Recent content by rahlquist

It's time to start considering some upgrades just due to age of equipment. Attached is a simple network diagram. I'm going to be replacing my R7000 soon with a Ubiquiti Edgerouter Lite. I may also get adventurous and run 4 drops to eliminate my dependence on the DECA portion of my network for...

See this is where I struggle. There needs to be a better way than to depend on someone else's back-end server. Too many ways your service could be interrupted, or you could eventually be gouged and/or stuck with a paperweight. Even if it came down to your own water monitor spamming out broadcast...

Thank you for the test and review. I have a couple of questions. When you tested the disconnected state alarm and only got smart device notification once wifi was restored it makes me wonder. Does the device know a way to directly contact your phone, or is it being used through a 3rd party (in...

Ok, I think I finally have my wireless issues handled. Things have been very stable the last month. As part of my troubleshooting I had set the 2 band on my Netgear R7000 AC1900 set to different SSID and the AP that is in my homes dead-spot set to a third SSID. So the million dollar question is...

Yeah I cant really blame SMC, the changes Charter made obviously cause a problem that either SMC couldnt or wouldnt fix via firmware. They should have been up front and announced they were working on a fix instead of me having to get info from an insider. Yeah the vpn is not the issue. As...

LOL Thank you for that assumption. I am running a Netgear R7000 with a Kong build of DD-wrt that is rock solid. In my wifes office I have an ASUS RT-N12B1 because due to the architecture of the house my signal that reaches that room stinks. As for the broadband side of the house... I have...

Hello, I realize that no provider is 100% perfect but I have a long standing hate hate relationship with charter in my area. The problem is I work from home via vpn and my wife works from home with her own small business. If our connection is down, we arent working. We pay charter for...

I'll give you an amen on that. Each AC1900 all seem to have their own issues and they are most non trivial. I mean Netgear is trying to pass off the R7000 making physical noise internally as normal and nothing to worry about. I understand we are paying less than enterprise class prices but f*s...

Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (04/16/14) kongac Time: 21:18:55 up 5 days, 23:27, load average: 0.16, 0.12, 0.07 Been on it since about 4 weeks after I bought the R7000 and I realized it was more important to my marriage that my wife be able to print. I was just trying to make a point that so many...

So my question is, was this router tested for an extended period of time compared to the R7000? Because let me tell you after reading the R7000 review I bought one and was very unhappy with some of the issues the unit had firmware wise that only became apparent after a couple weeks of use...

@azazel1024 was looking for full data. For trying to trap problems or errors. @stevech thank you for that tip on the device that will make it much easier. My (mis)use of backbone should have been backplane and is from the early days of Ethernet switching, I picked it up when the company...

Ok, my networking knowledge is not extensive but more than Joe average (at least in my age range). Back in 94 I was on my way to being a network admin till I was knocked off course to Systems Admin and a couple years later to software developer. I have a question about Ethernet switches. I...

Wifi card booted but did not function in her laptop (but worked in another just fine after). So I have to assume interference from the Bios whitelist. Intel card I tried before (2300) did the same thing. Laptop would boot, windows identified the card, drivers went in but no functionality. We...

Thank you everyone. I have taken two steps for now. I drug out my ASUS RT-N12(B1) updated to the latest ASUS firmware, which is just god awful(had taken DD-WRT off it to sell it at a garage sale to happen soon). Installed that in her office with it switched to AP mode. It is wired to the main...

Awww hell nevermind The NIC in my kids desktop I replaced a while back, its a bloody trendnet and the culprit.