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    Feature Set of Smart Switches

    The discussion here has been very helpful. I was focused on another project, so just came back here to reread. Since MAC based VLANs don't seem like a practical solution to keeping a hardwired device from being assigned to the wrong VLAN, would the proper way to handle this be to use an...
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    Why Your Network Cable is Slowing You Down

    This is an excellent article about installing Cat5e, vs Cat 6 or Cat6a. Here's a excerpt, but the article gets into much more detail as to why: "...people who are paying extra for Cat 6 and 6a assemblies, and who think that they are paying that little extra for the sake of "future proofing,"...
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    Feature Set of Smart Switches

    Thank you for pointing out the article on segmenting networks. So it sounds like I need to get a router, switch and APs that support 802.1Q, then configure the connections between router, switches and APs to be truck lines. I assume then that the segment a device is on is based on the physical...
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    Feature Set of Smart Switches

    With the rise of more and more connected devices, I would like to start segmenting my networks (home/home office, small office with retail front) for security reasons. By segmenting, I mean Layer 2 VLANs. The wikipedia articles on Network Switches states that there are two categories of...
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    Authentication in an Wired Network

    Can you point me in the right direction to learn about how to authenticate clients in a wired network, similar to a key in a WiFi network? I'm hoping there is a simple way to keep an unapproved device from being plugged into and gaining access to the data on a wired network. We're currently...
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    Tracking Down Bandwidth Hogs

    Thank you for the suggestions. I'm very familiar with DD-WRT; with the merlin firmware I'm also able to see which devices are hogging bandwidth in real time and over time. The device I'm particularly concerned about is a mobile (android) device, so I guess wireshark is out. I guess what I'm...
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    Tracking Down Bandwidth Hogs

    Using Asus RT-N66U with Merlin 378.55 I'm trying to figure what is eating up bandwidth on my network. I first suspected NetFlix or Youtube, so I blocked those outright from the entire network. However, there is still something hogging bandwidth. I've enabled Traffic Monitor and can see what...
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    Parental Controls & HOSTS based Ad Blocking

    I've implemented the HOSTS based ad blocking script discussed in this thread. It works, except... when DNS Filtering under Parental Controls is enabled, ads are no longer blocked. I'm guessing that when DNS Filtering is enabled, the router is ignoring the router HOSTS file. Is there anyway to...
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    Reseting WAN port

    Thank you for the suggestions, sorry about the typo, and yes, I am from the future. ;) Prior to and again just after installing 378.50, I did a factory reset. Over the last several weeks, I have tried the other suggestions also. At night, I typically power down the modem using what is in effect...
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    Reseting WAN port

    I'm currently running 738.51 on a RT-N66U. Since installing 738.50, I've had a number of issues which I've been trying to work through. The current issue is my WAN port dropping. When the WAN drops, I am not able to ping the cable modem. I could write a script on a CRON job that pings the cable...
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    RT-N66U 378.50 Port Forwarding not working.

    For what its worth, I've been having connection issues with my rt-n66u since installing 378.50. In my case, certain services like xbox live and netflix (via xbox) don't connect. Periodically, I'm also completely losing internet connectivity which seems to resolve if I reboot my router and/or...
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    Enabling Both OpenVPN Servers

    Changing port # took care of it. Thanks! Sorry, I mixed up the TUN & TAP. My Android devs are using TUN
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    Enabling Both OpenVPN Servers

    ASUS RT-N66U Merlin 376.47 I'd like to access my net from both Android devices & windows PCs using OpenVPN. Apparently Android will only work with a TAP configuration. And, apparently a TUN configuration is needed for the Windows PC to have full network access. As such, I've got one...
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    Wireless Coverage Comparison

    Thanks for the reply. All my active devices are 802.11n or ac. Yes, I originally used the N66U as a AP to replace one of the G54s, in hopes of getting even better coverage with newer technology. The N66U was barely usable as an AP. I tried updating firmware, and flashing with merlin, but it...
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    Wireless Coverage Comparison

    I'm current running an Asus RT-N66U with Merlin (376.45) as my router. For wireless APs, I'm using two Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 flashed with dd-wrt. I originally bought the N66U because of its high rankings for wireless coverage, but I've found the G54s provides better bandwidth at greater...
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