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Mine’s getting worse. Talktalk offered me a 3 month credit and new equipment if I stayed on with them, along with the promise to fix the line. I agreed with the condition of a 21 day cooling off period, so they sent the kit – the same router and a D-Link wifi homeplug kit.

The speed has gone back to about 11Mbps, but I can barely connect from…[Read more]

Killing Floor 2, Lifeless Planet Premier Edition, and The Escapists 2 are the current Epic freebies

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games

Steve, Nolan, in the nicest way possible, I hate you right now!

I’ve just managed to get up from 8Mbps to 13Mbps

Bob, there are updates available for some of the TP-Link homeplugs. The update for my very old 200Mbps adapters apparently fixes some faults with IPv6 and a few other things. It might be worth having a look.

They might need to be connected directly to the computer though, as the update program only seemed to detect the first one in my chain. That…[Read more]

That’s tempting as an emergency backup. Have it set up somewhere near the front door, and if there’s a fire or something similar, grab it on the way past. It’s big enough to hold everything too, so you could literally just dump everything on to it and not have to worry.

Obviously you should have other backups too, but I like the idea of grab it and go.

I’ve got about half a dozen switches here now

I had three of the Netgears set up in the old house, and when we moved a few years ago, I couldn’t find the box with them in. I bought a few D-Link switches instead and got the current setup in place, and now I’ve lost the last D-Link, but found the Netgears again

Depending on how…[Read more]

Now that everything’s working here again, I’ve just picked up a pair. They’re down to £30 at the moment too

So, it turns out it was my switch.

My backups finished earlier today, so tonight I was able to reset the router and check everything again. I disconnected the spare router and plugged everything back into the switch, and the computer kept switching between connected and cable unplugged for about a minute until it settled down, but then only…[Read more]

It’s essentially what the TalkTalk router is. The really frustrating part is, before TT I was on Vodafone, and they gave me the same router. Vodafone’s router had most of the settings available though, whereas the TT router is set up with the bare minimum options, and only a few more if you manage to get into the ‘advanced’ menu.

Mark – I think…[Read more]

Thanks both

I tried a live disc earlier, Ubuntu Studio, and it wouldn’t connect. I played around with it to make sure I hadn’t missed anything, but no joy. I can’t try Ed’s idea as Ellen’s using the internet for work, so I plugged a spare router in. It’s working perfectly.

I’m going to try connecting the spare router to the switch to give…[Read more]

Epic have changed their giveaways page back to the old format, and added extra games. As well as Ark and Samurai Shodown, Sludge Life and Dolores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini Adventure are currently free too

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games

Unless I’ve misunderstood, mine only has one slot:

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450M-PRO-VDH-MAX/Specification

Hitman: Absolution is currently free on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/game/hitman_absolution

Snake Pass is currently free for Humble Bundle newsletter subscribers:

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/snake-pass-free-game

Ark: Survival Evolved and Samurai Showdown NeoGeo Collection are both free on Epic this week:

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games

Thanks both

I’m going to double check the existing kit tonight and make sure it’s all connected properly, then I might get one of the TP-Link kits

Does this mean that they act like a mesh network, so you only see one SSID?

“One Touch for super range extension – Wi-Fi Clone button simplifies your WiFi configuration and helps build a seamless unified home network with one simple touch”

I’m still having coverage problems, and until I can get a sparky in after the lockdown, I can’t get extra…[Read more]

Total Annihilation: Commander Pack is currently free on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/game/total_anihilation_commander_pack

Overcooked is the current Epic freebie:

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games

That sounds lovely Bob :)

I’ve just done a fresh install, so am still on the default desktop, but I usually go for one of my moon shots. I managed to get some decent star shots with satellites recently though, so might switch once I’ve had a chance to tidy them up