Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-29 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-29 10:14 AM, Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk wrote: > > I plan initially to continue using POTS dial-up over twsted-pair > copper landline OUCH!!!  I haven't used dial up in years.  I guess the last time was when we had that big power failure about 15 years ago.  As my cable modem was

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-29 Thread Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk
: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router? On 2019-08-28 08:34 PM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: When looking for a switch it is always worth while to go on the manufacturers web site and check the user manuals. The retailers are a bit slipshod with their technical

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-28 08:34 PM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: > When looking for a switch it is always worth while to go on the > manufacturers web site and check the user manuals. > The retailers are a bit slipshod with their technical information at > times. > Take a look at the specification tab on that

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-28 08:29 PM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: >> However Googling turns up this: >> http://www.dlinkworks.com/DGS-1210-28.asp > Be careful of smart switches. > They are not quite managed. > Most some with some web interface and a few vlan features but not the > full set you would expect with

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-28 07:10 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: >> However Googling turns up this: >> http://www.dlinkworks.com/DGS-1210-28.asp > Google use has been deprecated for about 2 years here but much thanks > for the link. There is no mention of ONIE which would give me the option > of running some

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread Alvin Starr via talk
On 8/28/19 7:10 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 3:36 PM James Knott via talk wrote: On 2019-08-28 04:31 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: H - - - - there is a real dearth of technical information on that website! I noticed that too. It used to be the

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread Alvin Starr via talk
On 8/28/19 4:31 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 3:19 PM James Knott via talk wrote: On 2019-08-28 04:03 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: I presently have a 16 port unmanaged switch and there's not a lot of open ports - - - - so I would like 20 or 24 if possible - - -

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread Alvin Starr via talk
On 8/28/19 4:36 PM, James Knott via talk wrote: On 2019-08-28 04:31 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: H - - - - there is a real dearth of technical information on that website! I noticed that too.  It used to be the "Specifications" tab actually provided some info.  I guess this is

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread o1bigtenor via talk
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 3:36 PM James Knott via talk wrote: > > On 2019-08-28 04:31 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > > H - - - - there is a real dearth of technical information > > on that website! > > I noticed that too. It used to be the "Specifications" tab actually > provided some

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread o1bigtenor via talk
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 2:54 PM Jamon Camisso via talk wrote: > > On 2019-08-28 15:30, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > > Hopefully this isn't considered a thread hijacking - - - but - - - - > > is there any linux software for running a managed switch? Wednesday, August 28, 2019 2:58:20 PM CDT,

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-28 04:31 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > H - - - - there is a real dearth of technical information > on that website! I noticed that too.  It used to be the "Specifications" tab actually provided some info.  I guess this is someone's idea of an "improvement". However Googling

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread o1bigtenor via talk
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 3:19 PM James Knott via talk wrote: > > On 2019-08-28 04:03 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > > I presently have a 16 port unmanaged switch and there's not a lot of open > > ports > > - - - - so I would like 20 or 24 if possible - - - that to me is one > > switch (with a

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-28 04:03 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > I presently have a 16 port unmanaged switch and there's not a lot of open > ports > - - - - so I would like 20 or 24 if possible - - - that to me is one > switch (with a lot > of ports). I'm finding precious little on the web for information

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread o1bigtenor via talk
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 2:43 PM James Knott via talk wrote: > > On 2019-08-28 03:30 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > > You are indicating that Cisco is perhaps not a great choice - - - - do > > you have any recommendations? (Hopefully not ones that are seriously > > 'ouch' in the price department

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread o1bigtenor via talk
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 2:41 PM James Knott via talk wrote: > > On 2019-08-28 03:30 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > > Hopefully this isn't considered a thread hijacking - - - but - - - - > > is there any linux software for running a managed switch? > > Are you talking about one switch or

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread Alvin Starr via talk
On 8/28/19 3:30 PM, o1bigtenor wrote: On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 9:48 AM Alvin Starr via talk wrote: On 8/28/19 10:26 AM, James Knott via talk wrote: On 2019-08-28 09:50 AM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: [snip] Also in over 20 years of running networks for people the only switches to ever have

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread Jamon Camisso via talk
On 2019-08-28 15:30, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > Hopefully this isn't considered a thread hijacking - - - but - - - - > is there any linux software for running a managed switch? > > You are indicating that Cisco is perhaps not a great choice - - - - do > you have any recommendations? (Hopefully

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-28 03:30 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > You are indicating that Cisco is perhaps not a great choice - - - - do > you have any recommendations? (Hopefully not ones that are seriously > 'ouch' in the price department - - - grin.) What are you looking for?  Business level?  Consumer? 

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-28 03:30 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > Hopefully this isn't considered a thread hijacking - - - but - - - - > is there any linux software for running a managed switch? Are you talking about one switch or several?  There is some software, IIRC, for managing networks, including SNMP

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread o1bigtenor via talk
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 9:48 AM Alvin Starr via talk wrote: > > On 8/28/19 10:26 AM, James Knott via talk wrote: > > On 2019-08-28 09:50 AM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: > >> There is always Ubiquiti. Their stuff is a little more expensive than > >> what you will pay at CanadaComputers. > >> They

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread Alvin Starr via talk
On 8/28/19 10:26 AM, James Knott via talk wrote: On 2019-08-28 09:50 AM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: There is always Ubiquiti. Their stuff is a little more expensive than what you will pay at CanadaComputers. They tend to have decent long term support becuase they sell to WISPs and there is

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread Jamon Camisso via talk
On 2019-08-28 10:26, James Knott via talk wrote: > On 2019-08-28 09:50 AM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: >> There is always Ubiquiti. Their stuff is a little more expensive than >> what you will pay at CanadaComputers. >> They tend to have decent long term support becuase they sell to WISPs >> and

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-28 09:50 AM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: > There is always Ubiquiti. Their stuff is a little more expensive than > what you will pay at CanadaComputers. > They tend to have decent long term support becuase they sell to WISPs > and there is usually an SSH/telnet capability built into the

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread Alvin Starr via talk
On 8/28/19 9:37 AM, James Knott via talk wrote: On 2019-08-28 09:29 AM, Giles Orr wrote: My first criteria when selecting an access point is "does it support OpenWRT?" Then you're talking router and not access point.  I prefer separate router and access point, as I can put the AP in the best

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-28 09:29 AM, Giles Orr wrote: > > My first criteria when selecting an access point is "does it support > OpenWRT?" Then you're talking router and not access point.  I prefer separate router and access point, as I can put the AP in the best location, rather than where's handy for a

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread Giles Orr via talk
On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 08:58, James Knott via talk wrote: > On 2019-08-27 09:37 PM, William Park via talk wrote: > > I had routers from D-Link, TP-Link, Asus, Linksys. They all died. > > Current one is Asus RT-N66U and 5GHz band is flaking out. So, while > > browsing at Canada Computers, I

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung router?

2019-08-28 Thread James Knott via talk
On 2019-08-27 09:37 PM, William Park via talk wrote: > I had routers from D-Link, TP-Link, Asus, Linksys. They all died. > Current one is Asus RT-N66U and 5GHz band is flaking out. So, while > browsing at Canada Computers, I found "Samsung Connect Home 2x2" and > "4x4". > >