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Frozen-Solid posted:Taking my laptop out of the reserved pool didn't help. It just bounced again. Maybe I'll build my first custom DHCP server this weekend, and just run DHCP/DNS on my IronPort instead. What are you doing with an IronPort?
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Moving into a new place... What are the odds that I can get 100mb over the cat 3? It is a small house with new wires. Anyone have experience with this?
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Jul 20, 2012 06:59
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Jago posted:Moving into a new place... What are the odds that I can get 100mb over the cat 3? It is a small house with new wires. Anyone have experience with this?
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Jul 20, 2012 07:01
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UndyingShadow posted:What are you doing with an IronPort? Work got a new one, it was sitting in a closet when we were doing some spring cleaning, and my boss told me to take it home and see if I could get some use out of it. Turns out it's just a rebranded 1U Dell server and had a VGA port hidden under a soldered metal plate. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on it last weekend and made it my new SSH/VPN machine. It replaced an old Dell Dimension 4500 I had that the PSU went bad on.
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Jul 20, 2012 07:45
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Hi I live in a shared house (Kollegium/halls/dorms) and we have a crappy router in the kitchen we're thinking about upgrading. Trouble is there's a wide age range in laptops, some are N capable and others aren't. I've heard that if a G only capable device connects to a router the whole thing drops to G range and bandwidth, is this true? And is there any way we can have a single router give N range and bandwidth at the same time as being accessible to G only devices? We want to upgrade because the rooms at the far end of the corridor have really dodgy connections and also it would be nice to do some LAN gaming every now and again :-)
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Jul 20, 2012 11:54
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Sri.Theo posted:Hi I live in a shared house (Kollegium/halls/dorms) and we have a crappy router in the kitchen we're thinking about upgrading. Trouble is there's a wide age range in laptops, some are N capable and others aren't. You want a dual band router. Something like Linksys E3000 is capable of transmitting on both frequencies, and you have 2 different SSIDs, one for g and one for N. How big is the house? N has terrible range, so if you're too far from it, you'll be using G anyway.
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Jul 20, 2012 13:11
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zalmoxes posted:You want a dual band router. Something like Linksys E3000 is capable of transmitting on both frequencies, and you have 2 different SSIDs, one for g and one for N. Notice 802.11n is in there twice! 802.11n dual band routers have 2.4 and 5ghz radios, but unless your 802.11n equipment is 5ghz (rarer than it should be) you're going to be running on the crowded 2.4 band with all the G devices and cordless phones and microwaves
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Jul 20, 2012 15:13
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Setting the DHCP address range outside of the IPs used by the reservations didn't work. The network was bounced again this morning. Really not sure what else to do besides buy a new router, or turn my Linux server into a DHCP/DNS server.
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Jul 20, 2012 16:57
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I just had a two hour chat log with Netgear support. They had me change CTS/RTS Threshold to 2304 from the 2347 default. We'll see if that does anything, but I doubt it.
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Jul 20, 2012 21:42
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Frozen-Solid posted:I just had a two hour chat log with Netgear support. They had me change CTS/RTS Threshold to 2304 from the 2347 default. We'll see if that does anything, but I doubt it. I can't imagine it will help, that's totally unrelated. How about just setting static IPs?
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Jul 20, 2012 22:46
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Ninja Rope posted:I can't imagine it will help, that's totally unrelated. How about just setting static IPs? It didn't help. The computer that it affects the most is my laptop, and I don't want to static IP it because then I have to change it back to DHCP any time I go somewhere.
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Jul 22, 2012 01:30
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Frozen-Solid posted:It didn't help. http://samanathon.com/reset-your-ip-address-via-batch-file/ Try this. EDIT: That may not work with Windows 7, I think. This thread discusses it in a bit of detail. May need to change ip to ipv4 http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72308 Triikan fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Jul 22, 2012 |
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Jul 22, 2012 02:40
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Even running a batch file is something I want to avoid doing. It's an extra step I don't want to do, even if it's "easy" - it's annoying and shouldn't be necessary. I'm probably going to end up just setting up a DHCP/DNS server on my Linux box and turn off the broken DHCP stuff on my router. Then it'll just work and I won't have to deal with static IPs and assigning an IP to every device I want to connect.
