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The smarter your home, the more your Wi-Fi struggles — here's what to do about it
2d agoI stopped following home networking advice stuck in 2019, and you should too
4d agoMy old switch has a feature I ignored for years, and it fixed my home network
5d agoThis $125 discounted Ubiquiti access point is what your home network has been missing
1w agoYour router's most questionable setting is probably still enabled, exposing your Wi-Fi to hackers
…Related 6 overlooked router settings that can improve your network security You can make your home network much more secure with a few changes. Even modern routers can have it enabled by…
Your second Ethernet port isn't about speed — it's about keeping devices apart
…Security cameras, hubs, and even specific services running on a home server can all use a dedicated Ethernet connection. I find it particularly useful for network experimentation. Separate network interface cards (NICs…
Your router is probably misconfigured right now, and these 5 one-minute fixes will prove it
…You'd want to do this because having your high-bandwidth devices like smartphones, laptops, PCs, and smart TVs on the same network as home automation devices can create a few problems…
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AT&T Fiber 1 Gig - Link speed randomly drops from 1000 Mbps to 100 Mbps. Looking for advice on a clean/pro-level home network setup
I’ve noticed that my Ethernet link speed will occasionally negotiate at 100 Mbps instead of 1000 Mbps. Other times it comes right back to 1000/1000 Mbps on its own. My internet is generally fast, but the connection feels…
Home network upgrades and improvements
Since i'm on a week off from work i had 4 goals in mind. replace my old router, buy a bigger switch and run more ethernet cable in my house.And spend as little money as possible to accomplish all of this . I decided to u…
New house! First thing first: HomeNetworking/Infrastructure
Hey guys! Moved in to my new house recently and just got done with my first networking project. My house is 1600 sqft / 150 m2 for ref. I’ve pulled and deployed 2 APs and also retrofitted network outlets by our workstati…
One way to keep a network running.
Broke a shoelace today and found a replacement. Today the network kept me on my toes.
Help with pulling stuck coax cable in 1920s home
Hi everyone. I upgraded to gigabit fiber through T-Mobile fiber. My cable internet bill became outrageous, so it was time. ($20 less per month for double the download and real upload speeds.) I'm moving my office down to…
I upgraded to Wi-Fi 7 and discovered the real bottleneck was hiding in my walls
…Sign in to your XDA account Wi-Fi 7 might be the hotness right now, but it's (mostly) marketing fluff unless your home network is up to the task. It was…
10GbE networking is a trap, unless you're using it for this one thing
…Related 5 reasons you might want to upgrade to 2.5GbE for your home network With more devices supporting 2.5GbE, upgrading your home network is worth thinking about There's only…
Most network problems aren't your internet—they're your router's dirty secret
…most home networks are failing you in ways speed won't fix The problem is actually within your walls Consumer routers are designed as disposable devices They're not meant to do…
This free network monitor exposed exactly what my devices were sending to the internet
…There's a paid version of the software, but the free community edition is all that someone running it on a home network should reasonably need. Ntopng can be deployed on Windows…
3 myths about RJ45 Ethernet cables that I get tired of hearing
…Sign in to your XDA account Ethernet connections are the veteran workhorse of networking and connectivity. A beautiful web of copper and high-density polyethylene runs through the walls of our homes…
I replaced my copper links with SFP+ active optical cables, and I won’t go back
…Sign in to your XDA account I've been upgrading my home network lately , and while I was figuring out how some of the wired connections would go, I opted for 10GBase…