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    Logging Usage

    I considered posting details about usage in my original post, but decided that it would just make the post too rambling. But since you asked . . . The number of users is variable, but it's mostly just my parents. Their usage is predominately email and web browsing. They do not stream media or...
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    Logging Usage

    Please let me know or just move this thread if I've not posted it in the correct forum. Goal: I want to determine how much data each device on my network is sending/receiving over my ISP in any given day/week/month. The Linksys WRT 1900 AC can tell me what devices are currently using, but not...
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    Network design for two (connected) rural homes?

    Network complete Just thought I'd get back to you guys now that I've got the two houses connected. I was under some time pressure to get it done, and the Ubiquity Nanostation loco M2s fit the bill. It did take some time for me to figure out how to configure them, but we now have a very strong...
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    Network design for two (connected) rural homes?

    This makes sense. If I go over the "length limit" for a Cat6, it won't be by much and for our purposes I doubt that we'll notice a small amount of signal attenuation.
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    Network design for two (connected) rural homes?

    Considering fiber I'm willing to consider running fiber, if the cost difference is really around $100 then that isn't a big deal. I do have a couple questions about running fiber, however. 1) Can a get direct-burial fiber or would I need to run it through conduit? I'll probably run the...
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    Network design for two (connected) rural homes?

    Wired it will be. I'll run this coax underground between the houses with a coaxial network adapter at each end. Does quad-shielded coax take a special crimping tool, or will any RG6 crimper work?
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    Network design for two (connected) rural homes?

    Abailey, I like your idea of running coax, which I hadn't known to have so much more range. The 300' limit of cat 5 would seriously constrain where in the houses I could put the devices. With coax, I could place the wireless routers centrally in both houses for better coverage. Wireless should...
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    Network design for two (connected) rural homes?

    My family lives in a rural area where our only options for ISPs are satellite providers. I want to set up a network for our two houses on a single satellite modem and it's not clear to me what would be the best way to design and install the network. Here are some relevant details: 1)...
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