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A router is a device that forwards data packets across multiple networks. Questions tagged with router can cover router hardware, software, and network configuration.

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How do I connect a TP Link Router to a Unifi Express?

I am very new to networking. I got a Unifi Express which I have configured and is working. I am able to connect all the computers and IoT devices in my house. However, the range is limited and I would ...
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Is there any website or source I can read about making a network layout floor plan? [closed]

Good day, I'm currently making a network floor plan for 7 buildings with multiple floors for my final project. Currently, I have little idea on how can I make one, I've been searching online for some ...
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Blocking DNS server from a router via iptables

I'm trying to block google dns server (8.8.8.8) from my router, so no machine in the network could not access this dns server. here is my iptables table: Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot ...
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What's the correct way to set up a network with multiple upstream routers?

I have a physical network topology that goes from Modem, to OPNSense Router (subnet 192.168.0.0/24), to L2 Managed Network Switch, to Various LAN clients, including TP-Link Router (subnet 192.168....
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How to configure Wake-On-LAN for home network?

The device which is connected to the Internet is my home gateway Huawei HG8245H5. I have a second device connecting my home gateway and my PC TP-Link TL-WR720N. I was able to use WoL through the ...
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2 Network Adapters of PC connected to same router, how does the connection work?

2 NICs connected to same router. Speedtest 1: When connected via ethernet only, I get 100Mbps up/download speed. When connected via WiFi 5GHz only, I get 300Mbps upload (capped by my internet service),...
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DD WRT Firmware Beta from 2020, or Linksys or New Router? What to do?

I have a Linksys router that has reached EOL and firmware has not been updated since 2018. Subsequently I had intended to use DD-WRT on the router. Low and behold, the DD-WRT for mt router is in beta ...
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Cannot access internal network server from internal network device using public IP

I cannot access server2 from my laptop under the office network using public external IP address. And here is my experiment Case From To Command Connection Case 1 L server1 ssh [email protected] -p ...
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Zyxel NR5101 - WAN direction?

I'm looking at Zyxel NR5101 product specifications where it says: Two 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet RJ-45 LAN ports, LAN1 can be configured for Ethernet WAN port I'm used to having Asus routers where I ...
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When the router shows the same SINR parameter at two different times, but the internet quality is weak , which router parameter should I check?

When in two different times, the router shows the same SINR parameter, but the internet quality is weaker in one of these two times, so that the browser cannot load the sites, which parameter should I ...
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Can I set up a 'software' switch in Ubuntu instead of a bridge with Netplan?

I'm currently building a new version of my DIY router, I run Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with a minimal install, and run firewalld on top of it - and the newer hardware I run has a 'mix' of different port speeds ...
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Is it possible to connect to both internet and intranet at the same time?

I have two routers, one for internet another one for intranet. Is it possible to connect a LAN cable between router 1 and router 2 to have both internet and intranet access at the same time? I tried ...
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Routing Windows 10 trafic via MacBook as Internet router

I try to configure MacBook Pro (Mid 2015, macOS High Sierra, v.10.13.6) to work as an Internet router for Win 10 laptop. My configuration: Ethernet cable directly connects Win 10 laptop Ethernet port ...
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How to use sshuttle to redirect traffic to a VPN?

Context I have a pfSense as a router/firewall, and relevant to this question, I have two connected computers, one laptop and one desktop. I use the laptop to connect to a VPN in order to access some ...
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Three routers, one switch

I have a problem. The broadband ISP in my area is really unreliable, so I have decided to get an "Airfiber" subscription along with the one I have. The idea is to connect both routers' LAN ...
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PFSense: Subnet can not communicate to the outside

I have multiple subnets on a hypervisor with four Ethernet ports. Two are called subnets. Both of them are utilizing a NordVPN tunnel as their default gateway. The first subnet LAN can talk to ...
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Networking: Switch hopping versus Router to switch

