Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great.
Greetings, Just so we are all clear... Do you have access to the internet via Wireless? Thanks, Billy -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 9:24 PM To: 'blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org' <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Greetings, Just so we are all clear... Do you have access to the internet via Wireless? Thanks, Billy -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 9:24 PM To: 'blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org' <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth. As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent. For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well. If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support. Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K. Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Hi all, Thanks for the support. I'm using Ubiquiti because it's the only thing that works seemingly with my friend's site-to-site VPN. I tried PFSense ... couldn't get it to work at all. I've not tried anything else, but I only know EdgeOS to connect with its kind. If you can think of something else, then by all means, but I will not, cannot, have a router that also does wireless support, so I don't care about that considering the wireless AP will be a separate device anyway. That's what my friend has and he loves it. You're probably wondering, then, why I'm so interested in matching networks with somebody else. It's because if I have an issue with something, he can assist with it easier and we all have the same hardware ... sort of like supported devices, you know? In terms of phones, since the iPhone 7's are so disappointing, and they do not have a headphone jack, any other suggestions? Another reason for Android is because I want to take more responsibility for my own device's security, patching, modding, and so on. I'm sick of the restrictive environment provided by Apple. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Scott Granados [scott@granados-llc.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:58 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth. As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent. For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well. If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support. Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K. Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Oh man there’s nothing disappointing about the iPhone 7+. I have one and it’s a great phone, the new Intel modem is fantastic, I can pull over 400 megabits from T-Mobile reliably and the loss of the headphone jack is absolutely the best thing to happen in a while. The improved audio quality is ver noticeable and there’s a better amplifier circuit included in the adapter so I can power my high end headphones a lot better with less clipping and definitely more output. The phone smokes anything Samsung created in terms of performance and actually has the same bench mark performance of the MacBook 2013 pro which in a phone ain’t half bad. And it doesn’t burst in to flames which is an even better option. Besides, the next years phones from Samsung are already announced to not have a phone jack as well. It’s time for that 100 year old phone technology to die already. I can put 3 billion transistors in the place of a phone jack and do a lot more useful things with that space than provide an outdated analog port. I’m not sure on your VPN question. I use either a Juniper SRX 550 or Palo Alto PA-5020 for my VPN testing / experimentation. That is absolute total over kill though for what you want to do. I use a gigabit circuit for internet at home though so I need a bit more horsepower on the forwarding side than the average and can justify it for work / take it as a business expense. You don’t need anywhere near that level of hardware for what you’re doing. I do the same thing and use airport extremes as access points which have done well but I’m thinking of upgrading these. I was thinking about some aerohive gear or maybe Aruba but again this seems like excess other than it’s nice to be able to test things in the home lab on service provider and large enterprise level gear.
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:07 AM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, Thanks for the support. I'm using Ubiquiti because it's the only thing that works seemingly with my friend's site-to-site VPN. I tried PFSense ... couldn't get it to work at all. I've not tried anything else, but I only know EdgeOS to connect with its kind. If you can think of something else, then by all means, but I will not, cannot, have a router that also does wireless support, so I don't care about that considering the wireless AP will be a separate device anyway. That's what my friend has and he loves it. You're probably wondering, then, why I'm so interested in matching networks with somebody else. It's because if I have an issue with something, he can assist with it easier and we all have the same hardware ... sort of like supported devices, you know? In terms of phones, since the iPhone 7's are so disappointing, and they do not have a headphone jack, any other suggestions? Another reason for Android is because I want to take more responsibility for my own device's security, patching, modding, and so on. I'm sick of the restrictive environment provided by Apple. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Scott Granados [scott@granados-llc.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:58 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth.
As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent.
For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well.
If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support.
Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K.
Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Hi, I've had a Sophos UTM firewall here for quite some time. It does wireless but the wireless Aps are separate units which connect through a PoE switch to the main firewall which acts as a controller. The only reason I keep it now is the wireless support, I find in some instances it slows down Internet traffic as it pushes everything through the UTM transparent proxy which can slow traffic in some situations. My unit has 6GB which is obviously not a small amount of RAM but even then I can see a small difference on some types of Internet traffic. These days I do as little as possible at home and do everything else through the cloud. I have also seen complaints on Ubiquiti wireless - especially multiple access points and iPhones. There have been a couple of blog posts about this that I have read in the last couple of weeks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: 27 September 2016 16:08 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi all, Thanks for the support. I'm using Ubiquiti because it's the only thing that works seemingly with my friend's site-to-site VPN. I tried PFSense ... couldn't get it to work at all. I've not tried anything else, but I only know EdgeOS to connect with its kind. If you can think of something else, then by all means, but I will not, cannot, have a router that also does wireless support, so I don't care about that considering the wireless AP will be a separate device anyway. That's what my friend has and he loves it. You're probably wondering, then, why I'm so interested in matching networks with somebody else. It's because if I have an issue with something, he can assist with it easier and we all have the same hardware ... sort of like supported devices, you know? In terms of phones, since the iPhone 7's are so disappointing, and they do not have a headphone jack, any other suggestions? Another reason for Android is because I want to take more responsibility for my own device's security, patching, modding, and so on. I'm sick of the restrictive environment provided by Apple. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Scott Granados [scott@granados-llc.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:58 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren't that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won't be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth. As for Android, I personally wouldn't waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent. For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there's the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I've heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well. If you're looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It's accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support. Xbox isn't a bad option but I know next to nothing about it's accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I'm not the one who uses it, I didn't even know it was possible. If you can though that's a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it's important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K. Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Oh boy. From what you are saying it still appears as if I have some work to do. Love the ideas, though. And just curious, have you gotten anything to connect to anyone's Ubiquiti EdgeOS-based VPN? Like I mentioned, I don't have to have one like that ... the only reason why I had that stuck in my mind is because it's the only thing my friend got to work with site-to-site VPN. (we tried setting up a site-to-site VPN from his router to my PFSense box with ports forwarded (the box is inside the NAT, not on the perimeter), and it just sat there ... the terminology used by PFSense was confusing, even for him, and he's a certified CompTIA NetworkPlus technician). So, if you've got any router ideas that run VPN like normal people, then that would be great. After all, I need something that I can customize to the nth degree. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:44 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi, I've had a Sophos UTM firewall here for quite some time. It does wireless but the wireless Aps are separate units which connect through a PoE switch to the main firewall which acts as a controller. The only reason I keep it now is the wireless support, I find in some instances it slows down Internet traffic as it pushes everything through the UTM transparent proxy which can slow traffic in some situations. My unit has 6GB which is obviously not a small amount of RAM but even then I can see a small difference on some types of Internet traffic. These days I do as little as possible at home and do everything else through the cloud. I have also seen complaints on Ubiquiti wireless - especially multiple access points and iPhones. There have been a couple of blog posts about this that I have read in the last couple of weeks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: 27 September 2016 16:08 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi all, Thanks for the support. I'm using Ubiquiti because it's the only thing that works seemingly with my friend's site-to-site VPN. I tried PFSense ... couldn't get it to work at all. I've not tried anything else, but I only know EdgeOS to connect with its kind. If you can think of something else, then by all means, but I will not, cannot, have a router that also does wireless support, so I don't care about that considering the wireless AP will be a separate device anyway. That's what my friend has and he loves it. You're probably wondering, then, why I'm so interested in matching networks with somebody else. It's because if I have an issue with something, he can assist with it easier and we all have the same hardware ... sort of like supported devices, you know? In terms of phones, since the iPhone 7's are so disappointing, and they do not have a headphone jack, any other suggestions? Another reason for Android is because I want to take more responsibility for my own device's security, patching, modding, and so on. I'm sick of the restrictive environment provided by Apple. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Scott Granados [scott@granados-llc.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:58 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren't that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won't be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth. As for Android, I personally wouldn't waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent. For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there's the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I've heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well. If you're looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It's accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support. Xbox isn't a bad option but I know next to nothing about it's accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I'm not the one who uses it, I didn't even know it was possible. If you can though that's a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it's important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K. Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Oh boy. From what you are saying it still appears as if I have some work to do. Love the ideas, though. And just curious, have you gotten anything to connect to anyone's Ubiquiti EdgeOS-based VPN? Like I mentioned, I don't have to have one like that ... the only reason why I had that stuck in my mind is because it's the only thing my friend got to work with site-to-site VPN. (we tried setting up a site-to-site VPN from his router to my PFSense box with ports forwarded (the box is inside the NAT, not on the perimeter), and it just sat there ... the terminology used by PFSense was confusing, even for him, and he's a certified CompTIA NetworkPlus technician). So, if you've got any router ideas that run VPN like normal people, then that would be great. After all, I need something that I can customize to the nth degree. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:44 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi, I've had a Sophos UTM firewall here for quite some time. It does wireless but the wireless Aps are separate units which connect through a PoE switch to the main firewall which acts as a controller. The only reason I keep it now is the wireless support, I find in some instances it slows down Internet traffic as it pushes everything through the UTM transparent proxy which can slow traffic in some situations. My unit has 6GB which is obviously not a small amount of RAM but even then I can see a small difference on some types of Internet traffic. These days I do as little as possible at home and do everything else through the cloud. I have also seen complaints on Ubiquiti wireless - especially multiple access points and iPhones. There have been a couple of blog posts about this that I have read in the last couple of weeks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: 27 September 2016 16:08 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi all, Thanks for the support. I'm using Ubiquiti because it's the only thing that works seemingly with my friend's site-to-site VPN. I tried PFSense ... couldn't get it to work at all. I've not tried anything else, but I only know EdgeOS to connect with its kind. If you can think of something else, then by all means, but I will not, cannot, have a router that also does wireless support, so I don't care about that considering the wireless AP will be a separate device anyway. That's what my friend has and he loves it. You're probably wondering, then, why I'm so interested in matching networks with somebody else. It's because if I have an issue with something, he can assist with it easier and we all have the same hardware ... sort of like supported devices, you know? In terms of phones, since the iPhone 7's are so disappointing, and they do not have a headphone jack, any other suggestions? Another reason for Android is because I want to take more responsibility for my own device's security, patching, modding, and so on. I'm sick of the restrictive environment provided by Apple. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Scott Granados [scott@granados-llc.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:58 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren't that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won't be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth. As for Android, I personally wouldn't waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent. For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there's the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I've heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well. If you're looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It's accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support. Xbox isn't a bad option but I know next to nothing about it's accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I'm not the one who uses it, I didn't even know it was possible. If you can though that's a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it's important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K. Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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You shouldn’t set up a site to site VPN from behind a nat. You can forward the appropriate ports but you still may get issues with the transforms since one side doesn’t have a real IP. On consumer gear I’ve had good luck setting up site to site VPNs with Netgear, DLink and Sonic Firewalls (a little more pricy / higher end security device). Also good luck with open VPN on unix (Ubuntu) environments. It’s pretty simple as long as you match up both sides and make sure the network statements in the proposals are sensible and match regardless of the platform you use. As for the Ubiquiti issues, yes, I have had issues with ubiquity hardware and Apple playing nice. Not so much the multiple access point issue it seems to roam fine but the problems were around chipset incompatibilities and I couldn’t get more than half the maximum speed. The connections were stable though so if you can take the performance hit it’s not a big deal at all. Other than that they were pretty good. The routers were a different story. Under powered in my opinion. Good luck in your network building.
On Sep 27, 2016, at 9:13 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Oh boy. From what you are saying it still appears as if I have some work to do. Love the ideas, though. And just curious, have you gotten anything to connect to anyone's Ubiquiti EdgeOS-based VPN? Like I mentioned, I don't have to have one like that ... the only reason why I had that stuck in my mind is because it's the only thing my friend got to work with site-to-site VPN. (we tried setting up a site-to-site VPN from his router to my PFSense box with ports forwarded (the box is inside the NAT, not on the perimeter), and it just sat there ... the terminology used by PFSense was confusing, even for him, and he's a certified CompTIA NetworkPlus technician). So, if you've got any router ideas that run VPN like normal people, then that would be great. After all, I need something that I can customize to the nth degree.
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:44 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
Hi,
I've had a Sophos UTM firewall here for quite some time. It does wireless but the wireless Aps are separate units which connect through a PoE switch to the main firewall which acts as a controller.
The only reason I keep it now is the wireless support, I find in some instances it slows down Internet traffic as it pushes everything through the UTM transparent proxy which can slow traffic in some situations. My unit has 6GB which is obviously not a small amount of RAM but even then I can see a small difference on some types of Internet traffic.
