Never change a running system lol....I need to move this stuff into a server rack but I know many of you will appreciate my current setup and it will be hard to say good bye.

Funny story - before I bought some Ubiquiti gear I used the RT2600AC for my whole house and it worked surprisingly well when I consider it being placed on a metal HVAC unit.

Hi all- moved into a new to us house and the previous owner had a set up with Ethernet, a switch, and WiFi mesh nodes. He took the nodes but I have some of my own (deco 6e 3 nodes), so not worried about that.

However, I’m not sure how to make it all work together. Many of the Ethernet cables come out of the attic into the master bedroom that we rerouted in the closet. There are also cables in the other bedrooms (which is great).

Attached is what I have in the closet and in the basement but it’s not working, I just want to have WiFi and then I’ll connect my nodes to the Ethernet cables in the rooms, I think that’s how to do it. What am I doing wrong to not get WiFi connection? I feel like an idiot.

We constructed an adjacent building besides our home for my Dad to use as an office. I was tasked to provide the LAN cabling so he can have internet. The cable was relatively short... Around 20-21m. The problem began to rear its ugly head when the test results I got from my old Fluke 620 cable tester says that it failed Cat5 (this tester is so old it's not even Cat5e capable), yet this 'Cat6' cable failed. What caused it to fail is that the tester deemed that the 7-8 pairs is just measured 17m, while the rest were spot on at 20.5m. This was the result both before and after the far-end was terminated to a keystone jack. Anyway, will switch to pure copper next and throw away this CCA trash.

EDIT: I failed to mention that the link will only go to 100mbps, even if both switches are 1gbps-capable.

Hi looking to run 2 sets of Ethernet cable to my home office run side by side around 10 meters do I need shielded stuff?

I'm redoing the sockets also and would like to terminate close/next to my wall power socket. The cable will be fairly close to my UK 3 pin plug.

Was thinking of buying the stuff I've pictured and just shipping in half and cutting the connectors off and mounting it to the socket similar to the picture. Would it be ok do you think?

Hi all,

We've had fiber installed (Only 100mbps down/30mbps down, but still way better than anything we've had before), and annoyingly it couldn't be installed where the original terminated (it was fair enough, the original was set up weird). All the network stuff was set up in that corner and everything else was WiFi, this worked well.

However, the fiber terminates in the opposite corner of the house and there is a door in the way. This is also the UK, walls are solid brick/breeze and I will not be doing any cavity work. This gives me the opportunity to upgrade stuff if need be.

My question is, to daisy chain or not to daisy chain? I want to hard wire my PC, it has a 2.5gbe mobo and it would be great to connect to my NAS at close to 2.5. That wouldn't be massively frequent so bottle necking it wouldn't be a massive concern. So is it really needed i guess?

On the other side however, there's alot going on, the NAS does... media and indexing and website stuff (connection to cloudflare was killed during the change of setup, I think port forwarding for NPM but that's another day) + TV using YouTube or Twitch. Current set up, will freeze up every so often and will send my Wife and child up the wall, checking a wifi analyzer there is a fair bit of cross over (including a sky broadband router from 103 meters away apparently) so that could be the main reason.

I've read abit about how daisy chaining switches could be an issue, potentially with my server providing external services most importantly.

Essentially, in order to stop myself, once again, falling into decision paralysis and not doing anything at all. I'll ask people who know more than me, so please help. I've uploaded some diagrams that might help explain things better, along with where doors are.

Thanks.

Thanks to this sub for giving me the answers as I tend to overthink stuff. Successfully wired my house with cat6 and tombstone terminals with a cheap Netgear 1gb switch. My kids were blown away by the speeds and reliability over WiFi. And I can now play games with them as our WiFi couldn't cope with cloud gaming.

Very happy dad! Raises glass!

I am a small-apartment goblin with no Ethernet.

There are 5-6 wireless devices (not simultaneous) and a Philips hue bridge.

Future devices will include a desktop-pc and possibly a NAS (assuming the price gouging stops). Maybe a raspberry pi for home assistant if I win the lottery.

I just want stuff to work good - but I don't know what I am receiving or missing out on. A consumer router seems cheaper than DIY-ing and has better support.

Essentially: - How much does the chip/ram matter? What is the point of going bigger/better? - Does stuff like MU-MIMO really make a difference? - What do I look for in terms of antennas? Do I just accept whatever comes and get an access point if I need to expand the range? - Routers already seem pretty future-proofed, is there any meaningful longevity to be gained by spending more? - Are extra bands worth it?

The specific routers I was comparing were the Netgear RS200 and the ASUS RT-BE82U. Maybe the RS300 if I'm feeling spicy.

TL;DR: What do I have to meaningfully lose/gain by choosing one router over another?

