Recent content by overdrive31

Look under the router settings for Firewall>General>Respond Ping Request from WAN - set to YES, and reboot the router. What modem do you have, and is it bridged or are you behind it's NAT also? What wireless encryption settings are you using? Try to avoid the WPA AES + TKIP setup, some devices...

Wireless N vs. AC most likely. Your brother(N), other place(AC)? The test at the other place done on the same computer? What hardware is used in each test?

The MBP likely has the old wireless N Broadcom card. These do not support beamforming, the AC Broadcom cards do support it, and some clients do not play nice with it enabled unless they explicitly support it. The DD-WRT devs talk like it is a problem in the Broadcom drivers on the routers...

Could the NAS be in standby? Send a WOL packet?

Some Windows clients will not respond to ping depending on firewall setup. I recall a Win XP Home firewall not responding to ping by default.

The new modems rented from Comcast do not come with batteries. Yes, their old Docsis 2 telephony modems like the Motorola did come with a battery. Good to know the store bought modems come with a battery. Comcast must be pulling a fast one with the batteries. Nickel and dime...who doesn't these...

What you describe should not happen. Anything connected to a giga switch should all communicate at that rate. Something is wrong in the connection between router and switch. It helps to give specifics on hardware used. What switch are you using? Also, please only refer to NICs when talking about...

The Arris telephony modem doesn't come with a battery btw. The battery is to keep the internet up for a few hours during a power outage for phone use. Comcast used to provide the battery, now they expect you to purchase it if you need the ability to make calls in a power outage. I would suggest...

Plug the printer into a computer and install Netgear Genie, it creates a airprint server on the computer. I recall RMerlin saying you can install it via optware. I think the Netgear Genie solution is easier.

Why not do away with using 100Mbit nics, and only use the Gbit nics? Connect Gbit nics to the switch, and then the switch to the router. All traffic behind the switch will be Gbit, so only time it will slow down is to/from the internet. If you must do it your way. Try setting priorities under...

I suggest the Outdoor AP's also, they are cheaper than modern routers using DD-WRT, and are waterproof with PoE support. You could still use your routers and keep bandwidth high by using the outdoor AP's as just bridges and not repeaters, then run the routers as AP for better coverage per house...

Usb clients tend to be finicky, and I think it has to do with interference on the extension cables they supply with them. Usually a unplug and re-plug takes care of it, but I have found that doing away with the extension cable resolves most of the problems. Windows 8.1 defaults all new networks...

The desktop wireless card, is it legacy wireless A or wireless AN? Legacy will max out like ~20Mbps and that is like 15-20ft away with LOS, any further or with obstructions it drops off quite a bit. Should upgrade to AC1200 clients that support beamforming(Broamcom, Realtek chipsets) to gain...

Same speed with all clients or just the laptop? Speed test the iPhone's too. How old are the iPhone's? iPhone 4 or newer are wireless N, 4S will test faster than a 4 even though they have same speed wireless radio(My 4 max is 17Mbps, 4S will max out my connection at 28Mbps). The laptop using...

The article, in terms of 2.4GHz N performance, was biased towards the Intel, there wasn't any 2.4GHz "AC era" clients to compare to(the usb client was single stream, so not viable). Your idea of it being the best for 2.4GHz N, based on what comparison? Just other N only clients? That is a fair...