Network expansion revisited! | S03E07
Iyaz takes on the Asus RT-AC68U once again. In this episode, Iyaz finds a way to take the Asus RT-AC68U and turn it into a node for his home mesh network. The key was using a third-party intermediate firmware.
*Apologies for the crackly audio. We’ll figure out a solution!*
Links for everything we talked about:
- Asus RT-AC68U: https://amzn.to/3UugC1Y
- Asus WRT Merlin third-party firmware explainer: https://dongknows.com/asus-routers-and-merlin-firmware/
- The intermediate firmware you NEED to upgrade the RT-AC68U: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-rt-ac68u-firmware-update-failure.70432/
Timecodes:
- 0:00 – Welcome
- 0:30 – Today’s Project
- 1:26 – Failed Attempts
- 3:55 – Closer to the answer
- 4:54 – Finding the answer
- 7:37 – Make updated router into node
- 8:37 – Partner Acceptance Rating
Bond Bridge: Connect your ceiling fan to your smart home | S03E06
Iyaz decides to take his remote-controlled ceiling fans and make them work with his smart home. The Bond Bridge is the perfect solution to bring those fans into Google Home, Amazon Alexa and SmartThings.
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Here are links to everything we talked about:
- Bond Bridge
- That’s it.
Plex playlists are broken! | S03E05
Today’s episode was supposed to be about Plex, but then an update broke a very important function. Instead, Iyaz shares his gripes about Plex and how playlist support is broken on Android TV and Apple TV.
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Here are links to everything we talked about:
- Plex: https://plex.tv
- Jellyfin: https://jellyfin.org
- Serviio: https://serviio.org
- Streamio: https://www.stremio.com/
- Kodi: https://kodi.tv/
- This Old Nerd and Plex: Front-Ends for your media server | S01E09