Questions tagged [lan]
LAN, short for Local Area Network, is a network that connects multiple devices in a limited geographical area, such as a room, an apartment or a building. Currently, most LANs are based on Wi-Fi, linked together with means of a central wireless router or Ethernet transmission, where computers are linked via cable.
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How do i communicate between my LAN & WLAN which are on different subnets?
I want to communicate from a PC to a server and vice versa where the PC and server are on completely different subnets.
The configuration is:
Router 1 has an ip address of 172.16.13.1(LAN)
The PC has ...
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Routing in home LAN
I'm trying to understand some basic concepts of networking. I have following home LAN:
Is it right (like above) to have 2 NIC's each one having 2 different
gateways on one station? There PC2 have 2 ...
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LAN / WAN issues when transferring large amounts of data
I'm having an issue when I copy data from a PC to my NAS at gigabit speeds. My Router is an Asus RT-68U
ROUTER --> Port 3 --> Printer
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connect to two domain controllers on two NICs
I have a computer that sits on two LANs, each with its own NIC. Each LAN has a domain controller. This computer logs in to windows using the domain controller on LAN A, after logged in I would like ...
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Finding a headless machine on a restricted network
I own a Raspberry Pi with Ubuntu on it. It's configured with a wireless card and a microUSB for the sole purpose of charge, and I need to find it on the network to connect to it over SSH.
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Determining driver by nothing
I have got this desktop computer with a built-in LAN port. I suspect the OS has been re-installed with a supposedly different OS.
Gigabytes's main support page provides ethernet drivers (Nvidia) only ...
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Use both WiFi and Lan to speed up the download
In my office we have WiFi and RJ45 LAN connection to my laptop. Both works well individually. We do not use DHCP and hence I have configured two different static IPs for these interfaces. While I ...
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Home LAN ping problems
I've following home LAN structure:
I'm trying to ping PC2 (192.168.1.2) from PC1 (192.168.0.11) but without success. What should i do to be able to ping it? Should i configure the routing table on ...
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HP Laserjet printers do not work in a specific office network, works in others
We have a HP LJ 3055 at a branch office which stopped printing. Replacement LJ 3055 also didn't work there. RAW, port 9100.
Printing problems affect a single LAN. Same printers work in other office.
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Options for subnet w/o internet access accessible by all computers on network w/ internet
Net diagram:
I want a computer on my 'normal' network N1 (where all machines have internet access) to also simultaneously be able to connect to N2, a 'subnet' (not sure if this is the right word?) ...
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all outgoing tcp packets have source IP address 0.0.0.0
Currently I am connected to a network whose subnet mask is 169.254.0.0 and Gateway is 169.254.20.1.
From a Windows machine I can access both Internet and LAN on this network.
But whenever I connect ...
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LAN to LAN with different subnet
Is it possible to have 2 routers to communicate to each other via LAN to LAN (not LAN to WAN) despite both have different subnet?
Topo:
Router 1 (192.168.1.0/24)
Router 2 (10.0.0.0/24)
For ...
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Iball Modem's LAN port as WAN port
My modem is 150M Wireless-N ADSL2 + Router
Model No.: iB-WRA150N
with firmware :2.0.0 Build 120626 Rel.13023.
In this device there are 4 LAN ports(RJ45) and 1(RJ11) port for telephone cable.
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making one network with ISP modem & own router
I have a modem from my ISP, with 2 LAN ports and a wireless network. (let's call these network A and wireless network A.)
I bought a TP-link TL-WR1043ND, that has 1 internet port, 4 lan ports, and is ...
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Connect two PCs using LAN cable over ipv6
I have to transfer the data from 1 pc to another using LAN cable. I know how to do it with ipv4, but I have some problem while using ipv6.
Steps I have done:
Dis-select the ipv4 opting from network ...
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Packets don't come back in a network with NAT in Cisco Packet Tracer
This is my network:
I have done my best to try to solve the problem, but with no success. Whenever packets come from LAN 1 or LAN 3, the local IP addresses are translated into one of the 3 public ...
