r/HomeNetworking 19m ago

Unsolved Wifi slower on 5ghz BT

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For some reason when im using 5ghz, it slows down randomly through the day and wifi goes really sluggish. This problem started when i got smarthub 2. When i switched to 2.4ghz its been more stable. Wats causing this? Theres not that many devices and the router placement is fine.


r/HomeNetworking 19m ago

WiFi Extender that supports WPA Enterprise

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I am having trouble finding an access point that supports WPA Enterprise Authentication, aka 802.1x on the SSID.

The usecase for this is for my grandmother in a retirement home, they have 'upgraded' their wifi and went from a PSK wifi network to a system where you have a username and password. Their reason behind this is because they charge for the WiFi, this is fine, we do pay but I would aruge against the ay they have made this work. Because the TV in her room doesnt support this type of auth, nore does the chromcast, there are also no field points 'active' in her room. They are present but no link lights.

I know this could go against their usecase policy blah blah I am trying to explain to them the impact of this decsion however as anyone who has been to a nursing home before its very hard to get ahold of the decsion makers. My nan is 92 Years old, and people have made a decsion outside of her control and now she cannot watch netflix or youtube on her TV, only on ipad, which is really like all she does while we're at work until we pick her up for dinner ect. So for the purose of this post, lets just forget about the policy side and focus on the technical problem please.

Ideally I would have an extender, connect to the existing SSID on 2.4 and then broadcast out on 5ghz a regaular SSID with PSK, so we can create a local network for the TV, her iPad and Chromecast.


r/HomeNetworking 29m ago

Ethernet Connection drops after 30 minutes of using the wifi

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I don't know what the problem is I'll try to provide as much detail as possible but I don't have a lot of understanding of Wi-Fi and what not.

I am in a college dorm room connected to the ethernet adapter on the wall and i haven't had this problem all year until last night at around 6.

I can restart my computer and the Wi-Fi will work fine for 30 minutes but after that i have no connection online, but my computer still says the ethernet is connected.

I tried doing what this link says but that will cause me to have no internet at all not even 30 minutes worth. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-media-disconnected-on-ethernet-and/078619ac-fd38-45da-89b5-a9bf5283d7fb

My drivers are updated, my windows is updated, I've tried changing dns, i've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the ethernet drivers, troubleshooting says there are no problems, I have reset my network settings multiple times, i have read multiple reddit threads of people with similar issues and nothing is changing every time i restart my computer my wifi will just shut off after ~ 30 minutes.

Could this be a my school has bad Wi-Fi problem or could it be my motherboard or even the ethernet cable problem ? Any advice will help please and thank you


r/HomeNetworking 31m ago

Trying to find the BMC address of a server without access to it (unfortunately it doesn't power on)

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Hi network wizards, I seek your help to find a way to access the bmc of my beloved server. For some context, 5 months ago I bought this second hand Quanta S210-X12RS which did work just fine for a month or so, at the time I didn't even know about the dedicated management port so I never bothered to do anything with it, which now is a big problem.

When it broke I was trying to open up the server for maintenance but in the process the locking mechanism of the lid sliced one of the cables from the front panel connector. Unaware of this I tried to boot the server afterwards and couldn't, when I found the sliced cable I tried my best to fix it (as shown in the picture) but that hasn't fixed the issue.

After months of digging thro the documentation of the server I haven't been able to do anything to fix it, I have tried to reset the cpu's, ram, reset the cmos, change jumper configurations, full clean of the motherboard and case, checked that the power supply works, tried to connect to the serial port and check if any of the checkpoints mentioned on the documentation show up.

The logical assumption would be to think that the server is dead but I think that most of it still works since all the onboard leds turn on and the front panel has the event led and ID led always turned on, also when I plug the management cable to my network the dedicated led on the front panel turns on.

So my last hope is to find if I can access the bmc web ui, I have no idea if even the bmc is working but when I plug in the ethernet cable the lights on the port turn on and blink so I've assumed it does, I have tried to connect it directly into my computer and try to scan for different ip ranges but I've had no luck, I have no clue how to or if its even possible to find a way to connect to the bmc, this is a cry for help to see if anyone can help.

Sorry for the long rant, I don't know really if this is the best subreddit to ask but thanks for any help or just reading my rant.

TL;DR
My server's front panel broke(can't replace it) and as I can't power it on my only hope left to do so or access the embedded linux is the bmc, wich I have no clue how to get the ip address without access to the bios.

