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  1. al2813

    New GB house cabling showing 100 Mbps on Switch

    I recently had my house Ethernet cabling redone. My cabling runs from my main switch in my ground floor office sitting next to my Internet router. From there I have one cat6 cable running to my living room GB switch. This one shows a GB connection on the second switch (green light). A second...
  2. al2813

    recommendations for changing routers/APs

    I currently run a setup with the following components: - ground floor: ISP cable modem router catering also for NAT/DHCP and wifi for the ground floor. Off it I have two switches - one next to the router in the home office and another one in the living room for several multimedia devices. -...
  3. al2813

    Deciding my next home router and security considerations

    for several months now, I have been hesitating on my next move around the home router. I was pretty much decided on the Edgerouter X, when again I am having doubts. There are two key reasons: 1. I am a bit worried about too many things requiring CLI tweaking 2. I am wondering whether I should...
  4. al2813

    New home network setup recommendations

    I am looking to redo completely my home (and home office) network currently composed of ISP provided router plus some extra stuff. My current setup is: - cable modem/router acting also as ground floor WIFI AP - Main office GB switch (d-link) - Small living room GB switch - 1st floor...
  5. al2813

    Unifi setup advice

    Hi, I am looking to move to a setup based on unifi for my home network. my current setup look like this: - ISP modem/router - internet access, DHCP/NAT, Wifi AP ground floor - Main office GB switch (D-link DGS-1016D) - Living room small GB switch (D-link DGS-1008D) - connects living room...
  6. al2813

    expand my EA8500 or go Mesh

    I have a two floor house with a serious WIFI coverage issue in my bedroom. I have already gone thorugh several setups and none of them solved the issue completely. As I stream a LOT over wifi (I have 2-3 tablets streaming over the weekends between me and my children), a strong coverage is vital...
  7. al2813

    (vds) Mesh or powerline wifi extension

    My current setup is using two Airport Extremes chained behind my ISP router (which is in bridge mode). The first Airport Extreme which is in my office on the ground floor caters for DHCP/NAT, routing (I have 2 switches one for my office and the second in the living room) and main WIFI AP...
  8. al2813

    Looking for user friendly dual wan router

    Hi, I have at home 2 internet connection - a main cable one and a secondary DSL. The main connection is plugged into my Airport Extreme which acts as a DHCP server and main WIFI router. Behind it I have a main GB Switch that distributes all wired LAN traffic. I have two smaller switches behind...
  9. al2813

    New wireless router + network design advice

    I am re-posting a thread I started about a month ago - this time with a different emphasis on the advice requested :) My current setup is composed from 2 Apple Extreme routers with the first one (a newer AC model) connected to my cable ISP modem/router (setup in bridge mode), and acting as DHCP...
  10. al2813

    Recommendation for new routers

    My current setup is composed from 2 Apple Extreme routers with the first one (a newer AC model) connected to my cable ISP modem/router (setup in bridge mode), and acting as DHCP + wireless AP on the ground floor. it is than connected to my main switch (D Link DS -1016). From the switch I have a...
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