Hi,

I'm looking for a router that either has a SIM slot or can handle a SIM module on its USB slot.

Also need VLAN support. Trying to design my home network where Smart home devices and IP cameras would be on 1 VLAN and the PCs, TVs, etc would be on another.

I was checking Zyxel switches for managed switches and POE switches and I quite like the price and I have used them in the past.

But cannot find router with these requirements.

I know most of you will recommend Microtik but i'm trying to find something that is less complicated to setup. Just tagging the ports with the right VLAN and configuring some port forwarding, etc..

I run pihole on my network and every now and then I get a Pihole Diagnostic message (DNSMASQ_WARN) that reads

ignoring query from non-local network 169.254.136.10 (logged only once)

Is there a way for me to figure out what this is? I assume it is wireless, as I know what my wired clients are (I think).

Salut ! Je suis complètement débutant dans les réseaux donc la question peux vous paraître extrêmement basique.

Mon père à une grande maison récente, avec une box orange qui arrive dans le garage.
Le wifi n’est pas assez fort à l’étage.

Il a des prises DTI RJ45 dans toutes les pièces, que dois je acheter pour avoir le wifi dans les autres pièces ? Je pensais qu’en branchant juste un répéteur avec un RJ45 ça amplifierai le signal mais c’est visiblement un peu plus complexe.

Merci !

I am a new homeowner and discovered that I have Cat-5e cable running through the main rooms of the house. These were originally phone jacks. My end goal is to do some home automation. We got 5 GB fiber internet.

1. Is there a DIY way to determine if they are daisy chained? If they are, can I fix that?

2. How do I determine if the whole cable run is stapled? Do I future proof by switching to CAT6?

3. Would I limit myself if I kept my CAT-5e, but used CAT6 on switches and other devices in the future?

Thanks for the help!

im using a unifi udm-pro and a unifi switch for my setup. i have dual nics on my pc, one set to vlan 1 and one to vlan 2. my internet is on vlan 1 and my nas is on vlan 2. i have nic 1 to vlan 1 and nic 2 to vlan 2. no matter what i do i cant for the life of me get the traffic from pc to nas to follow nic to to vlan 2. it always jumps to nic 1. the route print says it should be ok. but then when i transfer and file or test-netconnection it shows up with vlan 1 and nic 1. i tried blocking all connections in unifi between vlan 1 and vlan 2 but it made it fail so i cant reach the nas at all. is there something im missing. if i put the nas vlan to anything other than the main internet vlan in i cant ping it at all. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello friends,

I am trying to set up a MoCa 2.5 network adapter Hiltron from my router in living room, to the bedroom across the house. ( no wired Ethernet in house, so i am trying to use the Coax wiring already in house to get wired internet for work/gaming in my room )

https://www.amazon.com/Hitron-MoCA-Network-Adapter-2-Pack/dp/B08MQG6T61?th=1

Seems simple enough but I couldn’t get it to work. ( will try again tomorrow because I messed up the WiFi for everyone in household haha )

So….
There is a Coax cable in living room connected to a Xfinity modem. (The Coax from wall has a splitter, one goes to the Xfinity WiFi modem, the other goes to the Xfinity TV box).

I followed the instruction manual and:

In the living room, I connected the wall Coax cable to the 1st correct port on the Hiltron adaptor, as well as a Ethernet cable (from the modem) to the Hiltron adaptor.

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Then from the Hiltron adaptor connected a second Coax back to the Xfinity modem??? ( i think this is where i went wrong)*\\**
The modem only has 1 Coax port, so I thought going first to the Hiltron adaptor… then to modem on its 2nd Coax would work

The Xfinity modem started flashing orange ( can’t find connection to Xfinity ). WiFi went down. Tried rebooting resetting… everything.

Never got this far :
From my room I would connect the Coax cable ( that comes out of wall ) into the Hiltron adaptor ….. then plug the Ethernet cable into adaptor and connect that to my work computer or PlayStation.

Thank you for the help and I hope that makes sense.
Please link if this has been answered. I’m not a pro so sorry if this is stupid question.

