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  1. PinkFloydEffect

    Tor Browser Questions

    I hope Tor discussions are not against the site policy. Just getting into using it and I noticed that almost every site I visit does not allow me to continue without accepting cookies which is weird...because if I turn off cookies with a non-Tor browser the websites do not give me a hassle. Is...
  2. PinkFloydEffect

    My Terrible Experience Working Help-Desk

    I was able to break into the enterprise/production environment a little over a year ago working in a call center with very little formal education, but I have over 10 years of PC and electronics repair experience. I was hired on as "desktop support" by a small company of ~75 employees, that...
  3. PinkFloydEffect

    Sloooow Seagate USB External Drive - Why?

    I have a USB 3.0 Seagate external drive (ST1000LM024) with very low hours on it that is extremely sluggish and I can not figure out why. It took 5min to transfer a 50Mb file onto it and disk management takes a min or two before the GUI will load....yet it only took 1 second to transfer the 50Mb...
  4. PinkFloydEffect

    Minimum Patch Length?

    I was about to re-cable our entire patch rack with 12" cables until one of my coworkers mentioned a minimum patch cable length of 3 meters. I want to move our switches up directly below each patch panel so that I can eliminate the cable management rows with a direct shot from the patch panels to...
  5. PinkFloydEffect

    WAN --> LAN Subnet Eating Bandwidth?

    I can not seem to figure out why that a router would eat or constrict bandwidth. I setup a subnet on a basic old TPLINK router, using a mesh range extender with Ethernet for the WAN and my desktop connected to the LAN. This allows me to pickup a WiFi signal and redistribute it on a subnet. With...
  6. PinkFloydEffect

    VOIP Desk Phone On VPN?

    With the whole COVID thing going around I packed up my desk and started working from home. I was hoping I could get my IP phone working remotely but have not had any luck. I thought if I simply bridged my NICs I could essentially extend the openVPN off my Ethernet jack since I am using WiFi. I...
  7. PinkFloydEffect

    Stacking UPS? (Without Transfer Switch)

    I am trying to improve our company's data room redundancy, working with the UPS units we have on hand. I have two identical model Tripplite Smart1500RMXL2UA units to use with our switch rack. Some switches are used more than others some days, so I do not want to just connect half them to one UPS...
  8. PinkFloydEffect

    Isobar On UPS?

    For a long time I have used a Tripplite Isobar for my home workstation with no UPS. Now I do have a UPS and I am wondering if I should still be using the Isobar? Is it redundant or a source or problems? I am pretty sure the UPS surge protection is better than the Isobar's right? Am I gaining...
  9. PinkFloydEffect

    Home Firewall: pfSense On Untangle Hardware? (u150)

    I really want to run pfSense at home, to create a subnet as I share a WiFi network with another family. The current system requirements are a 600MHz processor with 512MB of RAM. I have some firewall choices I got from work, I just started studying for my CCNA so bare with me if I am not making...
  10. PinkFloydEffect

    Wireless Bridge Recommendations

    I moved into an apartment with WiFi included in the rent, but its a weak signal and I would like to be on my own my own subnet. I got a free bridge from work but its a piece of junk (DLINK DAP-1525) from 2011. Surprisingly it supports 5GHz AC....must have been ahead of its time. Its weak...
  11. PinkFloydEffect

    3-5 Display Output Card Recommendations

    Hello, can anyone recommend a PCI-e card for under $200 that will support 3-5 digital video outputs that is stable for a work computer? No gaming, just browsing and monitoring. I started looking into the Radeon RX 570-590 lineup but I read mixed reviews about the cards being overclocked and...
  12. PinkFloydEffect

    DAC: No Volume Control?

    I ended up with a free DAC on my hands with a fiber output that I wanted to use, but I have no volume control in Windows. Its a cheap but highly rated unit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FEDHHKE/?tag=snbforums-20 My main volume slider does nothing when adjusted, but if I open up the volume...
  13. PinkFloydEffect

    Calculating UPS Backup Runtime?

    I am trying to calculate the run time of a UPS for a mini aquarium. If the power fails the pump stops, which supplies water to the rear wall that is covered in plants now. Without water they dry up quickly and die, all aquatic species so they rely on constant water. The filter clogged and the...
  14. PinkFloydEffect

    Choosing eMail Server Software For Win10?

    Hello everyone, I am new to playing with mail servers but I need it in order to have en email for my business. I purchased a domain name, and it offers email forwarding but that is not want I need....I need to be able to respond from the domains email (subdomain?) so I was told I need a mail...
  15. PinkFloydEffect

    UVK All In One Repair Software?

    Has anyone played around with UVK Ultra Virus Killer software? It claims to be one of the best all in one computer repair tools, seems to have good Youtube reviews. Thoughts?
  16. PinkFloydEffect

    Disabled ISP Firewall Still Restricting Traffic?

    Frontier is my ISP (they bought Verizon's fios network) so I have a fiber line running to an ONT on my property. From the ONT there is copper Ethernet running to the firewall/router/switch/AP that the ISP provided. I had Sprint send me their Airave 3 LTE extender which rides on the LAN and...
  17. PinkFloydEffect

    Surge Protecting Power Center Switches?

    I bought an "Eliminator" E107 control center for my rack, it is just 8 power switches with 8 separate outlets so you can cycle power for individual components in your rack. There is not power conditioning, or surge protection, it only has a simple breaker. Before I purchased the power center...
  18. PinkFloydEffect

    Choosing Right Cable Grade For Jobs

    I am having a hard time with settling on a cable type/grade for jobs and I need the communities input. At the price difference between 5e and 6, for the cost I always run Cat6 now. The problem is when choosing my Cat6 I keep using shielded solid copper wire which is hard to work with but great...
  19. PinkFloydEffect

    NETGEAR 5 Port Switch Latest Revision?

    I am trying to temporarily expand on an ISPs all-in-one unit, I have the 4 LAN ports populated and need 3 more. Until I install a managed rack switch and security router (will be sending the ISPs unit back...all I need is their ONT). So I ran out to the store to pickup a trusty 5 port Netgear...
  20. PinkFloydEffect

    MIMO Sharing Question

    When choosing an AP we have the option between SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO. My question is if you have a 3x3 SU-MIMO AP and all your clients are 1x1 mobile devices will it work like a MU-MIMO since it has 3 antennas and each client only needs one antenna to communicate? My current AP is a SU-MIMO 3x3...
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