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Efficiency of using external IP to reach LAN device
I have a CCTV DVR that I use with a phone app. My home router updates DYNDNS, so the phone app uses to [email protected] as the IP. Here's what I have always wondered:
If I use the phone app while ...
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What are common problems when using a home “router” as an access point?
I'm using a TP Link TL-WR841N wireless router (fairly nice, but sold for home use) to act as a wireless access point and provide additional network ports from an existing LAN.
I've plugged the LAN ...
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How do I connect to a locally run http server?
At home I'm using an ASUS RT-N66R router. I'm connected to it over WiFi.
My laptop has an IP address of 192.168.1.86. I'm running an HTTP server on port 8000.
Why can't I connect to the server by ...
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Can I use my wifi wingle to route and share LAN internet over wifi instead of its built in cellular network?
I have a wingle EC 315 which can create a wi-fi hot-spot but I DON'T want its evdo 3g network to be shared over wifi but want to share my LAN internet through it.
I came across many sites but each ...
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LAN-cable assembled in a different way
I know of the regular crossover/straight-through assembly. But assuming all the cables are rearranged in order that the cables end up at the same pins but are of different color, what happens?
Here's ...
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Ethernet port working in Kali, but not in Windows 8.1
I recently tried to connect my Raspberry Pi to my Dell Inspiron n5010 through the Ethernet port. To my shock, my laptop did not detect the network (didn't show the limited network icon), but the ...
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How to correctly describe a small network running multiple DHCP
I have a home network with multiple devices connected to a central router. I have limited ability to change the core of this network (ie mess with the router, put additional cabling in - joys of ...
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Linux Mint LAN Connecting But Not Working [duplicate]
I am new to Linux and working on Linux Mint 17.2 on my laptop.
I am able to connect using LAN wire (i.e. on the right bottom it shows connected) but not able to access the internet. It works great on ...
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Why is my WiFi file copy so slow?
I have shared a folder on my Debian 8 GNU/Linux PC using Samba network sharing service. The folder is on an external hard disk that is connected to the PC using an USB 3.0 cable. The PC is connected ...
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How to have a normal External Drive recognized by the router through RJ45
I have a network problem that I would like to see if I'm missing something, and as such, here is the data:
NEED:
I wish to make a "server"-like WLAN/LAN setup with what I have now without having to ...
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Local DNS issue with TP Link router
Hi I am having difficulty in using TP-link router (TL-R480T) as local DNS server to serve names of nodes (PCs) in a LAN.
Any suggestion / solution is very much appreciated.
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Windows 10 "Update Over LAN" Option Not Working
I am having issues with the "Get updates from and send updates to PCs on my local network" option on Win10.
A bit of a background on my setup --
I have 2 desktop PCs and 2 laptops (all Win10 x64 Pro)...
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Why am i getting request timed out on my console when trying to ping a computer
I want to make sure that whether i can send some data from my system to my roommate's system.For that,i tried to ping his computer,but i am getting "request timed out error" and 100% loss of data.My ...
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Can anyone please explain usage of few settings in my Dlink Adsl modem+router?
The router is Dlink 2730U. The documentation doesn't list the usage and function.
DHCP server settings list both Lan and wan ports... please see pic
Not sure, how WAN ports are used in DHCP? Better ...
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Upload periodically drops off when transferring data over LAN
I recently built a FreeNAS box with the intention of using it to store all of the digital junk I've accumulated over the years. It's been doing that pretty well, however when transferring files over ...
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OS X - Quit Program Before Connecting to LAN [closed]
I need my computer to check for a particular program when I plug in a LAN cable, and quit it (if it runs) before connecting to the internet.
My LAN connection has static IP address.
I have absolutely ...
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How to discover devices on LAN
I want to learn how to discover all the devices on LAN using Linux Terminal.
I know how to ping the specific ip address, but I'd like to learn a way that doesn't force me to ping from .1 to .255 in ...
