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  1. abailey

    AV1200 poor speed?

    Make sure the AV1200 are plugged directly into the wall and not into a power strip of even extension cord if possible.
  2. abailey

    Best way to extend 5ghz to my Garage???

    If you only need 100Mbit speed and you have unused coax (no other signal on the line) then these are by far the best deal for adapters. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AYMGPIO/?tag=snbforums-20
  3. abailey

    PFSense and Modem\Modem Mode Security

    Your network protection is your firewall/router. If that is pfSense then everything on your LAN side is protected. I assume you hook it up like Internet-> Modem -> pfSense WAN. So even if your modem somehow became compromised, all your network behind pfSense is still protected.
  4. abailey

    Best way to extend 5ghz to my Garage???

    Exactly, this would be much better than any wireless solution between the buildings.
  5. abailey

    Best way to extend 5ghz to my Garage???

    Is there coax between the two buildings? Are you able to mount antenna on the outside of each building and run the wire inside?
  6. abailey

    Help me with my network

    That is correct. Like you talked about earlier, your powerline is replacing what you would do with ethernet cables. In your current setup it is like having an ethernet cable from your ISP router to your Asus WAN and another ethernet cable from your ISP router to your Belkin. This creates two...
  7. abailey

    Looking for Access Point with Guest Feature

    Yes the Ubiquiti requires controller software to set it up. This can be run on a PC as you have discovered, or you can purchase their Cloudkey device that runs the controller software. But purchasing that device will add to your overall cost. As for the others, I do not know. If you are...
  8. abailey

    AQM and DOCSIS 3.0

    I don't know of a modem that does that but there are quite a few routers that have AQM. Everyone I know that uses AQM does it at their router. As far as which routers do it, I would have to look into that. I know routers like Untangle (which I use), pfSense, Ubiquiti ER series, etc have AQM...
  9. abailey

    Build a home network for under $1,200

    Yes some AP's can accommodate VLANs. But if you use VLAN's then your switches also need to be able to pass VLAN traffic. Now some AP's can do guest isolation without VLANs. Ubiquiti AP's can do this. So you could have wireless for visitors that is separate from other stuff on your LAN...
  10. abailey

    Build a home network for under $1,200

    I use Untangle at my home and really like it. I tried several other routers before it and never got them to really do what I want (I tried Ubiquiti, Asus, Zyxel, and pfSense). So I like your choice of firewall. A managed switch is nice as you can use it to separate out a visitor network, or...
  11. abailey

    Looking for Access Point with Guest Feature

    Yes the Ubiquiti has a guest feature. Even without Vlans you can have the guest separated from the rest of your network, and separated from each other.
  12. abailey

    Looking for Access Point with Guest Feature

    The Ubiquiti is a good choice. It is one of the few that have built in filters that allow it to have guest access without using VLANs. It works pretty well. Of course it can also do separation with VLANs if you end up going that route, too.
  13. abailey

    Switch recommendation to isolate LAN clients

    You might be overthinking things. Any of these managed switches will probably be fine. Like you said they mostly all do the same thing. There are little differences. One reason I like TP-Link is because on the Smart series and above, you can name the ports in the software. That way when you...
  14. abailey

    Did I damage the LAN socket or the Switch?

    For sure. I have a switch with a port that has gone out. It can certainly happen. I'm not saying that it happened in this case necessarily, but it can happen.
  15. abailey

    Switch recommendation to isolate LAN clients

    I can't say specifically on the model you are asking about but I have 6 TP Link switches in my house and have been very happy with all of them. I have 2 Smart Managed, 3 Easy Smart, and one non-managed POE switch.
  16. abailey

    Need a switch

    I thought RTSP was at the application layer, not Layer 2 like a smart switch, or Layer 3 like a routing switch. Meaning I thought all switches could pass RTSP.
  17. abailey

    Two router network setup not working. Help!

    The way you are doing it seems very confusing. Since you have a smart switch and pfSense, you should run separate vlans. Then you just have to add the rules in pfSense for access between VLANS. Also if this is for home or small business I would let the pfSense box do all your routing and not...
  18. abailey

    Splitting a 10GbE cable

    I don't know all the specs of the cards or you PC but make sure you have enough PCIE lanes. I just quickly looked at a Dell 7010 manual and it showed two PCIE x16 slots (physical size) but one of them was only PCIE x4 electrically. I think there are different Dell 7010 machines, but just make...
  19. abailey

    Splitting a 10GbE cable

    This is your other option if a switch is too expensive. If you have enough PCIE slots and lanes then you can just do direct connect between the server and your PC's. I did a similar thing, except it was between just 2 computers. I used a twinax cable to help keep cost down.
  20. abailey

    Link aggregation between two switches

    Yes that should work. Just make sure all the switches support LAG. It is best if they all support static LAG as I have had some issues with LACP not working when using switches from different manufacturers. Just remember the max speed is still just 1Gb.
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