networking

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...

So I just had a technician from Xfinity come to my home to setup several internet outlets in my home, he was able to turn 2 of them on but the third and most important outlet does not receive an internet connection. It detects that its connected to something but just shows it as an 'Unidentified...

I get random ping spikes and packet loss. This happens every 10-30 minutes (every time is different). This happens only on my PC. I have tried: New USB Wi-Fi adapter New PCI Wi-Fi adapter New motherboard Updating firmware Windows factory reset

I play Valorant ...used to play Valorant on Bahrain server giving me 160ms average, (Im from Mozambique) but about 3 weeks ago, the server now gives me 300ms average, i tried changing networks, didn't work even used another network provider, so now i play on 200ms Frankfurt server, i did...

I wanted to share an external hard drive among different computers at home. I bought a router with a USB port. I connected an Ethernet cable from my modem to the new router and the hard drive too. I was able to map the drive via WiFi, but what I'd like is to keep using the WiFi coming out of my...

Why is my internet speed FASTER through a network switch? Test setup #1 Computer -> CAT6 cable -> Xfinity Gateway = 70mbps… Test setup #2 Computer -> CAT6 cable -> Gigabit Switch -> CAT6 cable -> Xfinity Gateway = 95mbps… How is this possible? Same computer, same Xfinity Gateway, same CAT6...

Initially my internet was cutting out completely (would just shut off) for just a second randomly. Sometimes it would happen in bursts, sometimes it would only happen once. So I replaced the modem (It's just Comcast's default modem) and replaced the cable leading to the house. Upon doing that it...

I've been considering building my own router for a while now and am looking for the right SBC, or maybe even super small motherboard. I considered using one of my old PC's but I want something more compact. I'm trying to find something as expandable and modular as I can and nothing I've looked...

I have 11 router setups configured at my home as it is a multi-floor building. All my secondary routers (10 ) are configured as AP ( DHCP off and Static IP is given to each router ) which are then connected to a single Giga switch and the switch is connected to the main router. I have around...

I made a pre-wire guide for inspiration to people pre-wiring their homes. Thought some people here might be interested. Link to Google Slides

I bought PoE instead of Powerline adapter by mistake. I was wondering can i use PoE as a Powerline adapter. I was gonna return it. If there is still a chance to use PoE to connect my pc and modem over electrical outlet it would be great.

Hello, Im trying to figure out if there is a way to run multiple instances of a vpn, and then merge/bridge those connections. I currently use ipvanish, and it creates a virtual network device. is there a way to force multiple instances of the service and merge those together? I have a gigabit...

Recently I decided to invest in an Ethernet Over Power adapter to connect my PC to the internet (as opposed to running a really long cord through my entire house). However, now I've come across a problem where I have a constant, irregular static noise coming out of my studio speakers (KRK VXT...

This problem started maybe 2 or 3 days ago when I made a Minecraft server for me and my friends, but randomly during night at 4am my Ethernet connection would suddenly drop, restarting my router didn't fix it, neither did changing ports on my router. The only thing that actually worked out was...

so i have this issues for a while now, i get random disconnects in multiple games (LOL, fortnite and valorant) however, when i get these dc i can still talk to my friends in discord, and the only solution i found was EXITLAG, but i cant keep paying 5$ a month for it, any solutions pls? :)

Hi, I have a W10 PC running in the garage connected via ethernet as a backing up machine (BUPC) with RAID configured drive space, I run Iperius back up software on the main family machine and it has been working well doing weekly incremental backups of all our accounts. Recently I have received...

Hi All, I know about hardware but I have a major blind spot when it comes to data security in networking, so I need some guru advice and hope you can help. With Covid, I've been working from home for almost a year now. Just today, my job said we need to connect an IP phone to our home...

I wanted to see what my public IP is using CMD ipconfig /all only shows from what i understand internal IP (192.168.x.x) nslookup also only shows 192.168.x.x I want to know if it's possible to see public IP without using browser

Whenever I'm playing games, every 2-3 hours my internet connection will randomly drop for about 5-10 seconds. My friends can't hear me in Discord, any game I'm playing I'll get disconnected from. I've been watching my ping using "ping -t 8.8.8.8" and it shows my ping spiking to 300-1000 during...

I've been having an issue with my pc lately where downloads on steam will max out at ~200kbps and loading webpages takes forever if they even load at all. This issue has only been affecting my pc when it is hardwired, and doesn't effect any other device on the network for the most part. I have...

I just recently built a new PC. When I do a speed test on any sort of website. It says 50MB Download and 10MB Upload. but when I download any sort of game off any website it get like 5 or less? I downloaded my drivers and can provide any screen shot. Is there anything I can do too fix this? Pc...

