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  1. vivek.krishnan

    Activating Windows on a refurbished PC

    If used in office, stick to Windows Pro as that is what you are licensed for. LTSC variants are meant for specific tasks devices only. Not general purpose work etc. Plus there is always risk when getting stuff from 3rd party sites. Just upgrade the HDD to an SSD - this will be more than...
  2. vivek.krishnan

    Seagate Backup Plus External Not Getting Detected - Help!

    Freezing method did not work, so that a no go. Another method is to disable automount on Windows, connect the HDD and try a recovery software like R-Studio for data recovery.
  3. vivek.krishnan

    Inexpensive router with guest network

    I was surprised by how the discussion was veering off into the stratosphere. If this has remote access then even better. I have been so much into the commercial market that I hardly have looked into the consumer market. Using Decos here at my house and clients. I doubt for guest network its...
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    Cheapest and best place to buy a domain

    Yep, just dont use GoDaddy's Microsoft 365 services and all is good. :borg:
  5. vivek.krishnan

    VSOL ONU

    Sweet. Will need to order these ONUs
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    Setup TP-Link Deco M4 Mesh without LAN cables?

    Yeah, I have seen such guys, who dont know what they are doing. At my ex company, they deleted the Deco network and tried to blame someone else for it. Modem to Deco, deco runs as router and remove dlink.
  7. vivek.krishnan

    Inexpensive router with guest network

    Get a TP Link Deco used - some are selling cheap, setup as a access point and enable the guest network. It will do the job and you can manage it remotely using the Deco app. I would suggest to take the E4 - these are limited to 100mbps, but will be easily fitting your budget. If you can get M4...
  8. vivek.krishnan

    Activating Windows on a refurbished PC

    Thats because Tiny10 is mostly based on Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC. The key that is in your bios is for Windows Pro only. Hence the mismatch Either format and reinstall Windows 10, it will works without needing any key OR if you want to continue using Tiny10, use the MAS scripts from...
  9. vivek.krishnan

    Shocking Views on TE of 448K & 827 Replies in Just over 3 Months – Buying from US!

    This is a whole other chapter. Many are brainwashed by the propaganda and supporting one side blindly without realizing similar tactics are employed in business as well. Yep! Yeah. Even though I wasnt born, my uncle was in a company which did import and boy how this was in terms of...
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    Shocking Views on TE of 448K & 827 Replies in Just over 3 Months – Buying from US!

    Not true for all. As I said, these are business decisions done by the company which wants to sell in India. Moving tooling or setting up a new tooling is not something that can be done just because they can save some money. Most of these are amortized by the local contract manufacturer for...
  11. vivek.krishnan

    PC Peripherals Directional Wi-Fi antennas (DIY or otherwise)

    You can try, but mesh is truly enjoyable. Had the same issue as yours, corner of the house router, horrible wifi. Moved to mesh.
  12. vivek.krishnan

    PC Peripherals Directional Wi-Fi antennas (DIY or otherwise)

    Yes. Whichever fits your budget - deco from tplink/tenda/iball
  13. vivek.krishnan

    Shocking Views on TE of 448K & 827 Replies in Just over 3 Months – Buying from US!

    People who have not worked in the manufacturing sector will also continue to post like yours. MII is not bad, its being badly implemented and checks and balances are needed to sort things. Which I think are also being done, the PLI scheme recieved an overhaul in 2023 which will also link quality...
  14. vivek.krishnan

    Use TP-Link XC220-G3v for Timbl instead of TurboFi after MAC Clone

    @kuduku As I told you earlier, your issue is either the cloning is imperfect due to device problem OR the ISP is doing some additional checks. Until you know what that is, none of this will work. My guess is the latter. Your ISP is blocking TCP traffic but allowing ICMP on the TPLink and the...
  15. vivek.krishnan

    Shocking Views on TE of 448K & 827 Replies in Just over 3 Months – Buying from US!

    Thats because for the initial run, no company will jump the gun and make everything from scratch. There were plans to make the items in India eventually, same as they are doing for the Jio Phone - my ex company makes the body for the same in Hosur. Thats called protectionism Well, it...
  16. vivek.krishnan

    Shocking Views on TE of 448K & 827 Replies in Just over 3 Months – Buying from US!

    According to me, people are targeting the wrong thing. As someone who has worked in manufacturing and services both, I have seen both sides. Rather ask, if the items are being made in our country, why is not cheaper than importing from abroad. Where are the savings going? Are the companies...
  17. vivek.krishnan

    12V 60W PSU

    I would not agree on the plastic vs metal thing, thats a common misconception and something that aims to 'make' something premium. Prime example in this in consumerism is Apple with metal (now glass) vs plastic. Look at spec sheets if they share it, else see the components they use, these will...
  18. vivek.krishnan

    Deco mesh with VPN?

    I think you need to be router mode to do this, most of us use in AP mode.
  19. vivek.krishnan

    Ubiquiti Access Points And Managing Them

    Have deployed 7x U6 lite in my (ex) boss house, with gateway pro handling the routing and managing the wifi APs. We wanted to put a switch but could not, due to unavailability, and instead opted for tplink 150w poe I would suggest to look at omada instead if you have not invested money on...
  20. vivek.krishnan

    The US sues Apple for monopolistic practices

    The issue with Apple is that they enforce their lock in mainly with hardware. You cant use their services on non Apple hardware that well. Google enforces it with software but they do give ways out - but this is not enough IMO. The main issue is they are aping Apple in some things. Hope new...
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