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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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Router vs access point

I'm trying to expand my home Wi-Fi as the wireless router my ISP provided is quite weak and my house is too big for it, so the Wi-Fi won't get to the living room. I already have some holes in the ...
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How to Share Laptop internet to router via ethernet port

How to Share Laptop internet to router via ethernet port. Laptop is also connected with another wifi network so how we can share that internet from laptop to router. In which port on router (WAN or ...
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Can I run a minimalist web-server on my router without rewriting the firmware with DD-WRT?

I read this article on Nezzen.net that says that you can make a web-server on your router providing that you rewrite its firmware with a free DD-WRT, Tomato, or equivalent. Leaving apart the fact ...
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OpenWRT - how to do initial login (ssh) if 192.168.1.1 can't be routed?

I also posted on the OpenWRT forum about this issue. I'll copy the text of the problem verbatim, below, but here's a summary. Another edit - my LAN/WAN jack LEDs are not lit up while attempting to ...
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Is it possible to configure a NAT routing device to have the same subnet on both WAN and LAN interfaces?

Case example for a router (or balancer, NAT gateway... etc): LAN interface (say eth0) with IP 192.168.1.1 on 192.168.1.0/24 subnet. Acting as DHCP (and internet) server. WAN interface (say eth1) ...
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No connection with router after changing its IP to network prefix

I changed IP of my router from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.0, which is my network prefix. What should I do to retrieve connection to my router? UPDATE I am on LEDE project and router TP-Link Archer C7. ...
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Are there anyway to track people’s browser history through my router if they’re on my network?

I want to monitor my kids’ browsing history. I can’t seem to find any straightforward solution.
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Why are my router's DNS settings changing?

I'm using d-link 2600U router (updated to latest firmware). My router's DNS setting keep changing and my browser redirects to adult websites and fake ads. I scanned my computer with this softwares: - ...
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How to change my DNS server provider permanently?

I want to change my DNS nameserver to GoogleDNS on fedora 25. I edited /etc/resolv.conf from search fritz.box nameserver 192.168.1.1 to nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.8.4 But if I reconnect to ...
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Setting my ISP's modem to let me call via my landline when I'm not home, using its internal hidden SIP server

My ISP offers to his VDSL users the ability to use any smartphone as a cordless home phone, using an official app. They provide no documentation or source code, but someone managed to de-obfuscate ...
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Can my employer see websites viewed on personal phone using corporate Wifi?

I have a question that no one has been able to answer properly on the net. If I use a personal iPhone, connected to my company’s guest WiFi, and browse to, say, https://google.com/news, does my ...
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Dlink DIR-615 suddenly stops working - Orange internet light

I unplugged my Dlink DIR-615 router last night from the wall due to a storm rolling in. I've done this countless times, no problem. However, when I went to plug it in and use the internet today, ...
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Bridged Tomato network - problems with some devices on bridged wired segment

This is my network: Dotted lines indicate wireless connections, solid lines indicate Ethernet connections. I used two ASUS routers and Tomato to bridge my network. So I have have two wired segments ...
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DNS problems with ASUS router

I have an ASUS RT-AC55U router purchased within the last 2 years that is experiencing continually more confounding problems. Situation More and more frequently, the following conditions suddenly ...
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Mac Mini’s Internet connection is very slow, every other device’s connection is fine. (PC, iPhone, Xbox 360)

I recently haven’t used my Mac Mini for about 5 days (however it was left on). I seem to be able to connect and get great download / upload speeds through my PC, Xbox 360, iPhone and parents’ laptop. ...
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Two routers in the same subnet and VPN?

My network just got more complicated recently after I had to add a router from my ISP because I want to use their optical telephone service, provided by the router 1: In the manual it says that the ...
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Windows 10 computer causes router to reset constantly

I have three computers in the network. One of them was Windows 8.1 and recently upgraded to Windows 10. When this computer is turned on and it connects to internet, most times it causes router to ...
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Computer losing wired connection for a couple seconds and reconnects

I've recently been experiencing an issue that's most noticeable while I am playing games. The ethernet is losing connection for a couple seconds and reconnecting (The ethernet icon on the bottom right ...
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does IPTABLES as a router always require masquerade / SNAT?

