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  1. techfranz

    Best Cable tester around $100 or less

    I will need to keep Byte Brothers in mind. I was not aware of that Brand Name. Also Monoprice looks extremely affordable. Well it seems like a case of you get what you pay for. So I might just stick with Fluke so I have some confidence. Thanks everyone for your responses.
  2. techfranz

    Best Cable tester around $100 or less

    Hello, I have some off brand cable testers for testing cable pair sequence and breaks in cable etc.... I also have a Fluke Toner. I am considering purchasing an Fluke Cable Tester: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J2QW1KY/?tag=snbforums-20 Ideal Cable Tester...
  3. techfranz

    Need Managed Switches with Built-in Reporting, Bandwidth Usage Monitoring & Cable Diagnostics.

    That is exactly the type of reporting I am looking for. So it looks like this is often configured with a Router. I suppose I can use a replicated Port on a Cisco Switch connected to a Computer? Is it possible to have this type of reporting built-in directly to a Switch or network Appliance so...
  4. techfranz

    Need Managed Switches with Built-in Reporting, Bandwidth Usage Monitoring & Cable Diagnostics.

    I am looking for a Managed Switch that has built-in reporting. My requirements are as follows: Current Bandwidth Usage both LAN & WAN per Port Number. We want to see internal backups and other Lan usage in addition to WAN usage. Built-in Reporting. Cable Diagnostics Broken Cable, Throughput...
  5. techfranz

    Load Balancing two DSL Lines to Get Fast Connection

    The last cable junction is 860 feet down the road. The cable company said running the 860 ft will cost $2000 plus two electric poles that need replaced, potentially costing $5000-10000. So looking for options before I go that route.
  6. techfranz

    Load Balancing two DSL Lines to Get Fast Connection

    Thank you guys for the information. Fortunately our local WISP says they have Line of Site to their transmitter, so I hopefully won't have to go the Windstream with Peplink Router route. I was looking forward to configuring it. Then again I could Load Balance the WISP and Windstream, but why...
  7. techfranz

    Load Balancing two DSL Lines to Get Fast Connection

    I am looking for a recommendation on a Load Balanced Router. We have access to Windstream MAXSPEED DSL with theoretical download speeds of 12mbs. I would like to "bond" two of these 12mbs modems on different lines together in some sort of load balancing arrangement with the hopes of getting...
  8. techfranz

    Best Small Business Phone System for less than $1000

    I need to replace an X-Blue X-16 system with something that can do barge calls. Any suggestions for a good system. It is still two wire copper ,but we can go 8 wire Ethernet to get more features. I understand the AT&T systems can be pretty good...
  9. techfranz

    Hardware Sophos Home Firewall or pfsense

    Thanks, I will check out the boxes from electric sheep. Have you tried the free Sophos software firewall?https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-utm-home-edition.aspx
  10. techfranz

    Hardware Sophos Home Firewall or pfsense

    I am looking for recommendations on a good dual nic box ready to go. I am leaning towards Sophos because of their name recognition. Are the mini ITX boxes on Amazon any good?Which is better pfsense, Sophos, openBSD or some other? Which has the best free content filter? Some of the boxes have...
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