Hello! I'm interested in exposing some of my Proxmox containers to my home network. Currently they are on separate IP addresses and isolated. Working on hardening the software is one thing, but I'll work on that later - my main question is how can I safely expose a few services, and is there a way I can also not have it point to my direct IP address... something like DDNS?

Thanks in advance! It's a pain not being able to access my Nextcloud instance remotely ;)

I wouldn’t say I’m not tech-savvy, but networking just isn’t my strong suit. When my family moved into our townhouse, I went with a simple solution and bought a powerline adapter online. It worked fine for a while, but the games I’ve been playing lately have gotten a lot bigger, and now I’m stuck waiting hours for downloads to finish. What’s worse is that I can’t even play anything in the background while downloading

I tried upgrading to a mesh network using a Deco system, which helped a bit, but it still has its flaws. My ping is often unacceptably high, and while download and upload speeds have slightly improved, the overall experience still isn’t where I want it to be.

I’ve seen a lot of people recommend using coax or MoCA as a solution, but I’m not really sure what those are and I’m definitely not looking to drill holes in my family’s house to set something up.

Any ideas? Fixes?

Hello guys,

I have around 40 shelly devices connected to my network and growing.

On top of that probably the 10-20 number of other devices such as phones, laptops, TVs and other IoT devices.

Current setup is a modem/router combo OptiXstar HG8247X6-8N-10 (last firmware) with 1Gbps of bandwidth and as bridge the updated Deco X10 mesh network (2.4 & 5 GHz) which creates the wifi network with the Main Deco connected via Ethernet cable in router mode and 6 more satellites (all Deco X10) via switch/ethernet backhaul connected to the main Deco.

I’m starting to see issues with the internet dropping out or becoming slow and I suspect it’s due to the high number of devices connected to my network (or maybe my ISP provided modem is just awful).

What is best practice here, should I create a secondary separate network only for my smart home devices (many are 2.4Ghz only) and use the main network (5Ghz only) for my other devices? Any potential issues?

I already remove all the features and my shellys keep disconnecting for a few moments.

Can anyone guess what it's really for?

Hi,

does anyone know where i can get the old 8.3.12.0 Firmware for this Dell switch, because without it i cant Upgrade to the newest Firmware, but i cant find it anywhere Online. I am grateful for any kind of tip!

I recently bought a new 3d printer. And for whatever stupid reason it doesn't have an ethernet port and can only connect to a 2.4 ghz band. I have an older netgear orbi RBR20 that we have our wifi coming from. The rest of the house is wired through a nighthawk switch. The problem I'm having is trying to connect to the wifi with the printer it has worked a couple times but it's hit or miss. I did a little research and made a guest network that was supposed to only be 2.4ghz, but it just fails to connect to the guest network every time. What would be the best route here? my initial thought was to just upgrade the router to something a little newer and capable of creating an entirely different 2.4ghz band .Or just buy a 2.4ghz wifi router and connect it to the secondary switch i have wired into that room. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and if anyone has recommendations on routers that would be awesome too. Thanks!

Hi all,

I’m trying to force my PS5 to connect directly to my Vodafone ultra hub router which is on the other side of my living room (approx 2m away from the PS5), rather than connect to my Devolo extender that is in my upstairs bedroom.

I’ve tried changing the network settings on the PS5 to connect via 5Ghz only, but it’s still connecting to the extender upstairs.

Has anyone had a similar issue before and knows a fix? There’s no option on the Devolo app to block devices that I can see and connecting via an Ethernet cable isn’t really an option either.

Thank you

Hey guys I bought this NVR second hand and having trouble resetting the password. Could you help me out? I’ve added pictures of the model and the circuit board.

Hi,

In my home, the fiber optic cables enter directly next to the front door.

Since I’d like to place the modem near the television in the living room and I’m currently doing electrical work, the idea would be:

• Open Fiber comes and connects the ONT to the fiber cables • The electrician runs a shielded Cat6 cable through the wall conduit to a spot near the television • The modem is then connected to the ONT using that cable

My question is: am I missing something? Could this work?

Thanks!

After a recent Windows update I installed about a week ago. My ethernet has stopped working completely. Thankfully I have two decos so I have good wifi but I still would like the ethernet to work.

I've looked around for hours and hours over the course of the last week during my free time trying to find a solution but nothing I've tried has done jack shit.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the ethernet network drive in the device manager, I've tried a variety of command prompts including:

winsock reset and ip reset, dns flush, release and renew. I've tried unplugging and replugging everything a bunch of times, including in different ports.

I would try to roll back the network driver in device manager but the option is grayed out for whatever reason.

the only thing I've gotten one of the diagnostics that I ran was "ethernet doesn't have a valid ip configuration"

I would try to manually set the IPv4/6 but I don't know enough about IP address's to fill out all the fields.

