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    SNBForums is a community for everyone, no matter what their level of experience.

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    Regarding tp link SMB or semi managed switches

    I have a few questions from those that currently use or have used tp link semi managed or business switches. How reliable are they (in the timespan of a year have you had to reboot them because of a hang?) how featureful are they and how well do these features work (older netgear prosafe...
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    ARM cluster, Need suggestions

    I've recently managed to find my bunch of arm boards after months of losing them, turns out they were in the same box with a very heavy transformer which was not a good idea but thankfully everything works without damage. So i figured i'd make good use of it in a networking sense and provide a...
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    Ethernet, full copper vs copper clad aluminium

    I thought I should write this because there's a lot of arguments and all sorts of inaccurate stuff on the front page of google, I figured this thread would be good to discuss this as well. A brief definition: Copper Clad Aluminium (CCA) is an aluminium core cable that is coated with copper...
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    Just another speed test result

    I thought i'd post the fruits of my labour configuring mikrotik here. It wasnt easy and i'd love to write a tutorial but i would consider my current job an abuse and the country i live in terrible that i have no choice but to take the abuse and work not to mention that they dont provide any...
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    Hey Kids! Let's Make a Router!

    with your experience on ASUSWRT, and mine on optimising algorithm based code, lets make our own home security router that would be far better and faster than any of these junk security routers.
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    Alexa throws party while owner is out

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4873155/cops-raid-german-blokes-house-after-his-alexa-music-device-held-a-party-on-its-own-while-he-was-out/ Left the owner with a large bill after it decided to turn itself on with no one around and just play music at max volume.
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    Routerboard USB - what you can do with them

    This will be part of my multi tutorial series for mikrotik routerboards. I know i know you want to see the QoS and other configurations but that will take time to write and test so i thought i'd mention this first so that the reviews can be updated. Many routerboards have USB ports, and since...
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    Ubiquiti called out as a fraud

    Following this video: This isnt the first time ubiquiti has pulled such a stunt. In their earlier days they made an ad that obviously shows them being better and more reliable than pro cisco hardware. Later on they made a pdf showing that their routers are better than mikrotik in performance...
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    new mikrotik ARM router, using 4 ARM A15

    As the title says https://mikrotik.com/product/RB1100Dx4 You will find details on the link, let me know what you think. It seems to be a replacement to their old dual core PPC.
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    A huge surge in NAS, cloud and backups

    With the wannacry worm outbreak, people will be learning things the hard way. So theres going to be more demand for firewalls and backup solutions. I just hope that prices wont surge for any solutions and even drives.
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    How to post for help/advice

    This is a much better explanation than what @thiggins has posted and i hope you learn a little about picking a wifi router or even just a wifi AP by itself. So when posting for help about buying a wifi router it is helpful to post your requirements and what you're looking for i will break it...
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    Some videos to stress test your media servers

    Here i have a folder of the results of encoding on various different hardware. There are 4 types of videos 1) 26Mb/s non standard resolution at 30fps (many DSLR pictures put together) 2)11Mb/s 1080p 60 fps gaming videos that show the differences of various encoding options from OBS 3) 3Mb/s...
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    Planning to update to windows 10 or server 2016, read this first.

    I post this here because this will be relevant to some, having tried the new OS and such i can post my experience covering a variety of areas. Before you update to windows 10 or server 2016 you really need to think about what you are planning on using it for. Windows server offers quite a lot...
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    Entware installation, connection timed out

    When trying to install entware on the AC88U i get the error : --2017-02-26 07:59:27-- (try:14) http://pkg.entware.net/binaries/armv7/installer/opkg Connecting to pkg.entware.net|81.4.123.217|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... Read error (Connection timed out) in headers...
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    Simple way to making full use of an ASUS router while as an AP

    A lot of us have ASUS wifi routers used only for wifi rather than for routing, In the case where your asus router is only an AP and your main router is something else like pfsense, mikrotik or ubiquiti or any router that has a PPPOE server and can do port forwarding will do. 1) install...
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    Mikrotik CRS finally gets STP in latest update

    Just a note that mikrotik CRS switches have finally gotten STP on the switch level in their latest update and an update to their routerOS STP as well to work with vlans. This just means that you can consider their switches too and the update is extended to atheros based switches on routerboards...
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    My test bench

    Here i will introduce my current test bench. I will update this thread as things change and include pictures later. This is how the test will be done as close as possible. Its very much like @thiggins setup but with more test servers and a seperate network for monitoring and control of servers...
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    Netgear DM200 modem review

    After buying the netgear DM200 to replace the openreach modem (its some chinese modem) i took a close look and installed it. Getting it to work wasnt exactly straight forward. I obtained it from amazon for £36, it is cheaper than the openreach modem that was given by BT and BT-like ISPs before...
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    FS: Netgear GS724T

    I have a netgear GS724Tv2 i am selling for £35. Its a netgear smart switch prosafe line with 24 gigabit ethernet ports and 2 SFP ports that are shared with port 23 and 24. The fan is noisy but is not a necessity.
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    FS: ASUS AC3200

    I have an ASUS AC3200 still with the plastic wrapper on the router itself. It may be a bit dusty but all its done is sit on a shelf being an AP for a year and back into the box with RMerlin firmware. £120 +shipping (if it is significant) for sale in UK with the ASUS UK PSU. I will ship to...
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