Recent content by SemiChemE

@L&LD - I definitely want snapshot capability. BTRFS may have some issues, but it appears to be a very efficient way (in time, compute power, and storage) to implement it. I'll look into it more, though Synology seems to be a huge advocate for it. Thanks for the heads up on on SMR in WD...

A NAS newbie here. I'm looking for an economical 4+ bay NAS with btrfs support. This would mostly be a backup solution for my various devices and computers, as well as hosting your standard (not extremely large) photo and music collections. Cost isn't the biggest consideration, but I'd...

The stock WNDR3700v3 firmware supports a WDS bridge mode with WEP encryption, but no WPA2-PSK (AES) support, so I think I'd have to install DD-WRT to get what I want. However, that router has already been deployed elsewhere, so it's not available for this application.

Hi Ryan, Just wondering if your TP-Link Archer C1200 is still working well for you. Can you specify the exact model? I'm looking for something similar, but I see no mention of Bridge mode in any of the C1200 spec's: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IUDUJE0/?tag=snbforums-20 Maybe yours is a...

Hold up there, what I'm looking for is called "Bridge Mode" on the Netgear router (R7800) and "Client Mode" on the TP-Link (TL-WR810N) device. I think Asus routers call it "Media Bridge", though I don't actually have one. I've also seen it called a wifi ethernet adapter. Basically, it's a...

Coming back to bridge mode in routers, is there an easy way to find out which routers support bridge mode? At $40 the Netgear R6300v2 looks pretty attractive, but I don't see any mention of bridge mode in the user guide. I could try DD-WRT and if I brick the router in the process I'm not out...

Thanks Tim, it looks like the EX6200 checks most of the boxes. Wish it were a bit cheaper, but I'll check it out anyway. I also may have found a lead on a used Asus router (RT-66U?) from a coworker.

I understand that network security is at best an afterthought for most smartTV's, the same is true for many IOT appliances these days. However, if I connect it through an isolated guest-network, is it really such a big deal? Even if it gets hacked, my primary network should still be secure, so...

I am in need of a couple of Wi-fi Bridges to link a smartTV and a small home office network located on opposite sides of the ground floor with my wireless router which is setup in a second floor bedroom. My main router is a Netgear R7800 and I get reasonable signal throughout the house. I...