Off Topic Away from football....

[ninian opinion]

Thought we'd agreed this was a non-political site.

Good

 

[Barry Tiger]

Thought we'd agreed this was a non-political site.

Perhaps we need a vote

 

[remote]

Perhaps we need a vote

First past the post or proportional representation?

 

[Barry Tiger]

First past the post or proportional representation?

That would require a referendum

 

[clingo]

I thought the jokes thread was there for people who wish to discuss politics.

 

[BrizzleBluebird]

Not long back from our small holding. Been watering the fruit trees we planted a month back, then doing a bit in the veg plot. Put my wig-wam up and planted the runner beans then dug over where the cucumbers will go.
Going to the car, stuck my head in the stable the pygmy goats use as shelter. Nearly got a swallow in the eye. Theyve been streaking about the sky for a couple weeks, but the first time Ive seen any in there. Weve had nests in the stables for years.

Sitting in the garden checking this forum and the salmon fishing forum I frequent when theres a few quacks and the dog is hurtling round the garden barking at the roof.
Its only 100 yards to the pond as the duck flies.

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Looks like an improvement on Spurs Stadium if you ask me!!!

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[BluefromBridgend]

Looks like an improvement on Spurs Stadium if you ask me!!!

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No chukin' fance!!!

 

[remote]

Bottled 3l of red current gin yesterday. Its been cooking since early Feb.

Just got sloes out of the freezer for the next batch. Plenty if the last lot in the cupboard so no rush.

Red current gin seems more of a summer drink anyway.

Speaking of which.....

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[Oldsparkey]

Bored - you will be after this. More "away from football" motoring related - sod the football..........

Noticed our Yaris was displaying the dreaded amber "engine" warning light on the dashboard . Don't use it very often so no idea how long it's been on - the other drivers using it would probably think it was just a pretty light.

The car seemed to be running OK but you should never ignore it - there's always something not right if it stays on. If it's on constant, it's needs checking when you've got time, but if it flashes on and off, you've got a more serious problem - mine was just glowing constantly. I noticed the radiator fan would often run even on start up from cold. It looked like the ECU was bringing it on in error - it should only cut in to assist cooling when the engines gets really hot like when stuck in traffic jams etc - that was the first clue.

I'd bought an OBD-11 scanner a couple of months back to check the wife's car when it had a similar engine light problem - remember that . That was when the battery died literally overnight. The ECU had detected an ultra low voltage and generated an error code which the scanner picked up. A new battery solved that. The scanner obviously won't fix the problem, but it'll tell you exactly what it is.

Found the diagnostic socket under the dash of the Yaris and plugged the scanner in. Hit the scan button and it threw up a "P0115 Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor Error" on its' display. Checked it out online and found the sensor was probably feeding the ECU with duff engine temperature info and should be replaced. A new OEM sensor was around the 40 quid mark, and with dealer diagnostics and labour, the cost could easily top £150. I thought bugger that, I'll have a go myself.

Found an aftermarket replacement sensor by Lucas online for just 7 quid delivered next day by DPD (amazing price and service) and replaced it myself in an hour. Awkward access so needed a 19mm extension socket to get the old one out of the engine block and screw in the new, but that only cost me 8 quid - Draper on Amazon next day again.......

Plugged in the scanner again and deleted the P0115 error code from the ECU memory. Restarted the car to check the dashboard. Amber engine warning light now off, no error code on the scanner, and the radiator fan has stopped running - job's a good 'un.

 

[irishbluebird]

Bored - you will be after this. More "away from football" motoring related - sod the football..........

Noticed our Yaris was displaying the dreaded amber "engine" warning light on the dashboard . Don't use it very often so no idea how long it's been on - the other drivers using it would probably think it was just a pretty light.

The car seemed to be running OK but you should never ignore it - there's always something not right if it stays on. If it's on constant, it's needs checking when you've got time, but if it flashes on and off, you've got a more serious problem - mine was just glowing constantly. I noticed the radiator fan would often run even on start up from cold. It looked like the ECU was bringing it on in error - it should only cut in to assist cooling when the engines gets really hot like when stuck in traffic jams etc - that was the first clue.