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USB-to-LAN plugged in and out suddenly not working on Windows 10
I have the ICY-Box ethernet to usb 3.0 adapter. It worked perfectly. I opened my computer to add another SSD and had to disconnect the cables. After i connected them again the adapter is not working ...
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Dropping internet over WiFi
For well over a month now I've been having frequent outages in my outgoing connection over WiFi. The actual WiFi signal is stable and strong, and I'm perfectly able to reach devices in my home network,...
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How to use my own router as DHCP server when ISP modem router does not support bridge?
I'm currently using a GPON router (ZTE F660) from my ISP. I'm planning to purchase TP-LINK N600 TL-WDR3600 as secondary router and use that instead for my LAN and WLAN because the GPON router (main ...
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Segmented home LAN
I'm currently re-organising my home network.
Current setup is pretty much
Evil Internet <--> Modem <--> WiFi-Router <--WiFi--> Printer, Laptops etc.
There's other devices on the ...
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Assistance needed configuring two routers
I need help configuring 2 routers for my home internet please.
My principal router is also a modem ( Vodafone.de - Kabeldeutschland modem/router )and my second router is from Linksys. Both have ...
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Is there a way to calculate ping increase due to using a WLAN Router?
My network is currently like this:
DSL Modem (WIFI deactivated) - Netgear WLAN Router - Laptop
Is there a way to calculate the ping increase due to the Netgear WLAN Router instead of using the DSL ...
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Swapping from LAN to WLAN upon reaching a certain threshhold
The problem:
My desktop PC is connected via LAN/Network cable and DLAN (through electric powerline) with the router.
This connection is stable for most of the time, but after a random amount of ...
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Linux server acting as router for network switch (LAN party)
I'm going to be hosting a LAN party as part of a youth group and need to set up a small wired network (about 10 people) for the players to access the server where the game files are held for ...
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Driver for the Killer E2201 and XP
I have a new Gigabyte GA-970 Gaming MoBo which has, of all things, a Killer e2201 Lan chip. Unfortunately there are instances when I need to connect WinXP to the Internet and as near as I can tell ...
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Does HTTPS/SSL make sense on a local network?
I wonder if I should enable HTTPS/SSL on web servers in my LAN.
Which opportunities does a sniffer/man-in-the-middle have in a local area network, where devices are usually connected by switches?
Is ...
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Access ssh server behind two routers
I have setup a private network(Router2) within a network(class C) for TESTING purposes.
Diagram:
WAN-->Router1( Gateway 192.168.0.254)-->Lan-->Router2(Sonicwall)-->Lan(10.0.20.1)
I have ...
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How to know the external ip address of my gateway?
In my office network i unknowingly changed a setting of my gateway of lan network .. I had set my phone's ip address under a section in setting which states that.. Only this ip can login to the ...
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How do I create another LAN interface on my AP?
My home network set up is: WAN > Pfsense router > Wireless AP with tomato firmware on it.
On my AP, I have 2 wifi networks. Home and Guest.
What I want to do is create two VLANs on my AP. I want to ...
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What do different types of LAN IP addresses mean?
I have seen LAN IP addresses in the following ways:
10.0.0.*
192.168.0.*
192.168.1.*
192.168.2.*
127.0.0.* (This one is normally with a 1, and I'm not sure if it is LAN, since I see it normally ...
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Cannot see my Local IP adress in ipconfig
I wanted to foward my port but I needed to know my LAN IP adress when I typed ipconfig /all this is what i did get
2.LAN = Yerel Ağ Bağlantısı in my language btw
3.Where can I see my Lan IP to port ...
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Slower LAN speed than Internet speed
So, this is very weird in my opinion.
My current internet speed when connected to ethernet is 950mbit up and down.
However, when I transfer files to/from my my Apple Time Capsule or my ReadyNAS NV+ ...
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Serva Windows 8 Install: Network location cannot be reached?
I have a Toshiba z30-a1301 that I am trying to install Windows 8 on. The only way I am able to do it is through LAN boot. (No option for USB, no CD slot, no recovery partition).
I'm using Serva, and ...