Questions tagged [router]

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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Ghost signal on TP-Link router

I just got a TP-Link AC1570 router and noticed (via Wifi Analyzer, inSSIDer) a second "ghost signal" for each band (2 and 5 GHZ). The ghost signal shares the same channel and signal strength as the ...
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Multiple router setup with an ethernet router and a wireless router

I have the following situation. Main router (EdgeRouter 4) connected to my cable modem (no Wifi capability in this modem). I want to use this router for as much as possible since it is a really good ...
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DNS dig +tcp OK, udp NO

my topology: NAT->NetGear router (192.168.1.1 + wired machines) -> TP-Link (192.168.0.1 [in NetGear LAN 192.168.1.2] with some machines wireless and some wired). my problem is I can't get response ...
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router in bridge mode and CPU with 2 NIC

I have a computer 2 NIC (Windows and Gentoo Linux) and the CPU should handle the routing instead the business capble router I have received from my provider. I want to get rid of the NAT routing ...
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Exchange Lab - Home Router Configuration

Currently I'm using a TP-Link router, to configure access OWA externally through my router, what setting do I need to configure? Right now, I configure a virtual server that points to my exchange ...
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Flashing a Firmware to a router which doesnt have an "upgrade" page in its website interface

i need to flash my router because it is missing a lot of options in the configurations because my ISP installed their custom firmware,and the problem is i cant find the "upgrade" page because they ...
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How to setup a static route between wireless routers

I have three wireless routers. Here is how the wan/lan interfaces look like: Main Router, (connected to internet) Wan: 24.x.x.x Lan: 192.168.0.1 2nd Router: (masterbed) Wan: 192.168.0.1 Lan: 192.168....
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Business Class Internet issues

I recently moved from residential internet, to business internet via Comcast. As I intend to house a website out of my home and need static ip's. But I also do home stuff as well. ISP Support will ...
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Can my router communicate with local devices without an ISP?

I want my PC to act as the server and other devices connected to the router on the wifi as the hosts. I think that the realization of the server by an application is possible which is installed on the ...
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tp-link m3750 4g lte router won't boot

All of a sudden my router just won't start up, devices can't discover the router and it just says "tp-link" on the small screen, I tried the reset button but it doesn't seem to be working. I'd ...
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Forward a port to all users in Mikrotik RouterOS

In short: I want to know how to forward certain ports on Mikrotik's RouterOS. I looked up online and found several videos/tutorials but for whatever reason, I cannot do it. Please read below for more ...
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Current State of WPS (WiFi Protected Setup)

So I’ve been messing around with learning and trying to get into WPS networks (solely for educational / research purposes. I own the network) for a bit now and have run into a good number of ...
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How to set up local network with Tenda routers to extend wireless coverage

I bought two Tenda F3 routers in hope to extend wireless network coverage. Although I have some knowledge of networks from university I'm not sure how to set up the network properly. Current state: ...
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How to connect a home network camera to an Amazon EC2 instance?

I have a network camera in my home that I want to monitor from a software running on an Amazon EC2 instance. The home network have a dynamically assigned public IP address. My router is an Ubee and I ...
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DMZ to another router for WAN IP

I have 2 ISPs (One I am getting rid of -- Bell Canada). The first provider is Bell Canada and they use PPPOE and is connected via DSL and it's a modem/router in one. The second provider is Rogers ...
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Internet connection works in the living room but not in the other rooms

Forgive me if I use the wrong term for these things because I've only learned about what these things are called today. Anyway this is my setup - I have a main BT (british telephone) outlet in the ...
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Internet connection drops at higher traffic - both on WiFi and ethernet

I have a 100Mbps optical fiber connection at home that I access via the ISP provided Nokia G-140W-C router with dual band support (2.4 and 5GHz). I have a Dell Inspiron 7548 (Core i7-5500U, 16GB, ...
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Port forwarding connection refused

I've read all the previous similar questions but none of them is helping me. I have forwarded my ports through the page of the router however online websites like canyouseeme.org do not see my ports ...
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Are these signs that my computer is being monitored or hacked?

I'm using this ACTalk.exe for work. It's an online classroom. Several months ago, whenever I look at Windows Performance Monitor, I can see ACTalk.exe connecting to several IP address which I think is ...
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Connect to home router on secure port?

I want to connect to my home LAN router externally. I have a domain set up that points to my public IP. When I browse to the FQDN, it connects to my router like I want, but only on HTTP. I don't want ...
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How to find out DNS server IP used by my router

I am using Comcast. And my router is set up to acquire DNS server automatically. How can I find out the IP address of the DNS server used by my router? I am using Windows. Is there some Windows ...
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Setting up wireless transmission between routers

Is it possible to connect two routers via wireless network, without second being a repeater or visible on the network. So that I can connect via cable to second one. Small diagram: Router1(regular ...
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Gameplaying on a university network where ports are blocked

I live and work on a large university where maybe 18,000 people are using the network at any given time, so the network engineers have setup a web proxy we must log into to access the internet. It ...
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High latency on connecting to my router

I've just changed my home, now I rent a room in a new place and I am facing an issue with an internet connection. The speed test shows that its roughly 9M download and around 1M upload which is enough ...
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Can't access secondary router

I don't have extensive networking knowledge so please excuse me if I don't use the correct terminology. We have a fibre optic Virgin Media router setup as a modem, I'll call this the primary router. ...
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My LAMP webserver does not work after moving to a new house

I self host two websites on a Apache2 instance that runs on a Raspberry Pi3 (more info on versions and configurations below): Website1 is a a static website that I coded from scratch, while website2 ...
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Brocade FastIron Basic Switch Configuration

I am new to complex switching and stumbled upon a free Brocade Fastiron x648 Layer 3 switch. I am looking to integrate it into my home network and get it up and running just as a switch and then ...
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Network within a network

I will start with giving you a Noob Alert, Sorry we have to learn somewhere. I just wanted to run an idea past you. I have setup a home server, this is to host a couple of games for my friends. To ...
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How important an ADSL/VDSL microfilter is?

