Falcon1986

You have the spectrum analysis to demonstrate this? If the wireless spectrum is as congested as you say, a new modem won’t solve that. You need more considerate neighbours.

Good to know that Site Magic works on the UX. Unfortunately, I don’t have any consoles that qualify to test it. Just keep in mind that, while on this site-to-multisite VPN setup, everyone has access to each other’s network and shares. Hopefully, your friends are trustworthy. BTW, though I haven’t tested it myself, NordVPN has something called MeshNet that can do the same thing. Supposedly, ZeroTier can be used as well. Doesn’t require UniFi hardware.

@Subrand0m You might need UniFi Site Magic to achieve this multi-site network. Site Magic is supposed to be able to work with dynamic WAN IPs, double-NAT, etc. However, you might need a more powerful console than the UniFi Express. See the last point on the FAQ. BTW, what is the purpose of doing this?

The number of ports that can supply PoE+. The Ultra obviously supports more. I have the Lite-16 at 2 locations and they work fine. No issues powering multiple UniFi APs. You have to decide this based on the number of devices you want to wire in. It's always a good idea to have extra ports. However, you don't necessarily need Ubiquiti's switches to expand in the future unless you need features of the managed interface. The UCG has ports as well. Do any of these devices have WiFi 6E or 7 support?

@Johno Duderino If you’ve converted the ISP gateway to “modem-only mode”, the next connection point needs to be a router. Placing PL outside the LAN might not work properly. It’s been a long time since I’ve used PL, but the ones I used in the past had LAN IP assignments for each outlet. I might be mistaken, so hope someone else can give input on this. Furthermore, if you’re in an apartment complex, there is a potential risk of others in the apartment being able to gain entry onto your network if they have PL as well. Remember, PL works on electrical wires. Parts of your apartment’s circuitry might tie in to that which is shared by others. As to the reliability of PL, it’s less crap than it was on initial release. It’s in no way as reliable as ethernet, fiber or coax. As for speeds, there are many variables that frequently plague it. I’d be wary about putting it as the main “artery” of your network; peripheral applications that can tolerate downtime and slow speeds are OK.

The YouTube app itself has a way to change location within the General Settings.

These "Android TV boxes" can come pre-installed with a VPN to bypass regional restrictions. Some things to try: Reboot your router. Access YouTube from a device other than the Android TV box. Clear any catches. Log out of YouTube and log back in with your own credentials.

@drorsabi1 When you go to whatismyip.com, does it properly identify your country?

In a corporate environment where network/WiFi setups are more advanced than home networks, things work a little differently. I assume that the setup is intended for control and security within the LAN/WLAN. If you were to turn on the WiFi on the ISP's gateway, nothing would be VLAN-tagged and, theoretically, every connected device would be able to see and possibly access each other. Realize that running the ISP gateway in it's default mode will work, but with a few quirks. You'll now encounter double-NAT if you have another router/firewall behind it (which can cause issues in a home network and definitely will on a corporate one), and you might have a network that goes down every time the gateway's DHCP server decides to renew IP addresses (unless you assign the router/firewall a static IP). As for the AP, you'll need something dedicated for this function behind the router/firewall if you've turned off the gateway's AP.

Hopefully, there's support for STP/RSTP on the router/firewall device itself to address loops. However, you should try to implement best practices first before relying on these features. May I ask: what exactly are you trying to do?

@idkidk Once you convert the ISP device to IP passthrough or bridge mode (not all ISP gateways can do this, BTW), you essentially disable the built-in access point that is providing WiFi and, sometimes, any router functions. Therefore, you have to attach your own router/firewall after the ISP gateway. You can do anything on the router/firewall that you want: segment your network with VLANs, attach multiple switches or your own access points, etc.

Ensure that you've installed the AMD chipset driver and the Realtek 8852CE driver (Bluetooth and WiFi). After opening the driver archive, try right-clicking on the EXE and choose 'Run as administrator'. Reboot the PC then check Device Manager to see if it was detected.

Looks good. I'd go with this.

