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I will be adding networking to my garage that is like 30-50ft away. I've heard direct burial rj45 is not advised as lightning/etc can damage all the equipment, so i have two options i could do [and am willing to do, to stay within unifi, which i'm comfortable with], and I'm curious which you all would choose OF these two. (also a question or two in red.) Option 1: Main house router (already have in house basement) - UDM PRO (Q1) Fiber, Direct attach cable (30m, to connect UDM PRO to Switch in garage) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/accessory-tech-cabling/collections/accessories-pro-direct-attach-cables/products/10-gbps-active-optical-cable?variant=uacc-aoc-sfp10-30m (Q2) Housing/protection for the buried fiber - ??? (I hear people use "smooth wall", but i don't know if a individual consumer can buy that without paying extraordinaire amounts; is there anything yall would recommend? i hear flexible pvc (schedule 40) won't stop water from going through, so i assume that's not good for fiber. Switch for in garage (where majority of devices will be connected) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/all-switching/products/usw-pro-24-poe (Q3) I assume not, but do i need one of these Optical Module's, for the UDM pro and Switch's SFP ports? (Or no, since the cable above says "SFP+ to SFP+ connector") - https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/switching-addons/collections/accessories-pro-long-distance-modules/products/1-gbps-bidirectional-single-mode-optical-module or https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/switching-addons/collections/accessories-pro-long-distance-modules/products/1-gbps-multi-mode-optical-module ? Option 2: Main house router (already have in house basement) - UDM PRO Building bridge - https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/all-wifi/products/ubb ethernet surge protector - https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/wifi-building-bridge/products/ethernet-surge-protector Switch for in garage (where majority of devices will be connected) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/all-switching/products/usw-pro-24-poe I assume option 1 will be cheaper, the fiber cable isn't that expensive, and unless the shielding/protection it needs in the ground is crazy expensive, i assume it would be cheaper but more manual labor intensive than option 2. I was worried about latency with the building bridge, but on videos i saw they were only getting like 5ms which mine is about the same. Please, Help me with Q1/Q2/Q3 please, and which option would be recommended between the two options, i would greatly appreciate it. Please understand, I am only slightly network literate, and that i would like to stay inside the unifi ecosystem, even if i'm paying more.

There's a decent line of sight gap in the forest, about 200m from mounting positions, with very low brush coverage that won't be expected to obstruct it. Semi-rural, so not really worried about interference. I found this article: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/point-to-point-wi-fi-bridging-between-buildings-the-cheap-and-easy-way/ and am leaning towards a pair of CPE210 because it'll be <$120 total shipped, and comes with the PoE injectors. https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/outdoor-radio/cpe210/#specifications But they're a few years old - is there a Only aiming for 50Mbps - this is upgrading a 6Mbps connection that runs from a neighbours property who is refusing to allow an upgrade to run on the same poles. The receiver will be out in the open, and this is in the rainforest in BC. I have no idea if IPX5 is sufficient. This is an install for a friend who is not technically inclined, so reliability and cost are the most important factors. Any suggestions for mounting brackets that will make it easy to aim? The transmitter will be about 20m above the receiver so we'll have to aim them at an angle.

Ok so I am planning to buy the tplink er605 to connect the wans from my 2 isps together, but I have a doubt. One can my deco access points be kept in router mode when connected to the lan? Perhaps set the connection type to dynamic ip? Also if not how are the QOS and other features on omada compared to deco? Also can the wan connection types on the er605 be if different types as one of my isps lets my install my own router while ke restricts me to theirs. Shouldn’t be an issue if I can connect the router to one ISp in pppoe mode and one in dynamic ip. look at latest response

Hello, I am trying to setup bridged network for qemu VMs, but can't make to work it correctly. if i setup bridged network via network manager (nmtui), qemu guest VM cannot obtain an IP: /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Wired connection 2.nmconnection: [connection] id=Wired connection 2 uuid=<uuid> type=ethernet interface-name=enp3s0 [ethernet] [ipv4] method=auto [ipv6] addr-gen-mode=default method=auto [proxy] /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/enp3s0.nmconnection i created via nmtui [connection] id=enp3s0 uuid=<uuid> type=ethernet interface-name=enp3s0 master=<uuid> slave-type=bridge [ethernet] [bridge-port] If I setup bridged network via /etc/network/interfaces.d/ it does work in both host and guest vm, but in host system: Network manager DE GUI show " no connection" pc is connected to internet via bridged network br0 (and as result do not receive static IP configured for enp3s0 MAC-addresse. enp3s0 interface is listed as unmanaged /etc/network/interfaces.d/br0 (created via cli) ## DHCP ip config file for br0 ## auto br0 # Bridge setup iface br0 inet dhcp bridge_ports enp3s0 How is possible to create bridged interface working in qemu guest systems and host system connection stay managed and show up in Network Manager DE GUI?

