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    Question Setting pi hole as primary DNS in PortMaster on Windows causes DNS connection failures?

    Hi, I've got my pi hole working quite well on on my network, with the desired effect on all but one of my devices. On my Windows 10 laptop however, if I set my pi hole as the primary DNS resolver in PortMaster the result is that basically all websites stop resolving. Below see how I've tried...
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    Question Getting 250 to 350 Mbps of 500 Mbps out of TP A7 1750; would the AX 1800 have less range decay?

    Hi, stopped chasing better Wi-Fi performance a while ago, but also recently ran across some content that proves y'all are right. Nick from the Linux experiment was doing some Linux versus Windows testing; he ran an Internet speed test for both on his Wi-Fi and wired connection (he was...
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    Question Getting 250 to 350 Mbps of 500 Mbps out of TP A7 1750; would the AX 1800 have less range decay?

    Hi, following up Wi-Fi receiver: Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9560 160MHz bands showing:802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 802.11a 802.11ac computer model: Dell Inspiron 7786. I think at least some of this is broadcast weirdness, if I set my phone right behind my laptop, it get similar numbers, but there's a...
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    Question Getting 250 to 350 Mbps of 500 Mbps out of TP A7 1750; would the AX 1800 have less range decay?

    The router has 4 antennas not 2. You're right about missing the 160 MHz band though, thanks for pointing that out, getting good budget stuff gets tricky quickly. In terms of devices, my phone actually supports Wi-Fi 6E but my laptop, where I'm actually noticing the bigger speed drop doesn't...
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    Question Getting 250 to 350 Mbps of 500 Mbps out of TP A7 1750; would the AX 1800 have less range decay?

    Hi, just set up a new network in a new space, I'm getting between 250 to 350 Mbps on Wi-Fi out of my 500 Mbs connection. Been doing a little bit of research, and noticed that the TP Link AX1800, formally double the price of my 1750, is now on sale, would doing the return and $16 mini-upgrade...
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    Question Setting up pi-hole, is it worth setting up unbound VS Quad9 ?

    Thanks for such a transparent and thorough reply! Definitely just going to stick with Quad9 as upstream once my SBC comes in. Always up to learn something new for a quality of life improvement, but not a fan of rolling my own solution to things if I don't have to. On the two important devices...
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    Question Setting up pi-hole, is it worth setting up unbound VS Quad9 ?

    Thanks for the heads up, some of the enthusiasts on the Armbian forum mentioned that they have two set up, but didn't specify why. Not necessarily what I wanted to hear, but I definitely appreciate the info. Still very new to this sort of networking thing. Happy new year.
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    Question Setting up pi-hole, is it worth setting up unbound VS Quad9 ?

    Thanks, mostly just want to ramp up security on the network, because I'll be adding a few IOT devices, and I know those are hard to secure directly. Blocking ads is great, but I'm more interested in blocking the malicious and the creepy. That said, there is significant overlap there given how a...
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    Question Setting up pi-hole, is it worth setting up unbound VS Quad9 ?

    Hi, finally found some hardware to run a pi-hole set up on. Wondering if it's worth the effort to set up the unbound configuration that a lot of the Linux community recommends, that goes to the authoritative servers, or whether it makes more sense to just use Quad9 as the resolver for anything...
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    [SOLVED] running 3200 MHz RAM at 2400 MHz versus native 2400 MHz RAM performance difference?

    Thanks again for the speedy confirmation, wasn't expecting to hear back until tomorrow :) It shows 2400 regardless, which is weird doesn't match up with CPUZ Here's a screenshot of the task manager memory section. Task manager memory screenshot
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    [SOLVED] running 3200 MHz RAM at 2400 MHz versus native 2400 MHz RAM performance difference?

    Yeah, there's nothing to tinker with in the bios. When digging all over for XMP profiles before I started the thread. Looks like I'll be doing a return. Thanks for confirming, something just didn't feel right performance wise running on the new stuff, but I thought it might be some sort of...
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    [SOLVED] running 3200 MHz RAM at 2400 MHz versus native 2400 MHz RAM performance difference?

    The numbers in the post above came from the specs sheets, For the one that is actually in my computer these are the screenshots of what looks relevant. Screenshot 1 screenshot 2 Obviously, I can't run the utility on the 2400 I don't have. Do the above images change the conclusion at all...
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    [SOLVED] running 3200 MHz RAM at 2400 MHz versus native 2400 MHz RAM performance difference?

    Hi, the timings on the 3200 MHz RAM that I have are 22-22-22, the 2400 MHz model that I would switch to if I were going to make the change, would be 17-17-17. So the 2400 has lower latency, but based on what you're saying above, I likely wouldn't feel that difference?
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    [SOLVED] running 3200 MHz RAM at 2400 MHz versus native 2400 MHz RAM performance difference?

    Hi, so I accidentally bought faster RAM than my computer can handle, the crucial memory I have (which the crucial hardware checker described as 100% compatible with my laptop :-( ) is designed for 3200 MHz but, my laptop runs it at 2400 MHz. In theory I can return what I have, and get the...
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    Review Razer Basilisk V3 Review: Above and Beyond

    Hi, how robust is the onboard memory for storing user-defined macros? Recently picked up the G502 and love it. However, I've encountered a moderately annoying issue, where the onboard profiles will only store the macros that are predefined in Ghub. If you set up a user-defined macro on the...