These days I do as little as possible at home and do everything else through the cloud.
I have also seen complaints on Ubiquiti wireless - especially multiple access points and iPhones. There have been a couple of blog posts about this that I have read in the last couple of weeks.
Andrew.
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: 27 September 2016 16:08 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
Hi all, Thanks for the support. I'm using Ubiquiti because it's the only thing that works seemingly with my friend's site-to-site VPN. I tried PFSense ... couldn't get it to work at all. I've not tried anything else, but I only know EdgeOS to connect with its kind. If you can think of something else, then by all means, but I will not, cannot, have a router that also does wireless support, so I don't care about that considering the wireless AP will be a separate device anyway. That's what my friend has and he loves it. You're probably wondering, then, why I'm so interested in matching networks with somebody else. It's because if I have an issue with something, he can assist with it easier and we all have the same hardware ... sort of like supported devices, you know? In terms of phones, since the iPhone 7's are so disappointing, and they do not have a headphone jack, any other suggestions? Another reason for Android is because I want to take more responsibility for my own device's security, patching, modding, and so on. I'm sick of the restrictive environment provided by Apple. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Scott Granados [scott@granados-llc.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:58 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren't that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won't be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth.
As for Android, I personally wouldn't waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent.
For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there's the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I've heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well.
If you're looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It's accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support.
Xbox isn't a bad option but I know next to nothing about it's accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I'm not the one who uses it, I didn't even know it was possible. If you can though that's a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it's important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K.
Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Hi, As said before don't do VPNs and NAT as it won't work. If you put your router in bridge mode and get PFSense to do the routing (i.e, it sees the public address), you may have better luck. Also you would need an access point if your router did wireless as well. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: 28 September 2016 02:13 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Oh boy. From what you are saying it still appears as if I have some work to do. Love the ideas, though. And just curious, have you gotten anything to connect to anyone's Ubiquiti EdgeOS-based VPN? Like I mentioned, I don't have to have one like that ... the only reason why I had that stuck in my mind is because it's the only thing my friend got to work with site-to-site VPN. (we tried setting up a site-to-site VPN from his router to my PFSense box with ports forwarded (the box is inside the NAT, not on the perimeter), and it just sat there ... the terminology used by PFSense was confusing, even for him, and he's a certified CompTIA NetworkPlus technician). So, if you've got any router ideas that run VPN like normal people, then that would be great. After all, I need something that I can customize to the nth degree. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:44 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi, I've had a Sophos UTM firewall here for quite some time. It does wireless but the wireless Aps are separate units which connect through a PoE switch to the main firewall which acts as a controller. The only reason I keep it now is the wireless support, I find in some instances it slows down Internet traffic as it pushes everything through the UTM transparent proxy which can slow traffic in some situations. My unit has 6GB which is obviously not a small amount of RAM but even then I can see a small difference on some types of Internet traffic. These days I do as little as possible at home and do everything else through the cloud. I have also seen complaints on Ubiquiti wireless - especially multiple access points and iPhones. There have been a couple of blog posts about this that I have read in the last couple of weeks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: 27 September 2016 16:08 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi all, Thanks for the support. I'm using Ubiquiti because it's the only thing that works seemingly with my friend's site-to-site VPN. I tried PFSense ... couldn't get it to work at all. I've not tried anything else, but I only know EdgeOS to connect with its kind. If you can think of something else, then by all means, but I will not, cannot, have a router that also does wireless support, so I don't care about that considering the wireless AP will be a separate device anyway. That's what my friend has and he loves it. You're probably wondering, then, why I'm so interested in matching networks with somebody else. It's because if I have an issue with something, he can assist with it easier and we all have the same hardware ... sort of like supported devices, you know? In terms of phones, since the iPhone 7's are so disappointing, and they do not have a headphone jack, any other suggestions? Another reason for Android is because I want to take more responsibility for my own device's security, patching, modding, and so on. I'm sick of the restrictive environment provided by Apple. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Scott Granados [scott@granados-llc.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:58 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren't that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won't be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth. As for Android, I personally wouldn't waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent. For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there's the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I've heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well. If you're looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It's accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support. Xbox isn't a bad option but I know next to nothing about it's accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I'm not the one who uses it, I didn't even know it was possible. If you can though that's a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it's important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K. Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Hi, As said before don't do VPNs and NAT as it won't work. If you put your router in bridge mode and get PFSense to do the routing (i.e, it sees the public address), you may have better luck. Also you would need an access point if your router did wireless as well. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: 28 September 2016 02:13 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Oh boy. From what you are saying it still appears as if I have some work to do. Love the ideas, though. And just curious, have you gotten anything to connect to anyone's Ubiquiti EdgeOS-based VPN? Like I mentioned, I don't have to have one like that ... the only reason why I had that stuck in my mind is because it's the only thing my friend got to work with site-to-site VPN. (we tried setting up a site-to-site VPN from his router to my PFSense box with ports forwarded (the box is inside the NAT, not on the perimeter), and it just sat there ... the terminology used by PFSense was confusing, even for him, and he's a certified CompTIA NetworkPlus technician). So, if you've got any router ideas that run VPN like normal people, then that would be great. After all, I need something that I can customize to the nth degree. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:44 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi, I've had a Sophos UTM firewall here for quite some time. It does wireless but the wireless Aps are separate units which connect through a PoE switch to the main firewall which acts as a controller. The only reason I keep it now is the wireless support, I find in some instances it slows down Internet traffic as it pushes everything through the UTM transparent proxy which can slow traffic in some situations. My unit has 6GB which is obviously not a small amount of RAM but even then I can see a small difference on some types of Internet traffic. These days I do as little as possible at home and do everything else through the cloud. I have also seen complaints on Ubiquiti wireless - especially multiple access points and iPhones. There have been a couple of blog posts about this that I have read in the last couple of weeks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: 27 September 2016 16:08 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi all, Thanks for the support. I'm using Ubiquiti because it's the only thing that works seemingly with my friend's site-to-site VPN. I tried PFSense ... couldn't get it to work at all. I've not tried anything else, but I only know EdgeOS to connect with its kind. If you can think of something else, then by all means, but I will not, cannot, have a router that also does wireless support, so I don't care about that considering the wireless AP will be a separate device anyway. That's what my friend has and he loves it. You're probably wondering, then, why I'm so interested in matching networks with somebody else. It's because if I have an issue with something, he can assist with it easier and we all have the same hardware ... sort of like supported devices, you know? In terms of phones, since the iPhone 7's are so disappointing, and they do not have a headphone jack, any other suggestions? Another reason for Android is because I want to take more responsibility for my own device's security, patching, modding, and so on. I'm sick of the restrictive environment provided by Apple. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Scott Granados [scott@granados-llc.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:58 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren't that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won't be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth. As for Android, I personally wouldn't waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent. For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there's the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I've heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well. If you're looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It's accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support. Xbox isn't a bad option but I know next to nothing about it's accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I'm not the one who uses it, I didn't even know it was possible. If you can though that's a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it's important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K. Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Hi, I've had a Sophos UTM firewall here for quite some time. It does wireless but the wireless Aps are separate units which connect through a PoE switch to the main firewall which acts as a controller. The only reason I keep it now is the wireless support, I find in some instances it slows down Internet traffic as it pushes everything through the UTM transparent proxy which can slow traffic in some situations. My unit has 6GB which is obviously not a small amount of RAM but even then I can see a small difference on some types of Internet traffic. These days I do as little as possible at home and do everything else through the cloud. I have also seen complaints on Ubiquiti wireless - especially multiple access points and iPhones. There have been a couple of blog posts about this that I have read in the last couple of weeks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Moss Sent: 27 September 2016 16:08 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs Hi all, Thanks for the support. I'm using Ubiquiti because it's the only thing that works seemingly with my friend's site-to-site VPN. I tried PFSense ... couldn't get it to work at all. I've not tried anything else, but I only know EdgeOS to connect with its kind. If you can think of something else, then by all means, but I will not, cannot, have a router that also does wireless support, so I don't care about that considering the wireless AP will be a separate device anyway. That's what my friend has and he loves it. You're probably wondering, then, why I'm so interested in matching networks with somebody else. It's because if I have an issue with something, he can assist with it easier and we all have the same hardware ... sort of like supported devices, you know? In terms of phones, since the iPhone 7's are so disappointing, and they do not have a headphone jack, any other suggestions? Another reason for Android is because I want to take more responsibility for my own device's security, patching, modding, and so on. I'm sick of the restrictive environment provided by Apple. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Scott Granados [scott@granados-llc.