At the moment I have an Honor 7x with a built-in WiFi birdge functionality. I find it very handy to bridge my current WiFi so other devices can use my extended WiFi. Are you guys aware of any current phone around 300 Euros with that functionality? Thank you in advance

Hi everyone, i just got the Cooler Master V750 SFX GOLD and y tried to use it with an Aorus X570I Pro Wifi to uptdate the Bios, in order to use Ryzen 5000, but when I plugged it to the motherboard with anything else connected, to update it with QFLASH, nothing happens, so i tried to test the PSU, i bridged the 4 and 5 pins of the 24pin cable and the fan did not spined. But soon after y disconnected the bridge, the fan start spinning for a second, so is the PSU dead ? pls help ty beforehand

So I am planning on using it to connect to an ac (just a normal non Ubiquiti standard isp ac/router) and connecting an ac go the ethernet end of the lbe to bridge a network. Can station ptp mode be used connect to any ac? or just some specific Ubiquiti devices? So basically I want to point this to a house and bridge the network elsewhere (I have permission to use the house owner wifi he gave me the password and I just pay a small fee)

its notorious id guess windows is faster to setup wiothout wifi so i did that, now my virtual machine refuses to allow wifi. even tho the "ethernet is there. tried disabling and reenabling. any ideas? isorry if this is obvious

Hello everyone, Soo, as the topic suggests, i need some guidance on configuring Router as an Access point (if i'm correct). I'm pretty tech oriented guy, i'm not new to computers, only networking setups. So in my rented flat, i use my phone's hotspot to internet on all devices i need. So basically it's my phone, laptop, my tv, girlfriend's laptop, and that's it. And i have a problem, where whenever i turn on my tv, i basically manually have to connect to tv, because it very rarely connects to my phone's hotspot on it self to work, so i though i might put some modem/router/access point just by the tv, so it would be on the ethernet cable instead of wifi. So now i have to set up some sort of device, which would connect to my phone's hotspot as soon as i get home and it would share that internet through etherent to the tv and wi-fi to other devices like laptops and such. So 1 question, is what kind of device do i need? My best quess is access point? 2: Is it even doable that it would take internet data from wi-fi not ethernet cable as spread it out? 3: What kind of Bridge configuration terms am i looking for? 4. I found laying around Pirelli DRG A125G Router, which has lot's of bridge'ing configuration protocols, and i'm not familiar ir any of them, so what exactly i am looking for? I uploaded, a barebones picture of what kind of setup do i need if that makes anything easier? Thanks for anyone in advance who is willing to give any help and advice on this.

Current situation: 300 year old cottage in the UK Recently upgraded from 300Mbps FTTP to 1Gbps FTTP. The FTTP fibre cable comes into the 1st floor office, in the rear of the house. Consoles, TV, gaming PC are in the ground floor living room, in front of the house. Current constraints: Ethernet - Lengthy planning permission (Grade II listed) and a contractor would be needed. Lack the tools and expertise to drill through house foundations and clip cables across the house neatly. 100% will want a professional to do this properly. Powerline - A pair of TP-Link 2000Mbps Powerline adapters gets me 650Mbps reported in the utility and about 150Mbps in real world testing from downstairs. WiFi - My Billion BiPac 8800AXL R2 router (AC1300) gets about 100-250Mbps with real world testing on my phone in the downstairs living room. Options: Some sort of mega WiFi bridge solution Wait until the quarantine blows over and get a Cat5e or SC cable to go around the external of house from the back upstairs, to the front downstairs. My preference right now would be option 1 as nobody knows how long the quarantine will be in place for. Budget wise I'd be happy to get a WiFi bridge solution capable of a solid 1Gbps for under £300. Any ideas and thoughts on a temporary WiFi solution in the meantime?