Hello, For the past 2 years, I've been using a powerline solution. The devices I used were 2 TP-LINK AV500 adaptors, with 500Mbps link speed. One was plugged via Ethernet cable to the router, and the other one plugged also via Ethernet cable to my laptop upstairs. Everything was working just...

Me and my brother have two PCs at home that are hard wired through ethernet and when trying to play Modern Warfare together one of us gets a connection server error and cannot even access the games servers (usually him). When I disconnect my ethernet cable from my PC, he can get into his game...

For the last two months or so my wifi has been dropping out consistently every few minutes but only on my PC, all other devices are fine. The only way I can get it back working is to reset the network adapter or the computer itself and when the wifi is online the speeds are unbearably slow. I am...

Hello, I'm hoping to get some advice about how to approach this network. I don't want the IP Cam's to have access to the internet, or any devices on the main network since the termination point of the Cat6 is on the exterior of the house (aside from the Win10 machine with BI, obviously)...

Hi, I belongs to software development industry, networking is a new field for me, my customer wants me to hire networking experts for the requirements mentioned below. (detailed requirements attached) S: No Services Count 1. Virtual Machines (Window & Linux) 60 2. MS...

I honestly cannot understand what the problem I am facing is. I bought a new router today - the Asus AX58U - great, powerful little thing that was purchased to increase the speeds and stability of my Wi-Fi network. As it happens - it does not seem to have done either, so I could just go back...

Hello everyone, I am new to PC building and this is my first rig. I recently came into an issue with my computer, it seemed that the problem was that the MOBO would have a faulty ethernet port and therefore led to me not having an internet connection. The computer would recognize the ethernet...

Hi all, hope you're all well. i will be tiding up ethernet cables that are in a patch panel ( see linked image https://ibb.co/zRmvbtt ) but i believe that there are about 50% of the ethernet cables that aren't in use. What's the best way for me to test if an ethernet cable is in use? most ports...

Hi everyone hope you're all well. The company i work for had a patch panel installed but the ethernet ports in our conference room don't work. On the patch panel, the ports numbered 1-16 are labelled - analogue, digital and telephone exit. why does this mean? We have ports 1-14 in our...

I just replaced my mobo and cpu today and everything's running smooth, but I don't have internet even though my ethernet cable is plugged in. I've tried reinstalling drivers and swapping ports but nothing worked.

Hi, I’m having trouble with a computer I used to use, I’m trying to get it to work for my girlfriend but there’s a problem with the network. It says no networks can be found, and i’ve tried to disable firewall, install new intel wifi driver, update current drivers, etc. and nothing has worked...

Hi all, Jus trying to figure out if this is possible, or if directions are going to be a deal-breaker... Background. In-laws condo is only wired for Coax, and trying to see if we can utilize existing cabling for networking, while not losing existing functionality for satellite TV. 25Mbps...

I am testing my new tplink t9uh ac1900 wireless adapter but it is heating like crazy even on idle condition. I can’t even put my finger on it. Is it normal for for this kind of adapter or should i return it.

i live in Jordan i am getting 40 to 80 ping to eu servers but now we got server in Bahrain but the problem some countries have good ping to Bahrain servers some not why Bahrain is closer to Jordan from Germany why i am getting 200 ping to it

I have recently been experiencing random network disconnects especially while gaming. Since its a multiplayer game, (Valorant and Rocket League) I will have to completely disconnect back to the main menu and rejoin the game. This will happen 4 or 5 times every game. Whats interesting is that...

I am wondering if it is possible to build a desktop computer with multiple discrete GPUs that can be partitioned off into usable hardware for multiple virtual machines. For example, a computer build something like this: 8-Core CPU 4x 4GB RAM 4x GPUs (no SLI or Crossfire) Storage Etc...

Hello, As the title says, Most Programs connect to the internet but a few don't. Like SAMP, Among Us and CSGO. This happened about 1 month ago, Which something happened and now I can't play Among Us/SAMP/CSGO because of it :( BTW, I use Android 4G connection with Tethering to get internet in my...

I hibernated my pc and just after turning it on I mistakenly switched it off from main switch. After starting it from scratch, no website is working except Google and YouTube. I tried resetting tcp/ip, resetting dns server to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (alternate) and restarted my pc but none of them...

Hi, I just got my new internet form telekom. Its supposedly a 2Gb connection over optical cable and the router i got can transmit it over 2 ports 1000/1000. Since the living room is quit tricky to run wires from the router i got myself a powerline adapter ( zyxel pla5456) that should handle the...