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  1. Networking Support
    Have a bit of a confusing issue. I have a managed switch (Cisco) which is not configured. It does not allow communication between two devices. If i put an unmanaged switch (Netgear) then it's fine. Don't understand why an unconfigured managed switch would be blocking anything. No VLANs...
  2. Networking Support
    Hey guys :) I have a question about using 2 VPNs at the same time. Situation: The company I am working for provides a VPN I need to connect with. Additionally I want to connect to a VPN server based Frankfurt. I want to connect to the one in Frankfurt "first", so that my companies VPN thinks I...
  3. Networking Support
    Dear At my brothers place , he installed cat 7network cables . It’s In our mothers home . There is a modem router from ISP I’m the basement . There was already a network with cat 6 cable . And this network still works. As the house was to big for my mother , he now lives upstairs. He...
  4. Networking Support
    Greetings to all, I'm hoping someone can assist me in troubleshooting my computer's extremely poor internet speeds. The following information relates to my setup: I'm using a wired connection to my modem/router. I've run a speed test and I'm only getting around 5 Mbps download and 1 Mbps...
  5. Networking Support
    I posted this on another forum, without resolution, so I'm hopeful someone on here has some suggestions. This is driving me a bit potty, so I hope there is a simple resolution. I have a network server running Unraid. It's been set up for years now, with multiple shares, and for the past 18...
  6. Windows 10 Support
    On my win 10 PC I I have a working internet connection, but some websites can't be reached, for example the hp driver website and the steam website. The browser just says "Server not found". Other websites like google, youtube, wikipedia work fine. I use a wifi stick which doesn't have this...
  7. Other Hardware Support
    I recently had fiber optic fitting in my house, I was very excited as my previous Internet wasn't great. I am now getting speeds of 280Mbps consistently throughout the house apart from my gaming PC which gets an appalling 3.4Mbps. I assume this is done to the WiFi adapter I use. I have the...
  8. Windows 8, 8.1 Support
    Hello experts! I always had access to a hard drive connected to the modem via USB port for several computer backups . It still works on both cell phones and a computer running Windows 10. Only this computer running windows 8.1 will not work anymore. And this was after downloading Outbite PC...
  9. Windows 11 Support
    Hi folks I have a strange behaviour since yesterday evening and might need your help. Around 18:00 yesterday evening, My Desktop PC somehow lost connection to the router. It was connected by LAN, but also has a WLAN card built in. I was working in a Citrix-environment and just got a disconnect...
  10. Modems/Cable/DSL/Satellite
    Hi. I have already tried power cycling everything, ran all of the ipconfig /renew etc commands, reset the winsock catalog three times, but I still cannot get my PC to connect to the internet via ethernet. It recognized the router and network name, but nothing more. I have a USB wifi antenna and...
  11. Comments & Announcements
    Hi there, is it possible to set up a tvbox that connects to online media servers for streaming video contents? The tv box (seen on Alibaba) will have a default interface that displays list of movies and tv shows which it pulls up from servers like doodstream, sbstream, mixdrop, xtreamcdn etc...
  12. Hard Drive & SSD Support
    I want a storage facility for example for 10 HDDs, which always save the latest backup from 10 PCs. The backups are provided by a backup server, it receives the latest backups from the PCs on a weekly basis. The HDD should consistently represent the current status of the PCs. What I want to...
  13. Networking Support
    I'm not one for tech forums, and I've scoured the internet trying to fix my problem, but to no avail. I've been having issues where at random points in time, whether it's three times in 20 minutes, or once an hour, my internet disconnects for about 5 seconds. If I were browsing the web or...
  14. Hard Drive & SSD Support
    Ok so. I had an old SSD in my old computer, I built a new computer with all new parts and stuff, and I plugged my old SSD into the new computer (without altering it) and it boots up windows and runs. It works but should I change anything, I don't feel like it should work! Another thing: my...
  15. Networking Support
    My internet is set up to only allow certain MAC addresses to connect to it. I am trying to connect to the internet on my computer but, even though I know the password, I can’t connect because only certain MAC addresses are whitelisted. Currently I am able to connect on my iPad. Is there any way...
  16. Networking Support
    Hi all! I really need help figuring out what to do about this issue. My pc will sometimes randomly disconnect from my home Telstra network and then following that be unable to detect the home network or my hotspot. Other devices can connect to both just fine and the desktop in question can...
  17. Networking Support
    Hi there I wish to set up a second router after the usual one from my isp, that runs a vpn connection, but I'm having some trouble with the settings.. So I have my normal router, from my isp with the ip address 192.168.1.1 and a dhcp. Plugged in to this router I have another one, which shall...
  18. Networking Support
    I’ve been fortunate enough to have reviewed some of technology’s greatest inventions and some products that are perfect in every single way, though none of them have had a bigger impact on my reviewing process than the eero system. Eero had just started its business in 2014 when I first caught...
  19. Articles, Tutorials & Reviews
    A common question I am asked by young Padawans is how do they get involved in the technology field and how do they grow in their field. One of the fastest growing technology industries is the networking side of IT. Networking is a specific skill that few people can learn and want to be involved...
  20. Articles, Tutorials & Reviews
    When buying a house or renting an apartment, the most common thing to purchase would be an Internet Service Provider (ISP) subscription. These ISP subscriptions typically come in a bundle and provide a home phone, cable TV, and internet access. Despite constant push-back from the consumer, ISPs...
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