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Question Why is 2500MB internet speed needed for a home?

I pay extra for 1 Gbs service but my provider actually consistently provides a bit over 1.4 Gbs. The base service of 400 Mbs would certainly suffice for all my needs, but the faster service provides a very noticeable snappiness that I like and find satisfying. This difference is especially...
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- Post #4
- Apr 19, 2025
- Forum: Networking
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Headset & TV

I want to use a virtual reality headset for nothing more than to watch TV late at night, so I do not disturb my wife. Both my Blu-Ray DVD player and the Comcast STB have TV HDMI outputs, and I already have the equipment available to send the TV HDMI signal wirelessly across the room to the side...
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- Mar 22, 2025
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Headsets and Headphones
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Question NAS Hardware Upgrade vs File Copy/Paste Transfer Times

My NAS is a newly resurrected (was never used - sat on shelf) 2012 vintage Synology DS212 with two new Seagate IronWolf Pro, 4 TB, Enterprise NAS Internal HDDs in a RAID config that will tolerate a single drive failure. The DS212 has been updated to the latest firmware. My LAN is all 2.5Gb but...
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- Feb 14, 2025
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Networking
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Question US investigating security risks relating to TP Link Routers

Good question. It got me curious since I mostly now have Netgear products. Per Wikipedia: "Netgear, Inc. ... is an American computer networking company based in San Jose, California ..." "NETGEAR’s primary manufacturers are ... all of which are headquartered in Taiwan." "Manufacturing occurs...
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- Post #25
- Feb 4, 2025
- Forum: Networking
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Question "Upgraded" from an 8+ year old AT&T 1gb fiber connection modem, not faster. Anyone have the same thing?

I see something that, at least to me, looks odd; your upload speed is ~40% faster than your download speed (666.37 down / 933.66 up). Via very limited experience, I have noticed upload/download speeds are usually at least closely symmetrical or the opposite of your experience, with upload much...
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- Post #3
- Feb 4, 2025
- Forum: Networking
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Question Two Problems Solved - But Why?

Last week I replaced a Netgear RAXE300 router with a Netgear RS700S router. The RAXE300 could only support a 1G LAN and I needed at least a 2.5G to support my effective >1.4G internet service. Aside from a quick trip into the RS700S modem settings, for the most part, it was not much more than an...
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- Feb 4, 2025
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Networking
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Question WiFi Router Integrated Switch vs Stand Alone Switch Speeds

Yes, I did all that although there was no obvious dialog I found to to turn on NAT Boost. I also referenced the manual to disable the crap on the router (at least the things I had some understanding about) even though poor Tech Junky thought I ignored him in this regard. The bottom line is that...
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- Post #4
- Mar 6, 2024
- Forum: Networking
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Send Typical TV Content to Video Headset - Possible?

Very good question! I have three large screen Sony TVs and just assumed, obviously incorrectly, there would be a HDMI video out connector. To my surprise there is not, even on the year old 77" OLED unit. Thanks for pointing out something that is now obvious.
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- Post #5
- Mar 5, 2024
- Forum: TVs
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Question WiFi Router Integrated Switch vs Stand Alone Switch Speeds

A week or two ago I posted a number of questions about a TP-Link AC5400 router I was trying to install. My only goal was to put the Comcast Xfinity gateway in Bridge mode, use it as a modem only, and use a much more competent WiFi device to eliminate long time connectivity issues with door...
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- Mar 5, 2024
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Networking
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Send Typical TV Content to Video Headset - Possible?

Not infrequently, at night, I want to watch TV (news/late night comics/YouTube/etc.) while my wife is asleep but the bright TV disturbs her sleep as it would me. The video gaming headsets seem like a good idea but surprisingly (to me) none seem to have any provision for excepting an output...
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- Feb 26, 2024
- Replies: 4
- Forum: TVs
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Question TP-Link AC5400 - Internet Speed Enigma

Thanks. QoS is not something I was familiar with but I just did check that and did a bit of looking to see what it is. There is not anything obvious to enable/disable it but there is a dialog to set priorities. All day, since I changed "Dynamic IP" to "Pass-Through (Bridge) this morning, speeds...
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- Post #12
- Feb 18, 2024
- Forum: Networking
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Question TP-Link AC5400 - Internet Speed Enigma

I started out simply to change the SSIDs the Comcast modem uses. The Comcast modem uses the same SSID for both 2.5 & 5 Ghz bands. One of my devices is an electronic door lock that only uses the 2.4 GHz band but refuses to reliably remain connected to it. The manufacturer suggested that they have...
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- Post #10
- Feb 18, 2024
- Forum: Networking
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Question TP-Link AC5400 - Internet Speed Enigma

My error, I remember reading port 1 but, obviously, I was wrong. I just changed to the port 4 but that I do not see any change. I am well aware I was told the AC5400 is limited to 1 gps and I am well aware of the devices specs. However, since my service is at least supposed to be 1.2 gps, I DO...
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- Post #4
- Feb 18, 2024
- Forum: Networking
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Question TP-Link AC5400 - Internet Speed Enigma

I have successfully worked through the issues I discussed in two other recent threads. At this point I found there is no need to replace the Comcast modem with a new Motorola modem and I now have reliable access to the TP-Link router setup (apparently via a firmware update). The Comcast modem is...
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- Feb 18, 2024
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Networking
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Question Comcast CGM433 - Replacing With Motorola Modem

"... they have hotspots enabled for other users that are subscribers as well." - I certainly know what a hot-spot is but I do not have a clue how this impacts me. Please explain. What is "the walled garden sign in"? Can I assume that is in a setup dialog in the Motorola modem I access via a IP...
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- Post #8
- Feb 15, 2024
- Forum: Networking

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