I'd bought an OBD-11 scanner a couple of months back to check the wife's car when it had a similar engine light problem - remember that . That was when the battery died literally overnight. The ECU had detected an ultra low voltage and generated an error code which the scanner picked up. A new battery solved that. The scanner obviously won't fix the problem, but it'll tell you exactly what it is.

Found the diagnostic socket under the dash of the Yaris and plugged the scanner in. Hit the scan button and it threw up a "P0115 Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor Error" on its' display. Checked it out online and found the sensor was probably feeding the ECU with duff engine temperature info and should be replaced. A new OEM sensor was around the 40 quid mark, and with dealer diagnostics and labour, the cost could easily top £150. I thought bugger that, I'll have a go myself.

Found an aftermarket replacement sensor by Lucas online for just 7 quid delivered next day by DPD (amazing price and service) and replaced it myself in an hour. Awkward access so needed a 19mm extension socket to get the old one out of the engine block and screw in the new, but that only cost me 8 quid - Draper on Amazon next day again.......

Plugged in the scanner again and deleted the P0115 error code from the ECU memory. Restarted the car to check the dashboard. Amber engine warning light now off, no error code on the scanner, and the radiator fan has stopped running - job's a good 'un.

Well that was more interesting than some of the football we’re going to endure.

 

[remote]

Half a day at the Cheshire Show today.
Daughter showing one of cows today and one of her horses tomorrow.
A pleasant day for it.
Bumped into quite a few people I havent seen for a while.
No need for us to cook this evening, we pigged out at the show.

 

[BrizzleBluebird]

Half a day at the Cheshire Show today.
Daughter showing one of cows today and one of her horses tomorrow.
A pleasant day for it.
Bumped into quite a few people I havent seen for a while.
No need for us to cook this evening, we pigged out at the show.

Bacon rolls then?????

 

[remote]

Bacon rolls then?????

This is cheshire Briz.
Venison burgers.
The other option was wild boar burgers, so piggy enough.

 

[BrizzleBluebird]

So, I'm going to try and rival Sparkey's riveting reads with this one........

WiFi networks at home.........

At the end of last year I ditched my Sky subscription (TV & broadband) after about 15 years in favour of Virgin, so going from my dish to everything coming via the internet.
All good to begin with, until they "boosted" my WiFi because I also have my mobile with O2.

This boost apparently lifted me to not only faster speeds but also took me onto a 5GHz network from the slower 2.4GHz.
You'd assume that's a good thing right?

Well, not if you have an older Ring Doorbell or older smart plugs as these only work on 2.4GHz

Ok thought I, how can I get around this before I contact Virgin and say "sorry, I'm a dinosaur and need slower broadband please"... I then came up with what I thought was a cunning plan, I'd take my old WiFi extender and physically plug it into the router as the router has a dedicated 2.4GHz port on it.
Whilst that did indeed create a 2.4GHz network the doorbell became very intermittent and even the TV started dropping signal.
Much head scratching later I discovered the problem, I was apparently creating a mesh network and all our devices were confused about which network to access.

So, more research later I finally discovered the solution. The WiFi extender got chucked and I found out I needed to log into the router itself as an admin (there is a specific IP address to go to and the password is usually on the router (not the same as your network password)).
Within those settings I was then able to play around with both my 5GHz network and the 2.4GHz one.
Once in there I was then able to change the SSID (network name) of the 2.4GHz network creating a completely separate network that can be dedicated to the doorbell and any older items.
I did also try setting up a guest network as I'd read that they were usually 2.4GHz but mine was a 5 Gig one for some reason, so removed that in favour of the above.

Incidentally the 2.4GHz network is also stronger than the 5GHz one so is better for using in the bar in the garden.

So, there you have it. I'm not much of a techy but have learnt an awful lot about WiFi as a result of a free boost to my network!!

Don't know how obvious the answer was to others but it was a whole new world to me

 

[TwoWrights]

So, I'm going to try and rival Sparkey's riveting reads with this one........

WiFi networks at home.........

