Recent content by Exponential

I would like to do a hard factory reset but I have well over 50 devices with multiple static addresses etc etc and it took me AGES to set up and configure! I couldn't face doing that all over again!! Wouldn't do any harm to reset the password I suppose.

Thanks dude. I'll try to remember to back it all up!

The very first time I did it last year yes, I completely reset the whole thing and started fresh. Assigning static IP addresses etc etc as everything was dynamic before that. I've checked my settings and they're identical to the setting I initially configured. All looks ok but there's always...

It's for WAN access as I need to access my NAS for work purposes while I'm away from home. Come to think of it, maybe I'm wrong about that? I have pretty much everything on MFA and it's been that long since I set it all up that I'm assuming I have that set up too!! :oops:

I am very confused by it all to be honest as my login to my router password is google generated (so lots of odd characters and numbers etc) followed by MFA for devices not included in my LAN. I'm going to go through all of the settings to ensure I've not missed something somewhere. Thank you!!

It is very odd! I've re-flashed the Merlin firmware which was successful. Thanks for the input. :cool:

So after checking the firmware version, it looks like the router has auto-updated to the latest ASUS official firmware. Auto-update firmware was set to "on" which I am sure I had reset to "off" last year? Regardless, Merlin is now no longer on my router so I assume I can just go through the...

Hi all. I'm hoping for a bit of advice from you guys about an unexpected change to my router firmware. I have not felt the need to access my router setting after installing Merlin last year as I followed all the guides and set it up correctly. However, after logging in the other day to double...

Morning all, The Sabrent 5Gbe USB adapter hasn't arrived yet but I have made a couple of minor changes which I feel should be mentioned along with a few minor annoyances too! I have installed a new Cat6 Ethernet cable to my laptop now and have disabled WiFi which has had mixed results. When...

In my use case scenario yes. I think that, because I only use a handful of wired devices and of those, a couple are very low bandwidth due to older technology (or cheap manufacturing processes), the unmanaged switch is certainly the better option. The unmanaged switch will auto-negotiate and...

I can't thank you enough for the valued input you've given to me as you really didn't have to at all! You've given me a lot of "food for thought" too as this isn't just about attaining the fastest speeds possible also (and more importantly) to ensure your network is structured in a way that it...

So you've been in the game for a very similar amount of time as I've been an electrician! The great thing about you is that, although you're extremely knowledgeable, you're spoon feeding me in understandable bite-sized chunks which is exactly what I need at the moment and I appreciate that very...

I 100% do not understand at all but I do understand the principal of what you're saying and I appreciate you trying to steer me in the right direction! The great thing is, regardless of whether I fully understand the terminology, technology and processes behind it all, I am learning with each...

Well I did what most newbie's do and think that the higher number is obviously better! :rolleyes: I now know that jumbo only works when all devices are compatible with it. My NAS and switch do support it but I saw no difference in speeds when trying it out so I put everything back to standard...

Thanks bud. You've given some really useful information to chew on there! :) So we are agreed on the networking side and I'll have that all up and running when the new devices arrive in a few weeks so I'll get everything prepped for then.... Some info on the NAS: I have 4 x 6Tb Toshiba...