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:58 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren't that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won't be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth. As for Android, I personally wouldn't waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent. For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there's the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I've heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well. If you're looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It's accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support. Xbox isn't a bad option but I know next to nothing about it's accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I'm not the one who uses it, I didn't even know it was possible. If you can though that's a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it's important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K. Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Hi all, Thanks for the support. I'm using Ubiquiti because it's the only thing that works seemingly with my friend's site-to-site VPN. I tried PFSense ... couldn't get it to work at all. I've not tried anything else, but I only know EdgeOS to connect with its kind. If you can think of something else, then by all means, but I will not, cannot, have a router that also does wireless support, so I don't care about that considering the wireless AP will be a separate device anyway. That's what my friend has and he loves it. You're probably wondering, then, why I'm so interested in matching networks with somebody else. It's because if I have an issue with something, he can assist with it easier and we all have the same hardware ... sort of like supported devices, you know? In terms of phones, since the iPhone 7's are so disappointing, and they do not have a headphone jack, any other suggestions? Another reason for Android is because I want to take more responsibility for my own device's security, patching, modding, and so on. I'm sick of the restrictive environment provided by Apple. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Scott Granados [scott@granados-llc.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:58 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth. As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent. For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well. If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support. Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K. Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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The Xbox X1 does run Narrator, my son and I stumbled across it on the X1 interface. Greg B. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:59 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth. As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent. For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well. If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support. Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K. Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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It does!!! How did you enable it?
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Greg B. <gbobo@woh.rr.com> wrote:
The Xbox X1 does run Narrator, my son and I stumbled across it on the X1 interface.
Greg B.
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:59 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth.
As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent.
For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well.
If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support.
Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K.
Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Use Narrator on Xbox Onehttps://support.xbox.com/xbox-one/console/narrator-on-xbox-one Enable narrator from SettingsScroll left on the Home screen to open the guide.Go down to the fifth tab and select Settings.Scroll left and select the default option, All Settings.The bottom option in Settings is Ease of Access. Scroll down to it and then scroll right to find and select Narrator. The focus will default to the area where you can turn narrator on and off again. Press the A button on your controller to turn the narrator on. To turn it off, press the A button again. Enable narrator from a controllerGo to Home.Hold the Xbox button on your controller until the power bar pops up. Your controller will vibrate.Press the Menu button, which is under the Xbox button and slightly offset to the right.To disable narrator, repeat these steps. Enable narrator from a keyboardHold the Windows logo key and press Enter. To disable the narrator, repeat this key combination. Take care Christopher McMillanCEEKTechnologyMSPartner for AccessibilityWindows 10 Build 1607 build 14393.187Windows 10 Mobile
From: scott@granados-llc.net To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:26:03 +0000 Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
It does!!!
How did you enable it?
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Greg B. <gbobo@woh.rr.com> wrote:
The Xbox X1 does run Narrator, my son and I stumbled across it on the X1 interface.
Greg B.
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:59 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth.
As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent.
For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well.
If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support.
Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K.
Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Now that is very cool, thank you for the pointer. I’m going to go freak out my son and turn a screen reader on his XBOx hahaha. Thank you again
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:33 AM, Christopher McMillan <christophermcmillan@hotmail.com> wrote:
Use Narrator on Xbox Onehttps://support.xbox.com/xbox-one/console/narrator-on-xbox-one Enable narrator from SettingsScroll left on the Home screen to open the guide.Go down to the fifth tab and select Settings.Scroll left and select the default option, All Settings.The bottom option in Settings is Ease of Access. Scroll down to it and then scroll right to find and select Narrator. The focus will default to the area where you can turn narrator on and off again. Press the A button on your controller to turn the narrator on. To turn it off, press the A button again. Enable narrator from a controllerGo to Home.Hold the Xbox button on your controller until the power bar pops up. Your controller will vibrate.Press the Menu button, which is under the Xbox button and slightly offset to the right.To disable narrator, repeat these steps. Enable narrator from a keyboardHold the Windows logo key and press Enter. To disable the narrator, repeat this key combination.
