I built a perfectly segmented home network, then spent six months poking holes back through it
… I assumed an hour of troubleshooting could solve all that. …
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5 misconceptions about home networking you still believe
… A full router reset can actually complicate the rest of the troubleshooting process, so it's best to leave it till the end. …
Best 5G Routers and Add-Ons: 2026's Current Top Five | Dong Knows Tech
… Cable modem | How to activate a Cable modem | Broadband troubleshooting | 10Gbps Internet vs. …
I switched from powerline adapters to MoCA and should have done it years ago
… What should have been a plug-and-play network fix turned into days of troubleshooting, revealing that only some of my sockets could even connect between the two adapters. …
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Working in an MSP as Network Engineer - They want me to be on client site everyday for basic Level 1 troubleshooting- Is this normal?
Hey guys! This is my first time I've worked and an MSP as L3 network engineer, and lowkey it's fun, but we got this important customer who wants us (alternate between my colleague and I) to go on-site every single day in…
How do I become better at this role
I saw a post on Sysadmin and thought I’d ask here as well. I’m a network admin at a small organization with a total IT team of 7 people. The current network admin who has 20 years of experience, will probably leave soon,…
Senior QA Engineer transitioning back into job search — what should I focus on?
Recently got laid off and I’m realizing I’ve become pretty rusty with interviewing. I’ve been working as a senior QA Engineer, mainly around ISR/ASRS systems, so I haven’t had to actively prep for interviews in years. Mo…
Career fork in the road and need help deciding on my best option.
TL;DR Debating between a comfy, well-paid paperwork centric job, or a higher paced "dream" network role. Not sure which one would have the higher upside/job market. I've been doing IT for about 11 years now. Started off …
The best networking upgrade in your house costs $20 and only needs to be connected for a few seconds
… They restart the router, check for firmware updates, call their ISP, or start messing with DNS settings, and these can all be appropriate troubleshooting steps, but it skips past the most fundamental layer: the physical one. …
Best Cable Modems (for Comcast Xfinity): The Top 5 | DKT
… Cable modem | How to activate a Cable modem | Broadband troubleshooting | 10Gbps Internet vs. …
Your ISP router is the biggest bottleneck in your home network, and you know it
… And in case you didn't know, your ISP can also monitor your web traffic and has a backdoor in place for "troubleshooting." So, if you haven't already, replace your ISP router right now. …
VLAN isolation sounds great until you forget the firewall rules that actually make it work
… After troubleshooting various devices to see if the issue was local, I ended up checking my firewall rules, and that's when it all made sense. …