So i have a quick question about SLI bridges, im at the point now where i want to go over to SLI of my gpus (10 series gpu from NVIDIA FYI). The mobo i have is a MSI Z170A Gaming Pro, the spacing between the two PCI-E lanes is certainly to long for a standard 2 way bridge(right?). Are there any 2-way Hardbridges that are extended to fit such a mobo or do i have to get a 3-way bridge for the 10-series cards? Thanks ahead for the feedback o7

Hey guys! So, I'm trying to make a green themed build, and my motherboard has green heatsinks.. (It's the Asus 970 Pro Gaming Aura) So, the thing is, does painting it void my warranty? And also, does painting the silver part of the heatsink on the Corsair Vengeance Pro ram modules void it's warranty? I know it's a kinda stupid question, but thanks in advance!

Hi, I think a techie STBCrew would be really cool or a steam group with some regular players. Personally, I am based in Germany, but Star Trek English is fine. Live long and prosper!

I have never made a bridge connection with a router before iv always just setup access points. I tried with a N600 and a tp-link to no avail.

Hello guys. I am wondering how i can change the RGB lighting on my SLI bridge. My motherboard is not AURA. I have the Asus X99 Deluxe. All my setup is green and my SLI bridge have cycle style of all RGB colors and i want to stay in GREEN. Thanks a lot

Hi All, I have been encoutnering an issue through work with a wireless bridge/repeater device that we provide with our products. the device is used to connect our Ethernet enabled products to a network via the bridge function of the device which supports 2.4GHz only, it can also repeat the network that it is bridging however we are not relying on this function for use with our products in particular. As of late i have been getting reports of connectivity issues with devices that broadcast a "Mesh" network, routers such as the Sky Q Hub and BT Home Hub 5 are frequently being reported as incompatible. These routers all use a mesh system which i think is the cause of our connectivity issues. Unfortunately my background is hardware engineering, i have limited experince with networking systems & functionality. Could anybody with experience of mesh networks or networking in general help shed some light on this issue? I would like to understand the protocol behind mesh networking to see if i can solve this issue with a software mod. An explanation on what a mesh network is and how a mesh enabled router functions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks - PB

Hi All, I am looking for a small, affordable (Cheaper the better), and low-power Wi-Fi repeater or bridge. Allow me to be more specific though. I do not intend to extend my Wi-Fi network wirelessly, but instead, I wish to configure the repeater as a client, and then connect something via ethernet. I want to do this because I live in a 140-year-old home and running ethernet cables through the walls is not an option for me. The device i'm connecting will be a part of my home automation system, and it only has an ethernet port, hence why I need to go about this in this fashion. Also, the device is extremely low bandwidth and low priority. It's connection does not need to be incredibly stable nor does it need to be gigabit. I do, however need to be able to disable wireless re-broadcast. I have done this before with a Blu-Ray player in the far end of my home with a NETGEAR WNDR3300, which works great because it can stream HD with little to no buffering. I have a couple more WNDR3300's laying around, but I don't want to use them for this project because 1) They are large. And 2) They have high power consumption. Has anyone had a similar experience with a cheap router before? I would even be interested if I can install DD-WRT on it as well, but if it can be configured as a wireless client out of the box, i'm happy! Thanks for any input!

Hey. I I have Asrock x97x Killer motherboard and 2 MSI 1070 Gaming X cards, and I'm going to buy a SLI bridge real soon *cus it sucks to have a 1070 just laying around*. But I quickly realized that the sloppy brown SLI flexes dosent cut it anymore, and I figure I need a high-bandwith SLI bridge. What I found out is that MSI has both a Medium "60mm" and a Large "90mm" sli bridge. So I'm wondering if anyone knows which one I need for this motherboard? Thanks a lot in advance!

Hello, I have several computers sharing data through a local lan connection that has no internet access to save things like customers and patients and their appointments. At the same time we also have a wifi connection that does have internet access. The computers are running windows 7. I tried bridging the connection to see if that would work but it didn't do what I was hoping it would. The only way to access the patient data is through the LAN connection however we also need the internet access from the wifi for other things.

I want to bridge my PC without an Wi-Fi with a PC that has a Wi-Fi card together so the one without the Wi-Fi card has internet.