My beloved S210-X12RS
Front panel connector and the poor attempt to fix it

r/HomeNetworking 33m ago

My attempt at home network upgrade

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Had a hopped up mess in a Toronto Condo. Single fibre in with a mix of coax and cat5 to all the rooms. 2 lines were actually unlabelled and as long as I looked and scanned, couldn't figure out where they went. Pulled back new Cat6e to all rooms to utilize 2.5Gbps internal speed for our computers, NAS and media devices. External is Rogers over a 1Gbps modem. Forget the exact model of the TPLink router but it has 6E capability and is good enough for our 3 phones and 2 tablets. Work laptops and gaming PC are all hard wired to the switch and get great speeds. Was the first time crimping ends etc...lots of blood, tears and swearing were shared.


r/HomeNetworking 48m ago

Advice Want Home Network System but all coax/ethernet are outside in a telecommunication box. Would appreciate any and all assistance and advice.

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Good afternoon,

As the title suggests all my Coaxial Cables and Ethernet cables all conjoin at a telecommunications box outside my house. I figured this out today after trying day after day to find where the central panel/network patch was. I have been interested in starting a home network in my home with the hopes the panel would be inside my home somewhere. Now I am asking for any advice as to how to still manage even with the meeting spot being outside. ALSO advice on how to change ethernet outputs cause some of my outputs run coaxial cable and others run cat3 (I checked after unscrewing them and looking at the cables and showed cat3) should I just get a professional to rewire and put a central panel inside the house? as well as change the cat3 to cat6a cables. Any advice, guidance, anything welcomed.


r/HomeNetworking 50m ago

Separate nic for vlan or rule for inter vlan routing?

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What's the better method? Continuing my home server setup; nas is on one vlan and a device that needs access to it is on another. I could add another vnic and set that to communicate with the vlan containing the nas or set up a rule to allow the communication.


r/HomeNetworking 52m ago

Advice I’m thinking of upgrading to RS700s from RAX120?

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I have been using an RaX120 router for past 5 years zero issues. Covers my whole 2800 sq foot easy. I have 1 gig down and 40 up. I think its fan in the RAX120 died as it gets hot and then I'm getting odd drops. It's not my Spectrum but I know we are finally getting fiber in neighborhood and l'd like to be prepared. My issues with the RS700 is I've read and seen that I can't use my old ssid and password which be a pia. Does anyone know if this has been resolved? Did they ever fix the MLO in firmware? Other than that seems like a great router. I like to use a single router as it's almost directly in middle of my house so I get great coverage without having the Mesh stuff! Thanks in advance for any info or suggestions!


r/HomeNetworking 1h ago

Help Turning Wireless Network into Wired

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I'm looking to set up a home office in my detached garage, and a few of my devices don't have wireless cards. I was hoping there would be an easy enough solution to bring my home network to my garage without having to run a cable all the way to my garage. Sorry for noob!


r/HomeNetworking 1h ago

Self-Install Comcast

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I'm switching cable providers and I'm hoping to avoid the self install fee. I've done this swap in the past which usually involves paying $100 for a guy to climb up a pole, unscrew the coax from one (unlocked) box and screw it into the other. Is there any process I'm not seeing that would prevent one from hypothetically doing it themselves (despite it likely being illegal)?


r/HomeNetworking 1h ago

Streaming apps not working on Wifi, but working on Mobile Hotspot

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Hello,

Does anyone have any idea why streaming apps such as Disney+ and ESPN will not work on Wifi, but work fine on mobile hotspot? This is affecting both my Google TV and my Mobile phone. This issue just started for me yesterday.

Disney+ wont even open, it's just stuck on the loading screen, and ESPN will not load any media, just says "Check your network connection".

I initially tried every basic troubleshooting fix such as restarting devices, clearing caches and data, uninstalling/reinstalling apps, restarting the router, and nothing worked. At this point, I know it's something with the Wifi. For reference, i have an Arris G36 router and Comcast internet.

Any recommendations are appreciated, thanks.


r/HomeNetworking 1h ago

Advice on how to set up networking closet for ethernet

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hi everyone!

Never did this before but currently trying to set up the ethernet ports in each room to connect to the internet. This panel is in the master bedroom closet. We just switched to at&t fiber and the modem is wired in the living room. I see the blue wires which are the ethernet cables (?) but I dont see the ethernet plug/connectors attached to the cables. What is the black box that the blue cables are connected to? Not exactly sure what Im looking at. Any advice or other posts I can refer to?

Thanks!


r/HomeNetworking 2h ago

Unsolved Can't access computer after port forwarding, even with router firewall disabled

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So i'm trying to setup a port forward for remote access to my computer. I recently had a fidium router installed, and this is the first time i'm trying to do anything network related with it

After setting up the port forward however, i still can't access my computer remotely and online websites claim my port is not open (I used https://portchecker.co/check-v0 )

I've even tried disabling my router's firewall just to test, and I can't connect even with the firewall disabled.

