About
I am a tech support nerd who runs a consulting company in Toronto Canada called The IT Nerd. People have often asked me what my opinions are, so I created this blog as a response to that.
I will speak my mind and there will be those who don’t agree with my opinions. But I will not shy away from expressing them and justifying them. By the same token, if someone says something that makes me want to re-evaluate what I’ve said, I’ll man up to that and admit it. The blog does have a Canadian spin to it, but don’t let that scare you away from reading its contents. There’s plenty for everyone, including tips, reviews and advice besides my commentary. There’s also a healthy amount of product reviews on this blog as well, so if you want my thoughts on the latest smartphone, piece of software, or even a car, you can check my product reviews for my thoughts. I also spend a lot of time on cybersecurity and exposing the latest scams that are out there that prey on the unsuspecting.
Enjoy the blog and don’t forget to leave a comment if you agree or disagree with what I’ve said. You can also e-mail me at nerd@theitnerd.ca or follow me on Mastodon via noc.social with the handle @The_IT_Nerd@noc.social, as well as Bluesky with the handle @theitnerd.bsky.social. I do also have a presence on Twitter at @The_IT_Nerd but I rarely post there due to what Twitter has become as of late. You can also use those means to contact me with a press release or a product that you want to review.
February 29, 2008 at 4:45 am
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June 20, 2008 at 1:53 pm
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February 10, 2010 at 4:32 am
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June 18, 2019 at 2:37 pm
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July 7, 2021 at 2:22 am
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August 7, 2021 at 4:38 pm
Thank you for sharing your Rogers’ and Bell experiences.
I just ordered Ignite IPTV today for an install next week.
I have the same network design (NAS Box, IP Phone, bridged modem with a Netgear ORBI mesh) so I feel more confident this type configuration will work.
Cheers from Ottawa
August 7, 2021 at 4:39 pm
You’re welcome!
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December 30, 2022 at 6:27 pm
Nice article. I’m on Asus RT-AC68U & HH3K. I have been with Bell since 2019. At first with help of media converter i completely bypassed ISP router (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXAF-fQJHqE&t=503s) Howevever at the end of Dec 2021 it stopped working. Since then i switched to DMZ strategy and it has been working good so far except for loosing connection for few seconds few times in a day. In the new year I’m getting a gigahub with 3Gbps speed in a weeks time. I was wondering if I take it out of DMZ but put the two routers on two different subnets if that will mitigate the dual NAT situation? Let me know your thoughts. Feel free to email me so that we can connect.
December 31, 2022 at 12:14 pm
I am not 100% sure that this would work to be honest.