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Share internet connection over RJ45 to a modem with phone line input
I need to make a very specific test, this is not for general use, I know it can be slow.
I have a Playstation 2 and bought a old usb modem that was used before Sony release the Network Adapter with ...
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How to connect ONT to a non-ISP provided router?
My final objective is to load balance the internet signal from two different ISPs and distribute that through a mesh network.
My initial setup was the following. I have a cable modem from which I ...
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My isp gave me 1 modem and 1 router which i have in my house but later they gave 2 other connections to different users from my modem
My isp gave me 1 modem and 1 router which i have in my house but later they gave 2 other connections to different users from my modem. Are they cheating other users or they can just use my modem for ...
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Can an ethernet router affect the line attenuation of a VDSL2 connection?
I have had issues with my U-Verse connection for the past 4 days. I was told to just use the modem. The numbers regarding it which are shown on the Broadband Status have lowered somewhat after I did ...
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does comcast need to provision my 3rd party modem for me to use it with my 3rd party router
ive posted another post related to this problem but im asking a very simple q here.
Ive had 3rd party modem and my own router working fine until yesterday. could it be something comcast did on their ...
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Can I use a MoCA Adapter to bridge a connection from a 5G modem to a DOCSIS cable modem router
My house only supports DOCSIS (coaxial Cable) internet. My idea is to set up a 5G Modem with a MoCA adapter to a DOCSIS Router as such:
5G Modem|------>MoCA|------>WAN/DOCSIS Modem|------>|...
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Only 1 direct connection available at a time on Verizon Modem
I have a Verizon ONT running through an 8-port switch, connecting it to all the ethernet ports in the apartment including the router. The router works fine until I plug my computer into the ethernet ...
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50% of Websites Often Won't Load, Bizarre Workaround - Windows 10
my dears. Thanks one and all for any suggestions.
How would you like to start every day spending 10 minutes to 2 hours trying to get your internet to work? Fun stuff, I'm tellin' ya!
I have a cable ...
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Internet speed increased by ISP but still getting previous speeds
I recently purchased a replacement cable modem for my home internet. I was ready to upgrade my Cox cable internet from their 150 plan to their 500 plan.
Old cable modem was an older Arris Surfboard ...
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Asus RT-N12E_B1 router: "The WAN IP is not the external IP. External IP-based services will not work."
On an Asus RT-N12E_B1 router, in the menu, I get the hint:
The WAN IP is not the external IP. External IP-based services will not work. --> Change now
The router gets the internet from an Inteno ...
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Security of my modem from resets
I successfully configured my old (Optilink) modem to connect to my internet connection. So there is the primary modem and then there's the Optilink modem. I have also set a new password to access the ...
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No internet when a specific lan cable is connected
Having a very strange issue - we recently had someone move into our spare bedroom about a month ago, and since he's arrived, our internet has died about 4 times where no one could connect to the ...
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Problems With Port Forwarding
hope everyone is doing ok! So I have a problem with port forwarding and I cannot get it to work. I'm trying to port forward on port 25565 and I have also tried other port's like 80, 8080, 3396, 4782, ...
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My PC internet speed is slower than it used to be while all of my devices work normally
I have around 150Mb/s download speed and around half a year ago I was downloading around 20MB/s and suddenly it went down to 1.2MB/s. Now I thought it might've been because of corona but sadly it ...
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How to connect wired and wireless router with wireless shutting off at night
I want to set up a home network where a wired (no wireless) router is plugged into the modem, and the wireless router is plugged into the wired router.
At first I was going to get a switch to set up ...
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Internet connection partly not working: Some websites do not load
I am on an internet over cable connection. Cable modem is a combined device including router and wlan hotspot.
Since yesterday I experience strange network behaviour - nothing changed on any settings ...
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How to set up a telephone + internet modem as 1 device?
I am with Rogers and my current setup is:
I think this is how Rogers normally sets it up, where they have 2 independent modems, 1 for telephone and 1 for internet. Question is, is this now considered ...
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Intermittent Internet Interruptions
I've been having internet issues for some time now. Browsing web pages is mostly a non issue; once in a blue moon a webpage will timeout. This happens on my wired laptop and and smart TV. My major ...
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How are IP adresses resolved to phone numbers?
In the case of Dial-up and DSL phone-line modems, as well as modems that use cell networks, all modems must have a phone number that is dialed, as if they are telephones. I can confim this by looking ...
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How to capture packets at the "DSL side"? [closed]
https://osqa-ask.wireshark.org/questions/23522/capture-packets-from-my-broadband-modem
It is written here that capturing packets passing through the modem at DSL level, would only be possible with ...
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If connecting directly to a modem, how are DNS lookups performed?
From my own experience, when connecting a device to a router and leaving everything at their default settings, the connected device will typically use the DNS servers of the ISP in question as pushed ...
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Is it possible to have 2 different networks using 2 Routers that are both connected to 1 Modem-Router using Bridge?
I'm trying to set up two separate private networks connected to one Internet Service Provider. My ISP has supplied 1 Modem-Router (X) and then I have 2 other different Routers (Y & Z).
I have ...
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Should you be able to access your modem's web interface when the internet is down?
I have a Motorola MB7621 Cabel-Modem and D-Link AC1200 Router with Xfinity internet. I have been experiencing problems where my WiFi will be down for a few hours before coming back up. I have already ...
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Am I able to set up a way to use all 4 pairs in my ethernet cable without gigabit support?
I live in an apartment above a store that provides my internet connection. Downstairs in the store there is a router which I'm fairly sure does not support gigabit internet. The wifi is atrociously ...
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Changing public IP
I am new on this site and if this question is off topic I deeply apologize.
I am trying to change my public IP address which does not seem to change when I reset the router or the change the MAC ...
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Why do some Internet service providers require special equipment?
I am trying to set up Internet at a new place with AT&T (U.S.). The online process requires me to pay $10 per month for a thingy they call "WiFi gateway" which they claim serves as "...
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Why am I able to login to another ISP account from my ADSL modem?
We connect to the internet using ADSL installed on the existing phone system (copper wires) and via several ISPs.
Every subscriber, from his ADSL modem/router, can log in to any ISP (other than his ...
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Internet VDSL2 rate dropped Significantly after switching the ISP
I get a new landline 2 months ago in order to get a VDSL2 subscription over it.
First I've subscribed with an ISP for a month and half on 70 Mbps and my line max rates was 130 Mbps Download / 65 ...
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Cable TV works but Internet doesn’t after the cable company buried their cable connection to my place
New WOW! cable service was working fine. Then they buried the cable and now there is no Internet connection and some local channels are no longer there (AMC TBS etc. work fine but there seems to be a ...
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XDSL Internet Connection Over Optical Fibre Telephone Line?
I have an ADSL2+ and a VDSL modems, and my flat has Optical Fibre for the telephone lines. I don't want to spend money on an FTTH modem since the ISP is limiting the speed and traffic of the Fibre ...
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