Recent content by bdginmo

I have the Linksys LRT224. It supports this. You can bind certain traffic to a specific WAN port using a rule that matches a source IP address range, destination IP address range, and port range. The trick is to assign your gaming machine a static IP on your LAN and forward game specific ports...

So the ISP provided modem/router only has 1G LAN ports? Does it support link aggregation? If it supports LAG you can get an 802.3bz switch that also supports LAG to tandem two ports from the modem/router and then plug your PC into just one port on the switch. My hunch is that this modem/router...

Surely you've plugged a device advertising 10/100 into a switch advertising 10/100/1000 and vice-versa and observed that they link at 100M. No? I will say that leaving a 10/100/1000 device set on autoneg and the other fixed at 100-FD will typically result in a duplex conflict. But that's not...

You don't have to set the speed at both ends. Just one is enough. What is required is that auto negotiate must be enabled on both ends.

Well admittedly I have not tested this with the PS4 specifically, but on my switch I keep auto negotiate turned on and then change auto advertisement from Max to 100-FD and it works fine for me without doing anything on the client. I guess it depends on whether the PS4 has full support for the...

Can you pull those 6 open ended cables inside the house? Using a splitter on the inside is going to be better than the outside. Use a MoCA certified splitter. There are plenty of them available. Normal splitters will usually work but getting the certified ones guarantees quality frequency and...

I can think of 3 options. First, set the port on the router or switch to 100 mbps instead of auto negotiate. Second, you can buy those ethernet splitters that split the 1x4 pair native wiring into 2x2 wiring. You'd need one splitter on each end. The PS4 and router/switch will auto negotiate...

The way I do this for the two xbox's on my network is to assign them static IPs such as 192.168.10.81 and 192.168.10.82. I then set the .81 xbox to use port Y and the .82 xbox to use port Z. Finally I set the router to forward TCP and UDP ports Y and Z to .81 and .82 respectively. Both xbox's...

The PA4020 model only has 100 mbps ports. https://static.tp-link.com/resources/document/TL-PA4020_KIT(EU_V1_Datasheet.pdf I agree that the aggregate througput from both ports would likely be over 100 mpbs. Not that it would help you any.

I see a command prompt window with ping responses here. What's the problem? What fix are you talking about?

Just curious...do you have GFCI breakers in your panel? If so then it might be hyper-sensitive to the activity the adapter is causing on the ground wire.

Some kinds of lighting (like LED) or a GFCI on the circuit may cause a lot of interference as well. It tends to be the case that there is more of a trial-and-error style approach to troubleshooting powerline adapter issues since there are so many variables in play. Try plugging the units into...

Yeah, that looks okay to me. Put the POE filter on the coax line coming into the property (red) before the first splitter. Use MoCA certified splitters if possible. The Holland brand is pretty good. You can probably get by with whatever splitters are already there, but the MoCA ones are...

Terminating cat6a with RJ-45 can be difficult especially for solid (non-stranded) conductors. Without a certification tester its nearly impossible to see how well you've done. I've all but given up on making my own cat6a patch cables. cat5e...I can do those all day long with near 100% success...

For room B run an ethernet cable from a LAN port on the router to a switch that you place in room B. You can plug your devices into the switch as well. For room A you'll use the powerline adapters. Place one adapter near the router and plug it into a LAN port. Place the other adapter in room A...