Admittedly, Ubiquiti's line of AirMax/UISP products are intended for operators who already have experience with their products. Documentation is not the best and a lot is left to be figured out. So, what I gathered from this is that the AirCube-ISP wasn't getting enough power over PoE. I have both the ER-X and ER-X-SFP, and know from previous experience that you need to use a separate 24V/12W power adapter to push power out of that passthrough port. The 12V/0.5A adapter that comes with the ER-X is only sufficient to power the ER-X alone. You have to buy the higher voltage adapter separately.

@ID0 Wanted to clarify: Are you powering the AirCube-ISP via PoE from the ER-X's passthrough PoE output? If so, are you powering the ER-X with the 12V/0.5A power adapter that came in box?

This highlights that you should find out from the person who pays. ISPs are known to allow for higher-than-normal "burst" speeds when their network isn't congested. Furthermore, if your ISP has speed test servers that are part of speedtest.net, speeds can seem higher than what you're paying for. You might just be on a 48-50Mbps internet connection, that occasionally bursts to 100Mbps. What are your speeds at fast.com, openspeedtest.com and waveform? I'd have to disagree. Different generations of WiFi are able to achieve different speeds. Most of us who used 802.11b/g hardware will know. Furthermore, most people's WiFi setups are sub-optimally set up. I'm not arguing with that. It was a simple question. You'd be surprised at how many people reveal their setups until the 10th reply in and that's where we discover something problematic. Unfortunately, we're not mind readers here. A fast and easy solution doesn't fit everyone. If you're patient enough and can constructively participate in the conversation, someone will help you find a solution.

@Avocheeseado So is this layout correct? SPNMX55 -> PowerLine -> BT Mesh node

What would be very helpful is a network diagram with make/model labels for all relevant hardware and how they're interconnected. PL can be blamed for a lot of speed and latency issues. It's one piece of network technology that is plagued with problems. If you're using them, I assume you would have accepted these limitations. So you have 2 routers connected to each other? This is the setup that your ISP put in your home? Are these speed tests performed while connecting over WiFi? How far are you from the mesh node? My memory of house construction in the UK is that even internal walls are made of thick, solid brick. If the WiFi going through walls/floors when you're doing these speed tests?

Are these the speeds that you're paying your ISP for? What is the type of internet connection? WiFi speeds are much more variable than ethernet. If you're in 2.4GHz from the WiFi 4/5 generation, for example, you're unlikely to ever reach 100Mbps in real-world scenarios. Additionally, the rate at which device A is able to send data to device B on the LAN is dependent on the speed of CPU/storage hardware on each device. Post a network diagram sketch, highlighting the exact make/models of all network devices and how they're connected.

What do they provide? Wireless? Ethernet? What are you calling slow? Wireless? Ethernet?

Most common cause is wireless interference. Interference can be due to overlap with your neighbours' WiFi broadcasts or other appliances that use the same bands as WiFi (e.g. cordless phones, Bluetooth, etc.). You can detect the former with a WiFi Analyzer tool. When you reboot the wireless router, you force it to scan the spectrum for the best available channel (provided the antenna channel selection is to 'auto'). That is a temporary fix because if the spectrum in your area is already heavily congested, it's only a matter of time before a neighbour's broadcast decides to overlap with yours again.

You're on WiFi. There's always latency on WiFi. Ethernet. Plug in directly.

As in the ethernet link to the PC goes through an ethernet coupler? What type of ethernet cables are you using? A make/model would be very helpful.

This is a very specific problem that the ISP's technical support (higher level of technical knowledge) should be able to help you with. Seeing as there may be very few people on this forum who can help (I'll call out @Alex Atkin UK since he's familiar with UK ISP stuff), I'd suggest you ask in the Plusnet Community forum. At this point, since you're using your own hardware, you've isolated yourself to being "your own support". May I ask why you chose to replace the ISP's gateway with the TD-W9960? Comparing the specifications of it to the Plusnet Hub One, I'd be interested in knowing what you upgraded.

Definitely! Unless your ISP does not care about who connects to their fiber network, they usually have to authorize access by allowing not just the right credentials, but the right hardware signature. They should also be helpful in getting you set up faster than what we are "guessing" that you need to do.