Any critical reasons to use 2Degrees-supplied router over current HG659B?
I was in the process of switching ISPs (to 2D) when I came to the router question - accept the 'free' one, or BYOD.I'm happy with the current performance of my Spark-supplied HG659:- it's all set up...
View ArticleIPv6 routing overseas to NZ servers
I have 3 small VPS servers hosted by i-83 in Auckland. All have a dedicated /64 IPv6 but shared IPv4 (185.121.168.22).I have noticed that IPv6 is routed via the US West Coast. I also noticed this issue...
View ArticleUpgrading Fritzbox 7490 to Beta
I am revisiting this old thread https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=85&topicid=239726 in the hopes that we can make some further progress with:a) Updating the beta -...
View ArticleFritzbox 7490 and setting static ip on a lan device
Hi gang,If my internal network dhcp is set to provide ips in range from 2-200 and I want to set a couple of devices to get the same ip every time, should they be on the same subnet with their ip...
View Article2degrees Globetrotter Roaming Fail
Hi, just having a difficult experience having had a frustrating episode with roaming data with 2degrees. Advice welcome on how to resolve.I went overseas, landed in Tranzit in China, got a text popup...
View ArticleProblem porting from Spark to 2 degrees
Ive switched to 2 degrees from Spark after purchasing the new Huawei P30 through them on pre order. After discovering there Hero Mobile plan.Thats aside though as with that process requires a porting...
View ArticleWifi Calling on Samsung A8
Ive worked out my new Huawei P30 Pro wifi calling today- works well.My partner has a Samsung A8 (2018) phone and we cannot seem to find the setting to enable this. We realise its a carrier...
View ArticleGig Fibre Upload Speeds
I've recently been testing my newly minted Gig Fibre connection. There's nothing quite like seeing 100MB/s coming down via the Internet!However, one area which seems to be lacking (at least for me) is...
View ArticleData clock limited to 40GB per month at full speed
I noticed a chance to data clock kicks in tomorrow and hadn't seen anybody mention it on here. Clearly there must have been a few too many people using the $6 day pack as a permanent Internet...
View Article2degrees launches new unlimited mobile plan
Just received:2degrees has launched a new Unlimited mobile plan that lets its customers hotspot or tether for free, and team up with family or friends to pay as little as $40 per month, per person.'In...
View Article2degrees T&Cs for unlimited...
The whole text is just... dumbed down."Good choice of plan you good thing. Hope your mates have joined on Pool plans and you're not hogging this wicked deal to yourself. This plan is a bit like a Texas...
View ArticleGrafana & Fritzbox
Hi All,I've been having a bit of a play with Grafana and monitoring my fritzbox at home - There is a dashboard available for DSL https://grafana.com/dashboards/713I've modified it a little for my fibre...
View Article2degrees server closes TCP sockets after 900 seconds
I am using a Huawei data-card to stream live video to a Wowza server, and over the last few days I have noticed my connection is being forcibly closed at around 900 seconds - consistently.The...
View ArticleLoss of Broadband and Cell Phone together
The other evening Tuesday16th at about 2300 I was steaming from TV1 and my connection was turned of, did the usual checks rebooting computer and router, no help, went to ring 2 degrees, lo and behold...
View ArticleMoved from VDSL to Fibre, IPv6 gone AWOL
Good afternoon all.Have just moved to "near gigabit" fibre with 2Degrees off VDSL (following a nightmare saga involving Chorus and the ROW flip-flop), but for some unknown reason IPv6 refuses to work....
View Article2degrees IP changing
My 2degrees IP has started changing occasionally, which is annoying as I have to change firewalls to let me SSH into my instances. I'm seeing errors in my Fritzbox early in the mornings as well.Is...
View ArticleExtremely slow downloads from MSDN on 2degrees?
I am trying to download some software from my MSDN library (including Windows 10 1809 and 1903) and seeing speeds around of around 300 KB/second - the Windows ISO will take about three to four hours -...
View ArticleNew to 2Degrees Fibre
Hi AllJust recently switched to 2Degrees Fibre Max from Spark Fibre Max.I was told that a text would be sent to confirm my live connection date.No text was received, however getting home after work...
View ArticleConstant timeouts/disconnections FritzBox?
Hey guys, So today my internet Fritzbox has been disconnecting several times. When checking the Fritzbox event log, it says something about timeouts..(screenshot attached). Just curious is anyone else...
View ArticleHow to turn the FRITZ!Box 7490 into a Access Point?
Hey guys, I am wanting to convert my old refurbished Fritzbox 7490 into Access point cause I need to expand my networking around the house plus the new clean Fritzbox 7490 that I am currently I have...
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