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i have been having this problem for months. using some sites the network stalls. like on youtube. if i connect to a VPN the problem stops. my wife's computer on the same network and router "both wired btw not wifi." has no problem. if i do a speed test it runs at full speed and other websites...

I have a home network with the following devices : WIN 10 PC WIN 11 PC NAS I see only 1 or 2 of the devices at any time and on an intermittent basis. For example the WIN 11 PC sees only the WIN 10 PC. The WIN 10 PC today sees all devices including itself although yesterday it only saw itself...

I received today the Zalman ZM-WE450 WIFI enclosure and planning to buy 4TB HDD for it. It works pretty well but since it is old it is limited to the speed of the WIFI 2.4GHz. I am trying to find a way to limit who can access it on the network. It is currently connected to the WIFI rounder and...

Hello, I'm running windows 10 pro. I have 4 of my dives as a Raid. however What I'm worried about is running my windows as a Nas. I;m not a linux person at all. I been on windows sense as long as I can remember. I do have linux systems and having a hard time trying to compile drives into a raid...

Just purchased a new Ethernet adapter. I have two network settings: one is the EXT (extender) of the router. When I plug in the adapter it defaults to the EXT, even when I disable it. I need to use it on the "primary" network. I am using Windows 10, Dell Laptop PC. Thanks.

I'm working on networking our home. WAN to Cable Modem to Router to Unmanaged Switch in the Utility room (roughly the center of an ell-shape) (and WIFI APs on the west end and north end) to wired drops in selected rooms. So now I see mention of a local "Cloud" storage for a home. Say what? I've...

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Hello! When turn on the vpn, when navigate first is going throught vpn, instead my router... So, is there any way to setup default gateway my router when vpn is active?

Hi. My Nvidia shield pro is wired to my router and also my router has a HDD attached to it, like a NAS. I can access the contents of the USB drive on my Nvidia Shield pro and can access the NAS using my Android phone via FX explorer app. However, using my laptop which is on WiFi and on the...

Me and my friend have been trying to get our NAT types to open for the past two days. None of it has worked. But I found a way that could work. The thing is, when I go to network in file explorer, the router isn't under 'network infrastructure'. It's under 'other devices'. Is there a way to move...

i have an actiontec MI424-wr router in the cellar.can i disconnect coaxial cable and move it upstairs.without messing up my connection ?

I have gotten a new computer and when I mean new I mean I got it three days ago. When I went to boot it up and was on my desktop the wifi bar was at ONE BAR. Which I thought was my router so I reset, nothing happened. I went on my phone and had full bars. I have reset the wifi and the computer...

I started my PC and it can't access the internet. I checked multiple browsers and some other programs, but nothing seems to be working even though the Network page in settings says I'm connected through ethernet. My phone is connected to the same router through WiFi and everything is fine. I...

As this image shows, my Linksys router has created an extra "computer" on my network that carries my network's name. Ideally, the list should only show the three computers I have on the network. I know the extra computer is my router, but it serves no purpose being there. Does anyone know how to...

I'm working on networking our new-old (1995 vintage) house. It has already had some cable drops installed and all in the "wrong" places (well, duh). I looked at MoCA (2 different coax cable sets already in the walls) - $180.00/cable run? - I don't think so. Then I looked at MESH - interesting...

Hello Team! I'm experiencing a really frustrating issue on my Windows 10 PC. I lose internet access randomly during the day on my wired connection (Wi-Fi works just fine). When this happens, the internet icon in the lower right corner remains the same, shows "Internet Access" and I get no...

I've spent many hours trying to resolve this problem and desperately hoping someone can help - Please! My issue is that one of my laptops cannot access shared folders. The network uses a TPlink Archer C2300 router and I have a desktop PC running Win 7 connected to this by Ethernet. I also...

Hi Dad says whilst going on a clean out of the multiple devices registered to the router he found one that had uploaded a lot of data to the Internet. He didn't have an ip address but I have wondered if we see it again can we ping it either in Windows or Linux to see what the mysterious device...

I have a Lenovo N22 laptop running a fully updated Windows 10 Pro (20H2). A week ago I had a Netgear router running with a private class C LAN IP address range. The router was at address 204.107.91.254. Everything on my network worked fine, including the Lenovo. The Netgear router turned out to...

Hi, I bought my dad a smart WiFi bulb but he's having trouble with it. Amazon has advised me to check "Please ensure the "Set AP Client Isolation" function on the router is disabled.". There appears to be no function on out bt homehub with this wording, is there another way to do this...