This Old Nerd
December 6, 2022

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!*

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  • 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
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November 18, 2022

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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November 10, 2022

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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