Routers and modems - good and bad?

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Karl

Re: Routers and modems - good and bad?

Karl wrote

It turns out that I had a shielded ethernet cable lying around that needed its ends replaced (due to broken retention tabs), so I cut one of them off to take a look.

It was labeled as "ETL verified Cat.5e STP." The shielding is proper aluminum foil (not metalized plastic as I had thought), but it's 1/4th to 1/5th the thickness of kitchen foil (0.0002" on my micrometer vs. 0.0008-0.001"). It was wrapped around the entire 8-wire bundle (not the individual pairs) and was grounded at one end only.

OK, this is really embarrassing :( I misread my micrometer, and it's actually closer to 0.0012. So not too bad for shielding value.

(I was really tired when I took the original measurement, so I'm not sure how I goofed.

Romana

Re: Routers and modems - good and bad?

Just got fiber in my apartmentbuilding so a fiber modem in ever apartment now. But its very bad es wise, Even if i turn mine off im bombarded from my neighbours. What are the cause this fiber modem is so bad, its a genexis 6840 with ac 1200 wifi? Can anyrhing be done like changing powersupplies to the modems?

Marc Martin

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Sometimes internet modems are just bad (hard to tolerate), even without wi-fi, and even with a clean power supply.

I suppose all you could do is replace the power supply with a linear one, and maybe also disable the wi-fi if that's something that can be done with your modem / internet provider.

Romana

Re: Routers and modems - good and bad?

Ok. I will bring it to another 'clean rf' location and test it there and try different settings. Also buy a new linear power supply.

Fog Top

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Have you checked with an RF measuring device to make sure that the Wifi is really turned off? Most people with fiber do turn the signal into a wireless broadcast inside their home. I wonder if the fiber cable itself is the problem? I experience problems with cables for satellite TV. Also, I have seen where deceitful wireless providers refer to their wireless service as fiber or fyber.

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Romana

Re: Routers and modems - good and bad?

I will check out more tomorrow, and will bring with me a cornet device to check. My friend has also fiber in his apartment but its a fibermodem without wifi from a different brand and that is fully ok so i dont think its necessarly the fiber part that is the problem.

Marc Martin

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Does your internet provider allow you to use a different brand of modem, or do you have to use the modem they supplied you?

Romana

Re: Routers and modems - good and bad?

Maybe. I was at least able to do that with my cable provider, i think its only to change the macadress for the isp. I will check it out. And also upping my detoxing so i can tolerante more emf - if possible.

Romana

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In reply to this post by Marc Martin

Anyone tested a safe ac or ax band router yet which are as good as asus rt-n12 emf wise? Aka no bad es reactions.