Hi, I recently setup a laptop with Debian to server host some servers for me with ports that need to be port forwarded. My question is that since I am getting a new router to put in my room to act as both a switch and wireless extender, which router will the laptop's IP be recognized and need to be port forwarded. Verizon forces you to use one of their routers, so my setup will look like the one below when I get my new router DEBIAN-LAPTOP <-CAT6ETHERNETCABLE-> RT-ACRH13 Router in bridge mode <-CAT6ETHERNETCABLE-> Verizon stock router -> internet So again, which router will need to be port forwarded? Will my IP still be recognized on the verizon stock router for port forwarding with the N56U behaving as both a switch and wireless extender, or will I need to port forward in the N56U? Thanks, jtpjr EDIT: Replaced N56U with ASUS RT-ACRH13

Hi Guys! I recently added a second GTX 1070 to my Rig and I can't seem to enable the SLI configuration in the Nvidia Control Panel. Both of them are the Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming, same device ID same Clock speeds, same everything. They are both running at 8x Pcie 3.0 (as seen in GPU-Z) and they are connected with a plain Asus HB bridge. I am running on a Gigabyte Z270X-Gaming K5 Mainboard which is supossed to work in 2-Way SLI. In the control panel it lists both of the 1070s and even has the 2nd one selected for PhysX and it just says that i dont have the Bridge plugged in... I Already did a clean install of the drivers, did the GPU-Z quick render test, flipped the HB bridge, went through all the advanced bios settings but I just cant figure out why its not working! Did Anyone have that issue before? Thanks for the help!

Before reading here are some key situation points you need to know... - I cannot run any network cables, they don't want that done (don't ask me why, they're the customer) - All the walls are concrete!!!! This is what's making this such a difficult setup.... - Outlets are very limited, no extension cables may be run - It's preferable to have 1 single network, but this is just a want not a need, the Dlink extender has already technically broken this DIAGRAM: https://imgur.com/a/3VBun Please look at my diagram, short red marks are outlets, gaps are doors, only the EA7500 location has a modem with internet access, no other rooms have Ethernet jacks, the indicated ranges are estimated by me from what I've experienced using an iPad 2017. Overall max download speed is 18mbps even through hard line So I work as a full time technician at Staples and for the past few days I've been helping a local daycare get setup with a wireless network to enable their staff to have wireless access in some of their classrooms. Overall it sounds like an easy enough task, and that's what I thought. Initially I went and got them setup with a decent Asus router and 2 linksys RE7000 range extenders and then some "crap" DLink extender just to help edge out the coverage at the bottom end. However after a day they called back claiming that the linksys extenders weren't working, so I went and checked it out and sure enough, the extenders would grab the signal for about 5 minutes and then drop it, however that DLink was going strong (DLink is like $40 and the RE7000 are around $130 each). So I told them to bring the linksys extenders back and we'd refund them and help find an alternative. So they ended up getting an Linksys EA7500 Maxstream router which honestly does a pretty solid job of casting the signal, they also got another Asus router with the intent of having me set that one and the other Asus router they had purchased previously up as wireless bridges. All that went flawlessly, the Asus setup is super easy and grabbed right onto the Linksys router's signal and stayed strong, except they kept coming up with an error saying something like "Original Access Point has no internet connection" which is not true because the Linksys router definitely had a connection for the whole time. Please keep in mind that I ensured each device was initially setup in the same room to avoid any signal quality issues during setup. So tomorrow (November 3rd) the owner is coming back again to return the Asus routers and will be looking to get a solution (hopefully) actually works. I'm completely at a loss here, I was considering setting up a second Linksys Maxstream router (see diagram) and setting it to wireless bridge mode, do routers perform better than range extenders? And I don't want to see the same error again that the Asus ones gave, was that potentially because I was trying to use Asus routers bridged to a Linksys? It shouldn't be right? A router is a router, they worked when I hard wired them in the same room. Please give me some suggestions here and keep in mind that this is a daycare so we cant have cables running everywhere and mounting is not possible. I will try to answer as many questions as I can.

Are there any 1 slot SLI HB Bridges, for 2x single slot water cooled cards right next to each other?

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3dv3hy CPU: Intel - Core i5-3470S 2.9 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($35.00) CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($0.00) Memory: Kingston - 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($15.00) Memory: Kingston - 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($10.00) Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($19.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00) Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 760 2 GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($30.00) Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 760 2 GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($40.00) Case: DIYPC - P48 ATX Mid Tower Case ($0.00) Power Supply: Thermaltake - Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($0.00) Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($0.00) Total: $149.99 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-14 22:08 EDT-0400 All I'm missing at this point is a motherboard, but I wanna fool around with SLI a bit. I have an A10-5800K and a gtx 950 in my current build anyways, so the gtx 760 alone is about 5-10% more powerful and the cpu 40-60. Any recommandation?