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    20/40 MHz coexistence

    All consumer routers I've seen DO enable all legal channels for the regulatory domain in which the router was sold. In 2.4GHz, it's mainly the upper channel numbers are permitted in, e.g., the EU but not in the US. In 5.4/5.8GHz, the regulations vary widely around the world, for channels to use...
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    Accessing WAN IP from within WIFI is not possible?

    I understood that he's using a client on his LAN to access a server on his LAN. There's likely a port forwarding rule on the router so that the server can be accessed from the WAN/internet using the public IP of the router (DDNS, etc). But using the public address from the LAN side of the...
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    Direction on new NAS

    Nor does a DIY NAS get you the features and utilities in a commercial small NAS. I tried DIY NAS and saw that I was headed for owning a Yugo-NAS with poor gas mileage.
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    Equipment for a 1000 sqft (see pic) wifi network

    Indoor penetration was where Ruckus came in ... like the clean-up guy behind the parade's elephants. No one wants to see the brooms. Lots of Aruba wannabes.
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    Equipment for a 1000 sqft (see pic) wifi network

    Access is the easy part in these large-coverage area projects. Backhaul is the hard part. And often, so too is power to pole-mounted APs; cost$$$, fire codes, labor unions, aesthetics, easements/right-of-way, and on and on. I speak as one who had the task lead for covering all of several big...
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    Home Mesh Wi-Fi Coming This Summer From eero

    He's been hitting the Apple Kool-Aid again. :D
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    If you don't have speeds in access of 150Mbps whats the point of a AC router ?

    But most people that frequent this board want at least the same speeds the ISP provides, to their WiFi clients. After signal strength 2-ways, and competition with neighbors' WiFi (channel selection), and putting desktops on wired, not WiFi, we have the phones and tablets. In this home, a...
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    WD My Cloud 2.0Tb HDD froze, how to replace?

    No, but the OP said he's trying to use WD 1TB, whereas the previous ones that worked were WD 2TB. That was the impetus for my remark that maybe WD's NAS firmware rejects the 1TB?
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    20/40 MHz coexistence

    40MHz in 2.4GHz WiFi is .. like .. the 500Watt amps and 18 inch speakers in the car 100 feet from yours. But if that amp'd car is rarely driven, well OK.
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    WD My Cloud 2.0Tb HDD froze, how to replace?

    Could it be that the WD NASes are not intended to be user alterable other than exact replacements? A WD policy to reduce support costs while in warranty? Or not.
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    20/40 MHz coexistence

    Well, consider today's digital oscilloscopes... Most are sold with extra-cost upgrade options. But the product is sold with most in place but disabled. Some are firmware only functions that come alive after you pay and get a license key. Well, I can sort of see that. But it's common that they...
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    So is the Asus RT-N66U still a good buy in this day and age ?

    My not so old N56U dual band is totally problem free in long use here. My tested ISP's speeds are 118/12Mbps. My Galaxy S6 phone, one room away, gets very near those speeds according to speedtest.net; certainly way more than it needs. There's a pokey iPAD in this house used a lot too. And my...
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    Direction on new NAS

    consider a 2 bay NAS, use your own disk. Online demos at synology.com and qnap.com. these are the ones widely recommended here.
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    WD My Cloud 2.0Tb HDD froze, how to replace?

    Is the 1TB in the WD NAS branded WD?
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    20/40 MHz coexistence

    Most anything is legal (regulatory compliance), in the unlicensed band at 2.4GHz, as long as a) you don't exceed the max radiated power for a given antenna per your region's regulatory authority b) you don't "spill" power outside the band edges per the regulations c) In 2.4GHz there are no...
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    Accessing WAN IP from within WIFI is not possible?

    My humble ASUS RTN56 router supports hairpin trombone. o_O
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    [Power/UPS] - If you live in SoCal, buy your UPS now...

    Three words Media hysteria; Blackmail (San Diego is SDG&E, not So Ca. Gas Co. Though SDG&E may buy a lot from So. Ca. Gas. SDG&E is an acronym for "San Diego Gouge and Extortion".)
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    NAS advice

    I tried most all low cost cloud file servers - about 8 of them that are US-centric. Used some for long time (e.g., OpenDrive). Settled on ADrive and their 100GB for $25/year. Been using it a year now. Good. I use cloud only for the "1" in the 3-2-1 backup strategy, and use cloud ONLY for VIP...
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    Revolv shut down - told you so

    But if they went chapter-13, there IS NO manufacturer. At best, there may be benevolent volunteer ex-employee engineers. See also: Pogoplug
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    HTPC+NAS+Web Surfing, etc

    Opinion: NAS should be a super reliable file server at a minimum. Media serving is a big compute load (transcoding) best done otherwise. My HTPC is a small form factor comptuer running Windows due to things like webcams around the country that require ActiveX for streaming. Not my webcams...
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