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    SNBForums is a community for everyone, no matter what their level of experience.

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    MOCA 2.0 splitter, slow speeds?

    The cable modem does not use MoCA to connect to your provider so I'm not sure that your test is valid. The modem is sensitive to the signal strength from the street and the second splitter might well be knocking down the signal strength too much to get a solid connection especially since it is a...
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    Information on EdgeRouter and UNMS

    I'm lurking in the Ubiquiti forums but most of the discussion is about commercial networking topics. I'm kind of hesitant to just jump in with hobbyist newbie questions about home networks. As far as I can tell, Netflow is working but it's just not an emphasis area in UNMS at this point. I can...
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    Information on EdgeRouter and UNMS

    Must have dodged a bullet as I upgraded to v2.0.1 without any issues (so far). It looks like there are statistics in UNMS using Netflow but it's taking time to get it puzzled out. I got Netflow running on the ER-X and connected to my UNMS server but I'm struggling with figuring out how to...
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    Information on EdgeRouter and UNMS

    I just switched to an ER-X with UNMS and it's the same as the ER-4. I saw a bit of chatter in the forums about UNMS perhaps being a data repository in the future but today it's all about system management outside performance like outages and firmware upgrades. I put up UNMS just to try it out...
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    Mesh Speed

    You don't need "mesh" to roam on a single SSID. Roaming is a client function although access points can improve the speed and quality of roaming through standards-based hints to supported clients and perhaps a bit of "secret sauce". "Mesh" is more about a single point of management, automatic...
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    Adblocker Detection Error

    My ad-blocker runs in the router (Plume) and blocks the ad-serving source so there's no white-list functionality. I'd be happy to chip into a Paetreon for SNB.
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    Whole Home Suggestions For Gigabit Symmetrical Connection

    I had eero for six months or so. It was fine. I've installed and support it at a couple of friends' houses (one is all wireless original units, the other is 3x wired new units plus a Beacon) and it working well for both of them. Each has some minor advantages and disadvantages but I'd rate them...
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    Whole Home Suggestions For Gigabit Symmetrical Connection

    Most consumer mesh products work with both wired and wireless backhaul. I've installed Plume in two houses (1x wired, 1x wireless) and eero in three more (2x wireless, 1x mixed wired and wireless). The primary advantages of wired is that you can place the units where they provide the best client...
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    Build a home network for under $1,200

    Why are you concerned about coverage with Plume? Is you've got an area where you want better coverage, just add another Pod for $39 or SuperPod for $89.
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    Thinking of switching from powerline to MOCA...

    I'd agree for a single link. It's when you want to integrate coax amps, multiple splitters in unknown locations, or old, beat-up coax that it gets not so easy.
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    Thinking of switching from powerline to MOCA...

    My MoCA 2.0 bonded tests with iperf3 was consistently over 900Mbps. In theory it could be higher but I don't have any devices with adapters faster than GB. Latency is higher and it's more cluttered but throughput is great. It can get complicated trying to balance the sometimes conflicting needs...
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    iOS Shortcuts app - old BSSID and Reboot

    A leading zero in a BSSID octet gets stripped so you have to account for that in the dictionary. Not sure about trailing one. Very handy shortcut since my four Plume pods results in ten BSSIDs. Thanks!
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    Network Help Please

    Your "current" diagram has 5 local devices plus an uplink connected to the 1750 but it only has 4 LAN ports. Something isn't quite right there. Other than that, there is no obvious issue with your current configuration assuming that it's cabled and connected properly with the Pace connected to...
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    Mesh network for 24 apartment complex...

    It sounds like the person asking you is just one of the tenants, in which case I'd just stick with your advice for them to get a dual band access point and connect with 5Ghz. You can't fix every problem in the world and the only person that can implement netwrks and thiggins good advice is the...
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    Need advice; preparing for Xfinity gigabit internet service

    I don't have any experience with or an opinion about those routers. I used the T-Mobile version on the ASUS-TM1900 for a few years (it was fine) followed by a couple of Xfinity offerings (the latest being an XB6 which was definitely not fine), and now I'm using a Plume SuperPod with a Surfboard...
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    Need advice; preparing for Xfinity gigabit internet service

    No. This kind of device. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0163JKM6S/?tag=snbforums-20 The advantage is you won't have to mess with your laptop configuration like you will with a USB network But none of this matters if you are not going to upgrade your router.
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    Need advice; preparing for Xfinity gigabit internet service

    Your wireless card is going to be the limiting factor as it's only 802.11n. As mentioned, you could use an external USB network adapter or use a wireless bridge that connects to your GB Ethernet port (http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/pd024683). You don't mention where the other end of...
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    Powerline or Mesh for me

    It's not quite as simple as that. AFCI breakers are more likely to be an issue than non-AFCI but some are OK and some are not. Only way to find out for sure is to test them yourself. Buy from somebody with a good return policy and check it out. Make sure you are using the latest gen products
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    Router advice requested - I may be overthinking things...

    1) Run iperf2/3 on an PC/Mac connected to Ethernet cable and run Hurricane Electric Network Tools on the iOS device 2) The Apple Airport Utility provides basic WiFi signal information. No need to actually have an Airport. 3) If you find that one does the trick for you, there's no reason for a...
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    New house. Repurposing phone Cat5e. Looking for advise.

    A 42" enclosure with an extension has quite a bit of space compared to the 28" one that is seen more commonly. I installed mine back in 2007 for less than $200. I'd worked a lot with racks in the prior 20 years in IT but even if I'd had the space or the budget (good racks are expensive), my...
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