I bought the netgear dm200 ADSL/VDSL modem to change the existing modem/router in my home. I first switched the microfilter, and connected the old hardware (Not the dm200) to the new microfilter. I ...
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Connect server to different subnet

On my home network I have my ISP modem, from that a LAN switch with other two routers connected. If I have a server connected directly to the switch is there any way to make as if it was at all ...
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How Router Sends Packet to Correct Location?

Lets take an example: PC 1 (1.1.1.1) | |----- **Router 1** (IP 3.3.3.3) ------------- **Router 2** --- Google Server(8.8.8.8 for eg) | PC 2 (2.2.2.2) In this scenario, Lets say that ...
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How do I configure a mikrotik router to run on IPv6?

I am experimenting with ipv6 and would like to connect to my Mikrotik router via ipv6 on a local level. This would include connecting to it by an ip6 address, and interacting via icmp6. I have ...
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Windows 10 ftp client access works on 2.4ghz band but not on 5ghz band?

I have a dual band archer C7 router. I am able to access the ftp server through FileZilla client running on windows 10 on the 2.4ghz band, the 5ghz band won't connect(it times out). I disabled the ...
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Can't connect to wifi internet network if other device is connected to router

I'm having an unusual network issue. My laptop (Macbook Air 13", 2016) works fine on any network it connects on, except for one (My home router). Indeed, my laptop actually can connect to the ...
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OpenVPN server on DMZ router

I am stuck with the ISP modem/roter and I want to use a second router with VPN capabilities, but I cannot get the OpenVPN server to work. Please do not suggest to put the first router as bridge as I ...
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VPN Gateway Workstation not reachable

I would like to use a my linux workstation as VPN gateway for my local network. The same workstation is being used as webserver. When I connect the workstation to VPN it is not possible anymore to ...
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Forward traffic between 2 network interfaces in one Laptop

I have an ethernet module (a sensor but communicating via ethernet: TCP/IP) connecting to my laptop (x1 carbon). An android device (Pixel XL) in USB tethering mode connecting to my Laptop. IP of ...
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How I can configure as router [closed]

I bought AR9331 which installed OpenWrt (GL-iNet 6408A) Also, there is WiFi(wlan0), and two ethernet port [eth0, eth1]. One ethernet port is configured as WAN (eth0). Also, there is bridge with ...
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Sophos UTM 9 Not Multicasting OSPF HELLO Messages

I am attempting to enable OSPF on a Sophos UTM 9 on a LAN interface downstream from which are two other routers successfully running OSPF. My configuration is as follows. Interfaces and Routing --> ...
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ISP Network Control

I just got an FTTH connection and my ISP is a local operator who has taken a franchisee from a bigger ISP. He installed an ONU device to which I connect my Wireless Router. Now, he gave me username ...
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How do I add a Ethernet and a WiFi connection to a single Link Aggregate?

I have two different ways of connecting to my NAS, one WiFi, and one Ethernet connection. How do I add both of them to a Link Aggregate connection in macOS? The menu only shows the Ethernet connection ...
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Can my computer act as a router?

I have Directv cinema plus which has to have internet connection, is there any way i can plug the ethernet cable from the cinema box directly into my pc and set it to act as the router?
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Router giving my PC two different public IP

When I am on Chrome or on Firefox and I go to http://whatismyip.host/ I get a public address 77.x.x.x (the same for both browsers). But my public IP changes when I play a game. iI shows a different ...
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Powerline vs Mesh

I have a broadband plan with myrepublic which gives 1gbps, using the myrepublic halo router which is about 7m away from my desktop Currently, I am using the Dlink DWA-192 AC1900 as my wifi adapter ...
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OpenVPN redirect-gateway no Internet access

i know this is asked like hundred times before, but i'm using as a VPN server a windows 10 machine. so the problem is that i dont have Internet access when i include the push "redirect-gateway" on ...
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bash script remote ssh ping on unit (cisco) results with half response

can someone help please? I'm trying to catch/pipe ping response from remote cisco router over ssh (see script). Everything works well but only at ping the pipe brokes at first "!" ping response from ...
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Why can I reach an Ethernet connected device with a static ip outside my network?

In my local network, I have the following setup. My laptop's ipconfig output is I've also connected a physical printer with via Ethernet to my router. This printer has an http interface which allows ...
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Is it safe to leave a broadband router running 24/7?

My father-in-law's ISP warned him in the strictest possible terms to physically turn off his rented Nokia Siemens C2110 PPPoE broadband router when not in use. Everyone I know leaves their broadband ...
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Browsing while there is a web server connected to same router

I'm trying to set up my own Nextcloud server on PC with Ubuntu 18.04 in my home network. I want it to be accessible from Internet so I forwarded ports 80 and 443. But after I did it I couldn't browse ...
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From the Standpoint of the Wireless Network, What Can a Compromised Device Connected to It Cause?

Allow me to make it very specific with a hypothetical scenario. Let's say that I have (unwisely) flashed a mobile phone with a ROM coded by a malicious user. Let's then suppose I connect this device ...

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