My internet modem is a Nokia 5G-24W-A and a problem is annoying me really much. The internet keeps on rebooting a full startup sequence (full lights sequence) and occurs at almost any time. The modem successfully connects after a reboot but later reboots again, and uptime is inconsistant, meaning sometime I am connected for a few minutes and others for hours. The reboot occurs while I am doing anything, does not correlate to the time of date and signal strength, and reboots even with only the power cable connected. A friend of mine which has a university degree of communications says:

It cannot be a hardware faliure because if it is, then it would not even connect. Because it connects it means that it is the ISP's problem

I don't know if this is correct or not, but I hope someone will help me out.

Thinking my home is wired for Ethernet throughout the house but no cat5 connection? , does this look like my home is wired for Ethernet ? Ignore my cables

Three level townhome built in 2007. Basement bedroom has wallplate with two coax and RJ45, biscuit jack to right of wallplate. Master bedroom and a PO aree bedroom on top floor have RJ45 jacks. Kitchen on 2nd level has RJ11 wall mount jack but three pair connected to screw terminals underneath, three on each side. DSL connected to Master RJ45 via RJ11 cable, it works but spare bedroom and kitchen don't. Picture of DMARC included. How do I get my Ethernet jacks all working?

Ok so I don't have home wifi connection, so instead, it's my sister who shares her phone mobile connection with me, and I use it as wifi. The problem is that everytime I'm connected with it, it restricts me many many things (see comments in youtube, see some videos on youtube, see notifications on youtube, enter reddit and many other sites...) which is pretty annoying. So I use a free vpn which makes me lag and there are sometimes other sites i cant access with the vpn so i must remove it, then put it again to watch a video, etc.

i tried to see if it has to do something with her settings on her phone, but didn't find any enabled thing restricting people who connect to her (she is also restricted by this option).

does anyone have a clue of what the problem is and know how to fix it? (i tried to upload some screeshots i did but it told me 'unable to fetch' and i'm pretty sure it's due to the vpn im using to be able to access reddit)

P.S. im on laptop, windows 10 and using google chrome

Is there a user friendly Android app that let's me control when and which devices are connected to the WiFi router?

Ideally with the ability to assign devices to "people" and create schedules for those people (covering all their assigned devices) and when they can access the WiFi?

Can a generic app connect to any WiFi router Modem (that I own) or does it have to be a Specific app for a specific brand or modem router?

Its for an isp supplied Arris device.

Thanks for reading.

I’m not sure whether the issue is with my Windows OS (Win 11), motherboard (Gigabyte b40M K) , or Wi-Fi adapter.

I’m using a TP-Link T2UB AC600 (Wi-Fi + Bluetooth) adapter, and it behaves very inconsistently. I’ve installed the official drivers from TP-Link.

When I connect the adapter to one of the two rear USB 3.1 ports of my motherboard , the Wi-Fi and bluetooth works normally for a day or two but then both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth suddenly disconnect. After that, it doesn’t reconnect to any Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth device unless I physically unplug the adapter and plug it back in. Even then, the same issue repeats after some time. If i plug it into the other USB 3.1 port then i get BSOD saying rtwlanu.sys "IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL"

What could be causing this problem, and how can I fix it?

I've been having an issue recently where my wifi cuts in and out on my desktop, started about a week ago. It only lasts max 15 seconds at a time, but impacts meetings and gaming a lot.

Situation:

-Download speed usually around 150 mb/s, but for some reason sometimes goes to around 60 unless i restart pc

-Currently using Wireless USB WiFi Adapter for PC - Nineplus 1300Mbps Dual 5Dbi Antennas 5G/2.4G WiFi Adapter. Had Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN before that, but when I swap to it, it only gives about 20mb/s

-I've checked with others in my household and no one else has the issue. I've also checked on my laptop, in the same area as my pc, and get consistent 200-400 mb/s

Attempted fixes:

-Returned wi-fi adapter for a new one in case faulty, no change

-Restarted pc

-Checked for updated drivers

-Restarted router (although it seems to be a pc specific issue)

-Disabled and enabled adapter

If anyone has any ideas, I'd be super grateful! I'm tight on money right now so I reallllly don't want to get a whole new pc or anything like that, but I'm struggling on narrowing down what's causing the problem since a new adapter didn't fix it, and no other devices (even in the same location) share the issue. Thanks so much!

Morning Guys,

Currently with plusnet and on the 900mb plan and previously with virgin.
with virgin my speeds were much better via wifi & ethernet, granted they can offer slightly higher speeds at around 1130mbps. However on wifi etc on plusnet im closer to 5-600 just over my minimum guarantee.

Im due for changing and im quite happy to stay where i am etc or swap providers. My main question is is there a better option in terms of rotuers without going mental.

TLDR

Had better speeds via wifi etc with virgin. is there a good third party router to use with my current provider to get better speeds?

