Re:TP-Link firmware sends six DNS requests and one NTP query...
by slantyyz on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @11:21AM
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>> Repeaters add latency and I can't imagine any network engineer would ever recommend one.
Keep in mind that these TP-Links are consumer grade hardware, and that they make sense for some use cases. Not every consumer can or wants to run wire for another AP, regardless of what a network expert would say.
I use an RE450 at my dad's house (which happens to be next to mine) so when I'm there I can access the Internet. My parents don't have any computers, smartphones or tablets and don't use the Internet. The RE450 does the job -- very well I might add -- and was cheaper and easier than drilling holes in masonry to run a network wire between the houses.
The NTP and DNS requests are concerning, but they don't materially impact my bandwidth cap on the plan I'm on.
Keep in mind that these TP-Links are consumer grade hardware, and that they make sense for some use cases. Not every consumer can or wants to run wire for another AP, regardless of what a network expert would say.
I use an RE450 at my dad's house (which happens to be next to mine) so when I'm there I can access the Internet. My parents don't have any computers, smartphones or tablets and don't use the Internet. The RE450 does the job -- very well I might add -- and was cheaper and easier than drilling holes in masonry to run a network wire between the houses.
The NTP and DNS requests are concerning, but they don't materially impact my bandwidth cap on the plan I'm on.