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Home Network - Best Solution

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  • 08-05-2015 9:59am
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    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    Currently having a few issues with my home network - really not sure how it happened or where it started - it has always worked fine, but not perfectly (occasionally IP addresses would change, things wouldn't be able to see eachother property, wasn't able to SSH into RaspPi, etc.).

    Now the whole thing is just a mess and I'm wondering if my set up is just totally wrong. My PC does all of the *stuff* automatically and saves it to the NAS.

    I've attached what my current setup is and what I thought (in my networking noob opinion) might work better; I would appreciate any advice.

    PS: I have an asus switch already, about a year old, so none of this costs any extra money.

    PPS: All of this is wired connection CAT6.


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    pizzahead77
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    Are both the Netgear and Horizon boxes acting as DHCP servers or only one of them?


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    FreudianSlippers
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    Only the Horizon at the moment (can you disable that on the Horizon; for some reason I thought it wasn't possible); I guess the Netgear would be preferable as the DHCP server though?


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    ED E
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    If you're a heavy user, deconsolidate the horizon. Its junk.

    1. Call UPC and ask them to deconsolidate
    2. Bitch till they scrap the activation fee

    Then you setup:

    Horizon-TV Services only

    Cisco/Thompson/Ubee from UPC Bridged ->Netgear->Switch-> all devices.

    If wifi upstairs is a problem add an access point up there.

    The whole thing takes UPCs poor kit out of your LAN and leaves you with a really stable setup. My WNDR3800 from netgear currently has as an uptime of 126 days, and it would be longer if an eejit in the house tripped the mains.


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    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    ED E wrote: »
    If you're a heavy user, deconsolidate the horizon. Its junk.

    1. Call UPC and ask them to deconsolidate
    2. Bitch till they scrap the activation fee

    Then you setup:

    Horizon-TV Services only

    Cisco/Thompson/Ubee from UPC Bridged ->Netgear->Switch-> all devices.

    If wifi upstairs is a problem add an access point up there.

    The whole thing takes UPCs poor kit out of your LAN and leaves you with a really stable setup. My WNDR3800 from netgear currently has as an uptime of 126 days, and it would be longer if an eejit in the house tripped the mains.
    Thanks I'll look into that. What would you recommend in the meantime?


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Does the horizon have a DMZ feature? You could go down that route in the interim.


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    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    ED E wrote: »
    Does the horizon have a DMZ feature? You could go down that route in the interim.
    I've been doing a bit of research on here and it doesn't seem to be a straightforward question (typical!) but I'll keep looking. Thanks!


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    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    FreudianSlippers wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Currently having a few issues with my home network - really not sure how it happened or where it started - it has always worked fine, but not perfectly (occasionally IP addresses would change, things wouldn't be able to see eachother property, wasn't able to SSH into RaspPi, etc.).

    Now the whole thing is just a mess and I'm wondering if my set up is just totally wrong. My PC does all of the *stuff* automatically and saves it to the NAS.

    I've attached what my current setup is and what I thought (in my networking noob opinion) might work better; I would appreciate any advice.

    PS: I have an asus switch already, about a year old, so none of this costs any extra money.

    PPS: All of this is wired connection CAT6.


    Swap the cables around so its like in the attached pic

    Set static(fixed) IP addresses on the raspberry pi, nas, pc

    Pick ip addresses outside the dhcp range for the raspberry pi etc
    PI

    http://thepihut.com/blogs/raspberry-pi-tutorials/16683276-how-to-setup-a-static-ip-address-on-your-raspberry-pi

    XBOX one

    http://img.ie/images/2015/05/08/44732491a447fcab710ac67746fe1b3d.md.png

    this should stop this heartache :
    FreudianSlippers wrote: »
    but not perfectly (occasionally IP addresses would change, things wouldn't be able to see eachother property, wasn't able to SSH into RaspPi, etc.).


    .


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