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  1. POB3478

    Question Seeking Guidance: Upgrading Router for Xfinity 400 Mbps Plan to Improve Wi-Fi Performance

    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...
  2. Jenkins453

    Question Intel AX211 causing Event ID 6062

    I have a new ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-H motherboard (about 30 days of me having it) and since installing this board I keep getting random drops on my WiFi connection. I'm not certain on this but it SEEMS that it may just be dropping when it gets a heavier load on it, more than just basic web...
  3. awerdas

    [SOLVED] Help for setting up a router to a repeater

    Noob to networking and need a little help about setting up my extra router as a wifi repeater (TP-Link). Since my main router can't reach devices one floor above I'm thinking of making my old router as a repeater and put it on the second floor, the thing is I don't know how to set it up. The...
  4. iamjudebot

    [SOLVED] Can you build a PC with all new components except for the hard drive

    We currently have this HP ProDesk pre-built as a server and it needs upgrading. Could i take the hard drive from it and put into a new system? i'm willing to buy a new windows key for it i just need the configuration and files to be exactly the same because i dont want to mess up the networking...
  5. C

    Question ping spikes occuring in games

    https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/good-internet-random-ping-spikes.3282038/ so i followed steps from this thread and my connection from my pc to router is <1ms on average but the connection to my isp gave an average of 80ms and had a maximum of 280ms but this was for -n 100 , but when i...
  6. J

    Question Internet cuts out for 5 minutes about every 10 minutes

    Every day my internet cuts out for 5 minutes every hour but the more I ignore the problem the more common it cuts out and it starts narrowing down to about 10 minutes when it cuts out. This is a very annoying issue that I'm having when trying to play online games and browse the web, I have...
  7. A

    Question Recommendations for a small plumbing business server

    My friend's boss is looking to get a server for his plumbing business for about 9 computers. He is looking for -local backup drive & cloud service backup -the ability to send an receive files and their designs that can update in real time Are there any preferred cloud/hybrid cloud services...
  8. A

    Question Coax Port Not Working (upstairs)

    So I got my router and wanted to set it up in my room. I connected the router to the coax port and no signal was coming. The lights to signify that the internet is pumping through it wasn't lit. I tried it downstairs and somehow it started working there. I don't know why this is happening but...
  9. T

    [SOLVED] VLANs and Subnets

    Hello everyone, So I am going through some networking books and it is my first time really diving into VLANs. My current understanding (and please correct me if I am incorrect) is that subnets allow a single LAN to be divided up into separate LANs through the use of subnetting. VLANs allow you...