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  1. azazel1024

    Cable service up/download imbalance complaint

    What the heck is with Cable Cos and the horrible imbalance. I know most people are heavy on the download side compared to upload, but I thought things like 6-10:1 was bad, 20:1? Jesus. On an interesting side note (now need to locate link) I found an interesting test on the performance of Wifi...
  2. azazel1024

    Linksys High Gain Antennas Reviewed

    http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/32774-linksys-high-gain-antennas-reviewed More than anything I can't grok how Linksys thinks anyone will spend >$100 on 4 antennas that probably cost them $5. Heck, looking on many an ecommerce website will turn up plenty of fairly...
  3. azazel1024

    Wireless testing: SMH edition

    Man, every single time I think something is going to be easy, I am reminded how hard wireless is. I've been playing with some 7dBi antennas on a router I have, replacing the 5dBi antennas. Testing is not fun. Granted, I think it has 100% to do with the location of the router (in AP mode) as it...
  4. azazel1024

    A morality tale: The Importance of flow control

    So a thread either on here or over on Anandtech got me thinking about flow control a bit. I've never bothered playing with it on a network. Just leaving the defaults, and oh hey, things seem to work okay. Well in testing my network config, I delved in to testing flow control too and I am glad...
  5. azazel1024

    Intel RST question

    Can you use Intel RST application to build a RAID0 array preserving the data on one of the drives? IE I have a 3TB disk with data on it, add in a second 3TB disk, can I think build a RAID0 array from the two drives and have Intel RST span the data across the two drives to build a proper RAID0...
  6. azazel1024

    TP-LINK Archer C8 is out

    The C8 is already out, but it is priced around $150. It seems to perform better than the C7 though (USB 3 port, the external anntenas are dual band, instead of 5GHz only with 2.4GHz internal antennas).
  7. azazel1024

    Wireless is finicky, head desk version

    I am continuing to do lots and lots of wireless testing, mostly for fun, partly to try to stamp some wifi driver bugs I have on my tablet as well as optimize my setup the best I can in my house. Last couple of days I tracked down a "wireless bug" related to inconsistent performance. It didn't...
  8. azazel1024

    Wireless is hard, 5dBi to 7dBi antennas

    So I got the 7dBi antennas yesterday. Spent most of the night testing and playing with them. Unlike the 3 to 5dBi antenna swap on the AC1750 router which was basically a positive, and generally a large positive in every single location (or at worst, one neutral/ambiguous result), the 5 for 7dBi...
  9. azazel1024

    Unexpected antenna results

    So the 11ac router I am working with comes with what appears to be 2dBi, or possibly 3dBi external antennas. My laptop has an Intel 7260ac adapter in it and I was hitting around 52MB/sec LoS and fairly close (10-12ft) away. I figured that was pretty respectable. Well I now have a spare WDR3600...
  10. azazel1024

    How We Test Wireless Products - Revison 8

    Overall the change in process seems sounds and well thought out. However, one thing I really don't like is that 2.4GHz 40MHz still isn't tested. I do understand a number of people can't or at least shouldn't run their routers with 2.4GHz set to 40MHz, however there are a LOT of people that...
  11. azazel1024

    Man, InSSIDer can cause some real problems

    Its a great testing tool for surveying, but it has some serious issues with it. To my dismay I have found 1) With my tablet if I have InSSIDer open, network throughput plumets from around 9-10MB/sec to 2-3MB/sec. Close InSSIDer and it jumps back up. If I have my SSIDs for 2.4 and 5GHz set...
  12. azazel1024

    TP-Link WDR3600, Intel 7260ac and Wireless is hard

    I got a used WDR3600 yesterday. Only two physical complaints are that it is rather large and the LEDs could be a little dimmer. On the first, as large as it is and as many ports as it has, the switch spacing could have a couple of extra mm between ports for ease for plugging in cables. Admin...
  13. azazel1024

    IBM 49Y4230 question

    I am looking at updating the NICs in my machines one of these months soon. I currently am running a pair of Intel Gigabit CT NICs in my desktop and in my server. A little outdated and Intel has graciously decided to end support with Windows 8 (initial 8.1 driver released, but nothing more will...
  14. azazel1024

    Outdoor cat6 suggestions

    Okay, I am trying to wireup one of the last rooms in my house (my daughter's room). There is pretty much no feasible way to run wiring without hacking the heck out of her walls and probably the ceiling/walls in my basement to run cabling. Sadly, it was the one room I didn't think of to run...
  15. azazel1024

    Actiontec ECB2500 and Verizon FIOS

    Not really a question, but more of a "if anyone needs answers". I did a lot of searching and I could find very little info on using an Actiontec ECB2500 as a LAN MoCA bridge for Verizon FIOS. TL;DR, it works great. Shortly after moving in to my new house I decided to ditch my Actiontec router...
  16. azazel1024

    MU-MIMO in new ASUS Router

    Isn't the up coming Asus router 4:4 ALSO MU:MIMO? If so that is dramatically better (if it works well) than any other setup on the market. MU:MIMO is able to actually Tx/Rx to multiple clients at once spliting up the radios instead of being dependent entirely on CDMA and round robining it. So...
  17. azazel1024

    Ethernet ring network questions and also trunking

    This is more of a thought exercise than anything, because I don't need to setup a ring network (right now anyway). What are the general advantages, other than redundancy if a link is lost? I am looking at especially a very small ring, such as with 3 switches. Would standard Spanning Tree...
  18. azazel1024

    TP-link C5 Archer coming soon? Or C7 Archer now

    I notice on TP-Links international website they have a C5 Archer 450/867 router listed as coming soon. Anyone have any more info on it? It seems like it is the C7, but having a single 5GHz radio cut out, otherwise pretty close to identical. I am wondering if this has the Broadcom client issue...
  19. azazel1024

    Modifying a TP-Link C7 Archer

    So, my next router is deffinitely a C7 Archer. Between price/performance it seems like a beast. Combined with upgradable external antennas, for 5ghz at least, its a win. My question is, anyone think on or actually modify the 2.4Ghz internal antennas to external removable ones? It looks like...
  20. azazel1024

    Expanding switch capacity

    I originally got a TP-Link web smart switch, 16 port (SG-2216) when it was on deep sale for $110 or so. Its worked great, I love it, it looks sexy sitting over my server, ad nauseum. The issue I have is as I've been wiring my house I've realized that 16 ports is not going to cut it. Currently...
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