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    schizznick reacted to Biohazard777 in 2 cables between switches = faster?   
    Depends on the switches used:
     
    If your unmanaged switches lack Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), adding a second cable between them creates a bridging loop. This saturates the network, rendering it unusable until the extra cable is removed.
      With STP-enabled unmanaged switches, only one of the switch-to-switch links is active.
      Manageable switches allow port aggregation/trunking for a speed boost slightly below the combined speed of the aggregated ports, accounting for some aggregation overhead.
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    schizznick reacted to Lurick in how do i get lower ping? what do i buy do get lower ping? do i call my isp for lower ping?   
    Ping is NOT something you control aside wired vs wireless. Beyond that it's not within your control. The BEST you could do is call your ISP and have them check the line to your home, beyond that there is no way to change it.
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    schizznick reacted to Alex Atkin UK in VPN Speeds - AITA   
    Why?  TCP is a very bad protocol to use for a VPN because you end up with TCP over TCP which is problematic as you have the VPN connections congestion control trying to maximise the link while the content within the VPN is also trying to do the same.
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    schizznick reacted to BuckGup in Internet in the middle of nowhere   
    Starlink will be your best bet. Traditional satellite internet is really really bad. Using line of sight extenders will work but there's a lot more setup and logistics involved compared to starlink. Starlink is $499 for the equipment then I think $79 or $99/month I think for 100-150Mb/s and ~40ms ping
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    schizznick got a reaction from LOST TALE in Does smart connect switch back to 2.4ghz when 5ghz is too far to be faster?   
    I would add that even with Band Steering, the client device decides which WiFi to connect to, also the Client would need to support band steering for it to even work. Otherwise all the router does is try and fake out the device to force it to switch but again it's up to the client device and some devices can be rather sticky and not switch no matter how hard the AP tries. 
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    schizznick reacted to CerealExperimentsLain in Router caps 1Gbps connection at 200Mbps   
    Oh you can run 1gig through the switch ports all you want.  But NAT requires a lot of CPU resources an the more packets per second the more it demands.

    Like, I'm sorry but there has to be some circumstance, such as where maybe you didn't rely on NAT before, where you got 900mbps.  But you flat out can't get anywhere close to 900mbps, with NAT, on a a single 650mhz MIPS core.  It doesn't have that much power.
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    schizznick reacted to FrankV in What setting do I need to change?   
    I think you should reconsider the overall question. 
     
    First, what are you attempting to accomplish? Increased security or basic set up? I think in either of these cases, this question is too narrow in scope. 
  8. Agree
    schizznick reacted to beersykins in Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE Fiber notworking   
    Bro those are fibre channel modules.
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    schizznick got a reaction from Alex Atkin UK in Fast wifi but high ping   
    I should also add, that speed has almost nothing to do with latency. You can have Gigabit ethernet and 200ms ping... and 30mb VDSL with 10ms ping so increasing speed may not improve gaming unless you have a saturation issue or a decrease in latency from something else such as a change in technology.
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    schizznick reacted to beersykins in Recommend me a DUAL WAN router   
    Anything with configurable routes really.  A lot of the MikroTik hex gr3 are pretty cheap and can do what you want with wan monitoring 
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    schizznick reacted to .Apex. in Fast wifi but high ping   
    Where's the 16x coming from? wtf
     
    Anyway upgrading your internet speed will have little to no effect on your ping, the reason you got better ping is probably due to having a better router, WiFi is still Half-duplex and there's more processing and interruptions involved, it's still far from matching Ethernet level of latency which supports Full-duplex and is a direct connection.

    Half-duplex means the data can travel one way, it has to wait for the packets to finish to then be able to send or receive the opposite way, while Full-duplex can send and receive at the same time.
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    schizznick reacted to Windows7ge in Pi-Hole DNS Sinkhold   
    I don't see a reason why you can't assuming it has drivers for the wireless NIC and you know how to connect.
     
    Really though the easy solution is to buy a network switch. Consumer switches can be picked up really cheaply.
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    schizznick reacted to mtz_federico in Merging two Routers   
    As @WereCatf said, you need a router (I would use pfsense) but you cant join two 4Mbps connections to make 8Mbps, you can only balance stuff between them (e.g.you could set certain clients to use different networks and/or different services or ports use different networks)
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    schizznick reacted to Electronics Wizardy in NAS Build   
    Id say a lot more than that on average. I have over 100 hard drives, most with 30K+ hours. I normally estimate 5-10 years usable lifespan. I have remove more hdds from service due to being too small or slow rather than failure.
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    schizznick got a reaction from Lurick in Looking for the best networking solution for our small business   
    Cisco Meraki is a decent solution with great hardware. Mist owned by Juniper now is also a decent solution with some nice BLE functionality as well. If you want to Use Meraki on the cheap often people are selling the AP's on Ebay pretty cheap you just need to buy Licensing.
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    schizznick got a reaction from leadeater in YouTube cache for small ISP   
    To get google cache usually requires subscribers in the thousands. It took us years to get Google and Netflix to talk to us with 30k subscribers. 
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    schizznick reacted to leadeater in when are we going to get to the days isp install/activate a jack in your house and that is it.   
    Cable modems are modems because they are RF based technology even if modern deployments today are digital transmissions mediums it's still converted back to RF at the customer modem endpoint then converted again to ethernet. It's these RF signals that are being modulated and demodulated.
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    schizznick reacted to beersykins in w.o.w internet   
    That would be for checking external mail.  Most residential providers block inbound TCP 25/465/587 which will break inbound mail to you.
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    schizznick reacted to WereCatf in Does Ethernet cabling through wall jacks cause higher latency?   
    Your common sense is wrong. Cat5e-cable, for example, is rated for gigabit-speeds up to 100 meters -- anything less than that won't affect signal-quality and won't change your ping, latency or bandwidth. Technically the more wall-jacks and other kinds of connections you have along the way the more degraded the signal becomes, but if your PC shows the connection as being gigabit, then obviously it hasn't degraded enough to matter.
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    schizznick reacted to Windows7ge in fiber optic ethernet cable to run from pc to modem/router   
    Never understood the appeal of those ribbon style cables. The round ones are better at being grouped into bushels and I can't say how good the cross-talk/interference resistance is of these cables over long distances.
     
