Modem

I am looking to get Virgin Media Gigabit and having two installation points. One in the lounge and one in the home office. Virgin only provide 1 router/modem. I do have the Draytek Vigor 130 modem and Netgear Nighthawk XR500 (this is router only, no modem capability). I am looking at having one...

I have an extra Huawei eg8145v5 modem and a Palm 1727 xc 11 1 MIMO antenna lying around. The eg8145v5 doesn't have a slot for external antenna but what can I do to hack the two together to make a long range Wi-Fi? Edit : I don't have experience about soldering parts and don't have any tools for...

hi, I recently bought a HUAWEI X5368 Max outdoor CPE. The seller told me there would be no problem if the device is working 24/7, but I usually turn off everything when I'm going to sleep, and I feel 24/7 would reduce the device's lifespan. but on the other hand, I'm not sure if constant...

Hello, I have (I think), a modem/router in my house, it's a box device that has a big cable connected to it (the "internet cable" it comes from the wall), and from the modem/router, there's a rj45 6e cable that connects to my PC and that's my connection. In the past, I entered the configuration...

Hey Guys, I'm trying to install a dedicated OPNsense firewall at home. I have a mini PC with 2 GbE ports and need to source a VDSL2 30B (preferred) or VDSL2 30A modem that supports RJ11 connectivity to go between our copper based wall sockets (that go down to a Fibre to the Basement (FttB)...

I have a green packet gp-2101 modem, and its LTE signal strength has been weak for a few days, I want to know if it is possible to increase the signal strength by manually setting the Earfcn Number in the modem? If possible, how can I find and set the best Earfcn Number?

Can you suggest me a modem router with a 2.5 gigabit ethernet and low latency and good specs in general to use it for wired gaming. I am not interested much on wireless because i have access points with wifi 6. If the modem router has fast wifi anyway i won't mind but i dont need much I care...

I'm not very knowledgeable about networking, but I'm looking to save money in the long run by buying my own router instead of renting one from Xfinity. I recently purchased the ARRIS SURFboard SBG10, but I haven't seen much of an improvement in my internet performance. My family and I have an...

hey there, gonna buy a second hand modem which has Qualcomm chipsets and a medium sized heat sink, the problem is im not sure whether the paste on chipsets is still alive. from a video he has uploaded, you can see that weird blue paste. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoW6dCgkL8c&t=342s...

I have a modem provided by my Telcom provider that I need to use, that modem is then connected to my router providing internet to the router. The router then provides Wi-Fi and a bunch of wired connections to all the devices in my house. One of those hardlines coming from my router goes to the...

Up until several weeks ago, I had no internet issues. I frequently lose internet access to all of my devices, now; wired and wireless. My browsers and Windows network adapter diagnosis say that the DHCP server can't be reached. I use an Arris SB8200 modem and a TP-Link Archer C7 v4.0 router...

Good afternoon, Can someone give me a bit of their time and expertise to ask a few possible dumb questions, so I can try to understand about my new router and IP. Currently I am on UK virgin media Hub 3 and soon I will be going in as a new customer but under the same address, but a totally...

I have an odd network problem I can't figure out. Here's a basic map of the set up: The modem connects to a switch(1) then from there it goes to a router which provides wifi, a tablet, and another switch(2). The tablet works fine on ethernet and the wifi signal is working with devices such as...

My current ISP is CenturyLink, I use a DSL modem/router with their name on it that I purchased on eBay (Technicolor C2000T). I was recently approved for Starlink. I’m wondering if I can put the router/modem Starlink provides into bridge mode, and using Starlink’s ethernet adapter, plug it into...

I had an old modem that had been used for 11 years since 2011. When the fourth indicator light comes on, that means Internet connection is available. Before 2020, the light came on soon after I turned on the modem. After 2020, when the room temperature was low, it took a longer time before the...

I'm looking for anyone with concrete knowledge of real world, NOT theoretical, problems with my planned modem placement. Modem is a Motorola MB8611. The plan is to place it inside a Legrand OnQ wall box in the studded bay directly next to my breaker box. 3' weatherproof quad shielded rg6 coax...

Hi folks, i have been playing two games on the PC recently, Elden Ring and a tactical shooter called Ready or Not and they both have P2P connections, so whenever i host a game in RoN, no one joins my lobby, like once in a blue moon a player joins after 15 mins of waiting and thats it, thats also...

Spectrum is my internet provider. They just sent me a new, updated router and modem. I already have a network that has several devices attached to it. With the new router and modem, will I need to create a new network or will I be able to use the existing one?

So I've got a Digi IX20 router here that is connected to a Linksys modem. Currently, I've got a direct ethernet connection coming from my laptop to the modem, and the modem also has a connection directly to another source(essentially a laptop - 192.168.2.1). I've set up a port forward rule...

Hello, We're in need of a brand new DSL Router for gaming & one that will be decent with 10+ devices connected to it using wifi. (The gaming device will be done on Lan). Something that won't give you crazy packet loss.. latency.. etc.. we do have a wifi repeater incase the range isn't that far...

