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Hi,

I’m looking for a shopper in Japan who, respecting Japanese customs and etiquette, will be able to make contact with a few antique hobby related sites in Japan (provided by me), some of which are not retail stores.

As my proxy, I will need the shopper to ask of these Japanese sites:

* if they have spare parts that they will sell.
* if they do not have parts, do they know / can recommend someone who will sell parts. (Then make contact with the referred person.)
* for any that have and will sell, ask if they have a specific item / part.

Then I will need the shopper to proxy buy the part on my behalf and forward the item to the USA.

I will of course pay for the time required to contact and correspond along with other normal proxy buying and forwarding costs.

I’ve already tried a Japan forwarder who is well-reviewed here on this sub, but he was only willing to make contact once on my behalf.

Thanks!

Hi All,

I could use some help reconfiguring my current TP-Link Deco mesh network (with backhaul via two Hitron MoCA adapters). It was built upon a several decades old, but still in use, FIOS coax set-up, complete with set-top boxes (see attached map below) .

For some reason, I can't set it's operation (via the Deco App) to what TP-Link is calling "Wifi Router" mode. The only mode that works with backhaul is "Access Point."

Some background / context:

The netowrk is in my 1970s childhood home which long ago had been converted from a sloppy Comcast cable w/ Internet installation to a FIOS TV, home phone, and Internet set-up. Verizon reused the old Comcast coax lines rather than install their own, installing a now old ONT, locked in a box by Verizon techs on their visits over the years. Emerging out of the ONT, via Comcat's old coax lines, the line runs into the house, via two splitters, to two set-top boxes and a Verizon G3100 wifi router.

Being unhappy with the wifi performance of the G3100, several years ago I placed it into bridge mode and connected/installed a Deco mesh network around the house. Years after when I visited the home, I added/upgraded few of the Deco units to improve the mesh network performance, especially to the house's distant rooms on the upper floor. It wasn't great but it allowed for some occasionally spotty connectivity.

Recently I returned to the home (this time to stay/inherit) and have installed two HiTron MoCA 2.5 adapters. My hope was to create a backhaul connection between the main Deco router and a second Deco on the top floor. The deco units in the mesh netowrk upstairs would then connect via wi-fi to that wired unit. The first floor Decos would still connect via wifi to the main first floor Deco router.

The Issue

All this is working as I anticipated except for the fact that I cannot run the network via the Deco smartphone app in "Wifi Router" mode. The backhaul will only work if the network is placed into "Access Point" mode.

Given the attached map, is there a way I can reconfigure the placement of the Deco, the two MOCAs, and the Verizon G3100 so I can run in "Wifi Router" mode? Is it possible to use one MOCA adapter to bridge the coax line running from the ONT and then go directly via ethernet to my main Deco router, completely removing the G3100 and still support the TV boxes? If not, is there a way to separate and have a Verizon only MOCA network (to get coax to the TV set boxes) and a MOCA net for only the Decos and the backhaul? At present, in "Access Point" mode I can map ALL the devices on the network, Verizon router and set top boxes, the two MOCA bridges, and the all the Decos (and a connected NAS, not included in the diagram). I don't know if this is good or not.

Why bother?

The reason I want this "Wifi Router" mode, despite everything working, is that TP-Link offers a subscription Parental Controls network monitoring plan (which I had been using successfully pre the MOCA installation). It allows me to ID / control the time and content access of devices of my choosing (e.g., kids tablets, TV streaming boxes), which for parents is externally helpful. This plan unfortunately will not work in "Access Point" mode. I'm mid way through a pricey yearly subscription, so it would be nice to use it while I'm paid till the end.

Due to the age of the house, running new coax or lines through walls is a project that cannot be taken on at present (my elderly parents whom I care for still reside and have strong opinions I need to defer to). As such, I'd like to find out what can be done with the current wiring by re orienting / rearranging the devices I have and, as needed, replacing a choice few.

I hope it's not impossible.

Thanks for your time!

[Edited - added link to Hitron Bonded MoCA 2.5 adapters installed for better context. Corrected recall / typo on G3100 model no., tweaked/edited misc unnecessary text, replaced an updated map after the original was deleted (by the reddit mobile client) ]

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sorry for the primitive map!

Looking for someone with experience and good reviews in Italy who can communicate and (if needed negotiate) with a Subito seller to proxy buy for me and then post to my forwarder in the EU or UK.

Thanks!

For any “Community” fans who watch “FAM.”

If you know of the not so subtle “hidden” symbolism in the Greendale Community College flag, apply the same analytic eye to the Mars flag.

It’s upfront au natural, no?

I can’t unsee it now 🤭

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