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    Cabling advice for three story house

    Extra switches add latency. Low latency is a must for an efficient network. Having network equipment in living spaces can be a nuisance as well. Get CAT 5e cabling instead of CAT 6. It'll reduce the price to the point where it won't matter which topology you choose. There's nothing you...
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    Is this setup ok?

    Only the router should face the internet. The router can be setup so that web requests to a certain public IP address will be forwarded to the PC. This IP address can be the one that is given to your router or it can be one of your extra public IP addresses. With that method you can have a...
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    wifi for summer camp: bridges and APs

    If you go with the nanobridges, the bridge links could probably all be on 2.4Ghz channel 1. The reflectors on the nanobridges should be enough to isolate the bridge links from each other since they'll be facing away. Krachtus and Pavilion would both operate on channel 11 and Clubhouse on...
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    Wireless Repeating help

    This statement doesn't make sense to me. How is running ethernet cable more problematic than using wireless repeaters due to size of the building?
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    Wireless printer for a LAB of 15 nodes(machines)

    I've always felt that wifi printers are problematic. I've had several that we installed as wireless first, and then moved to ethernet. Connected to the wired network, they become far more reliable. Even when wifi clients are connecting via an access point, it's far more reliable to have the...
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    Choosing new router (based on my devices)

    After doing a bit of testing on my own, I can't get high bitrate HD video to play over 802.11g. The cause of which should be clear from your testing. It works well over 802.11n 5ghz. I might take the time to test over 802.11n 2.4ghz later. So my answer to your overall question is that...
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    Choosing new router (based on my devices)

    With two instances of terminal on the client. It would be prudent to add "-t 30" to the iperf command to increase the test time to 30 seconds. Increasing the length of the sample will improve the verisimilitude of the test since there will be a delay while you enter the second iperf client...
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    Choosing new router (based on my devices)

    Forgot to mention (I thought it would be explained in the iperf article) that the iperf in client mode is the one that sends the data, so testing should be done with the server node in the remote location.
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    Choosing new router (based on my devices)

    A) Yes it could. When network nodes communicate, they send a lot of messages that indicate a successful receipt of data. When these acknowledgements are interrupted, it's assumed that the transmission was not successful. In this case the transmission is repeated until it's acknowledged or a...
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    Choosing new router (based on my devices)

    A superpowered access point may or may not fix your problems. Some testing can be done to evaluate the performance of the current system. iperf is a popular free program for bandwidth testing. I'm pretty sure there's a version for mac. I know there are versions of it for windows and linux...
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    E4200 as an access point?

    Did you give your router a reserved DHCP address on the compound router or only set the E4200 WAN to static? If you only set your WAN IP to static, you should change the IP address to something outside the compound DHCP range. If someone else happens to get the same IP address as your...
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    Amazon transcoding services

    Have you tried Avidemux?
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    Need Help - PLEASE!

    Yes, but the context of the topic is with FIOS service. FIOS is only related to Verizon cable by the fact that they're the same company. FIOS STBs and IP phone devices are quite dependent on the Verizon router.
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    Need Help - PLEASE!

    Some do replace it, I'd bet that most don't. Running ethernet cable can be difficult, but it depends completely on the construction of your house. You can expect to have to do some drilling and re-sealing. A common practice for ethernet cabling is to run two cables to each drop. Having...
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    dd-wrt x86 on pc....how to add wireless?

    Access points go on the LAN ports. If you have a wireless router and want to turn that into an access point, go here: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/30338-how-to-convert-a-wireless-router-into-an-access-point If you haven't already, check out Pfsense. It's a well...
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    Connect two HomePlug adaptors in "ad hoc" mode?

    There's no such thing as "ad-hoc" for homeplug adapters. Set them up as instructed between the two media boxes, and all should work normally. The instructions may include sample layouts that include a router, but it doesn't mean that a router is required. It doesn't matter which sort of...
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    Gigabit Router then Powerline

    Never. Those powerline adapters have 100 Mbit ethernet ports, so you'll never get more than that. The total bandwidth might be greater than 100 Mbit on a simultaneous bidirectional test.
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    Confused on what I need

    Try connecting the WNR to LAN ports on both ends. Perhaps manually configure it as an AP rather than using the genie. Reset it to factory defaults and try again.
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    How to expand coverage to 2nd floor with wired Access Point?

    You've got it pretty much nailed, except most people here agree that for a home network, use separate SSID names for each access point. It makes it easier to troubleshoot reception problems if you can pick which AP you're connecting to.
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    Confused on what I need

    Sounds like what you want is Wifi repeater mode. This mode will not be available while the Netgear is configured as a bridge. You might be able to set it to only use 2.4GHz for the bridge, and connect clients on 5GHz. Other than that, the only other options are implementing a hard-wired...
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