Limagreen Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi there, I am new to the forum. Just bought a Netduma, and i am excited to get it to me in Ontario Canada. Looking at the forums, it looks like i have about two weeks before it gets here. I have a quick question. I will be placing the Netduma on a DMZ on my Netgear Router, and connecting two Xbox Ones to the netduma. The Netgear router has other family members connecting to it wirelessly for phones, ipads, laptops etc. Doe this mean that the bandwidth I have left for the Netduma will vary, even though it is on the DMZ? If this is the case, do I use the QOS settings in the Netgear to give the DMZ priority over all other connections? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netduma Staff Netduma Crossy Posted May 12, 2015 Netduma Staff Share Posted May 12, 2015 Welcome to the forums! DMZ won't affect the connection speed. DMZ just forwards all unbound ports (ports that have not been claimed by anything else). So this shouldn't accent bandwidth at all - it will only help you achieve an open NAT. I would probably leave the QoS settings off. Is it not possible for you to use the Netduma as the primary router and have the Netgear as the secondary? That way you can take advantage of all the Netduma's features such as congestion control etc. Hopefully this has helped you out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procreate Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 get rid of the netgear, just run the R1. if you need more wired ports use switches. you will have better network control with just the R1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limagreen Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks for the input. i never thought of placing the netgear secondary to the R1 Netduma. That makes way more sense. i will use the Netduma as the primary Router with the netgear as secondary, taking full advantage of the congestion control feature. I prefer to keep the Netgear router in the loop as I have an access only, Mac Address Specific set up for absolute Wireless security. I really don't want to have to set that up all over again with the netduma if i can help it. This forum is terrific. You guys are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Iain Posted May 13, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 13, 2015 Thanks for purchasing. Stay tuned to the forum. We are moving to new office at the moment, but once done we will add feature request system so please do let us know more about the wifi security stuff you want. We can add to the Duma. Perhaps an auto-migration tool would be handy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netduma Staff Netduma Crossy Posted May 13, 2015 Netduma Staff Share Posted May 13, 2015 Thanks for purchasing. Stay tuned to the forum. We are moving to new office at the moment, but once done we will add feature request system so please do let us know more about the wifi security stuff you want. We can add to the Duma. Perhaps an auto-migration tool would be handy? What would an auto-migration tool do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Iain Posted May 13, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 13, 2015 It would read settings from old router and load them into the new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netduma Staff Netduma Crossy Posted May 13, 2015 Netduma Staff Share Posted May 13, 2015 It would read settings from old router and load them into the new one. If I understand correctly, the Netduma would read settings from the router that it is connected to and then load them onto itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limagreen Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Now that would be an awesome feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procreate Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 well that would be something i have never seen before in a router... about MAC Filtering: (http://lifehacker.com/the-most-important-security-settings-to-change-on-your-1573958554) MAC FilteringSimilarly, MAC filtering, which limits network access to only the devices you allow, sounds great and can provide added protection against your average freeloader, but MAC addresses are easy to spoof. Stack Exchange user sysadmin1138 sums it up like this: For someone who wants your network specifically, encryption (most especially un-broken encryption) will provide vastly better security. MAC spoofing is trivial in most adapters these days, and after you've cracked the network to the point you can monitor in-flight packets you can get a list of valid MAC addresses. SSID is trivial at that point as well. Due to the automated nature of the toolsets available, MAC filtering and SSID hiding aren't really worth the effort any more. In my opinion. That said, if you don't mind the hassle, turning on MAC filtering won't hurt. Just know that it's not the strong security feature it might seem to be—and it's quite a hassle if you ever get new device, or have a friend come visit. however, WE NEED PASSWORD PROTECTION! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netduma Staff Netduma Crossy Posted May 14, 2015 Netduma Staff Share Posted May 14, 2015 well that would be something i have never seen before in a router... about MAC Filtering: (http://lifehacker.com/the-most-important-security-settings-to-change-on-your-1573958554) however, WE NEED PASSWORD PROTECTION! There's loads of things in the Duma you'll have never seen in a router before I agree that password protection is something that definitely needs to be implemented soon - its something I've wanted since launch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Iain Posted May 14, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 14, 2015 ok guys just remind me in the feature request to add these 3 if you don't mind please. I'm going to blitz that once the project management system is setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netduma Staff Netduma Crossy Posted May 14, 2015 Netduma Staff Share Posted May 14, 2015 ok guys just remind me in the feature request to add these 3 if you don't mind please. I'm going to blitz that once the project management system is setup. Sure - this sounds like a really cool feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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