Technical advice @TechFlow Stop using CAT 5e...or any CAT 5 what so ever... Standard as of +/- 4 years ago is CAT 6 and if you are running external cable or just one or two strands...run CAT 6A... is a bit thicker but it is way better... and yes I know the connection is limited to what ever the NIC in the computer and the Switch are capable of vs. what the ISP provide... for few quid's more you can build a nice 10G capable LAN...allowing the customer the opportunity to be ready when the ISP provided 2.5G or 10G service... just a suggestion....
I work as a cable tech with those same cable modems and they do a great job wit channel optimisation turned on. You really should not set a static channel because the surrounding devices can chance and make your wifi experience worse. Still a nice video
Exactly mate never turn off smart WiFi it actually works now. Looks like a fttp setup! Your amazon link for Ethernet cable is using CCA cable which isn't even to the Ethernet standards not recommended at all
I am an in-house tech too and you are exactly spot on about other smart routers changing bands and thus allowing your home router to enter heavy congestion it can't switch out of. As for Band steering is done automatically and this guy is making it manual and flawed. Like it was in the late 90s. The pleb
I feel philosophical when I watch ya boy the flow. As cursed as his content can be, he's doing a indispensable service for the layman. I respect his self taught knowledge and drive, and his content is always entertaining. Shine on you crazy diamond.
4 different wireless networks broadcasting different SSIDs? What about the management overhead frames?!? Have you ever thought about just deploying two access points in bridge mode and disabling the wireless on router and having that as the network gateway? Some AP's support band steering so steer clients to the 2.4 or 5 ghz radios based on the clients capabilites. I would have personally run Cat6 which can support mGIG (10Gbps over Copper) up to 55m.
Ideally you should not recommend CCA cable, it is of far lower quality than solid core copper cable. You should certainly not use CCA cable for PoE, due to higher attenuation, higher resistance and potential overheating issues. You can keep joint SSIDs, most client roam seamlessly nowadays. You can use Wi-Fi analyser apps in order to see which bands are free near/around your house.
I came to comment exactly the same thing, if you seperate the network you'll end up with issues with roaming when travelling around the house because the handoff between two seperate networks as opposed to a single combined network is significantly slower and will kill your connection temporarily
Well I am grateful for this. I love your videos especially for people who don't have as much tech knowledge as you. My old stone bungalow has bern plagued with crap wifi for years. I have virgin 1gb fibre but have various spots around the house where my ring cameras drop off WiFi constantly and my sky q has the same problems despite having had at least 10 sky q specialist engineers try to solve it. I wish you were in my area.
Very easy Mark, if you have access to the outside walls or you can go straight up into the attic space, install ethernet and faster WiFi around the house.
It's not easy to stand up a ladder holding an SDS drill with a 450mm drill bit. You can avoid blowing the brick by putting less pressure on the drill as you are drilling. It's also best to turn off hammer mode when you are close to drilling through the brick.
You call yourself a network engineer yet you're still using a Combi Drill to go through walls. You seriously need to buy an SDS drill. And that (7:25) is what happens when you don't take a drill out of hammer mode when drilling the last few mm. You should always let the drill do the work, applying pressure to the back of the drill can also be another reason for brick blowout.
Funny you mention let the drill do the work. If you understood how an SDS bit works it doesn't work by drilling in the conventional sense, it works by percussion, that's why it would take forever and STILL blow out a small piece of brick even turning off the hammer. Holes are sealed and covered with wall outlets or grommeted to look cleaner. Unless you are lucky to drill through the mortar you are not going to prevent a small chip of brick coming off. Don't even dare tell me you can as you don't do it for a living.
2:40 what are you talking about. They are broadcasting both the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands. They make use of band steering so clients are connected to the best channel. Why are you using WPA 2 when it has WAP3? 9:46 One more example of a clueless person who thinks he's a network tech after setting up a VLAN
Yes, this is so true, in home use Band steering is even recommended. "Chose a best channel what give you best speed" Omg I LOLed so much. It will not work like that. Sometime one channale may be occupied sometime other and even there may be some interference, best is to chose channel that is less occupied, for that use WinFi if you use windows machine. Also in 2.4 Gz you should only use 1,6,11 those are channels that don't overlap. I would have set up Wi-Fi differently.
