Recent content by Z100

Hello everyone, I'd like to replace Virgin's Hub 5 with a more customisable router - something that can run OpenWRT, for example. I plan to use the Hub 5 in modem/bridge mode. I want to maintain the same Wi-Fi coverage throughout my house, but I'm not sure how to compare the signal strength of...

So how i.e. Android phone would login to this network managed by Radius ?

So either I use pfsense or openwrt ?

Can you elaborate why by IP is better ? And how to manage it when you have a few connections a day (wifi on a mobile on and off -> I will get new IP everytime I reconnect). I don't mind Radius.

Hello, is there any operating system for routers (ideally: open source) that: allows me to create dedicated user/password per mac address ? allows be to set QoS/priority per mac address and/or user ? allows me to set wifi access window per user/mac address ? (access window: particular user can...

Thanks for the suggestion but I am looking for free solution. I mean I can spend some money on hardware (wifi router) but that is all. Also I need something I can fully customise as one of my sons is IT clever and filtering based on i.e.: MAC address won't work as he will quickly discover how to...

We have very good bandwidth and the only reason is, as you said, to discourage them from consuming any content. I want us, parents, to still be able to use it but make it dog slow for them (but not turn it off completely).

So OpenWRT is the only system which let me do that in more "sophisticated" (read: tune/tweak) way ?

The reason is that I am trying to limit the bandwidth for my children when they come back from the school. I don't have big budget for it and my background is IT so I can manage ore sophisticated solutions. The question is which operating system is the most customisable, open source and then I...

Hello all, is there any router which let me shape home wifi and ethernet traffic based on the time of the day ? Let's say my child have remote lessons from 9-15 and I allow full bandwidth for his mac address. But after 3pm it will be limited automatically to i.e.: 30%. It is important to shape...

Thanks all. And yes, that is in UK. I used powerline solution and it provides better (and much more stable) bandwidth than standard wifi coverage but still worse than max wifi we can have.

Hello everyone, we have Virgin Media Hub 3 at home. The problem is that the quality of wifi network in the opposite corner of our house is very poor. When looking for some wifi router is there any number which describes wifi antenna which let me compare whether router X (read: its antenna) is...

Hmm, seems very promising :-) I think I have last (for now ;) ) question - with RMerlin firmware can I create multiple networks (SSIDs) with different passwords and rules for each?

By the way what is "amtm" ?

I don't mind learning new stuff - this is refreshing ;-) The only concern I have is what path to follow i.e.: dd-wrt family or merlin firmware ? Which one would allow me to create dedicated network with different wifi password for our children and guests.