HomeNetworking, community based networking help

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/XonDoi on 2025-04-03 21:13:36.

Our internet has been great, my wife watches Netflix while I game and I never had lag issues. Since 3 months ago, we started having issues even when only 1 device is loading the connection. I cannot figure out what has happened to my connection. The issue occurs randomly throughout the day, and it does not seem to correlate to outside weather (windy, snowing, raining, etc.)

I thought there might some local area issues and would be fixed later down the line, but 3 months later and still the same story. I've restarted my modem, prioritized devices, reseated Ethernet cables, checked them for damage, etc. Nothing helps.

I understand that Wi-Fi connections are unstable and that the bandwidth is shared with all Wi-Fi devices, but we didn't have issues for 3 years, so why now? We do not have any extenders.

Here is a PingPlotter graph pinging google. I understand that ICMP pings are not prioritized and that the data might be somewhat inaccurate but the round trip should be decently accurate. I was in an online game at the time I was recording this plot and at the red lines (Packet loss) I in fact briefly lost connection (1-2 seconds) and then it came back.

https://imgur.com/a/ttokSAt

I have the Arris BGW210-700 model with software version 4.28.7

If anyone know what the issue might be please let me know.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Francis_J_Underwood_ on 2025-04-03 21:12:04.

moving into a 3 story house, 4500 square feet. gigabyte/fiber speed on the first floor. House is wired to have coaxial outlets in every room, so is it possible to have moca back mesh set up?

top floor will have home office, so will need fast upload/download speeds there, and I'd like to have a home theatre on the top floor, so decent wifi to stream movies to a large tv.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/dk506 on 2025-04-03 20:55:24.

Hey guys, forgive me if this isn't the right place to ask this but I'm at my wits end and you seem like clever folks.

I'm a Canadian using Rogers internet, who is getting nowhere with their tech support (when I can actually contact them). My issue is that like clockwork every Sunday and Monday nights I cannot connect to World of Warcraft. It does happen other times as well, but always Sunday and Monday nights. We had a tech come out, replace some lines and drastically improve the connection overall, but my issue persists.

So I start running trace routes using WinMTR and found some confusing results.

Before launching WoW, everything is fine. As soon as I launch the game I get what I assume to be packet loss from the router itself, I'll post my results below.

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| WinMTR statistics |

| Host - % | Sent | Recv | Best | Avrg | Wrst | Last |

|------------------------------------------------|------|------|------|------|------|------|

| 10.0.0.1 - 45 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 |

|pool-174-113-198-1.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com - 45 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 18 |

| 66.185.90.229 - 45 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 12 |

| 209.148.238.113 - 45 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 35 | 19 |

| 209.148.231.50 - 45 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 39 | 54 | 36 |

| ns-230.awsdns-28.com - 45 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 37 |

| ae1-br01-eqny5.as57976.net - 45 | 9 | 5 | 67 | 152 | 234 | 159 |

| No response from host - 100 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| et-0-0-1-pe01-evch1.as57976.net - 45 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 68 | 80 | 61 |

| 24.105.62.129 - 45 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 56 | 67 | 54 |

|________________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|______|

I'm going from zero packet loss before I launch the game, to 38% loss on all lines and 45% loss on the 4th and 6th lines when the game is launched.

As soon as I close the game, packet loss goes back to 0. Speed tests from cloudflare look totally normal before and after closing the game.

Again, sorry if this is the wrong spot. But any insight anyone has would be amazing. Thank you.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Intel_Geek on 2025-04-03 20:51:39.

Hello! I don't want to spend much time on background and stories so I'll basically say we're building two structures on a new property - a house and little workshop/garage that is about 200ft away from the main building. We'll be moving in later this year if all goes well.

So my father called the local ISP and said he wanted the demarc point to be at the shop because it's closer to the road, making a shorter fiber run. We'll Make out LAN start there and run one or two Cat6 cables through the shop and run OM4 fiber to the house for the main network.

But "oh, noooo", "you can't do that" the customer service said it needed two separate demarcation points and we needed to pay for two services, one for each building "because they both have power to it".

It's literally not going to make us use anymore Internet than we already do, is this true that we need to do this?

If it were two houses I would understand because that's two different sets of families and could be considered theft but I don't see why a little shop needs a whole dedicated LAN to itself. Besides, we're definitely not paying for two separate Internet subscriptions, that's outrageous when we don't need it.

What are your thoughts? I was under the impression that I could do whatever I wanted past my side of the demarc zone unless I'm crossing properties or something similar.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/CrispyCalamari on 2025-04-03 20:47:27.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/bcfp2016 on 2025-04-03 20:46:15.

