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You keep your router (with its internal network switch). This makes you an internal LAN, separate from the WAN/internet.

I want to send this POS router back and buy one that does both tasks, rather than buying two things. This is probably related to my comment to snotty about being cheap.

If you want to completely open one computer to the world (are you really sure?)

When I say open to the world, I mean have specific ports open to the world to do the things I want to be able to do (web and ssh traffic forwarded to a specific computer).

Aha. You're currently renting the Zyxel/have bought it and want to return it? I misunderstood.

In that case your suggestion of buying a router-switch-AP (these are the many jobs that one Zyxel box was doing) is fine. Pick your budget and spend as much as possible or buy a cheap router-switch and buy a separate AP, either option works. You need to adjust the DHCP settings (to set your server a reserved IP address) and port forwarding settings in the router to forward the right ports (80 and 22 for HTTP and ssh respectively) to your reserved IP. Best to set up a dynamic DNS (DDNS) service to keep track of your external IP as it might change. I use no-ip and it works fine.

Yeah, I'm buying it on monthly installments on my internet bills. It's not much, but it's so shit I feel like I'm being ripped off so I'll send it back. They don't seem to just throw routers at you here (Finland), like the do in the UK. Also, had I known internet would have been fed into the flat via a working ethernet port, I would have brought my old EE one from the UK as it would have done the job fine. Bit annoyed about that.

I would have brought my old EE one from the UK as it would have done the job fine. Bit annoyed about that.

Maybe start a thread asking for one? I literally chucked mine out last week :/

Shame.
If mega WiFi is your concern the UniFi APs are great. If you just hate the Zyxel one, then any decent router-switch-AP will have much better wifi. The advantage of the APs is it's easy to add another later if you need and get them to play nicely together.

The cost of a good router isn't much different to a Unifi WiFi AP and their Edgemax router which offers a great deal of flexibility in terms of port forwarding. It's a less neat solution than an all-in-one router and wi-fi point but more flexible and more future-proof.

If you want to look at the cheaper end of the scale then Edimax seem to be decent for the price.

If you want to look at the cheaper end of the scale then Edimax seem to be decent for the price.

Any in particular?

I'm thinking about this at the moment: https://www.amazon.de/TP-Link-Archer-C1200-Anschluss-GlasfaserModem/dp/B01LLAK1SI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1507632595&sr=1-1&keywords=+Archer+C1200

You can do that.

Switch off the built in wifi on your router

Plug the Unifi AP into the router and use it as your wifi access point throughout the house.

Anything else that needs a wired connection to the internet can still be plugged directly into the remaining ethernet ports on the router.

Your current broadband router (with shit wifi) will continue to work as a router, you just won't use it for wifi as you'll have the Unifi AP plugged into it.

Edit: And set up port forwarding on your existing router.

I would like a small vacuum cleaner for cleaning up the fucking warzone that is my kitchen after every meal. I love the idea of a Dyson, but I also like being able to hoover up food I can buy after buying a vacuum cleaner. What is out there ? What is a reasonable price?

I don't know about the current models. The TP-Link Archer had a good reputation when it came out, should probably do the job.

The Dyson Outlet store on ebay has some decent deals. You can get the V6 with wall mount and various attachments for about £150.

That looks like a goer

We got a cordless Dyson for small hoovering jobs. It is also awesome for catching flies/wasps/hornets which has now become its main job as autumn sets in and the winged beasties from the woods are looking for somewhere warmer.

You could have just bought a pooter.

What's that rear mudguard called that supports itself through tension?

so as and when we find the dark matter it wont turn out to be normal matter (protons, neutrons, electrons, photons) but something else cool like a whole load of new particles, because we have already detected/accounted for all of the normal matter in the entire universe?

Given I have an epipen for wasps and hornets I'd rather not be getting that close to them.

Vax

Anyone know the proper dimensions for the 4mm allen bolt that holds the front disc caliper to the fork on my Kinesis?

It's a bit fucked so I'd like to replace it with some of those super duper bolts @mdcc_tester told me about for my Zip bars.

Which one?
Blade?
Power?

I take it back. You said "small".

They do one but I have no experience iwth their small ones
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vax-H85-GA-B10-Cordless-Handheld-Cleaner/dp/B015QZH2EU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1507644573&sr=8-5&keywords=vax+kitchen

Yeah fuck that thing. I'm on my hands and knees sweeping up anyway....

I have this.

Me Gusta.

Sweet - ordered!

Can anyone identify any two bike shops closer together than Swift Cycles and Cycle Surgery, in Strype St and Leydon St, London E1?

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