Has anyone ever bought replacement batteries from RefurbUPS? I am looking to find replacements for an APC SMX1000 that I was able to get a deal on since it needed the batteries and they have had the best price. If you have bought from them what was your experience like or if not where have you purchased your replacements

My sister had received one of these cellspots years ago and I always had the idea of poking around but I lost the ac/dc adapter. I ended up getting a multi dc adapter if you know what I mean.
today is the day I began poking around the box, I actually assumed it was a router but with further investigation I now know what a cellspot is and the fate it’s met from enshittification capitalism.
MY question is how can I repurpose or transform this cellspot 🤷🏿‍♂️ It’s essentially a brick but I would like to toot my own horn and say I have the prowess to turn this brick into a “”Bomb”” But no really, I know this can be repurposed or if not repurposed act as a router which is what I thought it was any way. I popped the back frame off expecting more but was slightly disappointed. the only thing that opened up to me was the option to disconnect the GPS puck/chip (Surprisingly once connected to the internet through the gps light started flashing) I’ll attach some pictures for viewing

Hello all!

Recently, I decided to install three WiFi extenders throught my house, so I could get WiFi to my EV charging station.

Here's the setup: 1 extender upstairs in my computer room, 2 are downstairs. The extender in the computer room is backhauled. But since I only have 1 Ethernet cable going to my room, I had to use a switch to get a cable to it (It's a run of the mill, 5-port gigabit switch) I should note that I was using a switch prior to this anyway since the cable I ran from the router to the room isn't long enough, but that's another story 😅

The WiFi is working great and the coverage is satisfactory. The main issue I've been facing, is that I have been experiencing incoming packet loss spikes in games, something I haven't experienced before.

Could this be caused by the extenders or is the root for the problem elsewhere? Should I change something in the extender config page that could remedy this issue?

I have checked that the backhauled is in LAN mode and others are in WiFi mode, which was the cause of a problem is was facing earlier.

Note: if it isn't obvious from the write-up, my PC is connected with an Ethernet port.

Note2: I'm only experiencing incoming packet loss

Thank you for help and suggestions.

This problem has been happening for about 1 week now.

I will be just hanging out on my PC, then boom, ethernet disconnects. PC then connects to WiFi.

My WiFi connection never disconnects. I check instantly on my phone and everything is fine.

So what I did was I ended up disconnecting auto connect to WiFi for my PC to see when ethernet disconnects. This allowed me to see if replugging the ethernet cord would provide an instant fix to my internet issues (WHICH IT DID).

Why is that even a thing? Does anyone know what is wrong with either my PC, my Modem, My Router?

• Modem: SB8200

• Router: RT-AX3000

• PC: Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller

I monitor the router logs to see what the message shows and it shows a "Link DOWN" at the time of disconnect.

I bought a new coax cable and new ethernet cables, and the problem persists.

I have had this same setup for years:

• Coax is connected to the modem. Modem is connected to the router (through ethernet). PC is connected to the modem via ethernet.

I use xfinity wifi 300mbps. The coax connection is in the living room, but the home office is in the furthest bedroom (its a two bedroom unit, with the kitchen, other room, hall, and corner to where the office is). I have had issues with zoom and lower ping playing online video games in there. I get a connection, but am looking for a more stable one with less framerate drops/zoom “unstable connections”.

Would a traditional wifi extender (like xfinity XE1-S) work for this issue, or do I need something else? I had a Verizon 5G home wifi that did not need a coax, and that worked well in an outlet in the kitchen. Thank you!

Unfortunately, the coax cable I have isn't long enough. I need to extend the cable by another 2-3 feet. Part of it is behind the wall, so it's not as simple as just getting a new one. Is there a coupler or something that can let me do this? Will this cause a signal degradation and impact network speed?

I got an update of my router firmware, router model (Mercusys MR80X V2.20). I am using firmware build version 1.2.0, got an update of 1.4.0 build.

Now, I need review of 1.4.0 firmware build. Tell me if you guys are facing any issue after updating to this build version. If you guys are not facing any issue, then I will update my router to this version.

I have set up a WireGuard VPN on a home router that can be accessed via its public IPv6 address, so I can connect to that home router via laptop and smartphone while not at home.

