August 31, 2020

Networking Fun and Naughty Macs — Mac Geek Gab 831

1 hour 34 minutes

It's time to get your geek on, and John and Dave are right there with you. Today your two favorite geeks dig into some networking issues, aiming to solve your problems, and help make sense of them so you understand even if you're not a networking geek!

Of course, there's plenty of time left for your Apple/Mac/iPhone questions, too. Press play and enjoy! And send your questions in to [email protected].Note: Shownotes are in progress…

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 831 for Monday, August 31, 2020

General Questions

00:01:53 Bruce-Setting up an Easy Email Auto-Responder

Best: Use your mail server’s web interface

Alternative: Ask Dave Taylor has an Answer

00:08:05 Scott-Running Diagnostics on My Mac

Mac notebooks: Apple Hardware Test may report “HDD” alert

Micromat’s MacCheck

TechTool Pro

Networks/Wi-Fi

00:11:04 Greg-MacBook More Susceptible to Network Issues

Check your DOCSIS Levels — and then report them

Open 3 Terminal Windows:

ping www.apple.com

ping 192.168.100.1

ping [ip address of your router]

Debookee for Network/Wi-Fi Troubleshooting

00:18:18 Andrew-Speed Test Best Practices

iStumbler

Wi-Fi Explorer

Netgear DOCSIS 3.1 Tri-Band 4×4 Cable Modem Router

00:28:25 John-Testing Speed and Buffer Bloat

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More Networking

00:41:16 Allison-Effects of Prioritizing Ethernet over Wi-Fi

00:47:48 Louis-Building a new network

00:57:17 John-CSF-Rapid Ring for Quick Access to Ring Cameras

01:00:01 Torsten-Extending Wi-Fi With Self-Built Quasi-Mesh

01:02:42 Matt-UniFi, eero troubleshooting, and more.

Ubiquiti Dream Machine

UniFi nanoHD

UniFi U6-LR-US

01:08:29 Todd-Managing HomeKit Router Security for IOT Devices (just “Got caught” tip)

01:10:51 Louis-Does my IOT Hub have to Be In Range of All My Devices?

Z-Wave Mesh

Zigbee

01:14:27 Connecting a 2.4GHz IOT Device to Single SSID Mesh

Atomi Color Smart Bulb

Eero Pro Installer

Eero Split 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz Bands

01:28:25 MGG 831 Outtro

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