I had two companies installed, and the wife and I are debating which to use.

We both work from home.

Fiber is monopolized by a local fiber company. They run about 200-300mbps down, and 500mbps ish upload. $75 a month.

Xfinity cable is 600-900mbps down but capped around 35mbps upload. $105 a month.

Seems to me since we do a lot of meetings and WFH, fiber is the move. Is this correct?

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Mach_Juan on 2025-04-03 20:39:32.

Hi

I recently set up a raspberry pi at my sisters house that vpn's back to my network. Its running debian linux, which I also run at home.

After setup, I wanted to verify that regular internet traffic was going out locally rather than through the vpn, so I ran dig myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com

I got the usual half page of text except the ip address field was blank. I have since confirmed through other means that the request is going out locally..

When I run that command locally at home, I get the expected response with ip address.

We live about 30 miles apart and use the same isp (comcast xfinity) both computers are running the same version of dig. So why?

I have 2 hypotheses:

1: I run my own router and modem while she runs the comcast suplied one. Maybe her hardware is filtering?

2: She lives near a tech giant while I live in the sticks. Maybe the isp router she connects to is filtering trying to make it harder because the concentration of techies working around their usage rules?

Other Ideas?

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/nospaces_only on 2025-04-03 20:22:57.

I have a 350ft run, in conduit from my main router in the house down to an AP in the garage at the bottom of the garden. This suddenly stopped working, even plugging in a laptop in place of the AP can't connect to the router. What's weird is my ethernet cable tester shows continuity on all 8 wires.... is it possible for the line to have continuity but for some reason no longer like operating at ethernet frequencies? It's 10 years old and shallow buried in conduit, tropical climate.

Thanks for any advice.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Infamous_Feature_178 on 2025-04-03 20:09:31.

Currently switching from xfinity to utopia/xmission fiber and wanting to buy a router instead of renting on for $12 bucks a month, i live in a 1000sqft basement and also have outside cameras and almost 5 devices connected, we don’t use it hardly since me and my mother are always at work and kids show up randomly, we plan on getting the 250mb so nothing to crazy nor do i plan to go a gig soon!

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/AnonymouslyFound on 2025-04-03 20:08:37.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/mho182 on 2025-04-03 19:57:08.

I bought a 2nd apartment in the same building. The internet for my 1st apartment is provided via (coax) cable, cable modem and a router.

The ISP (which is also cable TV provider) installed a box in the basement, attaching every apartment in the building with a coax cable. I don't know the details of what the ISP box contains, but my guess is that it contains splitters and amplifiers.

Note: I don't use cable TV in any of the apartments.

Sine I don't want to pay the ISP twice, I would like to use MoCA to get the internet in the 2nd apartment from my 1st apartment. I attached a rough plan of the setup I would have in mind.

https://preview.redd.it/wpk7xjktbose1.png?width=1075&format=png&auto=webp&s=6228cf493a8c0cc802221bb123c6591da738ba1f

I have some questions regarding the two setups I could think of:

1. In apartment 1 add a MoCA splitter before the cable modem, attach a MoCA adapter in both apartments and hope this works, even if the ISP box is between the two apartments.

• Would this setup even work? (since I have no idea what the ISP box contains ... maybe someone has a similar setup and could share his/her experience)
• As far as I understood, I shouldn't add a PoE filter between the ISP box and the splitter before the modem, since this would "disconnect" the two apartments. Is that assumption correct? What are the consequences of not using a PoE? Could someone in the building interfere with my setup? Could anyone in the building use my internal LAN by attaching another MoCA adapter?

1. Same as setup 1. Additionally - in the basement - add a PoE+splitter between the ISP box and apartment 1. Then separate apartment 2 from the ISP box, connecting it to the newly added splitter in the basement.

I would be glad for any advice you could help me out.

Thanks

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/mercfh85 on 2025-04-03 19:41:04.

So I am embarking on setting up a home lab, I know most technical stuff "well enough" but network stuff is the one area I really really suck at. Like I understand the basics, like what a router is/switch and what DNS/DHCP for the most part are, but past that is where my knowledge starts to fall apart.

It's unfortunately just not an area i've been exposed to. So when I hear things like reverse proxy or forward proxy for stuff for home lab I realize i'm a bit out of my element there.

Is there a video or something similar that goes over "enough" basics to these things. I don't need like a whole course to get my cert or anything, but just enough to understand what these terms mean and what's happening under the hood to where I can at least mostly figure out what to do in regards to a home network?

