Recent content by Richard H

That makes a lot of sense, thanks again.

Thank you very much, I wished I'd have seen your signature links before! My partner is still working, so I don't have the option to do a full reset for a while. Looking through your "Steps to try first" though, I realised I hadn't tried a guest network, so I created a simple 5GHz one. Both my...

I have an ASUS RT-AC86U router, plus a Unifi AC-Lite AP to help with a poor reception area. I'd recently has some unreliability with the router which I think may have been caused by a filesystem on it filling up ("Argh. No free space left for GC." in log). With the help of some guidance from...

my understanding is that the vLAN is linked to the SSID (at least the way I was planning to do it). I don’t actually have HomeKit devices (yet), but it looks like a bit more work is required to get it working with an isolated vLAN - Using HomeKit devices across vLANs

I couldn't find a perfect home for this as it's got both wired and wireless aspects. Hope this is OK. I currently run an ASUS RT-AC86U router, but it's time for a change. I'm increasingly nervous about sharing my network with various IoT devices, IP cams etc. with potential security issues, so...

Thanks very much everyone. I'm starting to think VLANs may be a step too far for me at the moment due to complexity, hardware requirements and potential loss of functionality. Maybe I should go back and have another go at getting that Sophos ISO to boot!

Thanks for your reply. I'm afraid I have more questions! Would Untangle alone provide me with what I need to put restrictions around my IoT devices? Should I be thinking about VLANs, and if so can I do that without having to buy extra kit? If I go for Untangle, it seems like it is best to...

I'm into IoT and home automation, but I'm embarrassed to admit I've rather ignored the security aspects of my home network so far. I'd be really grateful for some guidance on the best direction to address this, especially if anyone thinks I might be wasting my time looking into building a NG...

Thanks for your post. Many apologies for my delayed response I didn't see an email and forgot to check the forum for one! It is unconditioned I guess, in that it has no heating / air conditioning in it, with moderate insulation on its floor. I don't know actual figures but I suspect it wouldn't...

Hi, I have an ASUS RT-N66U router in the middle of my house which I use to connect to a local wireless broadband provider. I live in the UK, in a bungalow with solid walls, and because it's been extended a few times there are a number of cavity walls inside the house. It's also quite a long...