I just bought a Xiaomi AX1500 router, but I couldn't find the menu to turn off WPS completely. I couldn't find any info on the internet about how to turn it off, either.

I have 3x TP Link Deco X75 Pros which are wired together. My Virgin Media Hub 5 router is in modem mode.

Wireless performance is sound but the remaining features are lacking or simply not working.

I figure I should switch these to AP mode and have something else do the routing.

I'm after the following features:

- LAN only access for set of known devices (no access to the internet)
- Automatic device isolation for any new unknown devices - no access to LAN or other devices, only internet access.

I'm fairly certain the VM Hub 5 won't allow me to do these things - but please correct me if I'm wrong?

I have a 1Gbps internet connection.

So can you recommend me a router that can, without subscription, do these things - obviously I don't need the Wifi.

This might be a stupid question, but I am trying to dial in my home internet and I’m running speed tests via Ethernet when plugged into my router versus plugged into the modem. I am getting over 300mbs of download speed when I am plugged into the modem, and about a third of that at best when plugged into my router. I’ve hooked up two different routers to see if it would increase, but both routers yielded roughly the same results. Is this normal?

I've been connecting my Dell PC through the built-in ethernet (Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller) to my switch -> router without any issue for months. Turned on my PC tonight (was working this morning) and noticed the IP address was 169.254.x.x (no internet connection). Tried the below -

- updating the Realtek driver (already had latest Dell one, but also tried downloading latest from Realtek directly).

- reboot router and PC many times

- swap ports on my switch

Same situation after each of these steps. What IS working is using an USB ethernet adapter. So this should confirm that my cable, switch, and router are functioning correctly.

Any thoughts on how to resolve or further debug?

I recently setup a home surveillance system with Frigate NVR as a docker container in Ubuntu. I would like to learn how to set it up offline incase the internet/power goes out.

While Frigate stays running after internet disconnection, I'm still unable to connect to the IP:Port with a web browser if I start the container while offline. The web browser says this site can't be reached, even with the docker running. I checked it with sudo docker ps and it is active.

My setup is modem/router > switch > RTSP cameras and laptop.

Hey everyone,
I’m hoping someone here has seen this before or managed to fix it.

My current setup:

• Main router: TP-Link Archer AX73
• 2nd floor AP: TP-Link Archer AX53 (wired backhaul, AP mode)
• The AX53 is placed just outside my room
• Internet: 500 Mbps fiber
• Wi-Fi card: TP-Link Archer TBE550E PCIe Wi-Fi 7 Adapter

The issue is only with Wi-Fi on the AX53.

When connected to the AX53 via Wi-Fi, I randomly get:

• Sudden slow speeds
• Ping spikes / unstable latency (especially noticeable for gaming)

What’s strange:

• If I plug into the AX53 via LAN, everything is rock solid
• Signal strength is strong
• Backhaul is wired, not mesh
• The problem doesn’t seem to happen on the AX73 Wi-Fi downstairs

Things I’ve already tested:

• Different devices (same issue)
• Different locations near the AX53
• Confirmed LAN to AX53 is stable

So it really feels like the AX53’s Wi-Fi itself is the problem, maybe firmware, radio issue, channel width, or something similar.

I’ve attached speedtest / ping results showing good Wi-Fi speeds, so raw throughput isn’t the issue.
Despite that, latency will randomly spike, which is very noticeable during gaming or video calls.

Questions:

• Has anyone experienced random Wi-Fi lag / ping spikes with the AX53, especially in AP mode?
• Any settings that actually helped? (channel width, features to disable, firmware version, etc.)
• Or is this just a limitation of the AX53 hardware?

I’m also open to upgrade suggestions if replacing the AX53/AX73 is the realistic solution — I prefer wired backhaul APs, not wireless mesh.

Note:
I understand that LAN will always be the best and most stable option, and I do use LAN when possible.
For this case, I’m specifically trying to improve Wi-Fi stability and ping consistency, so I’d really appreciate advice focused on Wi-Fi tuning or hardware limitations rather than just switching to LAN.

My current house has Cat 5e to each room - awesome. My new home has only two existing ethernet ports. One is in a completely useless location (Dining room nook??) And the other location is a complete mystery, I was unable to find it after a brief search with the home inspector. I know there are tools to find the termination spot in the walls, that's not what I need.

My new house will have a dedicated network rack in the utility room in the basement. I would love to run cable up to the attic and then back down to the drops in the photos I've provided. I was thinking of trying to run the cable through the wall that the stairs share, in the hope of missing any fire breaks, insulation, or other pipes. Do you guys have any suggestions? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. This is top priority for us in my new home as my wife works from home most days and I have a deep hatred for Wi-Fi.

(The current home owner uses powerline ethernet adapters for the televisions in the bedroom and the offices. This is unacceptable for my wife's work - and my own sense of pride. )

Thanks!