I saw something like this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIhvC56v63IJVXv0GJcl9vO5Z6znCVb1P but I don't know if I necessarily need 'all of that' or if thats even a good playlist.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Old_Personality9995 on 2025-04-03 19:31:56.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/kjakcrew on 2025-04-03 19:06:34.

Hello all,

I spent over an hour on the phone with Xfinity as my Internet speeds are horrible. I pay for the Gigabit plan and could get 1,100 Mbps (I know I won't get that) but a speed test resulted in 39.24 Mbps downloads. After I unlugged and reconnected and had them reset everything, Xfinity says it's not their problem, it's likely my cable modem. I don't know if I believe that or not. I bought a cable modem a few years ago, so maybe. How can I test which piece of equipment (cable modem or wifi) is the issue before I go buy new stuff? Here's what I have and the speedtest results:

• Xfinity Gigabit Internet 1,100 Mbps
• Arris Surfboard S33
• eeroPro 6E
• Download 39.24 Mbps
• Upload 21.80 Mbps
• Ping 26 ms

Thanks, everyone.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Hammerfall50 on 2025-04-03 18:56:05.

Hi all-

I have an issue where when I try to connect to a website it will not load. However the minute I disconnect from the wifi (or turn off wifi) the page will load. I can then reconnect wifi and start surfing. However sometime later (sometimes minutes sometimes hours) the pages will stop loading and I will have to do this again. Sometimes I have to disconnect and reconnect 5 times before the page will actually load. I have tried resetting the network settings, updating the drivers, turning off the firewall, and resetting the computer to factory settings. This happens with ALL WIFI NETWORKS and not just my own. I have an HP Spectre with 12gen i5 10 core processor. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/gridoverlay on 2025-04-03 18:41:00.

I'm still on an old asus wifi 5 router and want to upgrade before the tariff price hikes. I've been doing some research, and was all set to get a asus GT-AXE11000 for the 4x4 6e, but now I'm wondering if I'd be better with a wifi 7 mesh system, with an access point on each floor?

• coverage area: 700sqft x 3 stories
• interior walls: old. Plaster+lathe.
• floors: wood
• Use case: WAP, Home networking/file sharing/backup, normal nerdy home use stuff, light gaming, light torrenting
• Devices: so far only our phones are wifi 7, but futureproofing sounds nice.
• Area: urban, we have neighbors within wifi range in every direction except vertical.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/ChrisBean9 on 2025-04-03 18:38:13.

I am extremely new to all this and so far I am confused. If someone could please help explain the basics needed to have a fast reliable network for a 1,200sqft aprtment as well as run 3 poe cameras and eventually expand to 8 or so cameras thatd be great. Ive heard unifi is good but all looks so different then a router and modem im used to. Currently still renting basic spectrum equipment and want to get away from that. I pay for their 600mbps and usually just run ethernet for home gaming.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/EldenLord50210 on 2025-04-03 18:31:53.

Hi everyone I just bout a 2 story home with a basement that is 3,400 sqft. I’m curious what router would be the best for me. It is only my wife and I with the most demanding activities being her working from home and I do a good bit of gaming. Any help would be greatly appreciated! The basement will be where the gaming takes place and the home office on the top floor. Thanks!

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Alarming_Fox_2127 on 2025-04-03 15:24:01.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/MuffPistol on 2025-04-03 15:20:57.

I am currently using very old enterprise Cisco gear (1 router and 1 switch, Gb throughput on both, AT&T fiber as my Inet connection) that is aging and potentially causing some issues that I have noticed recently, and I am looking to upgrade my network to something modern\better\less power hungry. I have one hardwired server in my rack and use wireless for all other devices, so I don't need anything too crazy but I am very out of the loop these days when it comes to whats what and in what direction I should go. Searching provides a lot of options without any real direction so I thought I would ask here. Maybe someone else has gone through something similar recently? My equipment is in the basement and I'm not planning to run cabling to the rest of my house. Can anyone provide some recommendations? Not looking to break the bank but not looking for the lowest end either, so something middle ground maybe?

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/wheelsee on 2025-04-03 12:52:55.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Hot_Waltz3619 on 2025-04-03 11:16:05.

Things I've tried.

1. Google and Cloudflare DNS
2. Clearing DNS cache, reset router, turning on/off hardware acceleration and so many things.

One thing that actually helped is when I use a VPN the browsing experience is good. Even though, i get low speed of 40-50 mbps, which is expected when VPN is on. Is this an ISP problem? What can the ISP do ? I've even made them add a new fiber cable from my router to the hub which is where all the wires of different customers are connected.

