Home networking, help.

[boybi]

parang nakakatakot yang DMZ. hwag nalang

[BeetOls]

You only use DMZ if you have an application that is using a wide range of ports. Instead of manually forwarding them...just set that particular computer to be in the DMZ as it opens the most commonly used ports.

PPTP is usually used if you need to connect via VPN or if you have a VPN server behind your router.

HTH

[GmZ]

parang nakakatakot yang DMZ. hwag nalang

Haha! Don't worry Boybi, kelangan meron port na i-assign para maaccess router mo. Alam ko pwede din gawin remote host and DMZ eh.

[mikmik316]

anyways, who among here uses SmartBro and Linksys WRT54G wireless setup? is it that hard to set up? kasi parang na-trauma ako nung nag-setup ako nang Linksys WRT54G sa globelines. unlike when i installed my Netgear wireless router. wala pang 5 minutes, ok na. i'm thinking of getting a WiFi G router to complement my WiFi B router.

I have set-up already Linksys, Netgear, & SMC (sorry guys i don't buy D-link for wireless routers coz it sucks big time according to PC World, PC Mag & Tom's)

Sa UI at user-friendliness wala talaga tatalo sa Netgear... SMC has lots of options for advanced users... Linksys naman is just okay. I recommend buying Linksys because of its speed in mix mode b/g and G... Use netgear if you want longer distances & easy web set-up interface... use SMC for on the budget Super-G performance & since subsidiary sya ng Accton.

[GmZ]

I(sorry guys i don't buy D-link for wireless routers coz it sucks big time according to PC World, PC Mag & Tom's)

Talaga bro? Hehe. I have a Dlink Wireless Router, and yeah it sucks.. sometimes =) I remember returning the unit to the store because I get disconnected from the internet every 5 minutes, but the guy told me that the unit is working fine. (dang! I wouldn't return it If I am not having any problem.) Week after, my router is not giving me headache anymore. But still some minor problems continue to persist, but power cycle can handle it. =) hmm, I'll get a Linksys next time Saan ba nakakabili ng Netgear, kasi naghanap na ko dati sa parksquare pero wala naman.

[ian_rex]

GmZ, bought mine in PC Express Gilmore. kaya lang don't know if the WiFi B is still available. you can get WiFi G instead. cost about couple of bucks cheaper than the Linksys WRT54G. my affliction for Linksys is the robust design and packaging and dual antenna. other than that, i'll still choose Netgear over it...

[GmZ]

GmZ, bought mine in PC Express Gilmore. kaya lang don't know if the WiFi B is still available. you can get WiFi G instead. cost about couple of bucks cheaper than the Linksys WRT54G. my affliction for Linksys is the robust design and packaging and dual antenna. other than that, i'll still choose Netgear over it...

How much ser bili mo sa Router mo? Speed lang ba diff ng B and G? Para kasi nag-dadalawang isip ako sa Linksys eh. =)

[ian_rex]

yung WiFi B costs around Php 1550. pero yung WiFi G nasa Php 2,850.

aside from speed, range din. hamak na mas malakas ang WiFi G...

[boybi]

damn! nangalikot ulit ako just now ng home networking ko. i connected my wired dlink router to the pldt modem-router and nagconnect naman sya and i can surf the net in no time. i then connected the linksys wireless router (configured as AP) to the dlink router and i can also surf in wireless mode.

now, i reconfigured the linksys wireless router as router, turned on dhcp, basta same config sya sa dlink router, connected it directly to the modem-router, but the linksys can't get an IP from PLDT! i tried to reset the linksys to the factory default settings, wala pa rin!

may problema kaya itong linksys ko? or baka meron incompatibility itong linksys with the PLDT supplied modem-router?

[GmZ]

Gawin mo na lang kaya siya as access point, wag mo na lang gawin router. Pero weird talaga. Meron naman public IP pero wala internet connection.

[boybi]

yan na nga ang ginawa ko ngayon. wireless AP nalang yung linksys ko.

ngayong ok na itong home networking ko, pwede ba akong mag set ng max bandwidth allowable for a particular PC in the network? kapag i'm downloading *******s, halos hindi na magamit ang internet ng ibang mga PC.

[GmZ]

pwede ba akong mag set ng max bandwidth allowable for a particular PC in the network? kapag i'm downloading *******s, halos hindi na magamit ang internet ng ibang mga PC.

Ewan ko lang meron feature na ganoon yung router mo. Yung sakin kasi wala eh. Pwede mo siguro switch from 100mbps to 10mbps LAN card ng PC na ginagamit mo pang-download.

[boybi]

wala nga rin akong makitang ganyang feature dito sa router ko.

kung i-switch ko to 10mbps, no use din since less than 10mbps lang naman ang mga internet connections natin, full bandwidth pa rin makukuha ng downloading PC.

[mikmik316]

hi-end routers usually have bandwidth control features.

Pero meron yung mga routers natin ngayon na QoS or Quality of Service... pag configure nyan di ko masyado alam...

Pero ang perfect example ng QoS e when it comes to VOIP... If you will make a call, the router will provide the maximum bandwidth to your VOIP call instead to your downloads... tapos pag finished na call mo bigay nya ulit yung bandwidth sa download mo...

[userfriendly]

yan na nga ang ginawa ko ngayon. wireless AP nalang yung linksys ko.

ngayong ok na itong home networking ko, pwede ba akong mag set ng max bandwidth allowable for a particular PC in the network? kapag i'm downloading *******s, halos hindi na magamit ang internet ng ibang mga PC.

You should be able to limit the upload and download bandwidth using the ******* program.

[boybi]

i can do that if i'm only downloading one *******. but if i'm downloading more than 1 *******, then the downloads won't be able to adjust based on the available seeders/leechers.

example:
i'm downloading 2 *******s using PC1 namely *******A & *******B. if i set a download limit of 20KB/s to each of the *******s. and during downloading, a lot of the seeders/leechers of *******A went offline, which means that *******A's download would be less than 20KB/s. *******B won't be able to use the additional bandwidth since it is limited to 20KB/s.

but if i can set a bandwidth for PC1 and don't set a limit for each of the *******s, then the downloads of each ******* can dynamically adjust itself, thus maximizing the alotted bandwidth for PC1.

[mikmik316]

Sir Boybi, I think I know na how to configure your PLDT router & your Linksys router.... Can you try putting the Ethernet cable of your PLDT router to a regular port of the Linksys and not on the Linksys' WAN port? And disable the DHCP server of the Linksys and change the address of the linksys to an IP being followed by your PLDT router????

I have tried configuring a Prolink ADSL modem-router and the solution was to plug it to a regular switch hub so that your other PCs will share the connection with IP addresses coming from the DHCP of the Prolink. Now since you have a Linksys router... we should disable all router functions and just use the switch hub function and the access point function of the Linksys....

Pag di pa rin gumana it will be time for a site visit and a "friendly" call to PLDT....

[boybi]

will try to do that when i come back to the phils. thanks and happy new year!