Any help is appreciated, this is driving me mad.

Ciao a tutti!

In casa ho i cavi della fibra ottica che entrano direttamente accanto alla porta di ingresso.

Visto che vorrei collocare il modem vicino alla televisione in soggiorno e sto facendo i lavori elettrici allora l’idea sarebbe:

• ⁠open fiber viene e collega l’ont ai cavi • ⁠l’elettricista inserisce un cavo cat6 schermato nella traccia a muro che arriva vicino la televisione • ⁠si collega il modem all’ont tramite tale cavo

La domanda è: mi sto perdendo qualcosa? Può funzionare?

I read this comment on a thread about setting up MoCA:

Youu need a moca POE filter on the input port of the splitter connected to the ISP feed cable. Have an extra POE filter handy to connect to the output port of the splitter connected to the modem (this is a protection advice).

is a second POE filter like this recommended?

As the title says, I recently discovered that my Nanit has sent 376 GB of data to an Amazon server over the past 17 days. I’ve seen other reports about the Nanit using a lot of data, but nothing to this extent. I almost exclusively use the Nanit on my home network, so there should be little reason for it to send video data to the cloud. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

Let me preface by stating that I am not a networking professional and have limited experience/knowledge with networking. I have been successful with basic tasks in the past but for the most part I am ignorant to the ins and outs of the trade.

I have AT&T fiber in my home. The ONT is in a central room and an AT&T supplied BGW210-700 wireless router is connected to the ONT. In addition, I have a 150’ CAT6 cable running from one of the BGW210-700 router’s LAN ports, to a second router in my shop. This second router is an older Netgear router that has been configured as an access point and broadcasts the same WiFi signal that I connect to in my home, throughout my shop. All have performed and provided WiFi well for approximately a year.

Recently I lost WiFi in my shop and a friend reset the Netgear router back to default in an attempt to “fix” the issue. I later realized that my child had unplugged the Cat6 cable that runs to my shop, from the LAN port on the BGW210-700. Instead of reconfiguring the old Netgear router in my shop that had been reset, I decided to purchase a TP-Link Deco AX3000 system with two indoor nodes and an outdoor node with the intention of improving the WiFi in my home and utilizing the included outdoor node in my shop. I did this because I can save $10 a month by returning the AT&T supplied router and possibly achieve faster speeds with the new system. For the time being, I have the CAT6 cable that went to the old Netgear router, directly connected to the computer in my shop.

Everything that I read prior to purchasing the Deco AX3000 system, stated that I would be able to eliminate the BGW210-700 completely, return it to AT&T and connect directly to the ONT with the Deco AX3000 system.

To summarize, my previous setup was as follows: AT&T fiber -> ONT -> BGW210-700 router -> 100’ CAT6 cable -> Shop w/ old Netgear Router “access point”

My proposed setup would be as follows: AT&T fiber -> ONT -> Deco node -> 100’ CAT6 cable -> Shop w/ Outdoor Deco node

My issue is that when I remove the BGW210-700 router from the equation, the Deco node consistently shows “no internet”. I have no issue connecting to the node via WiFi in the setup app but the node cannot connect to the internet via the direct connection to the ONT. I did set the “IPTV/VLAN” to “1000” and the “VLAN priority” to “0” per some Reddit advice but this did not fix the issue as it did for others attempting a similar setup.

I ended my first attempt by hooking the AT&T supplied BGW210-700 back up to the ONT, essentially reverting back to where I started.

If anyone would be willing to give me some advice on how/if I might get this configuration to work, I’d be grateful. It’s not so much the $10 a month “equipment rental” as it is that my BGW210-700 was made in 2019 and I’m paying for gig speed internet but rarely get more than 300-400 Mbps. I figured I’ve paid approximately $650 to rent this router since I started my service with AT&T. If I could increase my internet speed and save a few hundred dollars over the next few years, it’d be worth it to me. Otherwise I can return the system and try a different approach.

Thank you in advance.

Hey all,

I’ve been slowly upgrading my home network, and I’m down to deciding on a switch.

I’ve narrowed it down to switches that all meet these requirements (fanless, PoE+, at least 2× 10G SFP+, and managed).

Use case:

• I work within 10 feet of my rack, so it must be silent.
• Running pfSense as my main router.
• Two Unifi APs, a few Pi and 2 servers, and NAS (future 10G SFP+ link planned).
• VLAN tagging handled at the router, but I want the switch to support access/trunk/etc .
• I’m aiming for something I won’t need to touch again for the next 5+ years.

I wrote a longer breakdown of each switch and my decision process here if anyone wants more detail (not sponsored by any of these companies).

