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Where to put wireless router in network chain?
Just moved into a new apartment that has ethernet wall outlets in 3 different rooms, leading to a patch panel in a closet. In the closet, there is also an ISP provided modem+router combo. I want to ...
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My first home network setup with a wireless router and switch
I just got a Linksys SRW224G4 switch (24 10/100, 4 10/100/1000)
I already have a Linksys WRT54GS router. (I know it's old, but it works)
My problem is that well, I have no idea what I'm doing. I ...
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Can I use my Wi-Fi Router as a DHCP server for the rest of my network if I connect a switch into the ISP modem and connect items into the switch?
I am finally getting fiber, but now have to figure out how to handle the traffic.
I was going to get a cheapish network switch such as this:
TP-Link TL-SG3428X
It has SPF+ connections that will allow ...
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IP Address is not being provided to Honeywell Wi-Fi Thermostat
I have an ASUS RT-AC88U wireless router that provides DHCP services to all of my wired and wireless devices. It is dual-band and broadcasts at 5GHz and 2.4 GHz. I have a total of 17 devices connected ...
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Disabled DHCP server on secondary routers, cannot access setup page anymore on those
I have the following network configuration in my home:
The Telsey DSL modem+router is provided by my ISP and setup configuration page is password protected from them (not default one, I tried brute ...
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Turning on DHCP when main router goes down
Our shared internet network goes down when our friend who pays for a unlimited LTE plan leaves. His phone is essentially the main router. However, recently we decided to create a local network aswell. ...
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Openwrt doesn't work dhcp
I have my ISP Modem connect to my TP-Link (AC1750 v2). And have bridge connection between LAN and WAN (ISP Modem).
This is working fine, but I have to manually setup the IP and the gateway, for ...
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How do I have one OpenWRT router use the DHCP server of another OpenWRT router?
I want one router to be able to access the devices connected to the other router. However one router is connected to the internet modem by ethernet, and the other router is connected to it by wireless ...
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Access point with different SSID doesn't work
I live in a small apartment building, and each room has a LAN port. For wireless access, I connected an iptime router to the port. Right now, it's configured with DHCP. Apparently, the LAN port in my ...
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Why will my wireless router allow wired clients to get an address outside the router, but not wireless ones?
I have a "main" router that connects to the internet, and then a wireless router that connects to that. The main router's DHCP is disabled, and a computer hooked to that has a DHCP server running ...
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How can I fix this conflict between my wired and wireless network connections?
I have two working network connections: One connection is for a wired ethernet card adapter and the other is for a wireless usb adapter.
Both connections work fine when used separately, but when ...
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Connecting the old router to the main router
I have Calix 854G-2 as my main router (with IP: 192.168.1.1), and Netis WF2419, the old router that I want to connect with main router via wireless (not able to connect them with cable). In the DHCP ...
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Wifi connected with good signal but internet stops working until reconnect
I realize this is a common question.. but the answers dont seem as common sadly.
I have a TPLink WR1043ND v1 router, which has been holding up pretty well given its age. However since the last one ...
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Configuring router(s) for point to point link with users only on one side
Our home is on an island about 3 miles offshore. We use a wireless point-to-point link for Internet access.
Our ISP supplied all-in-one cable modem/router resides in an electrical box on the shore. ...
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Static IP hosts on WiFi router with DHCP
I have two wired hosts (a desktop and a laptop) connected to a router that also has a DHCP server enabled for WiFi access. When I restart my wired machines, they get assigned a secondary IP address by ...
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Use non-DHCP router's firewall on a DHCP router
I have two routers, one from my ISP and the other one is a TP-Link router.
The DHCP server is enabled on my ISP one and its disabled on the TP-Link one.
I use the TP-Link's WiFi network as its more ...
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Static IP address of 255.255.255.255
I live in a house with a couple of housemates and I manage our internet connection. When looking in the admin panel of the router I saw that one device has set its IP mode to static and the console ...
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Bridge two routers
I have two routers and I want to extend my Wi-Fi range.
First router: TP-Link AC1750
directly connected to cable modem (192.168.11.1)
SSID is main_router
DHCP is enabled
Second router: TP-Link TL-...
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Wireless access point won't allow more than 1 connection
We have a Netgear WGT624 set up as an access point to provide wireless access on our wired network. The wired network has one PC acting as a DHCP server and internet gateway - the WGT624 is set up ...
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Why Dlink DIR-615 T3 is not working as repeater with ZTE F670LV9.0 Main Router?
I am currently using a ZTE F670LV9.0 router as my main router with a default gateway of 192.168.1.1 and a DHCP server pool ranging from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.250. My goal is to utilize my old D-...
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ASUS RT-AXE7800 router; unable to show ALL connected devices - why?
My network is straight forward. I have an ASUS RT-AXE7800 router which provides DHCP to which is attached my ISP provided router / modem in BRIDGE mode. It's a FTTH connection.
