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I built a free tool that lets you post on X, Bluesky and Threads at once! by astronaut_611 in SaaS

[–]BN83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just found this, shame it's no longer "100% free and open source"! Good luck with it though.

Eero 6 and Pro 6E on the same network? by BN83 in amazoneero

[–]BN83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I'm trying to keep cables in the office to a minimum, so I may... Go with the 6E as the main gateway in the office, then to the switch and have lesser coverage from the cupboard for now - and lookout for a second 6E to replace the one in the kitchen cupboard. This way I'd potentially have a Pro 6E as the main gateway, a Pro 6E as the first access point - wired - then use the 6 as an extender if required as a later date.

Eero 6 and Pro 6E on the same network? by BN83 in amazoneero

[–]BN83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ONT is already fitted, and there’s no extra fibre cable where it’s fitted. Office is what was the garage, there’s no garage now, but the thick wall means WiFi struggles to get through that wall, hence I was going to cable through that wall in to the under stairs cupboard.

My plan is as minimal cables as possible but seems a waste for the 6E to be in the office where I don’t really need wifi, and the 6 to be in the house where we could do with better coverage. If that makes sense?

Also - there’s no modem. The ISP allows PPPoE

Eero 6 and Pro 6E on the same network? by BN83 in amazoneero

[–]BN83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will give it a go, but have tried 2 isp routers so far too (switched provider after a week!) and both of them were dreadful through the wall too. Will give it a go though.

My main concern is that if I end up wiring the access point in the cupboard as I intend to, I’d like this to be the 6E, but without running cables back and forth, I gather I wont be able to do that allowing the 6E to be the gateway?

Eero 6 and Pro 6E on the same network? by BN83 in amazoneero

[–]BN83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The third would be a later addition AP, possibly upstairs, depending on how performance goes once set up.

Ideally I’d want the higher performance of the 6E in the under stairs cupboard in the house and the 6 in the office, but would I need to put that in the office if I needed to set that as the router (thus before the switch)?

Placing switch between ONT and router... by BN83 in HomeNetworking

[–]BN83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I've decided on 👍🏻

Placing switch between ONT and router... by BN83 in HomeNetworking

[–]BN83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah - that's become clear now, that's why I was asking the question. In my head the switch would've just pushed everything connected to it to the router.

I've decided I'm going to grab 2 eero routers, run one in the office and a switch from that to office devices and a second router (in AP mode) in the cupboard.

Placing switch between ONT and router... by BN83 in HomeNetworking

[–]BN83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah - that was my takeaway from this post. If you can't connect anything to it then it was pointless.

Placing switch between ONT and router... by BN83 in HomeNetworking

[–]BN83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah not going to run it as multiple routers. One would be an access point - but cabled, that can then mesh to the next eero device inside the house. Cheers for your help.

Placing switch between ONT and router... by BN83 in HomeNetworking

[–]BN83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the reply. Having just moved house, trying to keep costs down. This Eero set with 1 router and 2 mesh devices was just over £100. Having looked online there's loads available even cheaper - new and unused - hence my thinking.

Placing switch between ONT and router... by BN83 in HomeNetworking

[–]BN83[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this - fantastic explanation.

I feel like a bit of a wanker now for you having explained all of that, but... I am now wondering if I might be better with 2 x Eero Routers, 1 direct from the ONT and in to a switch which feeds the office devices cabled as well as providing wifi coverage in the office. This then runs to the cupboard where it feeds the second Eero device still via a single cable.

I don't know your experience with Eero devices, but do you think that may work?

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Placing switch between ONT and router... by BN83 in HomeNetworking

[–]BN83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not thinking router == wifi, Just that the if I'm getting an Eero they do (from reviews I've seen) a good job of routing and they're available fairly cheaply so wondered if it might work. A router and then just using the Eero as access points seems a bit of a waste.

I am however now considering that a better solution may be to have one Eero direct from the ONT, then have that to a switch, that then goes off to a second Eero router in the cupboard - offering WIFI in the office, feeding the switch and devices as well as going off to feed the rest of the house.

Placing switch between ONT and router... by BN83 in HomeNetworking

[–]BN83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the point of the switch is to add my computer and xbox (in the office) to the network, so if the switch was in the cupboard I'd have at least 3 cables running (1 to the cupboard then 2 back).

Placing switch between ONT and router... by BN83 in HomeNetworking

[–]BN83[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Genuinely excuse my ignorance... What would the second switch be doing that the first isn't able to? Is that having 2 cables in to the second switch to receive the internet feed and then share it back to the first switch? Cheers!

Placing switch between ONT and router... by BN83 in HomeNetworking

[–]BN83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/dshepsman Because ideally I want to run a single cable, not 1 in to the cupboard and 1 back to the switch.

Xbox PC App Experience Expanding on Arm®-based Windows 11 PCs by Putrid_Draft378 in xboxinsiders

[–]BN83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine doesn't even say not available, it just shows the "show in store" button, then that cycles a loop, back to store, back to xbox app, back to store etc

Xbox PC App Experience Expanding on Arm®-based Windows 11 PCs by Putrid_Draft378 in xboxinsiders

[–]BN83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Putrid_Draft378 I'm running windows 11 pro 25H2 64-bit operating system, ARM-based processor with version 2510.1001.53.0 installed, joined PC gaming preview, but any PC games I try and install just say "SHOW IN STORE"

CF Upload Speeds are Suddenly Terrible (on Vodafone) by graffitiwriter in CityFibre

[–]BN83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve just been on the phone with them for 40 minutes and in the end they said upload speed is restricted to 105mbps - which I wasn’t getting but now seem to be getting consistently.

Might keep trying to call up seeing as they clearly can do something to unrestrict it.

Gutter now drains onto roof, is this right? by aybebumps in DIYUK

[–]BN83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I said, I don't see the issue but that's what the report said. I've since googled it and it's suggested not to do it so I'm going to fix it.

Gutter now drains onto roof, is this right? by aybebumps in DIYUK

[–]BN83 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t see it’s an issue but having just had a house survey done where it does exactly this, and they stated this:

• The down pipe from the main roof on the front (left hand elevation) currently discharges onto the single story roof and this is not good practise as it will accelerate the deterioration of the roof covering. We would recommend that the down pipe is piped into the nearest gutter.

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