At the end of last year I ditched my Sky subscription (TV & broadband) after about 15 years in favour of Virgin, so going from my dish to everything coming via the internet.
All good to begin with, until they "boosted" my WiFi because I also have my mobile with O2.

This boost apparently lifted me to not only faster speeds but also took me onto a 5GHz network from the slower 2.4GHz.
You'd assume that's a good thing right?

Well, not if you have an older Ring Doorbell or older smart plugs as these only work on 2.4GHz

Ok thought I, how can I get around this before I contact Virgin and say "sorry, I'm a dinosaur and need slower broadband please"... I then came up with what I thought was a cunning plan, I'd take my old WiFi extender and physically plug it into the router as the router has a dedicated 2.4GHz port on it.
Whilst that did indeed create a 2.4GHz network the doorbell became very intermittent and even the TV started dropping signal.
Much head scratching later I discovered the problem, I was apparently creating a mesh network and all our devices were confused about which network to access.

So, more research later I finally discovered the solution. The WiFi extender got chucked and I found out I needed to log into the router itself as an admin (there is a specific IP address to go to and the password is usually on the router (not the same as your network password)).
Within those settings I was then able to play around with both my 5GHz network and the 2.4GHz one.
Once in there I was then able to change the SSID (network name) of the 2.4GHz network creating a completely separate network that can be dedicated to the doorbell and any older items.
I did also try setting up a guest network as I'd read that they were usually 2.4GHz but mine was a 5 Gig one for some reason, so removed that in favour of the above.

Incidentally the 2.4GHz network is also stronger than the 5GHz one so is better for using in the bar in the garden.

So, there you have it. I'm not much of a techy but have learnt an awful lot about WiFi as a result of a free boost to my network!!

Don't know how obvious the answer was to others but it was a whole new world to me

I given that a like, even though I have absolutely no idea what it all means.


TwoWrights, Luddite, Hull.

 

[BluefromBridgend]

So, I'm going to try and rival Sparkey's riveting reads with this one........

WiFi networks at home.........

At the end of last year I ditched my Sky subscription (TV & broadband) after about 15 years in favour of Virgin, so going from my dish to everything coming via the internet.
All good to begin with, until they "boosted" my WiFi because I also have my mobile with O2.

This boost apparently lifted me to not only faster speeds but also took me onto a 5GHz network from the slower 2.4GHz.
You'd assume that's a good thing right?

Well, not if you have an older Ring Doorbell or older smart plugs as these only work on 2.4GHz

Ok thought I, how can I get around this before I contact Virgin and say "sorry, I'm a dinosaur and need slower broadband please"... I then came up with what I thought was a cunning plan, I'd take my old WiFi extender and physically plug it into the router as the router has a dedicated 2.4GHz port on it.
Whilst that did indeed create a 2.4GHz network the doorbell became very intermittent and even the TV started dropping signal.
Much head scratching later I discovered the problem, I was apparently creating a mesh network and all our devices were confused about which network to access.

So, more research later I finally discovered the solution. The WiFi extender got chucked and I found out I needed to log into the router itself as an admin (there is a specific IP address to go to and the password is usually on the router (not the same as your network password)).
Within those settings I was then able to play around with both my 5GHz network and the 2.4GHz one.
Once in there I was then able to change the SSID (network name) of the 2.4GHz network creating a completely separate network that can be dedicated to the doorbell and any older items.
I did also try setting up a guest network as I'd read that they were usually 2.4GHz but mine was a 5 Gig one for some reason, so removed that in favour of the above.

Incidentally the 2.4GHz network is also stronger than the 5GHz one so is better for using in the bar in the garden.

So, there you have it. I'm not much of a techy but have learnt an awful lot about WiFi as a result of a free boost to my network!!

Don't know how obvious the answer was to others but it was a whole new world to me

A marvellous achievement BB but will someone wake me up when the England game starts.

Bring back semaphore and jungle drums. Please!!!

 

[irishbluebird]

So, I'm going to try and rival Sparkey's riveting reads with this one........

WiFi networks at home.........

At the end of last year I ditched my Sky subscription (TV & broadband) after about 15 years in favour of Virgin, so going from my dish to everything coming via the internet.
All good to begin with, until they "boosted" my WiFi because I also have my mobile with O2.

