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    Help catching up on the latest advice for WiFi in a new home

    Cable runs were not a viable solution form me. In the end I opted for Tenda av1000 ph6 powerlines (Broadcom chips work the best for me with zero drop outs). Feeding three Linksys LAPAC2600 AP's on each floor. I used a Wifi analyser app on my mobile to first do a survey. It help me find the dead...
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    Redirecting all DNS Requests to pfSense

    Thanks, I did try that too as a test, and weirdly that didnt work either. The windows machine still used Google DNS. I'm at a loss to see why, I have also reset states and that makes no difference.
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    Redirecting all DNS Requests to pfSense

    I want to eliminate any clients using their own pre-installed DNS servers. I have followed this tutorial : https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/dns/redirecting-all-dns-requests-to-pfsense.html Results: Port Forward LAN Rule: Localhost Selected: Manually added Google DNS added to...
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    OT - surviving pandemic from personal experience (no trolling, PLEASE)

    Just wanted to drop a 'Keep safe' message to everyone in USA and Canada. Looks like you guys are going to get hit bad. Trump should have taken it more seriously. Good Luck :(
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    pfSense computer bulid

    Hmm maybe you need to change your wife and not the firewall :)
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    pfSense computer bulid

    I'm a home user not a network admin for a company, and have been using pfsense for many years with pfblocker and snort, together with multiple VPNs and VLAN's, apart from the initial setting up and tweaking when adding any new lists, it rarely needs touching for day to day use. Its no big...
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    pfSense computer bulid

    Anything that breaks, look in the logs/reports and whitelist.
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    pfSense computer bulid

    You choose WAN and LAN ports during install :)
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    Need help with ipv6 & Rt-Ac88u with BT Smarthub 2 (SOLVED)

    Well it would be a drop of 80MB down and 10MB up. At the end of the day they have put you in a position where you need to trade some speed with functionality. It seems like a bizzare stance from BT....but come to think of it, that's why I dropped them years ago ;)
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    Need help with ipv6 & Rt-Ac88u with BT Smarthub 2 (SOLVED)

    I use Plusnet at home, on their 80/20 package and get 76/18. Granted im 300M away from the box but are you a very long way away? My understanding is G.fast is upto 100MB via Copper lines? TBH would you drop that much speed without it?
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    Need help with ipv6 & Rt-Ac88u with BT Smarthub 2 (SOLVED)

    So a quick look shows that the MT992 is a locked down version by Openreach with their custom firmware. Are you not on a Virgin area? If it was me and they wouldn't supply me with a replacement modem, I would walk!
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    Need help with ipv6 & Rt-Ac88u with BT Smarthub 2 (SOLVED)

    That sounds totally crazy, what sort of business practice is this? Sell a product then be unable or unwilling to supply support.
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    Need help with ipv6 & Rt-Ac88u with BT Smarthub 2 (SOLVED)

    We dont have G.fast in my area, it appears to run some optimizing software? Not much use if you are tied to their own crappy equipment with limited features.
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    Need help with ipv6 & Rt-Ac88u with BT Smarthub 2 (SOLVED)

    Amazing :eek: How about the BT business 5 hub? I know that can be used in Modem only mode.
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    Need help with ipv6 & Rt-Ac88u with BT Smarthub 2 (SOLVED)

    Can you not buy a cheap modem off Ebay? Just replace it and business as usual?
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    Powerline adaptors unstable after house rewire

    New builds that dont have FTTP almost always have the Copper phone line master socket in the hallway very close to the front door, because Openreach are lazy! it's the quickest and easiest place to fit the socket, leaving people in a mess as it is not practical to have a AP behind the front...
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    Powerline adaptors unstable after house rewire

    I have exactly the same issue with plugs. I have tried loads of different brands and I have tried Broadcom and Qualcomm devices to rule out compatability. Mine is a newish build so the wireing is also recent. The problem must be the breakers as it works fine on the same circuit. The problem only...
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    Have NordVPN on router. Can I get a connection setup to bypass VPN?

    Sorry I wasn't clear. What I am trying to say is, when my server doesn't have this line in the config, I cannot connect remotely through the VPN to Plex. When the line is added, I can connect without a problem. route plex.tv 255.255.255.0 192.168.100.5 This works for me.
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    Have NordVPN on router. Can I get a connection setup to bypass VPN?

    I dont know then, because my plex server is also my PC and that runs 24/7 behind a VPN. When I do a port check, the port is closed. When I stop the VPN, my real IP shows the port open. When I am out of the house and the VPN is always on, I can connect fine so the port must be open.
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    Have NordVPN on router. Can I get a connection setup to bypass VPN?

    I use plex.tv in my config to bypass the vpn for connecting to my server when im traveling. Is it different on pfsense?
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