REVConnect vs. Atlas X-1
I wired my new house with Belden shielded Cat 6a. It's now time to terminate the wires. Does anyone have experience with either the Belden REVConnect system or Leviton's Atlas X-1 system as far as...
View ArticleLAN cable interference from florescent fixtures.
Our Cable Modem and Router live on a shelf that encircles half of our great room. Unfortunately the same shelf has several (4) four foot florescent fixtures on it and along side the Wan cable from the...
View ArticleDo i need my router connected to the UPS?
I have recently added an APC smart-UPS to my network setup and was fortunate enough to find a 2nd hand APC network card to go with it. So i connected the mains of my Synology, Readynas, Supermicro...
View ArticleTRENDnet Introduces 2.5 GbE and 5 GbE USB-C 3.1 Adapters
View attachment 17220 TRENDnet’s two new multi-gigabit USB-C 3.1 adapters are the TUC-ET2G and TUC-ET5G, each supporting up to 2.5 Gbps and 5 Gbps, respectively. The new low-profile adapters don’t...
View Article1Gbps Copper TAP vs SPAN between ONT & Router
I am looking to put a TAP on my WAN connection as I want visibility into my traffic before any filters/QoS/etc are applied behind my router. I also want to beable to document changes as I start...
View Articlefiber cabling in house
I'm changing to fiber and wondering what type of connector I will see inside the house on the wall. Not some crazy, proprietary type I hope. RJ-45?
View ArticleSecure on-prem hosting
Hello, I'm a software developer but need now to set up an on-prem testing/staging/deployment network. I have Linux skills and have been managing a simple LAN for many years. I've been reading...
View ArticleCat5, Cat6, Other?
Hi there, I would like to improve the internet and network signal in my home. I am going to be pulling a lan cable through a number of empty tubes in the walls. I have both older and newer hardware in...
View ArticleVLAN Problem
I have a TP-link T2600-18 managed switch. On port 1 there is a TP-link AC1200 wifi router. DHCP is on, but WiFi is turned off because I have a TP-Link EAP225 access point on port 2. So, I setup a...
View ArticleGifted big network switch
I've just been given a Trendnet TEG-30284 as a gift. How do I go about best using this thing? The settings options are quite beyond my knowledge.
View ArticleVLANs and Wireless router
I currently have an ASUS RT-86U that I love, but I have decided due to growing size and security reasons to setup VLANs on my network. I have purchased a layer 3 switch that I plan to setup to handle...
View ArticleSwitch and different IP addresses?
I’m currently using WiFi but I would like to have a switch by the TV table to connect all devices (Apple TV, PS4, AVR, TV) by Ethernet to improve connection and stability. Now with WiFi each device has...
View ArticleIs anybody interested in 8+2 10GbE switch?
We checked Amazon, found full 10GbE switch is very expensive. For example, Netgear XS708E, QNAP QSW-1208-8C-US, Buffalo BS-MP2008, Netgear XS508M, TRENDnet TEG-7080ES and so on. Almost all of them are...
View ArticleFixing a Small Business Network
I am cleaning up my Daughter's new business network. They have little switches strung all over. I am trying to pull out all the extra switches I can and replace wires which have cuts and nicks in them....
View ArticleCisco Small Buisness Switches and IP Phones
Anybody using a Cisco small business switch with IP phones? There seems to be 2 setups for IP phones. You can use Smartport or Telephony OUI. They are mutually exclusive. Which way did you go on...
View ArticleCisco 2.5 gig port switch
Anybody using the new Cisco 2.5 gig port switches. The new Cisco wireless APs like the WAP581 support 2.5 gig connection with POE. I am wondering how well they work. I want to upgrade at some point.
View ArticleNetgear GSS108E ILO/lights out, USB ports
I have a Netgear GSS108E which I've just purchased to replace an ancient GS605 that has been running since about 2005! Whilst the sales brochure claims that lights can be turned off for stealth...
View ArticleConnecting a managed and unmanaged switch
So i upgraded from 200Mbps to 1Gbps internet this week. Not fully functional yet as they need to come upgrade my modem to a DOCSIS3.1 model but in the mean time, i am very curious how my network setup...
View ArticleAquantia AQC10x firmware update
Aquantia has a new firmware update out for the AQC100, AQC108, AQC107 and AQN100, AQN108, AQN107 https://www.aquantia.com/support/driver-download/ The firmware version is 3.1.81, but there are no...
View Articleconduit or not?
I'm building a new house and want to run my cat6 before they drywall. I plan to run extra cable to each possible box and even some walls that I may use in the future. I trying to decide if I should...
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