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Jul 22, 2012 03:30
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Can you not set it to have a static ip for your laptop's MAC on your router? Then you can leave it on auto dhcp, but when at home, it'll be static. Edit: nm, didn't read enough
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Jul 22, 2012 04:27
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kalicki posted:Can you not set it to have a static ip for your laptop's MAC on your router? Then you can leave it on auto dhcp, but when at home, it'll be static. Huh? I was wondering the same thing, but apparently I'm missing something? Why couldn't he leave DHCP on but just set a static assignment for the problem laptop? Is that not doable under regular Netgear firmware? On my network, I have DHCP on but have a lot of devices static'd just for the reason Frozen mentioned, though I am running Tomato.
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Jul 22, 2012 05:24
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I just finished setting up DHCP/BIND on the linux server, with the router as a backup DNS. Guess we'll see if this fixes it in the next 12 or 24 hours.
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Jul 22, 2012 06:28
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jkyuusai posted:Huh? I was wondering the same thing, but apparently I'm missing something? Why couldn't he leave DHCP on but just set a static assignment for the problem laptop? Is that not doable under regular Netgear firmware? I believe he is doing a static assignment with dhcp, but problem is that when it goes to renew the ip lease it doesn't allow it to renew.
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Jul 22, 2012 20:09
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Hey guys, I'm having a problem with one of my routers. It seems to me that the wireless won't work anymore but the LAN ports work just fine. Its on dd-wrt build 14929 and before that I think 13525 (if that was a build?). What is happening is when i restart the router my computer only recognizes the wireless for like 10-30 seconds then it just goes away. It won't connect to it at all. Is there any fixes for this or am I just boned? The router in question is a WRT54g v4.0.
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Jul 22, 2012 23:19
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That router is like 5 years old, buy a new router ffs.
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Jul 22, 2012 23:53
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jkyuusai posted:Huh? I was wondering the same thing, but apparently I'm missing something? Why couldn't he leave DHCP on but just set a static assignment for the problem laptop? Is that not doable under regular Netgear firmware? Standard Netgear firmware allows an IP address to be reserved for a computer or device. Very easy to set up. I have reservations for a VM server and minecraft VM so that the IP addresses don't change when I need to get remote access. If the reservation isn't renewing then there must be something causing the router to not recognise the computer. If you check the connected devices tab on the router you should see the computer and it's name, unless something unusual is going on.
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Jul 23, 2012 00:34
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Frozen-Solid posted:I just had a two hour chat log with Netgear support. They had me change CTS/RTS Threshold to 2304 from the 2347 default. We'll see if that does anything, but I doubt it. This is funny as poo poo. I am already sharing it with my coworkers. Here's hoping your ubuntu server will handle DHCP with a little more grace than your lovely Netgear.
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Jul 23, 2012 01:18
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CuddleChunks posted:This is funny as poo poo. I am already sharing it with my coworkers. Yeah. I had a big rolleyes over that, but I figured they were smarter than I. It's a shame Netgear's DHCP system is utter poo poo. So far I've been on the new Linux server's DHCP/DNS for about 18 hours and haven't had a disconnect, but my lease doesn't expire until 2pm on the 23rd, so I got a bit left to know if it's working or not.
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Jul 23, 2012 01:38
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Are you positive you only have one DHCP server enabled? It's possible that you had another DHCP server somewhere that was NACKing the renew request and causing your devices to sit around waiting for the DHCP servers to duel it out.
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Jul 23, 2012 02:03
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Ninja Rope posted:Are you positive you only have one DHCP server enabled? It's possible that you had another DHCP server somewhere that was NACKing the renew request and causing your devices to sit around waiting for the DHCP servers to duel it out. Yeah, I'm sure. And the one sending the NACK was my router. My coworker has a similar Netgear router (might even be the same model, but I'm not sure) and has been complaining about the same issue. I always assumed it was a Windows driver issue until she was having the same problem.
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Jul 23, 2012 02:21
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I just got Comcast internet, and they are leasing me a wireless gateway for now, but I don't really want to pay every month. Can someone please recommend a good wireless gateway - or a wireless router and a cable modem - for a decent price? I am really in over my head here.
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Jul 25, 2012 18:29
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If you want an all in one solution, the Motorola Surfboard Gateway is pretty good: http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SURF...orola+surfboard I don't personally have it but a good friend of mine does, and he loves it. If you were to go the seperate route then you could get the Surfboard without the gateway: http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SB61...orola+surfboard And then get a good router, I have a WNDR4500 and now that I have resolved the DNS problem I was having, its a fantastic router: http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-WNDR4500-Gigabit-Wireless-Router/dp/B005KG44V0
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Jul 25, 2012 19:23
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I am working with a sprawling house that has a single Linksys E2500 at one end that is providing terrible wireless coverage. I was going to buy another E2500 spread things out, but then I figure two wrongs don't make a right. Is there an access point from Ubiquiti or Mikrotik etc. someone can recommend that will slather this area with signal?