Take care Christopher McMillanCEEKTechnologyMSPartner for AccessibilityWindows 10 Build 1607 build 14393.187Windows 10 Mobile
From: scott@granados-llc.net To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:26:03 +0000 Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
It does!!!
How did you enable it?
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Greg B. <gbobo@woh.rr.com> wrote:
The Xbox X1 does run Narrator, my son and I stumbled across it on the X1 interface.
Greg B.
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:59 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth.
As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent.
For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well.
If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support.
Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K.
Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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Enjoy! Greg B. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 11:39 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Xbox and Narrator Now that is very cool, thank you for the pointer. I’m going to go freak out my son and turn a screen reader on his XBOx hahaha. Thank you again
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:33 AM, Christopher McMillan <christophermcmillan@hotmail.com> wrote:
Use Narrator on Xbox Onehttps://support.xbox.com/xbox-one/console/narrator-on-xbox-one Enable narrator from SettingsScroll left on the Home screen to open the guide.Go down to the fifth tab and select Settings.Scroll left and select the default option, All Settings.The bottom option in Settings is Ease of Access. Scroll down to it and then scroll right to find and select Narrator. The focus will default to the area where you can turn narrator on and off again. Press the A button on your controller to turn the narrator on. To turn it off, press the A button again. Enable narrator from a controllerGo to Home.Hold the Xbox button on your controller until the power bar pops up. Your controller will vibrate.Press the Menu button, which is under the Xbox button and slightly offset to the right.To disable narrator, repeat these steps. Enable narrator from a keyboardHold the Windows logo key and press Enter. To disable the narrator, repeat this key combination.
Take care Christopher McMillanCEEKTechnologyMSPartner for AccessibilityWindows 10 Build 1607 build 14393.187Windows 10 Mobile
From: scott@granados-llc.net To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:26:03 +0000 Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
It does!!!
How did you enable it?
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Greg B. <gbobo@woh.rr.com> wrote:
The Xbox X1 does run Narrator, my son and I stumbled across it on the X1 interface.
Greg B.
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:59 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth.
As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent.
For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well.
If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support.
Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K.
Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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You guys will have to then tell me what works and what doesn't work with Narrator on there. Might be a viable option if I can get enough stuff. And I'd imagine that Cortana will make life easier ... -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Greg B. Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 12:14 PM To: 'Blind sysadmins list' <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Xbox and Narrator Enjoy! Greg B. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 11:39 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Xbox and Narrator Now that is very cool, thank you for the pointer. I’m going to go freak out my son and turn a screen reader on his XBOx hahaha. Thank you again
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:33 AM, Christopher McMillan <christophermcmillan@hotmail.com> wrote:
Use Narrator on Xbox Onehttps://support.xbox.com/xbox-one/console/narrator-on-xbox-one Enable narrator from SettingsScroll left on the Home screen to open the guide.Go down to the fifth tab and select Settings.Scroll left and select the default option, All Settings.The bottom option in Settings is Ease of Access. Scroll down to it and then scroll right to find and select Narrator. The focus will default to the area where you can turn narrator on and off again. Press the A button on your controller to turn the narrator on. To turn it off, press the A button again. Enable narrator from a controllerGo to Home.Hold the Xbox button on your controller until the power bar pops up. Your controller will vibrate.Press the Menu button, which is under the Xbox button and slightly offset to the right.To disable narrator, repeat these steps. Enable narrator from a keyboardHold the Windows logo key and press Enter. To disable the narrator, repeat this key combination.
Take care Christopher McMillanCEEKTechnologyMSPartner for AccessibilityWindows 10 Build 1607 build 14393.187Windows 10 Mobile
From: scott@granados-llc.net To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:26:03 +0000 Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
It does!!!
How did you enable it?
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Greg B. <gbobo@woh.rr.com> wrote:
The Xbox X1 does run Narrator, my son and I stumbled across it on the X1 interface.
Greg B.
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:59 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth.
As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent.
For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well.
If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support.
Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K.
Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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You guys will have to then tell me what works and what doesn't work with Narrator on there. Might be a viable option if I can get enough stuff. And I'd imagine that Cortana will make life easier ... -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Greg B. Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 12:14 PM To: 'Blind sysadmins list' <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Xbox and Narrator Enjoy! Greg B. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 11:39 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Xbox and Narrator Now that is very cool, thank you for the pointer. I’m going to go freak out my son and turn a screen reader on his XBOx hahaha. Thank you again
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:33 AM, Christopher McMillan <christophermcmillan@hotmail.com> wrote:
Use Narrator on Xbox Onehttps://support.xbox.com/xbox-one/console/narrator-on-xbox-one Enable narrator from SettingsScroll left on the Home screen to open the guide.Go down to the fifth tab and select Settings.Scroll left and select the default option, All Settings.The bottom option in Settings is Ease of Access. Scroll down to it and then scroll right to find and select Narrator. The focus will default to the area where you can turn narrator on and off again. Press the A button on your controller to turn the narrator on. To turn it off, press the A button again. Enable narrator from a controllerGo to Home.Hold the Xbox button on your controller until the power bar pops up. Your controller will vibrate.Press the Menu button, which is under the Xbox button and slightly offset to the right.To disable narrator, repeat these steps. Enable narrator from a keyboardHold the Windows logo key and press Enter. To disable the narrator, repeat this key combination.
Take care Christopher McMillanCEEKTechnologyMSPartner for AccessibilityWindows 10 Build 1607 build 14393.187Windows 10 Mobile
From: scott@granados-llc.net To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:26:03 +0000 Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
It does!!!
How did you enable it?
On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Greg B. <gbobo@woh.rr.com> wrote:
The Xbox X1 does run Narrator, my son and I stumbled across it on the X1 interface.
Greg B.
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:59 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] possibly off topic: network configs and TVs
So a few things, the ubiquity routers aren’t that great, they do not have a very good forwarding rate so depending on your cable speed it might e a waste of money because you won’t be able to take advantage of the bandwidth. There gear is good for what it does especially for the money but some products are better than others, their routers are sketchy but their access points are quite good and so forth.
As for Android, I personally wouldn’t waste your time unless you have an employment reason to use it. Especially depending on the brand of phone you use the security support and timely patching is nonexistent.
For your TV, Apple TV is quite good and there’s the Amazon FireTV option as well. Where you will have access to the applications better on Apple TV the Amazon FireTV has good accessible support for the native apps and prime has a lot of content. Netflix is a very good option on Apple TV or I’ve heard if you remove the custom version of Netflix for some of the android based tv boxes and install the regular phone version it can also work quite well.
If you’re looking for a low cost router with a better forwarding rate Mikrotik can do the job if you can stand the interface. It’s accessible but sort of oddly constructed. You can get a wireless router that supports MIMO as well if you need WiFi support.
Xbox isn’t a bad option but I know next to nothing about it’s accessibility options or even if they exist. I have an Xbox 1 but I’m not the one who uses it, I didn’t even know it was possible. If you can though that’s a nice platform especially in terms of output options and quality of output. Oh if it’s important to you, the Fire TV from Amazon does support 4K.
Just some random thoughts that may or may not help.
On Sep 26, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
Hi all, I'm preparing to move and I want my network to be as configured to my standards as possible; none of that ISP provides the router configuration stuff. My thoughts are as follows: put my ISP modem into bridged mode and have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter acting as primary router/vpn/firewall; DNS and DHCP would be running as Windows servers (please don't ask, but I don't know why I'm so picky about that). That's all well and good, but since I've heard that EdgeOS plays havoc with ISP-provided cable boxes (running ethernet's not an option seeing that my future apartment is an edition onto the existing house and the only connectivity available is Coaxial (there's not an RJ45 jack to be found!)), I'm looking for a solution where I can still watch a movie or watch Fox without having to pay for cable and introduce a device over which I've got no access or control. I've thought of the following possibilities so far: Xbox running the latest OS (since the gaming side of me's still there, so wouldn't be a waste of money connect to Netflix, Fox, NESN,, whatever with that in addition to music and what not), a chromecast, though not sure how accessible they are,, Apple TV, though not sure how well that would work considering I'm switching to Android on the phone eventually, and finally, my most basic but least-preferred option, get a basic TV with an HdMI output and connect my Laptop whenever I want to watch something, which, isn't often, really. Any other suggestions would be great. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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