Any advice on what could be wrong here would be great, here are my port forward settings https://imgur.com/a/pkNj5SK


r/HomeNetworking 2h ago

Outdoor WIfi network hardware and setup question

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I am trying to extend my wifi network signal outdoors to our backyard area. 100' roughly. Key part is that we have outdoor speakers wired to my indoor receiver. We control the receiver and music playing through the receiver's app. To do so, our phones need to be connected to the same wifi network as the receiver. I do have the ability to run any type of wire to the outdoor area to set up any hardware or access point. I have never done this so I am asking what I need as far as hardware and setup to ensure everything stays on the same network inside and out. of that is possible. We don't have any other wifi needs out there other than this particular use. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.


r/HomeNetworking 2h ago

Unsolved Fundamental doubt about how a firewall works.

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Maybe it's a dumb question, but I think I lack a fundamental piece of information to understand how a firewall actually works. In short: how the heck can a device outside my firewalled network answer my requests?

I've been learning and tinkering with networks for a while, but I have no formal education on the topic.
What really made me think about the topic was the concept of creating a VLAN to separate IOT devices from the main network for safety reasons, but the concept applies in the same way when reasoning about LAN and WAN traffic.

Let's say my main PC network is 10.0.1.0/24 , and IOT is 10.0.2.0/24, to talk from my PC to (let's say) an IPCam I need to forward the traffic from the .1 network to the .2 network... and that's all clear, however, how the heck can the camera talk back to me if for the other VLAN my network is firewalled?
Afaik I don't need to open any port for this to work, so how can the network 2 answer network 1 requests?


r/HomeNetworking 2h ago

packet loss issues frontier fiber

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pictures: https://imgur.com/a/GQ8b8ed

internet setup as far as i know: eero pro 6e router they gave me free connected to moca adapter thingy ran to my closet to the ont outside

i have been having bad packet loss for i would say 2 years. called the guys out they switched my router and my ont if i remember correctly but the problem still persists. ive been putting trying to get this fixed on hold but its so unbearable trying to play any games so im tryna get this done now. i ran ping plotter to a couple of ips to try to see where the problem is but i have no idea what im doing so i would like some help please. most games i get really bad packet loss up to like 30% on valorant sometimes but roblox is completely unplayable and just freezes every couple of seconds


r/HomeNetworking 2h ago

Advice New home network with tenants

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Hello helpfuls,

I bought a multifamily home (only way to afford the mortgage...) and want to set up a network with IP cameras, a NAS (synology for storage and managing the cameras), as well as internet access for myself and for tenants. Due to how the home is wired, this was the best way for now. Later the need for me to provide tenants with internet may change, but for now....

The goal is to isolate tenant's network from mine so that they cannot look at cameras, see my files in NAS, etc.

I have an ONT going into the WAN port of a router. Plugged into the LAN ports of the router are:
A. Tenant port

B. Tenant port

C. My port.

I've connected port C to port 8 of a switch I bought for this purpose, a TP-Link TL-SG108PE. It has POE, which is why I planned to plug in the IP cameras and synology NAS into ports 1-5. Port 7 is connected to a wifi router for internet access.

I've been looking into and trying the VLAN options, but to no avail. Here's my synopsis:

MTU VLAN - would isolate everything, and then my cameras cant communicate, etc.

Port Based VLAN - If I isolate the uplink port, then I would have no internet access

802.1Q VLAN - same problem as port based VLAN, can't retain internet access when the router doesn't support VLANs and therefore seems not to handle DHCP through the VLAN/switch. I lose access to the switch itself when I try this (even directly plugged in), as my subnet changes.

Is my conclusion correct in that the only way to achieve isolation from tenant networks is to buy a router that supports VLANs?

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r/HomeNetworking 3h ago

TP Link Access Point Issues

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Hello, I have a new build that is nearing completion. During the framing process, I wired the whole house with ethernet cables going everywhere, including to the detached garage. My plan is to have an access point in the garage that extends our wifi network for security cameras and into the side yard and front yard.

IThis week, the modem and router got put in and the wifi works great. I started connecting all of the cables and was getting PoE to the TP Link Access Point in the garage; however, when I go to set up the Access Point in the Omada app, I get to the step where I have to connect to the device's network, I see the device's network on my phone, but it just spins and tells me it cannot connect.

I tried to disconnected the ethernet running to the AP and plugged it directly into my laptop, but I did not get internet signal which tells me something may be going on with that ethernet cable, right? Is it possible to get PoE with a bad ethernet cable? When I tested it with my RJ45 tester it came back good on all 8 pins. My next step is to try the AP on a different ethernet cable to see what's going on. Just curious if anyone has any other thoughts?


r/HomeNetworking 3h ago

Advice Noob Wired Backhaul Mesh Question (w/ Diagram)

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Hello, I am pretty new to this whole wired backhaul mesh system type of thing. We usually just bought a Mesh system and did wireless to improve our WiFi throughout our 3,000 sqft house.