I have a router with 1 WAN and 3 LAN ports and 2 switches with 8 ports, I'm wondering what's the pros and cons of setting them up as: A) Router LAN1 to SWITCH-A and SWITCH-A connected to SWITCH-B. ...
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Looking for advice on creating some type of router to wireless modem system

I used to run a computer business but have been out of the craft for several years, plus we didn't deal with more than one wireless router at a time. I now live in a 2 story home with all my computers ...
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Whitelist certain urls for my network

i have a network with several hosts (not more than 10) and I want to allow access to certain URLs that means whitelisting certain URLs and dropping the rest for certain hosts. For example I want the ...
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Ethernet Issues

I have a router with 4 ethernet ports, only one works (the rest are disonnected and can't be reconnected by me). I was searching for a workaround and I found Ethernet Switches. Can an Ethernet Switch ...
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Asus tuf5400 router and vlans

It seems that the tuf5400 router does not supports vlan. i use vlan to make sure the kids pc and some other untrusted devices cant connect with mine. is there a way around this or need to buy a new ...
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Getting 2 PFSense routers to communicate with eachother

I have two routers. R2 can communicate with R1 but R1 can not communicate with R2. I know that we are supposed to resolve this with static routes. I have a screenshot showing all my work. What am I ...
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How to connect work computer to Ethernet at hotels

I travel for work and my work equipment only connects via Ethernet. I have stayed at so many shady airbnbs just for Ethernet. I know of mobile hotspots but not sure if it would be fast enough. Is ...
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I can't set security to None on my wifi

I have a TV which is broken in either software or something else, I can't enter keyboard input from the remote controller, yet I can STILL control it. Either way, past that, I need to connect to wifi ...
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I have an issue with ProtonVPNv3 CLI on my server, in which I can not get a connection

My server is connected to the household router via power-line adapters and a leased DHCP. I have been trying to get Proton VPN to establish a connection for a few days but I can not get it to work. ...
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On Cisco IOS XE routers, do classes in service policies have their own queues by default?

I'm configuring a C1111-4p (Cisco IOS XE 17.12.02) router for home use. I want to prevent some torrent clients from disrupting the internet for other clients (calls, web browsing, etc). I've setup ...
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Setting Up a Private LAN Network within Another Network on Linux

I'm seeking guidance on setting up a private LAN network within the confines of another network, all on Linux, using open-source firewalls and software. Here's the scenario: I have a desktop computer ...
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Why am I seeing ARP requests for addresses outside of subnet

In my home network I have a router running Linux, with several VLANs coming into the same physical interface. This is what things look like on the router: ➜ ip a 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> ...
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Does anyone know what does this status means: PON LED blinking and WAN Status No Carrier in Fiber Internet setup

My Internet connection from ISP is not working. I have ZTE F670L ONT Router which is provided by my ISP in its Fiber internet setup. When I check the WAN status it says No carrier The PON LED on ...
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Can't connect cable modem/router to load balancing router

I just had my cable modem replaced by the ISP because it was an older model that stopped working because of a change in technology. This new device is a Humax HGB10R-02. It's both a cable modem and an ...
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Is it possible to circumvent ZTE F670L AP/SPI isolation using a network switch and access point combination?

I have a ZTE F670L I got from my ISP (Telecom Egypt). It is lacking, and I can't even disable the AP/SPI Isolation settings because they are hidden. I have a web server running on my PC (Connected via ...
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Configuring VLANs and Internet Access with HPE 1920S Switch and Asus RT-AC87U Router

(I'm not an IT expert) I'm looking for guidance on configuring my network setup involving an HPE 1920S 24G Layer 3 Switch and an Asus RT-AC87U Router. I aim to divide the network into two VLANs: ...
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ZeroTier not working on router running FreshTomato firmware

0 I can successfully connect to my ZeroTier with the router and join my ZT network with an automatic IP assigned my ZT. However, I can’t ping the router from from any device on my ZT network nor have ...
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If two devices are 180m apart, can they be connected using just one router in the middle?