I am losing my mind. Even my mobile data provides really good browsing experience, and it only has 11 mbps and is a different internet provider. I alsi purchased a new router, although the router doesn't support much higher speed of upto 300 mbps, i still see the issue of slow loading sites.

Anything else I Missed?

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Trooped on 2025-04-03 10:56:45.

Hello,

Right now I have GPON fiber infrastructure in my home, which is connected to the ISP's BRIDGE ONT + router in one, which then connects to a TP-Link Deco.

I want to get rid of the ISP's rented equipment, and so bought a GoFiber/Draco GF25C BRIDGE ONT, which is approved by the ISP (both the equipment, and the firmware version).

Now, after connecting it properly, and the ISP provisioning it using the serial number (even ensuring they did correctly a few times), I had NO success whatsoever in connecting using the PPPoE dialup option.

I received a username and password from the ISP to initialize the connection, tried doing this using my Deco router, a macbook AND a windows laptop. Nothing worked, and the ISP insists that it's a problem with the BRIDGE ONT unit I have. They claim that they provisioned it and on their end everything seems fine.

I checked it's GUI, and it seems that everything is fine there, but for some reason there's no way to connect using the PPPoE the ISP requires.

I also tried logging the PPPoE request using the macbook, and didn't have any meaningful output.

I even tried replacing the PPPoE username and password and reconnecting, with no luck.

Any help is appreciated!

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/samuelbroombyphotog on 2025-04-03 10:51:51.

Hey there everyone. I've been tasked with figuring out how to fix the networking in my work office.

We're trying to fix a couple problems:

• The routers provided by the network providers are awful - no range, instability, etc

• We're paying for two lines, one for the top office and one for the bottom

• We have two networks, one for each, and want to ideally have them meshed together so we have a single access point

Here's my idea:

• Network provider router is put into bridge mode (if it's necessary at all)

• It plugs direct into an Asus router (I really like the AI Mesh feature)

• We run cabling between the floors

• Connect it to a second Asus router on the second floor and mesh them together.

There's only 10 of us and it's quite a small office.

Any suggestions or improvements you might offer?

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/setarkos113 on 2025-04-03 10:26:33.

Hi,

I'm looking for feedback on my planned network topology.

Situation

• We have a barn and a house on the premises, approximately 20 m apart, with two underground Cat 7 cables running in between.
• Internet will be via 5G directed antenna mounted at the barn. Probably only up to 80 Mbit/s. If not sufficient, it will be replaced by Starlink (or Kuiper at some point...). Hoping for fibre in a decade or so...
• The barn also hosts the PV inverters for both roofs including compatible smart meter, one (or at some point two) EV chargers, maybe a PV battery in the future
• 5G antenna and router will be provided and cannot be exchanged for other products, no info currently on what they are and what their capabilities are
  • Anything particular I have to check?
• The house has Cat 7 connections to every floor

Requirements

• Good WiFi coverage in both building on all floors
• Internet connection for all displayed devices
• Same WiFi (name and pw) in both buildings
  • with possibility to add more outdoor APs and mesh devices
  • VLANs should span entire network
• Time scheduled VLAN capability
• Raspi server for home automation needs to communicate with smart meter, EV chargers and potentially more in the future (boiler, wireless sensors)

https://preview.redd.it/ajstk92jhlse1.jpg?width=1283&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee97f353014a30c1589012f882e1bb4fb74b9d2d

Devices

• Omada (or UniFi equivalent)
  • Switches: TP-Link TL-SG108PE (Ubiquiti USW-LITE-8-POE)
  • APs: TP-Link EAP655 (Ubiquiti U6+/U6LR)
  • Controller: Omada OC200 Cloud Controller (Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra)
• Kostal Smart Meter (PV)
• Tinkerforge Warp 3 (EV charger)
• Raspi server would run evcc and home assistant, potentially switch controlling SW to replace the hardware controller

Questions

• Does the design as depicted above work?
  • Can I manage both switches and all APs with the router in between?
• Are the Omada/UniFi devices the correct versions or is anything missing/non-compatible?
• Should I make any changes?
  • The provide mentioned a direct connection between 5G antenna and router might be needed. Can this be true? Would this alternative below still allow full VLAN support across both buildings? Would the switches need to be connected in series instead?

https://preview.redd.it/ukmdn0tkhlse1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a5bb25c0fcf07a4000fe7a473ce0963796a5b84

Any advice is greatly appreciated!