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    Speed test competition - Test your ISP and win R5,000

    https://speedtest.mybroadband.co.za/result/37184439
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    Box Trailer with rails wanted

    Item Wanted: Box Trailer min 3m x 1.5m with rails wanted, must be in relatively good condition, have a spare tyre and have papers Packaging: NA Desired Age: 2015+ Location: Centurion Willing to accept a shipped item: No, but will collect Ballpark/Budget Amount: 10 000 to 20 000
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    SuperMicro Server 8GB 1TB HDD Rack mount

    Don't hold your breath Torium. You'll receive the number in a DM then never get a response on WhatsApp. I sent a message on the 11 July, still waiting for a response to date. Have moved on so I don't care any longer.
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    Sonoff Irrigation system

    I used this a long time ago to develop a 5 port irrigation system. Yes I know, it's probably inefficient but the lack of good WiFi irrigations lead me to it. Still working to this day without any issues. https://www.communica.co.za/products/sonoff-1-ch-wifi-w-l-5v-relay?variant=31227405008969...
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    Do a speed test, rate your ISP and FNO - Win R5,000

    https://speedtest.co.za/result/33898101 Download: 448 Upload: 225 Latency: 5
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    Erratic Speeds . . .since Dec2024.

    Check your DNS. Had similar issues with my ISP only to find they changed their DNS somewhere in August 24, earlier this year I created a custom DNS to Google and problem sorted.
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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    In one of the recent updates, home assistant added a self sufficiency card on the energy dashboard. The card has value in it but only updates at the top of the hour. I wrote the below as a template, it does return the correct self sufficiency value and updates in real-time. Just wondering is...
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    Do a speed test, rate your ISP and FNO, and win R5,000 cash

    https://speedtest.co.za/result/32339817
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    Win R3,000 Cash - Take the 2024 Broadband Market Survey

    Done
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    Multi-Wan/Load Balancing networking

    Any views on this: https://scoop.co.za/cudy-5-port-gigabit-multi-wan-vpn-router-r700.html not much resources regarding this device but appears to be an alternative
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    Multi-Wan/Load Balancing networking

    No mention of the equipment or model. What would the ideal model be to implement as per instructions.
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    Multi-Wan/Load Balancing networking

    Have a mic of devices, looking at ultimately moving everything to Unifi, but will consider Mikrotik if its more feasible. Not really looking to break the bank, but will invest in something that will give me good value for money, Mainly outbound, have removed port forwarding/DMZ, but may need...
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    Multi-Wan/Load Balancing networking

    I had recently experienced an ISP outage (fibre) which blinded me to my smart home. I have have two fibre ISP's, however only one is connected to to my smart home. I am looking for a multi-wan/load balancing switch (GbE only). The intention is to have my main ISP (500Mbps) as the primary, then...
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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Thanks for the input, however I have given up on the node red integration, and built a rs485 to ttl using an esp32 and it works much, much better, almost real-time data. I have in actual fact disabled the entire node red add on since
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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Some feedback on the issue which may help others. I added the ip address to Ping (ICMP) and noticed the esp32 random disconnects from the wifi connection. Some research lead me to issues with ble which causes random disconnects of the wifi connections. I shutdown the ble entity and the...
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