Why did you need to overstate the effectiveness of splitting the channels. You did the 20mpbs upstairs, Then connect to the 5ghz right next to the router? Why not do the test in the same place and show the difference first between 2.4ghz and 5ghz at a distance?
Just a reminder for everyone watching this video , he is not a network engineer. Please go and do proper research before implementing anything you hear in his videos. This video isn’t overly bad however the majority of the things he does are poorly executed. Now if he was just a hobbyist then no harm done but trying to educate people with a lack of knowledge yourself doesn’t make for the best learning. I think he would really benefit from doing the ccna course to build his fundamental knowledge. His head and heart are in the right place but again he’s not a professional so at least Google the things he says before you run and drill holes in your walls and tell people that ping measures how many times devices send a message to each other. Thank you
@@kwtattoos I mean if that’s all that qualified someone to be a network engineer I’m sure people would rather spend the cash and become an isp than study for a year for the CCNA. My point here is that while he might run an internet company and he might make videos talking like he knows what he’s on about it’s pretty clear that he’s done abit of RU-vid research which is great but he ultimately doesn’t know what he’s talking about. I’ll put it this way if something properly goes wrong and someone who he’s providing internet for phones him he will need an actual network engineer to fix it , I don’t know if that makes sense hahahaha but that’s what I mean. Take what he says with a punch of salt as I said he claimed ping was measure of how many times two end points communicated with each other.
@@decentcomment9447 ccna is possibly the most boring exam i think iv ever done tbf hahahaha i know what you ment i was highlighting the irony of the advice vs his job lol
@@kwtattoos hahahaha sorry missed the sarcasm must have been writing in a pure rage my bad lol. Yeah your right it’s just silly that people think he does much more than by some net gear routers or whatever he uses and connects then to his main service router. But then he spouts nonsense like this and people think he’s a network engineer
@@kwtattoos yeah, so if i start a datacenter, does that mean i know how networks work or how to set up servers? Running a company does not mean you know all ins and outs. And yes, he does explain basic functions horribly wrong.
That is not true, the router that he used upstairs cannot do higher that 1gig speed in its Ethernet ports, and cat5e is perfectly capable of running it, is not needed to use more expensive category if they are not planing to move to 10gig link, wifi 6 will have the same benefits no matter the Ethernet cable that they use (better speed,low latency, capable of handle more devices connected to wifi, etc) also seems that they are only planning to use that link for internet access that's already limited to the 600mb speed of the ISP. So no real benefit in this case to move to a 10gig link. If for some reason you have planed to have some internal servers in your house or have a an internet speed higer than 1gig then probably is worth to do the upgrade to a 10gigabit link and cat6
One thing to consider that I haven't heard anybody suggest yet....that black paint that blocks WiFi signals....you can really clear up your channel pollution by painting the adjacent walls of your neighbours with WiFi paint to block your signal going to them....and their signal coming to you. This helps with reducing ping and packet loss.
@@davidbell7094 they would see the net effect being that only their own signal will be nice and strong but your signal isn't interfering with theirs and they get better WiFi as a result. It's good all round with no losers.
Surprised you went cat5e as opposed to cat6 given future proofing etc. Especially as he's already getting big boy speeds. Price difference would have been minimal no?