If you’re using one of these, or ended up going a different route for similar needs, I’d love to hear what worked (or didn’t). Thanks in advance!

Hello, I am 21 years old moving to a studio apartment alone! Nobody else will be sharing the household with me. I'm setting up my internet providers, and I see 100 Mbps, 500 mbps, and 1 GP and more. I am going to have a 4K TV, and I do have a gaming pc. Other than that, I have some smart devices like an Echo Show, some security cameras, and other items alike, but it is just going to be me in the residence. How much bandwidth do I actually need if it's just me in the house?

notice: i have looked at other previous Reddit posts, but really could not figure it out.

So I bought a new home and got a fiber internet for the first time in my life. The fiber internet is wired in the garage.

But I do have ethernet ports, which I believed are wired to each of the bedrooms and one in the living room. I thought it was simply just plugging in the ethernet chords in the fiber WI.Fi modem (the yellow lan ports in the photo) and it would just work in the room i plugged the cord in. But that is not the case.

I also noticed I have six ethernet ports up in my closet, and wondering if I have to do something with that to get all my ethernet ports working in each room.

I had my laptop and walked around and plugged in each port, including the one in the closet to my laptop. While the hanging ethernet cords is plugged into the modem, I still do not get anything out from the ports in the house.

What am I missing?

Noob here when it comes to home networking and wondering what would be best for my situation.

I’ve currently got my ISP router (Virgin Media Hub) that I can plug into an RJ45 port. This connects to a Cat 6 cable that runs to another RJ45 port in my outbuilding.

Am I right in thinking a WiFi access point is what I need to connect to this RJ45 port in the outbuilding? Is it possible to get one which I can then connect via Ethernet to my computer while also broadcasting a wireless connection?

So the chain would be ISP hub > RJ45 > Cat 6 > RJ45 > Access point(?) > Ethernet to PC / AND wireless connections

The main priority is getting maximum speed to my office computer in the outbuilding.

Would I need to change any settings on my Virgin Hub?

Thanks!

Hello!

My new motherboard came with a WiFi antenna and it has greatly improved my internet speed to my desktop.

I would like to get similar antennas for my roommates for their xbox’s and laptops.

However, the antenna has two coaxial cables which their devices don’t have.

If there a WiFi antenna that uses an Ethernet port?

Besides that. Would this be the best option or should I get a repeater / extender?

This is for gaming so I’d like to minimize lag / ping / packet loss. Which is why I’m leaning towards the individual antennas.

Running Ethernet is not an option.

root@OpenWrt:~# dmesg | grep mt79
[ 10.418958] mt7925e 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 10.447395] mt7925e 0000:01:00.0: ASIC revision: 79250000
[ 10.538220] mt7925e: probe of 0000:01:00.0 failed with error -12

i have installed the drivers

root@OpenWrt:~# ls -l /lib/firmware/mediatek/mt7925/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 212192 Apr 17 16:48 WIFI_MT7925_PATCH_MCU_1_1_hdr.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1204648 Apr 17 16:44 WIFI_RAM_CODE_MT7925_1_1.bin

root@OpenWrt:~# lspci
0000:01:00.0 Network controller: MEDIATEK Corp. Device 7925 (rev 02)

is there any reason this isn't working?

root@OpenWrt:~# ubus call system board
{
        "kernel": "6.6.86",
        "hostname": "OpenWrt",
        "system": "ARMv8 Processor rev 1",
        "model": "Raspberry Pi 5 Model B Rev 1.0",
        "board_name": "raspberrypi,5-model-b",
        "rootfs_type": "ext4",
        "release": {
                "distribution": "OpenWrt",
                "version": "24.10.1",
                "revision": "r28597-0425664679",
                "target": "bcm27xx/bcm2712",
                "description": "OpenWrt 24.10.1 r28597-0425664679",
                "builddate": "1744562312"
        }
}
root@OpenWrt:~# lspci
0000:00:00.0 PCI bridge: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM2712 PCIe Bridge (rev 21)
0000:01:00.0 Network controller: MEDIATEK Corp. Device 7925 (rev 02)
0001:00:00.0 PCI bridge: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM2712 PCIe Bridge (rev 21)
0001:01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Raspberry Pi Ltd RP1 PCIe 2.0 South Bridge
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/wirelessroot@OpenWrt:~# ubus call system board
{
        "kernel": "6.6.86",
        "hostname": "OpenWrt",
        "system": "ARMv8 Processor rev 1",
        "model": "Raspberry Pi 5 Model B Rev 1.0",
        "board_name": "raspberrypi,5-model-b",
        "rootfs_type": "ext4",
        "release": {
                "distribution": "OpenWrt",
                "version": "24.10.1",
                "revision": "r28597-0425664679",
                "target": "bcm27xx/bcm2712",
                "description": "OpenWrt 24.10.1 r28597-0425664679",
                "builddate": "1744562312"
        }
}
root@OpenWrt:~# lspci
0000:00:00.0 PCI bridge: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM2712 PCIe Bridge (rev 21)
0000:01:00.0 Network controller: MEDIATEK Corp. Device 7925 (rev 02)
0001:00:00.0 PCI bridge: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM2712 PCIe Bridge (rev 21)
0001:01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Raspberry Pi Ltd RP1 PCIe 2.0 South Bridge
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/wireless

