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Originally posted by BigDataPro View PostIn my client supplied laptop, Citrix keeps complaining "Connection Lost" and after few seconds "Connection restored".
I'm not a network guy, so I have little clue. Could it be because my Internet connection is dropping every now and then that I am noticing only now?
Are there any open source monitors that can be used to identify these drops, so that I can complain to Virgin?Originally posted by BigDataPro View PostThanks
Couple of years ago, I invested in Powerline Wifi access point or something as recommended by VirginMedia - NETGEAR PLW1000-100UKS 1000 Mbps Powerline Ethernet Wifi Adapter Homeplug Access Point, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 802.11 b/g/n/a, (1 Gigabit Ethernet Port): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories. Will it become a complete waste now?
Drops and grey-outs are invariably caused on the wifi side, not the ISP side.
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostI'm no expert in this field. I suspect any half decent router will do the trick. The Virgin Home Hub 3 is utter pants.
I have this one:
Linksys EA7500 Dual-Band Wifi Router for Home (Max-Stream AC1900 MU-Mimo Fast Wireless Router): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
This has some good reviews too:
ASUS RT-AC86U Wi-Fi AC2900 (AI Mesh USB 3.0 Router, AiProtection by Trend Micro, AI Mesh, WTFast Game Accelerator Adaptive QoS, Dual-WAN 3G/4G Support): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
Couple of years ago, I invested in Powerline Wifi access point or something as recommended by VirginMedia - NETGEAR PLW1000-100UKS 1000 Mbps Powerline Ethernet Wifi Adapter Homeplug Access Point, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 802.11 b/g/n/a, (1 Gigabit Ethernet Port): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories. Will it become a complete waste now?
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Originally posted by edison View PostI asked a Virgin engineer who came to fix/replace my Hub 3 again about this and he categorically advised not to do it. I wish I had ignored his advice.
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostI had a similar issue working from home using Virgin Media as my "fast and reliable" Internet connection using their "wonderful" Hub 3.
Now I switched the Hub 3 to modem only mode and attached a decent MIMO LinkSys router. Since then, very fast Wifi speeds and no connection dropouts.
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostI had a similar issue working from home using Virgin Media as my "fast and reliable" Internet connection using their "wonderful" Hub 3.
Now I switched the Hub 3 to modem only mode and attached a decent MIMO LinkSys router. Since then, very fast Wifi speeds and no connection dropouts.
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Also I get the full Wifi speed (up and down) on every device using an attached router. When I was using the Wifi feature of the hub, the speed was max 40% of what I was paying Virgin for.
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I'm no expert in this field. I suspect any half decent router will do the trick. The Virgin Home Hub 3 is utter pants.
I have this one:
Linksys EA7500 Dual-Band Wifi Router for Home (Max-Stream AC1900 MU-Mimo Fast Wireless Router): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
This has some good reviews too:
ASUS RT-AC86U Wi-Fi AC2900 (AI Mesh USB 3.0 Router, AiProtection by Trend Micro, AI Mesh, WTFast Game Accelerator Adaptive QoS, Dual-WAN 3G/4G Support): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostI had a similar issue working from home using Virgin Media as my "fast and reliable" Internet connection using their "wonderful" Hub 3.
Now I switched the Hub 3 to modem only mode and attached a decent MIMO LinkSys router. Since then, very fast Wifi speeds and no connection dropouts.
Found one in Amazon. Does it do the job?
Linksys WRT3200ACM-UK MU-MIMO eSATA/USB 3.0 Gigabit Wi-Fi Router with Open Source: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & AccessoriesLast edited by BigDataPro; 18 August 2020, 11:26.
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Originally posted by BigDataPro View PostIn my client supplied laptop, Citrix keeps complaining "Connection Lost" and after few seconds "Connection restored".
I'm not a network guy, so I have little clue. Could it be because my Internet connection is dropping every now and then that I am noticing only now?
Are there any open source monitors that can be used to identify these drops, so that I can complain to Virgin?
Now I switched the Hub 3 to modem only mode and attached a decent MIMO LinkSys router. Since then, very fast Wifi speeds and no connection dropouts.
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Open Source Network Monitor?
In my client supplied laptop, Citrix keeps complaining "Connection Lost" and after few seconds "Connection restored".
I'm not a network guy, so I have little clue. Could it be because my Internet connection is dropping every now and then that I am noticing only now?
Are there any open source monitors that can be used to identify these drops, so that I can complain to Virgin?Tags: None
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