I have multiple power ...
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Disabling DHCP/bridging WAN on OpenWRT
I have an LTE Router (192.168.1.2) and an OpenWRT router (192.168.1.1) that I want to be the single entity providing WiFi, all with the 255.255.255.0 subnet mask. The LTE Router is connected via ...
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Home Setup with 2 routers
My ISP router has Wifi integrated in it, but only two physical LAN ports. I will use one of these ports to connect a TP-Link Archer AC 1900 router also providing Wifi and 4 more LAN ports. I want to ...
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Have configured two Wi-Fi access points, but they keep rebooting when both connected
My house has flint walls which stop Wi-Fi signals and effectively divide the house into 3 parts. I have therefore run ethernet from central router to the other two parts of the house and I am trying ...
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2 routers, 2 ISP, 3 access points. Same Network
I have the following situation: i've got 2 WIFI routers with different ISP's their config:
1st router's IP is 192.168.1.1 | DHCP Enabled 192.168.1.2-254 | Dlink DIR 825 ACF
2nd router's IP is 192.168....
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How can I reserve a static IP address for my PC on a TPLINK Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router?
I am trying to add a static IP address for my PC. I have tried to search on Google, and I got on this page on TP-LINK official website. Unfortunately, the screenshots in the article shows a very ...
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Converting old router into access point
I am trying to convert my old router into an AP but I am running into some problems.
Here is what I have done so far:
Set AP to static IP (192.168.0.250)
Disabled DHCP
Connected lan port from the ...
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Mobile devices getting external ip on wifi network
I have the following network configuration (I've simplified the network for pratical means): A cable modem with 2 wireless routers on cascade, sharing the same dhcp server (from router #1).
Network ...
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How can I solve a Limited access network issue?
I live in Venezuela and here the internet provider I have is called "Cantv" and I haven't had issues with my internet connection until now. Whenever the lights of my modem indicate that it's active ...
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How to configure two wireless routers (Separated by distance) with the same network?
Hello,
I have two wireless routers configured properly following my Internet Service Povider instructions.
Our house is composed of two floors and in each floor there is an ADSL socket, to which is ...
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Router won't re-offer DHCP
Wondering if this "as designed" or a bug in my netgear router.
I have an AP connected to the router (via EoP)
If i connect to the router SSID, get an IP then disconnect and connect to the AP SSID I ...
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ip conflict on user pc and bad address shown on DHCP server after installing Wireless router
Our office has around 250 users and DHCP server (192.168.1.1 /24) and primary DNS server(192.168.1.2 /24) installed at office. I just configured linksys Wireless router(192.168.2.1 /24) for mobile ...
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Bandwidth control rule in TP Link WiFi router TL-WR740N affects my own computer
In my home wifi network, I have listed some devices to allocate the bandwidth. I am using TP Link WiFi router of model number TL-WR740N.
Under Bandwidth Control -> Rules List, I have a couple of ...
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DHCP and connection problems on cascade switches and routers
I have the following configuration (one switch at a building floor):
The workstations are all DHCP enabled to get IP automatically. When I power up everything works fine. After some time (2 hs) I ...
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Computers on the network randomly try to contact ISP DHCP not router DHCP
I've been fighting with this issue for a few weeks, but one of my clients has Cox Communications as an ISP, with their standard modem, and a Netgear Nighthawk x6 router.
Originally the client had ...
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DHCP with SOHO Routers turned off with DHCP Server
I am trying to learn some networking right now. I currently have a DHCP service running on my SOHO CISCO Router. If I turn off my SOHO's DHCP service and setup DHCP on a physical computer/machine/...
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Routers Upstairs / Downstairs, allow them to talk?
I recently installed another router upstairs because the downstairs one didn't reach via WIFI. The second router takes its WAN connection from downstairs (I only have 1 physical connection to the ...
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Strange Item on DHCP Client Table
I was recently having internet connection issues and looked on my router's DHCP Client Table. An item that stuck out was the name of my neighbor's WiFi Network. The table listed "Neighbor's WiFi ...
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How to make laptop (mac) to function as a router (with DHCP off)?
My ISP allows connecting only two devices. The MAC addresses of both my devices (MacBook Pro laptop and iPad) are registered with them.
The problem is that I do not have a router, and the internet I ...
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Guest Wi-Fi not getting proper IP's
I have a main router and a cable modem router. The cable modem router(NETGEAR C3000) acts as Wireless Access Point with DHCP disabled bridge mode.
Main router IP is 192.168.0.1 sm: 255.255.192.0 ...
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No Internet access with DHCP, static IP is fine [duplicate]
I have a setup with:
Main router provides internet, 192.168.1.1.
An access point bridge mode, connected to the main router via wireless WAN, Radio mode: Repeater.
And the second access point ...