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Recent content by Ethereal_Dragon

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    LAN Issues, due to addition of a switch

    Correct. Only the 4 LAN ports were used, not the WAN port.
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    HD Streaming Router

    In theory, since you already have a gigabit switch, so any traffic on your LAN (assuming everything is plugged into the switch), wouldn't hit that router unless it is going out to the internet. In that case, gig ports don't matter, as the bottleneck is the internet link. I stream from my...
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    In my house, I ran my own cables also. Each run consists of 3 (different colored) Cat5e cables, and a Coax cable. I used small cheap zip ties evey couple feet to keep each run of cables together, to make it easier to pull through the walls. To keep the runs attached to the walls and out of the...
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    Build Me A Network Complex Setup

    I know that this is an older post, but the U-Verse STB's do NOT have to connect directly to the AT&T RG. I have U-Verse service at my home also, and each box connects to a 24 port D-Link DGS-1024D Gigabit switch, with then has 1 port connected to the RG. Due to lots of painting at my house...
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    LAN Issues, due to addition of a switch

    Ok, I have made a rough network diagram with Paint (it's all I have access to at the moment). For ease of use, the diagram only shows the run that has the trouble, and the network rack. With the D-Link 24 port switch, there are currently 17 in use. 14 of the ports connect to wall plates...
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    LAN Issues, due to addition of a switch

    Hello all. To start out, I wired my home myself with both Coax and Cat5e due to issues with the existing wiring. There are 7 runs total, each consisting of 1 coax, and 3 Cat5e terminations. All of the runs terminate to a network rack I have in the crawlspace, where all of the hardware is...
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