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  1. dosborne

    Turning mains power on/off - will it damage my router?

    It isn't about cost. It's about energy savings country wide. In order to have power for heat, they all need to conserve every tiny bit they can from other devices. It's a lack of supply issue. A UPS is the exact opposite of what they, as a population, need to do as it increases the overall...
  2. dosborne

    Solved AX88u: failure to connect devices – given IP 192.168.0.x when network is 192.168.1.x

    Depending on the O/S of the client, there are a number of ways of determining which DHCP server answered the DHCP request. Example https://serverfault.com/questions/8526/how-do-i-find-if-there-is-a-rogue-dhcp-server-on-my-network
  3. dosborne

    I hope this makes sense...

    Thanks, I needed a good laugh today. I think the "old tomato" referenced in the other post is now a rotten tomato, which has spread to other things :) Thanks again for the humourous post! I love a good baseless rant. I think the best part is the thread title "I hope this makes sense", because...
  4. dosborne

    How to update router without desk or laptop pc

    What tablet and what are you trying to download and from where? :) If you are talking about Merlin firmware, you should see this: Software downloads may not be possible on this device. Try To Download Anyway Just click the box to "try anyway" Not really a great idea to do firmware updates...
  5. dosborne

    wiping my pc - recommendations please

    Since you refuse to post the actual proof or logs, or anything, that shows you were actually jacked, and return every few months with the same crazy, impossible story, I'm not sure how much you are actually learning or how or why anyone bothers to answer your questions. If you post actual...
  6. dosborne

    wiping my pc - recommendations please

    Many have tried before you :) See post #26 for a list of how this keeps cycling and there has not been any evidence presented. https://www.snbforums.com/threads/wiping-my-pc-recommendations-please.80433/post-785347
  7. dosborne

    Locking out private wifi devices

    What is it you are really trying to accomplish? The only benefit would be for some sort of logging / tracking. If they know your SSID and password, they must be "trusted" to some extent already. If you block the DHCP request, there is nothing preventing them from keeping the random MAC and...
  8. dosborne

    wiping my pc - recommendations please

    This is why my main system is a Commodore PET with tape cassette backup!! :) :)
  9. dosborne

    wiping my pc - recommendations please

    Based on their entire past history, it is.
  10. dosborne

    wiping my pc - recommendations please

    I thought you already bought all new equipment the last 3 times we all went through your virus infections last year and a couple months ago. Back for round 7? https://www.snbforums.com/threads/wiping-a-hard-drive-vs-buying-a-hard-drive.79441/post-770735...
  11. dosborne

    Disabling LAN ports

    If someone has physical access, what would stop them from unplugging your NAS and using that port?
  12. dosborne

    4 bay NAS for home usage

    When you get a short list of units you are considering, be sure to check out the community forum for that model (example for qnap forum.qnap.com) as you will be able to read much more detail about the brand and model vs a generic forum such as this one. It will also give you a picture as to how...
  13. dosborne

    4 bay NAS for home usage

    I didn't read the details or search other than the first result with Google https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/synology-warns-of-malware-infecting-nas-devices-with-ransomware/ Personally, I like the simplicity of the QNAP hardware and have had no security issues over 7 years...
  14. dosborne

    4 bay NAS for home usage

    While I won't dispute QNAP has some high profile security issues, they are not the only vendor in that situation. Asustor has been the subject of virtually all the attacks that QNAP has been plagued by and Synology is by no means immune either as they have had their share of attacks too...
  15. dosborne

    4 bay NAS for home usage

    I don't understand how you would justify it not being a NAS. It is a NAS by every definition. (Unless you are just joking due to their performance) As for speed, if configured correctly and running a stripped down FFP, for the hardware and age, I find them quite useful and they are my primary...
  16. dosborne

    Triple Wan Router?

    A little ingenuity and scripting can likely get just about any router to work with an unlimited number of providers. Way back before dual wan was a "thing" I had 2 ISPs and just wrote a script to change the default gateway as required.
  17. dosborne

    4 bay NAS for home usage

    My 3 D-Link DNS-323 NAS boxes have been running since 2007 (?) when it was released. :) WD Red drives are an option, and what I have in those units (2TB), but my newer qnap Nas boxes have Seagate ironwolf (10TB) and Seagate exos (18TB) drives. There are a number of choices, but definitely go...
  18. dosborne

    Network Diagram Software Recommendations

    I've been using Visio for a couple of decades....
  19. dosborne

    Port Forwarding List disappeared!

    Given all the security attacks that typically target devices that use port forwarding such as cameras, NAS (search on "deadbolt ransomware" for example) and many others, you may be wise to look at setting up a VPN service to handle all your remote connections. In the end it is usually much...
  20. dosborne

    Connect 2 routers in the same subnet

    Back to the the OP, it is entirely "doable" and makes sense in a lot of cases. As an example, I kept an older dsl link active as a backup plan in case my primary ISP was unreliable. As pointed out, you only want 1 DHCP server active, but then you can manually configure specific devices to use...
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