This boost apparently lifted me to not only faster speeds but also took me onto a 5GHz network from the slower 2.4GHz.
You'd assume that's a good thing right?

Well, not if you have an older Ring Doorbell or older smart plugs as these only work on 2.4GHz

Ok thought I, how can I get around this before I contact Virgin and say "sorry, I'm a dinosaur and need slower broadband please"... I then came up with what I thought was a cunning plan, I'd take my old WiFi extender and physically plug it into the router as the router has a dedicated 2.4GHz port on it.
Whilst that did indeed create a 2.4GHz network the doorbell became very intermittent and even the TV started dropping signal.
Much head scratching later I discovered the problem, I was apparently creating a mesh network and all our devices were confused about which network to access.

So, more research later I finally discovered the solution. The WiFi extender got chucked and I found out I needed to log into the router itself as an admin (there is a specific IP address to go to and the password is usually on the router (not the same as your network password)).
Within those settings I was then able to play around with both my 5GHz network and the 2.4GHz one.
Once in there I was then able to change the SSID (network name) of the 2.4GHz network creating a completely separate network that can be dedicated to the doorbell and any older items.
I did also try setting up a guest network as I'd read that they were usually 2.4GHz but mine was a 5 Gig one for some reason, so removed that in favour of the above.

Incidentally the 2.4GHz network is also stronger than the 5GHz one so is better for using in the bar in the garden.

So, there you have it. I'm not much of a techy but have learnt an awful lot about WiFi as a result of a free boost to my network!!

Don't know how obvious the answer was to others but it was a whole new world to me

Very good Brizzle but I fell asleep in the middle of that. I’ll read the rest tomorrow.

 

[Barry Tiger]

So, I'm going to try and rival Sparkey's riveting reads with this one........

WiFi networks at home.........

At the end of last year I ditched my Sky subscription (TV & broadband) after about 15 years in favour of Virgin, so going from my dish to everything coming via the internet.
All good to begin with, until they "boosted" my WiFi because I also have my mobile with O2.

This boost apparently lifted me to not only faster speeds but also took me onto a 5GHz network from the slower 2.4GHz.
You'd assume that's a good thing right?

Well, not if you have an older Ring Doorbell or older smart plugs as these only work on 2.4GHz

Ok thought I, how can I get around this before I contact Virgin and say "sorry, I'm a dinosaur and need slower broadband please"... I then came up with what I thought was a cunning plan, I'd take my old WiFi extender and physically plug it into the router as the router has a dedicated 2.4GHz port on it.
Whilst that did indeed create a 2.4GHz network the doorbell became very intermittent and even the TV started dropping signal.
Much head scratching later I discovered the problem, I was apparently creating a mesh network and all our devices were confused about which network to access.

So, more research later I finally discovered the solution. The WiFi extender got chucked and I found out I needed to log into the router itself as an admin (there is a specific IP address to go to and the password is usually on the router (not the same as your network password)).
Within those settings I was then able to play around with both my 5GHz network and the 2.4GHz one.
Once in there I was then able to change the SSID (network name) of the 2.4GHz network creating a completely separate network that can be dedicated to the doorbell and any older items.
I did also try setting up a guest network as I'd read that they were usually 2.4GHz but mine was a 5 Gig one for some reason, so removed that in favour of the above.

Incidentally the 2.4GHz network is also stronger than the 5GHz one so is better for using in the bar in the garden.

So, there you have it. I'm not much of a techy but have learnt an awful lot about WiFi as a result of a free boost to my network!!

Don't know how obvious the answer was to others but it was a whole new world to me

Sorry Brizzle you lost me when you mentioned the ring doorbell but well done anyway

 

[FrankfurterBlue]

Incidentally the 2.4GHz network is also stronger than the 5GHz one so is better for using in the bar in the garden.
Lower frequency, longer wavelength.........stronger signal over distance?

 

[TwoWrights]

Incidentally the 2.4GHz network is also stronger than the 5GHz one so is better for using in the bar in the garden.
Lower frequency, longer wavelength.........stronger signal over distance?

Obviously.


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