bay]

get a replacement on your mobo

thats my end point

if thats the only machine that get s that problem then thats the only thing that is wrong in your network

drivers other conflicting software

or the card is faulty only problem i see

you said drivers are fine other software is fine since you had did a clean install

its the card

[shadow kiln]

proly

im trying the last thing

turning off some power saving options in windows

[autumn bay]

make sure going to sleep to save power is off

[shadow kiln]

yea

it seems fine for now-

[autumn bay]

does this look like cat 5e for outside ?

[shadow kiln]

huh

black ones are made for ground usage

i think

[clear igloo]

Color doesn't mean anything

[autumn bay]

you can get them in any colour

it just needs to be made for outdoors

[clear igloo]

Correct

[shadow kiln]

outdoors are mostly black tho

[clear igloo]

Should have gel inside for water resistance too

[autumn bay]

does that look like it ?

[clear igloo]

Kind of, hard to tell

[shadow kiln]

its not

[autumn bay]

its shielded ?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01D0C5JH8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[clear igloo]

Nope, don't use that

CCA is cheap junk that's not up to spec even

[autumn bay]

dam it

so which one should i get

[shadow kiln]

for what

[autumn bay]

needs to be amazon i need it asap

im running cable from my living room to the roof

[shadow kiln]

outside or inside the house

[autumn bay]

and it has to go on the outside

[shadow kiln]

ah

i had some when i was working
but im not anymore

[autumn bay]

i need 50 m

and im going to make my own cables out of it tooo

[autumn bay]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/kenable-External-SHIELDED-Outdoor-Ethernet/dp/B01HVTV83K/ref=sr_1_11?

is this better ?

[clear igloo]

Yes

[autumn bay]

dam it i need to return the other one

[shadow kiln]

huh, its using fully copper cables

[autumn bay]

yeah it needs to be very good since it will go outside and im not planning to do anything with it any time soon

[shadow kiln]

i think my wifi works for now

[autumn bay]

i wanted cat5e since i only have 500mbps

i didnt need more but meh cat 6 will do

[autumn bay]

seems fine to me

[shadow kiln]

it is fine

now lets hope packet losses wont come again....

i think i changed something i shouldnt and now i have high ping

[gaunt flare]

Hi everyone, hope you´re all safe and sound. In some videos linus & others mention a tool where you upload your house/office plant and it gives you where to put the ap´s. Does anyone recall that website/tool name? I tried searching it and didn't find it.
Sorry for bothering and thanks in advance mates 😄

[plush valley]

https://store.ui.com/ ?

[waxen scroll]

https://www.netally.com/products/airmagnet-survey-pro/ ?

[pulsar thorn]

https://design.ui.com/

[median pebble]

So I live in southeastern Louisiana and still don’t have internet because of hurricane Ida and can’t use the hotspot on my phone because I’m on my parents data plan and they said don’t use it what’s a good little hotspot router to get if it needs a SIM card I’m just going to get a google fi sim because they support up to 5g in my area and it’s unlimited data for next to nothing

I know this isn’t true networking but i felt this was the best place to ask

[nimble sable]

if you're getting a google fi sim, you couldu just pop it into your phone and do hotspot?\

ok idk wtf is going on with my ethernet cables...one of them somehow only does 100mbps, the other one can't deliver poe (the latter one makes sense, though I didn't think cat5e 2 pairs were a thing, wth...but the other one is4 pair, did I somehow acquire a cat5 cable?)

[shadow kiln]

its back again @autumn bay

[peak cloak]

It is networking, lots of sites use cellular backups

[leaden cosmos]

My ISP just sent me a new modem-router and it is not working. (The previous modem works, but I have to send that back shortly.)
On the setup page it says that 2,4ghz and 5ghz are both disabled and if I try to enable it, it changes back in 2-3 seconds. (router mode is enabled)
Wired connection and using it as only a modem doesn't work either. I tried 2 routers with it: an apple one and the one that the ISP sent like 5 years ago and neither of them work.
If I use wired the browser says DNS_PROBE_POSSIBLE error message. Pinging google.com in linux terminal has the output "ping google.com: Name or service not found"
I have tried resetting the modem to factory settings multiple times, calling the ISP, but they didn't pick up for an hour (will try again later if I can't resolve the problem) and I also searched up the problem, but I found nothing similar (most likely I wasn't searching the right way)
Model number: CH7465VF
(sorry for bad english)

[shadow kiln]

it probably requires DNS configuration

[peak cloak]

yeah dns issue

try manually changing dns to 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8

[waxen scroll]

or better.... ping 8.8.8.8

[leaden cosmos]

pinging 8.8.8.8 worked

but i cant find where to change the dns

on the modem

[peak cloak]

under DHCP?

[leaden cosmos]

its not there

[peak cloak]

must be a pretty bad router/modem combo if doesn't let you change any settings

you can change dns manually on computer

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-change-your-pcs-dns-settings-windows-10

[leaden cosmos]

I have a Macos and Linux

I changed dns on Mac

Still doesn’t work#

[peak cloak]

if it's a dns error, it should

try dig google.ecom

in cmd

or nslookup, idk which one is on mac

[leaden cosmos]

Timeout, no servers could be reached

[peak cloak]

hmm, what server does it say it's using

8.8.8.8?

[leaden cosmos]

But i set it to use 8.8.8.8

[peak cloak]

try dig google.com @8.8.8.8

[leaden cosmos]

Same output

[peak cloak]

but ping 8.8.8.8 works?

[leaden cosmos]

Yes

[peak cloak]

very weird, ISP blocking DNS?

[leaden cosmos]

Idk

Previous modem works perfectly

[peak cloak]

try 1.1.1.1?

[leaden cosmos]

Same output

For some reason it shows this now

So it doesn’t switch it off by itself anymore