    Wait for a second opinion before letting what I say about that cable bother you though. I've not used them extensively.
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    schizznick reacted to Lurick in Building a router for future isp?   
    I don't see 10Gb rolling out to the average consume for at least another 5 to 10 years. Sure there are sparse pockets but that's the exception and not the norm. If you're not getting 1Gb for another 2+ years then I wouldn't worry about 10Gb for a while.
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    schizznick reacted to Windows7ge in Managed Switch to use 2 ISPs on multiple Sub-Networks?   
    If you're looking to manage the network between two different ISP connections what you need is a router with 2 WAN interfaces that support functions such as Fail Over and things such as Load Balancing. To create networks and sub-networks can be done though creating sub-interfaces on the router with VLAN tagging and using a managed switch with VLANs and a trunk port.
     
    A managed switch alone (even partial Layer 3) won't have all the functionality of a standalone router.
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    schizznick got a reaction from Naterr in Using two routers on a single split ADSL line   
    ADSL uses one pair to provider internet, so technically a 2nd modem could be added and deliver a 2nd service. We often have 2-4 lines dropped to each customer allowing multiple services and/or bonding of ADSL and VDSL. I would contact your ISP and see if they can activate a service on the 2nd line. Now if it's a single phone line and they share pairs with the ADSL then you are limited to just the 1 service.
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    schizznick reacted to mynameisjuan in Can I plug my modem directly into the line that comes from the street?   
    By law in the US a local authorization has to be open, marked and approved until any digging can occur or you get a $10,000 fine. You hit a water or electrical line and you are taken to court.
    This request is opened and required to be completed in one months time by the following companies in the area
    Electric water sewer Regional ISPs Transport ISPs (dark fiber) This can easily get 10+ companies  involved for every single bury request. One month is the required finish date but not all companies can complete which on average for us is 1 1/2 months from request for authorization. Combine this with coordinating with the customer and easily can result in 2-2.5 month waiting period. The is the law and how it averages out. 
     
    The are emergency digsafes that can be filed for digging but that requires specific situations.
     
    We have a digsafe request made in August that is still in PENDING. This is due to the Municipality marking partially but requiring to migrate existing conduit to allow for the run. This is out of our control yet construction is still in place and active.
     
    For residential this still applies, those requirements above are still done for you.
     
    This week my OSP team has gotten 73 new order. Its fucking Wed and a team of 15. Now take the 100+ orders a week, the 2 month waiting periods and now They are a 1000 orders deep.
     
    Let me reiterate that we are a regional ISP. Regional and just my team out of 10 teams is about 100 orders per week. Scale this to Comcast. 
     
    This is why I said its been proven in this field to open a  new ticket when the time comes around. There is no calendar large enough to hold all the open and stagnant orders. I would love to see you in the dispatch department.
     
    The property owner is liable. Un-buried or aerial cable is required to be flagged, marked or orange sheathing. If its not the ISP is liable. Its pretty cut and dry. 
     
    If your cable is to be buried its reflected in the installation charge. I guarantee you are pointing at the $100 installation charge that you appear to be enough to bury cable.
     
    The absolute lack of understanding on how involved being an ISP, municipal, Telecom is hilarious with your understanding that is just that easy. Your sense of scale just doesnt exist. 
     
    Please show me any evidence you have on laziness vs actually running a business and following regulations. I cannot say enough how much ignorance is in your post.
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    schizznick reacted to mynameisjuan in How are IPv6 addresses allocated?   
    OS firewalls have nothing to do with this
     
    You are going to have to be more clear because none of that makes any sense.
     
    Again not at all what I am talking about. A firewall, PFsense, ASA, Foritgate or just basic home router firewalls will do. Its a single device that just keeps track of sessions. You absolutely do not need to firewall every single device.
     
    An IPv4 firewall vs and IPv6 firewall is literally no different. Only major difference being you NEED ICMP enabled and allowed to pass through. Its not at all even close to as difficult as you are making it out to be. Please dont spread misinformation, Im tired of rehashing this out to our customers.
     
    THIS IS HOW A FIREWALL WORKS BY DEFAULT, IT BLOCKS ALL INCOMING NON-EXPLICIT TRAFFIC
     
    Its clear you have little knowledge on firewalls as well as IPv6. Not meant as a jab but all points you made are false and based around fear others with lack of IPv6 knowledge have spread. This is where my anger is coming from.
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