Recent content by Ronlud

The router is model wbr-1310 Pretty old. At this point, I did finally get it to factory reset, but had to restart the laptop to pick it up. I logged in, turned dhcp off and set the ip to 192.168.1.2 . Saved it. The connection went down during reboot, and never came back. I cant connect to...

Well, now I cant even connect to 192.168.0.1. Ive reset the router several times, and the connection on the laptop says unconfigured network. But it cant find the reset ip.... this should not be that difficult !

I currently have a main router, attached to provider modem/ router via passthrough . It is configured as 192.168.1.1 . I also have a second router configured as 192.168.1.190. I have an old dlink that I'm attaching as 2nd ap. But I reset it to factory, attached it to laptop, went in to...

Yes, that is how I added my second router , as an Ap. Should I add the outside one as connected to the second ? Or main router ? Second one is a way shorter distance.

I have added an extra wirless router to extend the coverage inside my home. However as my home is brick, it just does not penetrate and I have very low signal outside on my deck. Can I add a 3rd router attached to my second (via ethernet) out to my deck ? Or is there a better way to get this...

But what usb drive would you get if going the external route ?

True, but what a price hit for something at 2tb.

Still, even with one of those, they have gotten cheaper , slower, more unreliable. That was a reason I was going to use an internal type drive. So the question still remains... what drive ?

I have decided to use my sata docking station for attaching an internal sata drive for my backups. Esata to esata should be faster than a usb3, but having problems with a drive to buy. I need a 2 tb unit and the wd's and Seagate seem to have changed to smr instead of the cmr type. Which I'm...

With the western digital exploits of thier nas drives (my book live) And now their announcing even more. I am looking for a reliable inexpensive 2t usb drive. I need some recommendations... and most that I have seen come with a lot of backup crap installed... can I just reformat the drive and...