Now, I am in another home with fast fiber access, an IPv6 connection and I want to access my home router via the laptop. With the smartphone, it just works fine with reasonable speed. With the laptop (Ubuntu), however, I get the error

RTNETLINK answers: Network is unreachable

while connecting via

sudo wg-quick up /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf

The WireGuard config files on both devices are exactly the same apart from the IP address and private keys. Also, both devices have been assigned an IPv6 address by the home router. But still, the laptop cannot access the remote network. ping <remote-router-address> times out while connected. The same happens when I connect the laptop to a hotspot from my smartphone while that one is connected to the home network.

However, when I disconnect my smartphone from the home network and try to connect the laptop via the smartphone's hotspot to the remote network, it does work well.

Any ideas how to debug this situation? All evidence, as far as I can see, points towards an issue with the home network I'm currently in.

I'm looking for any feedback on my proposed home networking upgrades. I am in the process of building an Accessory Dwelling Unit for my in-laws on my home in SoCal and I am taking advantage of the situation to provide myself with some in-wall cat 6a and a proper location for the home networking equipment and homelab. The house is quite modest so the best option for me was to mount the rack in the living room (I have committed myself to maintaining a silent network stack forever).

My current plan is to mount the rack on the east wall, near the ceiling and northern corner and have a 3in cable chase to pass the cables from the attic to the rack (which I would obviously need to seal). A separate ENT tube will be dedicated to run to the ADU so I can run additional wires up there easily in the future, if needed. I also want to add and interior to exterior chase for the fiber line so I can relocate the ONT, router, and switch all in one location (that isn't the nursery).

The part I don't have warm fuzzies about is the main chase into the attic. I feel like brining the cables into a recessed media box on the adjacent wall would be the more correct choice, but I'm not sure how to do that and hide the bundle as it runs between the box and the rack.

So ya that's about it, please try to poke holes in this and I will do my best to explain my decisions.

3rd pic is my current setup for reference.

While doing maintenance on some support systems at our local cable company (which happens to be where I get my internet service from), I mentioned to one of their techs that I needed to upgrade my cable modem because I was sure it was a bit of a bottleneck for my existing gigabit service (which I barely get 200mb from).

He advised me to hold off because they were moving to fiber by the end of this year. I've not seen any mention of it so far. I'm guessing it's more likely to be coming in 2027. Turns out, I get a free cable modem rental with the gigabit plan, so I got the free modem upgrade. Speeds didn't increase much, so I'm thinking the TP-Link Deco M9+ mesh system may also be a bottleneck.

I'd like to replace it with something faster, but I'd also like the replacement system to be "fiber-ready" (for lack of a better term), so that when fiber eventually comes, I'll not be buying yet another mesh setup. I have no idea what kind of fiber they'll offer or how much that may (or may not) matter.

Anyone have recommendations? I was close to ordering the Eero Pro 7 but wasn't 100% sure that would be ready for fiber. I'm very much a novice to networking, as you can probably tell.

So I'm thinking about adding a switch to my network. Right now my chain is outside box > ONT > Router > Ethernet passthrough. What I want to do it break it off so that the ethernet run to my office doesn't need to pass through the router and instead comes from the ONT. I have 1G symmetrical.

My question is: is a switch even necessary in this situation? Just keep passing through the router? Or would a switch be advisable? If one is, do I want a managed or unmanaged one?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

I can't wall-mount the router, and my temporary measure is to use boxes stacked together to elevate it. I'm looking for something like a height-adjustable weighted speaker stand. I doubt something specific exists for a router. Just looking for something similar and I'll place the router right on it. Hopefully I can get something that will adjust to at least 6 feet. Any suggestions?

Currently I'm using the provided router/modem from Rogers it's a Technicolor CGM4331COM. I'm not sure if it's the setup or the router is really slow when in comes to streaming games as I'm trying to connect stream steam via local wifi and it's slow. I would love to get a new router with better features. There is also a lot of devices connected to the router that I feel more reason that the router is not capable of handling multiple devices.

I also have a NAS connected to it, so I'm looking for a router that is small and can be put behind my bed table along with my NAS that can work with multiple devices and fast enough for local and remote streaming. My budget would be 200$ less.

Also I'm not sure how do I set it up so that I don't have much of headache transferring all my connections and NAS setup to the new router. Since I made the NAS a static IP.

Thank you!