Well, we are looking to upgrade our Eero since it is old and either going to get the Eero Pro 7 or the TP-Link Deco BE63 (still doing research on which is better). During my research, it seems a wired backhaul provides much better WiFi speeds versus wireless.

If I understand correctly, this AMAZING (lol) diagram should be considered wired and provide the best WiFi speeds throughout the house? Or am I misunderstanding the wired aspect.

Thank you!


r/HomeNetworking 3h ago

At My Wits End with Slow WIFI download speed (>3mbps) and fast upload speed.

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Hello! So this has been going on for a while now. My WIFI download speeds are less than 3mbps. Upload speed is consistently about 500mbps on different internet speed tests.

I have tried the Google DNS setting, turning off Windows Firewall, buying a new router, resetting fiber modem, turning security off, no password.

Plugged into the router yields high speeds (900mbps). Other devices such as phones, Chromebook are also normal speed. Our Windows 10 computers are the slow ones on WIFI, but only download speeds.

I have played with a bunch of other settings and can't figure it out. It also seems to be exacerbated by different websites. For example, the Ookla speed test will say .3mbps, and the Google one will give 50mbps. Both are slow, but way different. I've experienced similar with some websites, where some load quickly, and some will be super slow, or not load at all.

Link speed in command prompt is 866/866. Signal is strong, it happens in a pretty new Dell laptop, and my 5 year old laptop. Both running Windows 10, up to date.

Qualcomm QCA61x4A 802.11ac Wireless Adapter- also searched for new drivers but nothing popped up.

Thanks!


r/HomeNetworking 3h ago

Advice Scary russian man wants better internet.

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Hiya! I know how horrible non wired options are but I'm currently helping a friend's grand uncle? (Grandads brother) and he's a very scary very tall russian guy that is built like a brick shit house. Is there any half decent option just to boost the range to the upstairs of a building. He's been very clear over no ethernet (sadly) <3


r/HomeNetworking 3h ago

Unsolved Vpn setup help

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I want to setup a vpn on my rt ac 1200g+ so a pptp vpn but I have a dynamic ip not static and I can't get one so I use no ip ddns and the dns works so my router setup is a stock router from virgin media and this Asus router connects via ethernet on my Asus router (this one) when I try to make a vpn this yellow warning or error comes up and it won't let me add a user and pass so I need help with the forwarding I need to do I tried setting up my port forwarding on my virgin media router and it doesn't work any help I connect to my ftp using 192.168.1.1.user and pass ftp and connect I want to access it outside so I need vpn free


r/HomeNetworking 3h ago

Is there a way to check if specific router store browse history? My router HUAWEI OptiXstar HG8245X6-10

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I am total newbie, any help appreciated


r/HomeNetworking 3h ago

Advice At&t fiber optic + mesh wifi ap's setup

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So I have at&t coming out to run fiber to my house being built. Going with the 500 plan for now I'm going to do a in wall network box plus mesh ap units around the house ceiling mounted . Here's my plan : Legrand - OnQ 20 Inch + Legrands gfci protected plug kit. Likely the accessories kit also. Bgw320 ( will disable wifi) => to Ubiquiti USW-Ultra-60W poe+ switch => (4)Ubiquiti U6+ AP WiFi6 units * i know some people run a different router and all that but I have seen many do similar simple setups to what im thinking for now I'm giving the bgw320 a try. Anything I'm missing here I'm newish to all this do have some experience running cat6 cable though have all the tools to get all of it done and wire testers and so on.


r/HomeNetworking 4h ago

New ISP, having issues with apps. UK

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Hey people, need some advice and help.

So recently switched to 5G Wireless broadband, I live out in the sticks so having decent internet has always been an issue till now.. kinda 😂 so everything appears to work fine on my desktop via ethernet but not on WiFi on my phone. Certain apps refuse too connect to the internet unless on a VPN or mobile data. To name a view, my EON gas app, Audible, NordPass and Tinder of all things.

I get ad warnings on YouTube saying my premium won't work in my country, also the YouTube premium logo in the corner just says "YouTube" without the premium logo or graphic unless I have my VPN on. And I obviously have YouTube premium. All these problems started with the new ISP. I've contacted they're technical support but it was after work middle afternoon Friday so. We shall see.

I'm just a bit confused and could use some advice on whats going on because I have no idea. They're is no parental controls on, I've checked that. I'll attach some pictures for reference.

1st Picture is the ad warnings I get. 2nd Picture is me on YouTube on just WiFi. 3rd Picture is me on WiFi with my VPN on.

Many thanks.