brucecampbell

Thanks for the advice, I'll have a bit of a play and see what works, and then will likely get someone in to fix it all when I break it cheers.

Thanks for the advice, The Netcomm does not appear to have a bridge mode. it has DHCP enabled for LAN (Which was required to allow the ASUS to work with it) The set up is also not using PPPoE, it is on IPoE. The ASUS has a WAN connection type of Automatic IP (as opposed to PPPoE) It also has DHCP enabled for LAN To be fair, my internet has been a bit flaky since I got Fibre 3 years ago, just not enough of a hinderance to do anything about it... until now... Could you please perhaps provide an example of how you would set up a modest house on a budget (bearing in mind we seem to pay excess $ here in NZ for hardware) ie: What device to receive internet packet, what device to use as router and how to configure with a dumb switch. household of four people, internet is used for work, steaming music and video. C4 Core 5, IO extender, 30-40 zigbee devices. Cheers.

Thanks for the advice, Asus seemed a good option for the price for me back then and I've had almost no issues with it. Now something is failing and not being sure if it is the router or switch, I figured I'd replace the oldest hardware first. I'm not sure I understand your diagram correctly, are you saying the router connected to the fibre box should be acting as the home router? and use a second router to solely provide wifi? My current set up was in place when I was using DSL I had a dedicated modem plugged in to the external phone line. Modem -> ASUS Router (with wifi) -> Level One Switch When I got upgraded to Fibre, the ISP provided a 'NetComm Wireless' router. This router is plugged into the fibre ONT and has wifi turned off. It was suggested to keep all my network the same it was best to have the NetComm manage the internet and the ASUS act as the home router. NetComm IP = 192.168.1.1 Asus IP = 192.168.2.1 All home devices are on 192.168.2.x (All devices are dynamic assigned IP) My fibre is connected using IPoE - does this mean any router will work? - no specific modem needed? Should I consider getting rid of both the NetComm and Asus and replace with a single new router? Cheers

Hi all, I'm after some advice on a new router for my home. I currently have an ASUS RT-AC66U which I've had for about 15 years. I'm experiencing a lot of internet drop off, so I think a replacement is worth a shot. I'm not very experienced or knowledgeable with routers, so any advice would be appreciated. My current set up is: Fibre Internet comes into a Modem/Router the ISP provided me. ASUS is plugged directly into the Modem via WAN port ASUS is plugged into a switch via LAN port All hardwired devices are patched back to the switch via a home hub/patch panel. Cheers.

I had two HC800's running, but not sure if the IR was on the primary controller The IO Extender is brand new, purchased at the same time as the Core. Thanks, I could try this.

No pool house, just a swimming pool with it's own speakers (own 'room' as far as C4 is concerned) All wiring is back to a single rack with Core5 and IO extender The IR Bug is wired to the IO extender. In fact, I have 8 IR in use and all are connected to the IO extender, none to the Core 5 (however this same issue happened when I was running HC800's so I don't think it is the hardware.)

Thanks, I'll try that.

I've not found anything in the receiver's manual or playing with the menu items which allows this. Given the volume knob physically rotates, I'm considering gluing a stopper on it.

Thanks for the input. I think I'll write the IR driver from scratch, only including the few select codes that I actually need. Hopefully it's just something not quite right with the current driver.....

Thanks Alan, That does sound like a logical explanation, however, two questions this raises. 1. Is this same logic of START_VOL_UP and STOP_VOL_UP used no matter where the command comes from? ie: remote vs iphone app? assuming the remotes use zigbee? - its never happened with the remote, so perhaps my zigbee is ok? iphone is obviously using wifi - so potentially the issue, it does happen usually when I'm outside, so could be on the limit of wifi range. However, pretty unusual that I could repeat the same issue about 5 times in a row while sitting next to my rack, only 5 metres from my wifi router. 2. How would this explain a volume down command resulting in the volume ramping up continuously?

I thought it was the driver too, which is why I rebuild some of the codes. Perhaps I should bin the driver I'm using and build a brand new one. (after all, I only need power on/off, volume up/down, mute and source selection) Not expecting the bug at fault, as wouldn't think the wire itself could cause the issue - but I have plenty more, so no harm in changing it too. The amp is quite old, no serial or IP support, just IR. Cheers.

I need help diagnosing the cause here, as this is a major issue for me. And it has happened before, causing damage to my speakers. I have a Sony receiver used for music in my pool area. I use Spotify on my iPhone as the source, with 'Spotify Connect' to C4. I use the C4 app on my phone to change the volume. I used the C4 App to turn the volume up. One touch yet the volume kept ramping up to full volume - only stopping when I noticed what was happening, so hit the room off button. I go to my rack to watch what is happening. I run through the same sequence of audio selection and volume change again and I see the IR bug signalling constantly to ramp the volume up. I turn off and try again. This time I hit volume down on my phone, the volume correctly goes down a notch, but then immediately the IR bug lights up again and volume keeps ramping up. I decide to try next using the SR260 remote. This time the volume adjustments work ok. So I go back to my phone and now the volume adjustments work ok again. The first time this happened, I was on an older OS with HC800's running the show. I also had a different iPhone I'm now on 3.3 with a Core 5. It's only ever happened when using the C4 app to change volume. Its only ever happened with this one room. (though other rooms are usually controlled by the remote) After the last time, I also edited the sony driver - manually removing and adding back in the IR codes for volume up and down and power cycle. Where is the fault? How can I fix this? IMG_5082.MOV

Its a core5 and yes a reboot did not change the behaviour. cheers.

Is there a way to log this as a bug with C4 tech?

The light control via my SR260 remotes has gone wonky. I scroll to a light and click the select button. The remove's screen flashes and returns with the selected light at the top of the list. Sometimes a second click toggles the light, other times the screen flashes again and a third click toggles the light. Happens on all my remotes. Recently upgraded to 3.3.3