Best e settings for wifi Google dns or cloudflare RTS threshold to 10 or 50 or 100 40 mhz capacity Fragment threshold to 255 Higher channel number 800 microsecond guard interval
Wow that it was unpossible using an other cable in the house and replacing that for a UTP cable. But setting up 2 different brands wifi products on the same SSID etc will it automaticly switch to the correct network? Normally it stays very long at the accesspoint you connected first. That was one of the biggest great things of the Unifi Accesspoints that you can roam steamless between AP's. Is Unifi not a sponsor anymore? ;-)
right now, even 20mbps sounds like a dream for me. I pay for 75 down and 20 up and dont even get half of that even when im sat next to my router. Feeling scammed rn
I´m astounded that you used a Cat5E cable instead of Cat6. I know that the length wasn´t too long, but it´s nice knowing you have something in reserve 😀 But the install was real clean, so this brings on a sub 😁
@@fernan5320 Why??? what do you have on your network? even cat 6a is capable of 10gig at like 100M Dont think you can even get an internet speed at 10gig anywhere residential atm
Honestly for 99.9% of installs CAT5E will suffice. From memory specs rate CAT5e for 10GB up to about 50 metres. And domestic installs generally aren't using 10GB. If you are doing a "money no object" commercial install by all means go for higher rated cable but for a domestic install its just not necessary. Cat5e cable is usually cheaper and better to save money on cable and spend it on a better router, access points, etc.
Maybe it wouldn't be as inexpensive, but I think it would be better to buy a mesh wifi system (and maybe a cheap ethernet switch). That way when your wireless devices roam the house, it much more seamless.
Someone who only knows half the information is dangerous. Even the simple jobs were screwed up. You always drill an exterior hole downhill from the socket to prevent water. Use a bit of plastic pipe to carry through the cavity for the cables to run. Then seal the pipe and the cables with a silicone. Don't even get me started how he just left a cable underneath the lead flashing.
I don't understand why he didn't go for mesh network, the cost for the ethernet outdoors is 60, the router is 60 in addition to tools, plates, safety on a roof. Your talking £120 minium alone. For that he could have got a 3 way tplink deco mesh system like I have. Set the virgin router in modem mode which you can do on the superhubs as I have one and then mesh dot the pods around the house. Seamless no drop of speeds for. WiFi. I pay for 200mpbs for virgin on Wirless I'm always achieving 180 on my mesh system. The system has a smart enabled feature to enable 5ghz and 2.4ghz for certain devices like my ring etc... And the pods have 2 ethernet inputs. 1000mbps max. So if I was to ever increase my Internet I can.. Plus the fact that the rubbish superhub is no longer acting as a router just a modem leaving the mesh to to make the most distribution, range and signal. Each mesh connects up 2800sq ft! Between meshes so your pretty much covered and my house is big. You can pick a 3 pack mesh deco on amazon right now for £99. So regarding cost and knowhow. I think alex got this wrong here. Especially knowing the superhub has modem mode.
Good job on video. What was the speed on the phone when next to the modem/router downstairs prior to you separating the combined signal into two separate ones?
If you have any virgin bosters don’t separate network name as they only work in 2.4 ghz mode so only keep it to one wireless name but you can set your own
Whats wrong with cat5e?. I'm a network engineer and I just ran 24 cat5e drops in an office. Cat5e is capable of gigabit for a fairly long distance, not to mention how cheap cat5e is. the next step being cat 6 which is capable of 10gig, sure thats cool and more prepared for the future but what the fuck are you realistically gonna do with 10gig in a home. 10gig internet is still a long long long way away
I just need to be in a area that has other option other than SKY and Virgin. Literally can’t get over 67MB down and 10 up in my area… sucks… taking me like 6-7 hours to install huge games
Those Virgin Hub 3 are rubbish i'm on my 3rd one this year until i was offered a 4 for a trial and the new one sorted my upstairs speed to what i was receiving down stairs.
Hmm so I have two TP-Link Deco M5 in my flat. I have Virgin M200 and which is setup in the living room. If I'm on the sofa the Wi-Fi speed is perfectly 200Mbps no problem. I setup the other Deco in my office which is just two room across and the Wi-Fi speed there is 30mbps. Both Deco M5 is setup at a Access Point and the Wi-Fi from the Virgin Hub has been disabled. But I'm not getting the same speed from the living in the office. Any advice?
Because if the customer needs more speed, he needs to swap the cable, so he can charge more... I think thats behind it. i always install cat7 cables, the difference isnt that much and i charge less for my work hours so the customer at the end will be happier than ever
I've noticed that you use DFS channels on your wireless route for 5GHz, maybe you could explain next time in a bit more detail on what channels are available for UK residential properties.
