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  1. K

    need new Router & check your coax ground line!

    TLDR - check your Coax ground line where it enters the house. Now I need a new standalone Router. The ranker charts only show the highend Router / WiFi all in one whizbang gizmos. The gory details Had some crazy lighting storms the past couple days. Was hearing loud electrical popping sounds...
  2. K

    DIY POE Camera & Storage or buy prebuilt package?

    I am considering setting up some POE Cameras around the exterior of the home to keep an eye on things when out of town. Should I renew my geek status and build my own or just buy an package deal of cameras & storage appliance? Already have a decent Unifi network with spare POE capacity and a...
  3. K

    Ideal combination of Indoor & Outdoor access points?

    TLDR: True 1st world problems that I know I am quite lucky to have & whine about. A) Indoor & Outdoor Access Points needed B) Outdoor looking to extend coverage 400 - 500 feet in 3 different directions C) Home is a Faraday cage! Stone siding, metal mesh & metal roof The details: Looking to...
  4. K

    Syslogd, logstash or other?

    So I am looking to extend my geek level and use my NAS4Free to store logs for multiple systems - EdgeRouter, UAP Access points and NAS of course. Has anyone done similar? I currently have NAS4Free setup as a syslog server but that seems to put all logs in one. So maybe I'll give logstash a...
  5. K

    Xbox Game storage on NAS

    I've been looking into this for a while but can't find the answer I want. So, got an xbox running low on storage space for games. Microsoft says just hang a USB drive off the console and game on. I don't like that since, we'll what happens if / when the drive crashes? So, how would I use my...
  6. K

    Paying forward: Free Unifi AP 2.4Ghz only

    I've received a lot of good tips from this forum so I am offering up a spare Unifi AP with the POE injector. It is a older 2.4Ghz only model, no mounting ring but velcro tape works well. Or contact Ubiquity support - they told me they would send a mounting ring. If you need Ethernet cable let...
  7. K

    Rethinking network guts

    At the risk of blasphemy I am thinking less truly might be more. Replaced my owned SB6121 Modem due to weird vpn issues with a rented TG1682G Gateway. That gives me the option to retire two APs & one router. Only been about 18 hours but preliminary results indicates less is more. WiFi is...
    • KenZ71
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    • edgerouter
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    • Forum: Routers
  8. K

    VLAN for guest wifi

    So, now that I got my stand alone Edgerouter X running I am wondering what is the most efficient way to put my guest & kids wifi on a vlan for isolation & security. I could continue running dd-wrt on my two wndr3700s which has worked well. Or would I be better with another approach? Ubiquity...
  9. K

    Edgerouter Ground Screw - needed?

    So, based partly on rave reviews here and elsewhere I ordered a Edgerouter X from NewEgg - their cheap / free shipping got it to me faster than Amazon. Wow. Anyway, so on the back of the case their is a ground screw mount but no screw was included. The little things really tick me off. :mad...
  10. K

    Recommend a basic 5gHz cell phone

    Looking to give one of my kids a cell phone. Two silly requirements 1) 5ghz wifi 2) GPS This would be the only 2.4gHz wifi device in the house so I really don't want to maintain a network for one device. Maybe I am too OCD? Carrier is Sprint but thathe shouldn't matter. They sent me a...
  11. K

    Recommend me a multifunction printer

    I seem to have killed my 5ish year old multi function printer. So, let see what other recommend. There are a couple on Amazon that have my eye HP OfficeJet 5740 or a similar Epson. I print about 500 pages every 6 months, not huge volume. What I want: Double side print Scan Fax $75 to $100...
  12. K

    Switch to support Dual NIC server

    Looking to add a new switch most likely 16 or 24 ports. Would like to be able to support my servers dual NICs which sounds like I will need a switch that supports LAGG. is that correct? So what should I buy? Been reading lots of stuff and got myself all confused. Thinking maybe one of these...
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