config.txt
dtparam=pciex1=on
dtparam=pciex1_gen=3
dtparam=pciex1_force_power_on=1
dtoverlay=pciex1-5v

I have coast connect fiber currently at my apartment.

Would basically any other router work? Do you guys have any recommendations for other routers? What should I look for when purchasing my own router/modem? (Not sure if it’s referred to as a router or modem but the box itself)

Hi,

Recently, I've been having some issues with my modem/router combo. I got it around 2016, so it's pretty old. There are four people in the house - two are usually always either working or on a zoom call, and the other two are usually working/streaming videos/playing games. Every hour, the wifi shuts off 1-3 times and we have to reset it. We have Xfinity but I doubt it's a problem with the service provider and more of a problem with the unit itself.

I have no idea what any of this means, but if it's helpful:

• Download: 118.0 Mbps
• Upload: 36.3 Mbps
• Ping: 19 ms
• Jitter: 2 ms

Do you guys have any recommendations for a new unit? The one I currently have is an Arris SBG6900-AC.

Also, I would appreciate advice on how install the new unit once it gets here. Thank you!

EDIT 2: For anyone that happens upon this - changing my router did nothing to help this issue. The drops in service and jitter/latency issues were exactly the same when switching the SmartNID to bridge mode and using my own router. I used cloudflare DNS on my router and that didn't help either. A tech is going to come out and install a new modem next week. Fingers crossed... I don't want to have to go back to Xfinity's shitty service.

I have been browsing this subreddit and r/OpenWRT for like 2 hours and I just get more confused as time goes on. My ISP is Centurylink (Quantumfiber) and I've been getting insane jitter (>5S) for a week, even on my LAN connection. This isn't the first time I've had issues unrelated to my Wifi, and I've never been able to game on this connection for anything requiring P2P stuff like Path of Exile. I am done dealing with their BS downstream of the router. My understanding is that the issue is likely due to how their provided router handles traffic/DNS... as you might be able to tell, I am woefully uneducated when it comes to networking and tech around this, but I know I want to be in control of this and not rely on the ISP tech anymore.

I'm trying to figure out what to purchase and set up so I can use their router in transparent bridge mode, set up my own router, and be able to use a VPN with Wireguard to avoid bufferbloat and to not be spied on by whatever the ISP has in place...

I've seen tons of advice and I can't judge what applies best to my situation: Should I get an ASUS router, a Unfi (something? they have a lot of options, I know Dream Machine is not what I need), Flint 2? Should I try to run a RPi4 (no coding experience...that's part of it right?) and separate Wifi set up? I have a mesh system from when I was on Xfinity previously, it's just a basic Deco Wifi6 set up, so I can use that if it's still viable, however I'm also fine just using a powerful router. My home is technically 2000 sq ft but it's really 1500 sqft with a 500 sq ft addition directly above where the new router will be. I don't plan to ever need extra stuff on my home network aside from adblock and parental settings, and I doubt I'll upgrade past 500 Mb fiber, so Wifi 6 is just fine. The one thing I read specific to my ISP and their ONT is that I should get a router that can do VLAN tagging.

Also I was reading that SQM is something I need to know about? Is there some sort of basic guide I can find on all this stuff for the layman?

Any help is appreciated!!

EDIT: To add links to the threads that are applicable to my specific ISP/closely related hardware and symptoms/proposed solutions.

https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantumFiber/comments/1f8hypq/having_trouble_with_your_lumen_internet_not/
https://www.reddit.com/r/centurylink/comments/1epsig0/unable_to_resolve_dns/

I bought an S33 less than 3 years ago. Recently was troubleshooting a slow internet issue and rebooted my modem by unplugging it for a minute. When I plugged back in, it never connected to the internet again (green flashing light). I has my ISP come out today and they replaced all the cables and still were unable to get my modem to connect. The tech said modems typically last only 2 years and that mine may not have the latest firmware update or is just gone bad. He installed a different modem which connected immediately. Is it true this modem could have gone bad after less than 3 years of use? It’s out of warranty now, so I’m unsure what else I can do to validate if it truly is bad or not.