From 6d4b09ee38fb7153050d786687a1641416734e42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: steeb Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:37:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add Dang networks are sure things --- Dang-networks-are-sure-things.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Dang-networks-are-sure-things.md diff --git a/Dang-networks-are-sure-things.md b/Dang-networks-are-sure-things.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c135665 --- /dev/null +++ b/Dang-networks-are-sure-things.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Revamped the network + +## What was the impetus? + +The WiFi here has been pretty terrible for a while. Upgrading our internet speed at home made things better, but not great. Last year I ran a bunch of ethernet through the attic which did help overall, but performance over wireless was still badly lacking. I needed to reboot devices often and ASUS's documentation for their routers was, frankly, dogshit. + +### Main Causes + +- Old equipment +-- ASUS AX-92U (x2 in mesh) +-- Motorola Surfboard.. something (replaced prior to this project, but the routers gaslighted me into thinking the new modem was a problem...) +- Spaghetti network +-- No VLANs +-- No special firewall controls +-- The 2.4GHz band is flooded with IoT devices +- Mostly using free/cheap/used equipment +-- This isn't changing THAT much... but now I have a 24-port PoE switch +