tgl's latest activity
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Ttgl replied to the thread private IP addresses in traceroute.It's certainly legal for an ISP to set things up that way, but I concur with @Justinh that it seems like dubious practice. Each...
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Ttgl replied to the thread Cudy Switches; do they pass VLAN tags like tp-link do ?.Yeah, I had the same result with a TEG-S380: doesn't pass VLAN-tagged packets. In these unmanaged switches I think it comes down to...
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Ttgl replied to the thread ZenWifi or Deco?.Sure, but that doesn't mean you want your wifi dropping too. As an example, do you really want a gateway reboot to cause your WLAN to...
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Ttgl replied to the thread ZenWifi or Deco?.UniFi can do mesh (a/k/a wireless backhaul). But their heart is not in it. There's not a spare radio for the backhaul channel, so...
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Ttgl replied to the thread ZenWifi or Deco?.I had an Orbi system about 4 years ago (RBR850 + 2x RBS850). Did not like it. Clunky GUI, difficult to configure the way I wanted ---...
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Ttgl replied to the thread Shielded F/UTP cables + shielded connectors with ungrounded switch - a mistake?.I believe a cable shield is supposed to be grounded on one end but not the other (else you risk a ground loop). So it depends on how...
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Ttgl replied to the thread Is Unifi worth the upgrade?.No idea. If you want that level of expertise with Ubiquiti gear, you'd be way better off asking over at the UI community forums. Lots...
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Ttgl replied to the thread Router for Aruba APs.Best to avoid mix-n-match AP sets. The main thing you lose if you do that is that the units will not support 802.11k/v roaming between...
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Ttgl replied to the thread Ubiquiti UCG Fiber with 3 x ASUS XT9 access points.Ubiquiti has a reputation for building products that run hotter than people expect: that's a common theme across many of their products...
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Ttgl replied to the thread Ubiquiti ER-X vs ASUS EBG15 vs ???.I used an EdgeRouter X for several years, and quite liked it ... but it is tough to recommend buying one in 2025. Ubiquiti has put next...
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Ttgl replied to the thread WPA status - WiFi Security and WiFi7.It'll work, but you're giving up most of the security benefit of WPA3 when you do that. (If there's a nearby hacker trying to break...
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Ttgl replied to the thread Secure home router..My take: security in the current world is less about which equipment you buy than about how faithful you are about installing software...
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TLinux skills are not needed, but there is a learning curve. Above average networking knowledge is good to have. Appliances with x86 CPU...
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Ttgl replied to the thread Which router would you choose?.Could be a matter of one or the other's antenna gain pattern better fitting where your clients happen to be. Nobody builds routers with...
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Ttgl replied to the thread Does a router always bond channels as listed in this table?.I don't believe that's correct. AFAIK, the 5GHz/6GHz channel bonding hierarchy described in that wikipedia page is required by the wifi...