I understand that the maximum safe distance for a CAT6 ethernet cable to stream data is 90m (between source and destination). I have one router. I want to get a stream from my IP camera, which is 180m ...
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Where/how do I disable remote management on a Linksys WRT1200AC router?

Where do I turn off remote management on a Linksys WRT1200AC router? I do not see that option on any of the menus on the router. I am running the newest firmware and also see nothing in the manual ...
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How to set up a captive portal in Linksys WRT120N or TL-WR840N?

How can I set up a captive portal with the following brands Linksys WRT120N or TL-WR840N? I own this two routers and I want to set up a captive portal, doesn't matter in which router. Do I need to ...
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How does remote users connect to a device on a local network behind NAT without port forwarding or VPN? [closed]

How would someone at tech support for a product (assume for now any generic ethernet/wifi connected device) remotely access the device needing troubleshooting when the device is connected to a local ...
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Unable to get Main and Backup Routers to connect to each other

I have two networks and routers (both on Advanced Tomato by Shibby) laid out as such: Backup Router network (192.168.1.1/24) WAN - Xfinity LAN - small number of clients. Importantly, main network ...
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My Router keeps restarting at high speed

this is my first post here. I have a ZTE 5g MC801a router, had it for 13 months, ever since I signed the contract with ISP. About six weeks ago, the router started restarting on its own, where all the ...
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Network speed is dropping while downloading

We’ve got a local network consisting of around 200 PCs located at 2 addresses. All of these PCs are connected to the network via 8 routers, around 30 PCs for each one. All of these PCs are running on ...
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Why does tracert not display the IP passing through the router?

My computer A (ip: 192.168.50.201) is wirelessly connected to the router, while my computer B (ip: 192.168.50.65) is wired to the router. Why is there only one hop when tracert 192.168.50.65, and why ...
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IP Conflict on mac vm guest

I have a host mac running Mac OS 14.4 (Sonoma). I am using VirtualBuddy to run the native VM capability, and a Guest instance of OS 14.0. I am having a IP conflict on ONE specific network... Starbucks....
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Proxy on one SSID with OpenWRT

I've bought a new Asus RT-AX53U router and installed OpenWRT. I want to create 2+ separate SSIDs, where one (ssid_default) should work like default tunnel to net, and another one (ssid_proxy) should ...
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Will my home router user/admin password be any protection against hackers?

I'm in Australia, I have "Fiber To The Home". This passes through the NBN box on the outside wall, to the NBN modem inside the wall, and thence to my mid-range ASUS AC1900 Dual Band router. ...
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Unable to configure Zyxel VMG1312-B30B router as switch on 192.-like network

I have an old unused Zyxel VMG1312-B30B router and I am trying to use it as switch in home network to extend it to the attic. Since it has 4 RJ45 ports, I want to use 1 port as incoming from main home ...
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Cannot access PC from Internet via IPv6

I am trying to make my computer accessible from the internet for SSH via IPv6. Unfortunately, nothing I tried so far has worked: The PC is running Windows 11, 23H2 I can use the IPv6 address (from ...
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Home device tries to connect directly to the Internet Service Provider, bypassing the router

I have a router ASUS RT-AC1200. Firmware is the latest: 3.0.0.4.380_10931-gfed566f. It is connected to my Internet Service Provider (ISP). The router has a static MAC address, which I don't change at ...
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My Router Interface and whatismyipaddress.com shows different IP addresses [closed]

My Router's Interface and whatismyipaddress.com show two different IP addresses. My router interface under DNS connection, IP address is 100.73.177.xxx And whatismyipaddress.com gives 180.150.80.xxx ...
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I can't access Stack Overflow with Windows 11 + Wifi 6 router + Organization proxies

I am unable to access stackoverflow.com when using a modern router supporting Wi-Fi 6 via mainstream browsers (Edge, Firefox, Chrome). I can access all Stack Exchange sites, such as superuser, ...
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What exactly is transmission time?

The transmission time can be defined, as per Wikipedia, as (for a digital signal): "The time from the first bit until the last bit of a message has left the transmitting node." Thinking ...
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