You really shouldn’t separate 2.4ghz and 5ghz if your router happens to have good band steering, never seen ISPs leave the same SSID for both on a shitty router.
Alex. Do you have any tips on how to manage a sky router and how to change the Wireless Channel? Or he to change it to 5GHz. When I try it usually comes up with a username and password which I don't think I have one.
If you drilled from the outside in through the mortar instead of inside out and hitting the brick he would have had a nicer finish instead of that hole at @7:24. The tool you used to punch cables down is called a punch down tool, crimpers are used to crimp the cable to RJ45 connectors/boots, not punch down to a junction on a faceplate. I'm also surprised you don't host your own Unifi cloud controller and use a Unifi AP, they're perfect for this kind of thing and look really aesthetic. As long as the customer is happy though (:
Most times we drill inside to out in order to avoid internal pipes, radiators etc. Sometimes you will hit brick and you're right. Its just safer to do it in inside to out.
Hi, just watched your video, I have a tp link that I basically want to do exactly the same as you did, I'm on virgin and have a dead spot so my sonoff r1r2 relay cannot connect 70% of the time, these relays only connect to a 2.4 network so I don't really want to have to repair them as I have about 20 or so dotted around the house, can I connect the to link as an access point but only as a 2.4ghz? I don't really want to rename my virgin network, my main routers 5g network is disabled. Cheers
Brilliant. Thank you for this, as I had mine configured as the same name. I will kick everyone off the internet and change it to allow 2.4 and 5 to be separate. Next stage is to convince "Her that must be obeyed" to let me buy more equipment lol, so I can upgrade to Wifi 6e
So making your router into an ap and naming them the same. Does that make it that widdas-iot and widdas only appear once and your device decides byitself which one to pick? Because currently I have something like widdas1 widdas2 widdas3 for my house which are 2 seperate routers and the modem
@@SK0R092 so like rn I have Dexter 1 Dexter2 a lot of times it will try super hard to stay with 1 even though 2 is closer. You think I will still have this problem?
@@dylanmuscat it will typically connect to the closest one or the one with the strongest signal. Occasionally you may encouter a situation where you're upstairs and it's still clinging to the AP downstairs. What you can do is go into your APs settings and have it kick off clients with a signal weaker than a certain value. This'll allow you to walk around and keep reconnecting to the best possible AP.
wanna come to America and set mine up? 😂 I run on a wireless connection (mobile broadband) Can you maybe do a video similar to a wired connection with mobile broadband?
How did you get to the Wireless Settings screen from entering the IP address into your browser? When I first login it takes me through an automatic set up and the first checkbook option it presents is asking if I want to enable smart management of 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. After that it then goes straight to changing the admin password and setting a new SSID. It never let's me get as far as splitting the bands and choosing channels for each.
@@Devil-dt9vc 1) If you go to all that trouble to install a cable, install a future proof cable, so definitely not CAT5e. 2) never drill from the inside out, your stone will break off on the outside (which you could also see in the video) 3) If you buy a Wifi6 router/access point, make sure it has at least a 2.5gbit port. 4) speedtest is not a test, Iperf3 on an internal machine is. 5) Seeing the other comments on this video confirms my comments. 🙏
hey alex genuine question trying to sign into my sky router people say the username is admin and password is my wifi password but wont let me sign in help me please
few things: people have been mentioning why use cat5e, and I'm the same. why? im loving and hating the pronunciations of "router" and "ethernet". might be just a location thing though. and also: PLEASE USE T-568A INSTEAD OF B! only actual techs choose B, I dont know why. the people who run and terminate your cables are usually electricians who always always terminate in A. makes it easier if your friend gets someone in to do other work, messes up the cable and tries to re-terminate the cable. this has happened to me many times with contractors/builders etc
In my rental there’s no internet available so we have to use a box that pickups 4g mobile reception and allows us to use it as a home wifi /Ethernet port . The issue is the reception is really bad , do you have any tips to improve the 4g reception?
Alex Just purchased netgear Wax 206 wifi 6 for £70 to create an wifi 6 access point. The question do you use the same passwords from your ISP router into the netgear.
