Search results

  • SNBForums Code of Conduct

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

    Please be tolerant and patient of others, especially newcomers. We are all here to share and learn!

    The rules are simple: Be patient, be nice, be helpful or be gone!

  1. enr00ted

    Synology RT2600AC + Intel AC7265

    Hi there everyone, I have 2 synology routers one working as a router and the other as an access point (wired connection between the two). This is how my airspace looks like, as you can see no one is using 5GHz. The 5GHz band is configured like this, on Synology (ch 36 router, ch 52 AP)...
  2. enr00ted

    Synology NAS/Router .local DNS server

    Hi everyone, I have recentrly bought a Synology router (SRM). I installed the DNS server package (the same one that is on the NAS's I believe, based on Bind) and I am trying to do a simple configuration for my internal home lan. - I chose my domain to be kta.local - I created a master zone for...
  3. enr00ted

    Advance Tomato on RT-N66U

    Hi there, I have a question: Can someone tell me what's the difference between the available builds for the router ? https://advancedtomato.com/downloads/router/rt-n66u * tomato-K26USB-1.28.AT-RT-N5x-MIPSR2-2.7-128-AIO-64K.trx * tomato-RT-N66U_AT-RT-AC6x-2.7-128-AIO-64K.trx From what I...
  4. enr00ted

    Network upgrade

    Hi there everyone. I am doing some different network setups for a planned upgrade. With this setup I have some questions that I am not sure of: - Will the different transfers between pc's, NAS, or other devices have to pass by the router ? Or the switch handles this directly ? - Internet traffic...
  5. enr00ted

    DSL-AC68U vs Archer D9 vs Recommendation

    Update: I tested the archer D9 Ok so I bought the Archer to test. I did not do a full test but it seemed to perform well. The problem was the coverage/range. To be honest I think I got worse or the same range than my RT-N66U, which is odd for a 200 € router. I'll definetly return the unit...
  6. enr00ted

    TP-Link no HTTPS access

    Hi there everyone, I am planning on bying a Tp-Link Archer C8. I'll be upgrading an RT-N66U that is starting to act weird and I need AC. Is it that important for a router to have HTTPS access ? I'm not planning on connecting remotelly ... Thanks. PS: I hope this is the right place to ask.
  7. enr00ted

    [Software] Syslog / SNMP monitoring for Windows

    Hey folks, Can someone recommend me some Log / SNMP monitoring tools for windows ? Simple tool, I only want to monitor my router/switch/nas via my laptop. I would like it to be a standalone program, be able to run/minimize in the taskbar, not web based. I prefer freeware but I accept any...
  8. enr00ted

    What can reduce Gigabit maximum theoretical speeds ?

    Update 1: - Changed network image (For some reason the Jumbo frames option was not active in my Laptop). Increase in speed but still below maximum. - Added switch configuration images. - Added NAS configuration images. - Added technical specs for laptop/nas. Hi everyone, I believe this has...
  9. enr00ted

    Wi-Fi and Neighborhood Conflicts: An Algorithm to Keep the Peace

    Source: http://actu.epfl.ch/news/wi-fi-and-neighborhood-conflicts-an-algorithm-to-k/ Julien Herzen: http://www.hrzn.ch/ I see there are documents and information on his website, not sure wich is related to the article but maybe someone will find this interesting. I don't quite undrstand what...
  10. enr00ted

    TP-Link TL-SG105E - Power saving problems

    Hi again, So as I stated in a fairly recen thread, I've purchased this Gigabit Switch from TP-Link which, almost all of this line, are advertised as "green". What I understand is that it puts to standby the ports that are not used or when the pc connected gets to standby or something. But...
  11. enr00ted

    1x1, 2x2, Intel 3160, Intel 7260 for my laptops ?

    Hi there everyone, I recently wanted to upgrade my two family laptop's wifi card to the 5GHz frequency. The 2.4GHz is useless in my area and I only have disconnections and packet loss. My laptops are a Sony Vaio Fit and an Asus both not very expensive. So they came with this adapters: ASUS...
  12. enr00ted

    Replacing Asus RT-N66U

    Hi everyone, I have some questions for you. I'm a long time Asus user of network equipment. My first expensive router was a Linksys when tomato/ddwrt firmwares were "The Thing" the time I was living ina house with no interfering neighbour wifi's. Then I had the bad luck that a thunder storm...
  13. enr00ted

    RT-N66U 2.4GHz, N only !

    Hi everyone. I am using Merlin's firmware on my Asus RT-N66U. I have a question, maybe it will sound foolish or newbish but, why if I set the 2.4Ghz band to N only, Inssider shows me "b,g,n" on PHY Type column. If this column shows the capabilities only, then why the 5Ghz does not have "n,a" ...
  14. enr00ted

    So, I bought TP-Link smart switch, ethernet cable problem ?

    Hi again, after being undecided wether to buy an Asus unmanaged switch or a TP-Link switch, I got a very good deal on this TP-Link TL-SG105E, which seems to be managed and has a lot of features that I might never use. Thing is Asus equipment is very hard to get here in Spain, don't ask me why...
  15. enr00ted

    Asus GX-D1051 vs TP-Link TL-SG105

    Hi there everyone, I want to upgrade my wired lan to gigabit. I have an Asus RT-N66U and this switch - http://www.asus.com/Networking/GX1005B_V5/ - connected to the router. I have all my computers connected to the switch, wich is not gigabit. So I only have to upgrade my switch to a gigabit...
  16. enr00ted

    Asus (or other brand) modem(-router) with multiple PVC

    Hi there everyone, I have one small question. Is there any Asus modem or modem-router that has the option of multiple ATM PVC ? I have an ADSL conection and I recently added IPtelevision to my contract. They provided me with a new router (cheap plastic) and the TV box. Thing is their router...
  17. enr00ted

    Flashing RTN66U (Merlin)

    Hi there everyone, A long time ago I "abandoned" merlin's builds. Now I was thinking about trying them again. So revising the readme file I came across this statement: "Installation ------------ Simply flash it like any regular update. You should not need to reset to factory defaults...
  18. enr00ted

    Entware on SD card RT-N66U

    Hi there, If this has already been answered I apologize. I have a question. I recently added 2 hard drives to my RT-N66U, 2 USB's. Because I want to have entware installed also, I opened the router and added an sd card. Now, I am able to see and format the card with fdisk. The problem is I...
Top