Re: [GTALUG] of routers and access points

2019-04-25 Thread James Knott via talk
On 04/25/2019 01:27 PM, David Mason via talk wrote: > Part of my question was whether anyone else is using POE access > points, and whether it’s worth doing as right now I have an extension > cord running to the router. If so I’d need a router that supported > POE, so I mentioned the Ubiquiti

Re: [GTALUG] of routers and access points

2019-04-25 Thread David Mason via talk
Is there an openwrt non-wifi, PoE router? Also the WRT1900ACv2 seems to have limited availability. ../Dave > --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

Re: [GTALUG] of routers and access points

2019-04-25 Thread John Sellens via talk
I have a Netgate SG-1000 running pfsense inside my bridge-mode Rogers modem, which has been replaced by the slightly bigger SG-1100 ($159 USD). In the furnace room, and then some cat5 heads off to more convenient spots for access points, etc. I like separate access points, which are sometimes

Re: [GTALUG] of routers and access points

2019-04-25 Thread Lennart Sorensen via talk
On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 01:27:02PM -0400, David Mason via talk wrote: > This (letting the router do all the work) is a possibility, but the router is > very far from all the other connections, so at the moment I have a long RJ45 > cable to the router. So I’d have to run another long cable back

Re: [GTALUG] of routers and access points

2019-04-25 Thread David Mason via talk
This (letting the router do all the work) is a possibility, but the router is very far from all the other connections, so at the moment I have a long RJ45 cable to the router. So I’d have to run another long cable back to the switch where everything else is plugged in. Part of my question was

Re: [GTALUG] of routers and access points

2019-04-25 Thread Val Kulkov via talk
On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:57, Lennart Sorensen via talk wrote: > > If you actually use the Bell router functions, what do you use your > > own router for? > > > > - an AP + a switch? > > > > - double-NATting (seems like a bad idea)? > > Agreed. I run my VDSL2 modem in bridged mode with it's

Re: [GTALUG] Ontario Bill 72: "Right to Repair"

2019-04-25 Thread Don Tai via talk
I drilled out the rivets. Non-replaceable fuse was good, but the on-off timer switch was flakey, and probably not replaceable. I just scrapped a $250 convection oven due to an on-off switch. I am sad. On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 11:31, mwilson--- via talk wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 9:59 AM

Re: [GTALUG] Ontario Bill 72: "Right to Repair"

2019-04-25 Thread mwilson--- via talk
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 9:59 AM Don Tai via talk wrote: >> >> A seemingly brand new small convection oven, Delonghi EO1270, made in >> China, came my way. Pristine clean and obviously unused, but did not [ ... ] > I would suggest that pop rivets are quite cheap and I'd doubt you > actually

Re: [GTALUG] Ontario Bill 72: "Right to Repair"

2019-04-25 Thread o1bigtenor via talk
On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 9:59 AM Don Tai via talk wrote: > > A seemingly brand new small convection oven, Delonghi EO1270, made in China, > came my way. Pristine clean and obviously unused, but did not work. > https://www.amazon.ca/DeLonghi-EO1270-6-Slice-Convection-Toaster/dp/B003ZDNKV0 > > I

Re: [GTALUG] Ontario Bill 72: "Right to Repair"

2019-04-25 Thread Don Tai via talk
A seemingly brand new small convection oven, Delonghi EO1270, made in China, came my way. Pristine clean and obviously unused, but did not work. https://www.amazon.ca/DeLonghi-EO1270-6-Slice-Convection-Toaster/dp/B003ZDNKV0 I started taking it apart to troubleshoot. The electronics are on the

Re: [GTALUG] of routers and access points

2019-04-25 Thread Lennart Sorensen via talk
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 11:30:22PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > I'm confused about the network topology you are describing. > > Which router is "the" router? Bell's modem/router or your (non-Bell) > router? > > Which router is "it"? > > Context > > Almost all homes