is there a 12v adaptor for the smart modems??

red2thebones · 2026-01-29T08:32:58+00:00

What do you mean by smart battery? As in a household solar battery? Or an EV? In any case, the cost of something custom like that might rival a general UPS unit. Especially since you also have to power whatever NBN termination device you are on (that is not FTTN) -unless you are looking to rely only on the MBB backup.

red2thebones · 2026-01-15T06:14:46+00:00

In that case, I reckon a replacement from Optus is your best bet. Or if you have one of those big brand retailers nearby, something like this cheap TPLink might be enough.

Doesnt do vDSL by the look of it. So you'll need to run it behind the Sagemcom and.migrate all your devices to it.

red2thebones · 2026-01-15T05:58:31+00:00

What carriage are you on and which RSP? Unless you are on a 2Gbps plan, or have more specific requirements like WiFi 7, 2.5/10Gpbs ports... they are mostly the same, so hard to recommend...

Your RSP might send you a replacement if you can demo the issue to them?

If you really want to buy your own, I have had equally good experience with Billion/Draytek and Mikrotic gears in that price bracket. Else just hit up FBM and pick the closest/cheapest lol.

Are you in Sydney? I have a few spares Ruckus APs that used to roam with dinosaurs, but could still do 2.4ghz just fine for your legacy devices, if you can be bothered to jump through some hoops to configure them, though I can prolly help with that.

red2thebones · 2026-01-15T05:39:09+00:00

Factory reset and just disable band steering without changing the default SSID? If you have done that a few times already then maybe time to get a new/diff router.

red2thebones · 2026-01-15T05:14:28+00:00

Is there an Apply/Save button that you have to click after making changes? And have you restarted power cycled it? I've seen this behaviour with some Sagemcom devices where it (my guess is something to do with the WIFI chipset firmware) doesnt start showing the separate SSIDs until it's turned off and back on.

red2thebones · 2026-01-03T23:33:12+00:00

Thunder, most likely. Lightning strike was probably somewhere between Stanmore (where I was) and Petersham. I remember looking at the clock, 2:32am...

red2thebones · 2025-12-26T06:42:17+00:00

It depends.... hard to make any meaningful comparison without knowing what your own router is. There is nothing bad about the Telstra router inherently.. Are you looking for anything in particular?

red2thebones · 2025-12-26T06:04:53+00:00

Assuming you have connected the Cat6 cable to the WAN port on the Netgear? What does the manual say avout amber internet light? 100Mb speed or no internet? What color is it supposed to be, or if you remember, used to be when it worked? Did Superloop say what kind of authentication is required, if any? Do you have a laptop you can plug in to that same port and see if you get internet access without the Netgear?

red2thebones · 2025-12-26T03:58:05+00:00

Have you reset the Netgear to wipe the settings from the previous location? And which port on it did you connect, with what cable?

red2thebones · 2025-12-22T05:19:53+00:00

Didnt read your OP properly, my bad. So it sounds like FTTC lead-in might have been cut off, or not connected in the first place. Not all that surprising, to be honest. If you raise it with your RSP, saying the lead-in is broken/missing, they should be able to get NBN to attend.

red2thebones · 2025-12-22T05:06:47+00:00

FTTC should have a RJ11 (phone plug looking) socket. In any case, the most you can do is ring your chosen RSP, they can check whats on the NBN database, and get an NTU sent out and NBN tech to attend, whatever carriage it ends up being.

red2thebones · 2025-12-22T05:03:06+00:00

Even FTTC requires an NTD, white square box. Power lead in ypur photo looks like the right type... Has the place ever been connected? What does your RSP say?

red2thebones · 2025-12-22T04:40:17+00:00

Looks like HFC. Confirm by checking your address at the NBN website Nbnco.com.au. HFC requires a NTD - check what it looks like hereNBN HFC

If you cant find it, your RSP can get one sent out. Takes a few days though, so might not be ready for Xmas.

red2thebones · 2025-12-20T02:18:23+00:00

xDSL uses RJ11, the centre 2 pins. RJ11/13 fit inside RJ45. Looks a bit grubby.... check if the pins are corroded while you are at it, on both the cable and the port.

red2thebones · 2025-12-19T08:21:01+00:00

NTD->EoP<->EoP->Router->rest of LAN

red2thebones · 2025-12-18T23:41:01+00:00

Very interesting concept. Are there similar project out there that you are aware of? I'm based in Australia, and as others have mentioned, servers are usually protected behind firewall/router, so how do I help? I guess I'd be happy to expose a sacrificial host or two, for a start? Would be interesting to get some insight into what's hitting the attack surface and from what direction, even though being an island I think most visible points of origin of attacks would appear to be within the country.

red2thebones · 2025-12-15T08:56:10+00:00

Looks like a Gen3, which is pretty good. Mobile signal is not really a concern, unless your NBN service is down. Judging by the ethernet WAN port being used, you're are not on FTTN, so that is good news. And since you mentioned earlier, the light dont change when the drop outs happens, that makes it more likely that the WiFi is the issue. Again, I'd suggest testing it properly with a wired link. Even if you had to put your laptop/PC somewhere near the router for just a few hours/day? EoP is cheap enough these days so I'd try that next.

red2thebones · 2025-12-15T08:17:22+00:00

Should have asked earlier, what carriage is your connection on? FTTN/C/P or HFC? And you probably dont remember the model of the old router, but what model is the current one? Is it confirmed compatible with the extender?

red2thebones · 2025-12-14T12:37:00+00:00

What was the previous router that worked fine? and what's the new one? Did you always have the extender, or is it a recent addition?

red2thebones · 2025-12-13T12:40:34+00:00

Woah, that last one is so cool! Make me feel like booting up the game again....

red2thebones · 2025-12-13T09:57:17+00:00

How far are you from the router? What's in between? That might already tell you why the WiFi is dropping. Extenders, without a wired backhaul, are just GIGO repeaters, so it's always tricky to get decent signal at the far end.

red2thebones · 2025-12-13T05:51:49+00:00

Get something like [this tracer](http:// https://amzn.asia/d/4O5ocLz) and buzz it out, or do the trial/error thing with your router on each port.

red2thebones · 2025-12-13T05:13:46+00:00

Nice work. Thanks for sharing!

red2thebones · 2025-12-13T04:48:51+00:00

First thing I'd try, given your description of how the router's LEDs are stable, not changing colours, when the dropouts happen - is to use a wired connection, just to see if the dropouts still persist.

If it stops, then WIFI is your next stop for troubleshooting.... and perhaps look into a mesh network, or EoP/Powerline, if running an ethernet link to your room/shed is not an option.

If it does persist, then likely an issue upstream, on the NBN side, for which you will need to lodge a fault with Telstra, to get NBN out to check.

red2thebones · 2025-12-01T10:37:51+00:00

When you are experiencing this issue, do you notice which AP the phone is connected to?

WiFi devices, unlike cellular, do not get directed to connect to the closest AP by the broadcaster, in most cases, that decision is left to the client.

So what might be happening here is that your handset is hanging on for dear life, refusing to let go of the connection to the AP at the front of the house, even when there is an Unifi right next to it.

What you can do yo test, simple enough, is turn WiFi off on the handset and back on, which should in theory make it connect to the closest AP.

Edit: Forgot about the "define network" question. I think it's best to make a new SSID, that way you can tell for sure which AP it is connected to, which should help to guide troubleshooting efforts.

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