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Porkchop Express posted:If you want an all in one solution, the Motorola Surfboard Gateway is pretty good: http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SURF...orola+surfboard Is there anything in a lower price range, or is that about it?
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They make a lower priced one, but as far as a Gateway its wireless only: http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SURF...s=cable+gateway I don't know much about it though, so I can't comment about its quality.
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Jul 25, 2012 22:31
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I've been on my new Ubuntu DHCP/DNS server for four days and haven't had a single disconnect. gently caress Netgear and their terrible firmware.
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Jul 26, 2012 00:31
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Is there something in Windows 7 that causes it to constantly forget I want it set to a static NAT IP? For example, my router has IPs from 100-199, and I static my computer to 50. Works fine, ipconfig shows correctly, but as soon as I reboot my computer, the settings go back to default. Is there a setting or a checkbox I'm missing? It never did this in XP (I have an XP machine that's been set on static for a year now, through reboots and all), and none of my other devices have problems with the IPs.
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Porkchop Express posted:If you want an all in one solution, the Motorola Surfboard Gateway is pretty good: http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SURF...orola+surfboard These things have terrible firmware stability issues, even in bridge mode. Google "SBG6580 dropping" or "SBG6580 rebooting". I've been trying to get rid of mine for a while.
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I'm moving into a new place with Verizon (now Frontier) Fiber. I am trying to think ahead on how I am going to set up my home network, but I don't know enough about the service. I didn't have a chance to crack open the ONT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_FiOS) but if it is like the one at my parents' house it has a coax that goes the the router inside, a phone jack for the landlines and an ethernet port. I'm curious as to what the ethernet port is for if they seem to just run the cable to a box. I only want internet access and if I can use that port it simplifies my setup. Anyone know what the deal is?
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Jul 26, 2012 08:48
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That jack is there in case they set you up with having Internet line go out through Ethernet instead of coax. I know on Verizon you have to tell them beforehand or talk to the installer so they it set it up so you could just run a line from that jack to your own router. I think they could also enable it after installs. That's how it used to be anyways, I have had fios for a while now so don't remember exactly.
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Jul 26, 2012 13:53
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NOTinuyasha posted:These things have terrible firmware stability issues, even in bridge mode. Google "SBG6580 dropping" or "SBG6580 rebooting". I've been trying to get rid of mine for a while. What DOESN'T have terrible firmware that is made for consumer use?
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Jul 26, 2012 15:55
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I get what you're saying, but that modem actually has specific, well-documented problems. Before that I used a SB6120 which was perfectly fine and had uptimes that spanned months.
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Jul 26, 2012 16:02
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That's a shame, like I said though I do not personally have one and am just going off my friends thoughts on it. I personally prefer to have a modem and a seperate router, and if I were to buy a setup I would go the SB6121/WNDR3500 route, because thats what I have and it works well together.
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Jul 26, 2012 16:10
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I have added the Airport express to the OP for it's niche purposes. It wouldn't have previously met the minimum bar to go in op but why make all networking difficult.
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I need some help improving my setup. I have two computers that play the same online game at the same time and I've been having dropped connections in Blacklight Retribution, lag spikes in Diablo 3 and an inability to connect directly to specific people in Torchlight 2. So here is my setup. Both computers are plugged in to a E2000 (tomato) that is just a wireless bridge to another E2000 (tomato) and then in to the DSL modem a zyxel pk5000z (centurylink garbage.) Now I know that one issue I have (at least for TL2) is that both the modem and the E2000 plugged in to it are trying to handle NAT. I prefer to do all my routing on that E2000, but when I disable NAT on the modem, it kills the internet connection. Suggestions? The only custom firmware I have used is Tomato, but if I could solve these problems with another firmware I'll try it. I can buy a modem to replace the zyxel, but I don't know of a better modem or if that will actually improve my network. Honestly the zyxel has easy to understand firmware but I am willing to believe that it doesn't actually work very well.
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Mr. Nutty posted:I need some help improving my setup. I have two computers that play the same online game at the same time and I've been having dropped connections in Blacklight Retribution, lag spikes in Diablo 3 and an inability to connect directly to specific people in Torchlight 2. I had the exact same problem and I solved by removing the wireless part on my setup, ran the cables that I just took off back which solved it.
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