From aad21b9c6b038170042f962d58b08b759037edc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: steeb Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:13:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update Dang networks are sure things --- Dang-networks-are-sure-things.md | 19 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/Dang-networks-are-sure-things.md b/Dang-networks-are-sure-things.md index 187b36e..738a376 100644 --- a/Dang-networks-are-sure-things.md +++ b/Dang-networks-are-sure-things.md @@ -5,18 +5,17 @@ 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...) -#### 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 -#### 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 +- Mostly using free/cheap/used equipment + - This isn't changing THAT much... but now I have a 24-port PoE switch ## What to do?