Hello, english isn't my first languague, apologies in advance. My dad has a USB Modem (atleaste that's how we call it in our country). He pays a company for the service. At home, when he connects it to his laptop he gets internet, simple use. He works as a rheumatologist at his place. When he...

basically all my pc connected with ethernet to the modem, sometime work and sometime don't, when they don't i get the error "ip configuration not valid" This is happening from when i changed my modem/internet connection , probably is configured bad but i have no idea of how to check it This...

So, as the title says, my desktop disconnects from Wi-Fi exactly every 30 seconds, like if there's a software doing that on purpose. It started about 7 hours ago, I had already been using my pc for 3 hours and all I did was starting another match on the same game I've been playing the whole...

I need some assistance. I am working with someone on their home network. The internet will just quit completely. The router wont respond, no dhcp, ping, whole 9 yards. The router is brand new bought Saturday. The cable modem had to be replaced, which started this whole mess. Before changing the...

So my line is connected to a very congested node on already very old and poor quality wiring. Splitting the connection between my modem and TV creates more disruption to what already is a horrible line. When I connect the coax directly to the modem, although it's not life changing, it's a...

Hello, hoping I can find an answer here. My internet, provided by spectrum keeps me from having a consistent gaming experience because of it dropping/freezing every so often. I have tried almost everything at this point to try and fix it. I have had them come out and give us a new modem...

Hello, I have a question about adding a NAS to my home. I currently have my Virgin Media router in modem mode and the Asus router I brought is connected to it upstairs. I want to add a NAS downstairs next to the Virgin Media router, is this a problem, and will it work.

[Moderator Edit to break up a solid paragraph and remove bold font.] Hi everyone, I am looking for some help so if you have any info please share, I'm going to explain what I'm trying to do and then hoping you can tell me if any of my ideas are possible or if you have better ideas please share...

Hey fellas! I have a problem with my D-Link DSL-224/R1 router. Basically the WAN connection is lost for 5~ minutes and then goes back up. I'm not sure what causes it, but I've snooped this from the logs, connection is down from Aug 13 16:45:47 to Aug 13 16:49:36 : Aug 13 16:36:58...

Hi! We are in the process of building a new house and we want to design a good networking system from the beginning. First, we want to hardwire most of the rooms in the house. From the research i've made, my understanding is that the most comon setup is modem>router>switch>patch panel> rest of...

If I'm only interested in upload speed and my cable provider's plan offers a maximum upload speed of 35Mbps, is there any reason why I'd need a pricier 16x8 modem over a cheaper 8x4 modem? Background: My cable company is advertising a maximum upload speed of 35 Mbps. My understanding is DOCSIS...

I want to access my Excitel modem 'Optilink OP XONT 71110AC' GUI from outside my home network. For that I first configured dynamic dns into the modem's settings. I used NO-IP to create an account and bind my public ip to the url in NO-IP portal. I saved all this info in my modem's Dynamic DNS...

Hey there, I ordered dualwan load balancing router. Would like to get answer about load balancing. I have an adsl internet and my neighbour also have adsl internet. We want to load balancing both networks. My question is, will it possible to use one lan from adsl and second from wifi repeater...

Hello I recently moved to Germany, to an apartment with a TAE socket. My ISP provided me with a FRITZ!Box 7530 with a TAE to RJ45? DSL cable, but I will have to return this in a couple months. I thought I ordered a correct good replacement, an ASUS DSL-AC68U, But found that I didn't receive the...

Hello everyone, My current router is nearing end of life and i need a high end router that works for my extensive use. So here is what i need exactly: I have 50-75 devices and will need to add more so i need a router than can handle that load and perform optimally. I Can only use 2.4GHz as of...

I've been setting up a new home with fresh cabling and am at the final stages of configuring all of the settings for both the router and switch on the network. I'm having a problem where the router says "Your ISP's DHCP does not function properly." I have the modem plugged into port 24 on a 24...

I'm having trouble finding out the proper answers between this question. Looking specifically at these two together: https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/routers/rax70/ https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/modems/cm2000/ Or just this alone: https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/modem-routers/cax80/ Is...

I currently use the Cisco DPC3848V modem issued by Shaw, as well as a Netgear Nighthawk (https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/netgear-nighthawk-wireless-ac2100-dual-band-gigabit-wi-fi-5-router-r7200-100cns/13798903?cmp=knc-s-71700000075180391&gclsrc=ds&gclsrc=ds). I'm hardwired directly to my...

Hello, I have an old PC and a Mifi 8800l mobile hotspot. I know I can tether the hotspot to the PC, but will bridging the Mifi and Ethernet and then connecting it to the WAN port on a router produce a viable source of internet?

Hello, I live in the UK. My wifi keeps cutting out. I have done some research. I’m looking at doing something similar to this. Except without the patch panel and have the wires not necessarily in the walls, due to the face we rent. It needs to be temporary. View: https://youtu.be/00UTYN9j0FE...