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    Need advice on UTM appliance for SOHO LAN

    I have cable provided by Optimum which feeds their modem and then my LAN router is an ASUS RT-AC88U. Each Windows computer on the LAN has Norton security, and there are also NAS's and cameras on the LAN. Update: I am looking at adding a Netgate SG-3100 Security Gateway Appliance between my...
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    Need network mapping ....

    I am looking for a free program that will map my SOHO network. I have tried the Netgear Genie map and it is a little simplistic, and Spiceworks is a little too much and not free. Any suggestions? Thx.
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    Setting up PPTP VPN

    I have read posts on this, but somehow cannot get it to work on my ASUS RT-AC68U with standard ASUS firmware. I want to be able to connect my Windows 10 laptop to my router/LAN via PPTP VPN from a hotel room 1,000 miles away so I can use Microsoft Remote Desktop via VPN to connect to the...
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    Tighter router security?

    We have an ASUS RT-AC68U in a SOHO environment with 30+ devices on the LAN side of the router. We use port forwarding in order to access certain computers and three NAS's remotely. The computers behind the router all have Norton Security installed, but the three NAS's and also mobile devices...
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    WIFI roaming in a large house

    I have an ASUS RT-AC68U router in the middle of my large house and an RT-N66U set up on the far end of the house set up in A/P mode. Currently they have different SSIDs but the same security info. As my Iphone/Ipads and laptop move about the house, they do not change from the router to the A/P...
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    Home Mesh Wi-Fi Coming This Summer From eero

    Can someone please explain why wireless "mesh" in a large house would be better than simply adding an AP with the same SSID/Password as the wireless router? I do this and it works perfectly, is simple and inexpensive. I placed the AP where the router's wireless signal was the weakest. The...
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    QNAP TS-x70 series...

    This new series advertises performance that seems to be more than double the TS-x69 Pro series. Do you have plans to review it and ... if so, where is so much speed/power needed (not a stupid question if your perspective is SOHO). We have a TS-469 and like to benefit from the latest performance...
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    NAS Too Slow? Try iSCSI

    In response to your article about using iSCSI to speed things up, I have a question. I have a SOHO wired network. I presently host a MS Access DB on a drive volume "P:" on one of the computers on the netork (Win XP). The "P:" drive is deidicated to the database. I open and transact with that...
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    Using Iphone/Ipad/Itouch

    I am an avid reader of SNB. I just upgraded from a RVS4000 with a WAP610 Access Point. With the WAP610/RVS4000, our I-products all worked perfectly, although the range/capability of the Router-A/P combo was a little lacking, so I upgraded to a Netgear WNDR4500. Now, our I-products will not...
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    8 or 4 ports

    I have a sizable SOHO gigabit combo wired/wireless network. I am presently using a Linksys RVS4000 4-port gigabit router that feeds several 4- and 8-port gigabit switches off of each port. I also have 2 wireless A/Ps off of the switches. I am trying to keep the switches one level away from the...
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    Build Your Own IDS Firewall With PFSense

    Thanks for the article on making the IDS firewall. I have a Linksys RVS 4000 (Cisco) business class router with a SPI firewall, which is a lot better than basic consumer firewalls. Can you explain, briefly, how much better the SPI is than NAT and how much better IDS is than SPI? Thanks...
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    Need router advice

    I currently have an all-Linksys Gigabit network with a cable modem (optimum online) feeding an RVS4000 router and several 8-port gigabit switches and a couple of g/n WAPs. I am thinking of replacing the RVS4000, but don't know what to choose. I want gigaibit switching and the highest...
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