If I set up a linux box as a router behind a DSL gateway, do I need to enable masquerading or SNAT? Logically I would assume that all I need to do is enable ip_forwarding (done) but traffic to ...
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How do I disable auto-negotiation on DD-WRT?

I have a WRT54GL router with DD-WRT firmware installed, and have the exact same situation as exposed in this thread. The problem is, I don't know how to disable the auto-negotiation on the router ...
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How to forward port 443 on C1100T wifi router

I'm trying to forward port 443 on the wifi router that CenturyLink gave me. It's a technicolor C1100T router. When I try to forward port 443, I get the following error message: The defined port or ...
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2 routers connected in series and port forwarding

I have 2 routers connected in series. On one of them I can't have access because it's my ISP's router and that's their policy. To their router I have connected an Asus router (AC56U) to which I ...
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Does my router support Bandwidth limitation for a specific Mac address?

My brother is driving me crazy with his online streaming addiction, and since am paying the net bills, i only allowed him to use 20% of the bandwidth so he wont mess with my net time. Am doing that ...
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Offloading Cable Modem operations to Router

I may be crazy here, but I seem to recall a conversation in the past stating that it was possible to offload some of the operations taken by one's cable modem to one's router. The logic was that ...
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Finding out what the hijackers are doing/have done while in control of my router

Recently, security cameras with livestreaming got installed around the house. The cameras are connected to the router and uploading to the company's servers, and then I can watch the streams live on ...
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How can I communicate to multiple devices that are all at the same IP address?

I work in a manufacturing environment and I have the need to communicate with up to 50 devices that are all at 192.168.0.2 from a single (Windows) computer. Assume that I don't have the ability to ...
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Devices suddenly can't access local IPs on the LAN?

Suddenly, the devices on my LAN can't browse to the IPs or hostnames of other devices on the LAN (only to themselves and to the router at 192.168.1.1). I have a Win 10 desktop, a Macbook Air, an ...
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How to add a static route to AirPort Time Capsule?

I am building a virtual lab with VirtualBox to simulate a network with multiple servers, using a single physical host with 32GB of RAM. The host PC is connected to an AirPort Time Capsule for ...
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What happens to the router's MAC address once the packet is forwarded into the Web?

What happens with link layer LAN Ethernet header data once the once the frame reaches the main home router and is forwarded to the first network core router? Routers are network layer devices and ...
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Unable to reach self domain name from inside LAN network

It seems that this question is very similar to I suddenly can’t access my own web server within my LAN via the external WAN IP address but nothing there helped me so I'm trying again. I have a router ...
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Can I make computers in this subnet visible to computers in the main network without merging them?

I have a LAN in the following configuration: 192.168.1.1: Modem 192.168.1.2: Router 192.168.1.3 and on: Computers Router 192.168.1.2 acts as the gateway of the following subnet: 192.168.0.1: Router ...
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Routing between two isolated systems without VPN

Weird scenario for you: I have two Raspberry Pis running Raspbian 8 (jessie) connected to each other by a cross-over cable between their Ethernet ports. The Ethernet port on unit A is statically ...
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What is the difference between LAN port and WAN port in the routers with integrated switches?

In the latest routers, where switching function is integrated into the box will have few LAN ports (say usually, 4 or 8) and 1 WAN port. Usual configuration would be to connect computers or printers ...
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Wireless from 54mbps to 1mbps

I've just changed ISP recently to 20/20 mbit and bought a Linksys WRT610N router to hook up my laptops wireless. Everything is up and running now and I tested that the speed was as promised. Now, my ...
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Can the gateway IP be different then the IP of the router?

Can you have: Router LAN IP: 10.0.0.1 Gateway IP: 10.0.10.254 To the clients connected?
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Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 has inconsistent connection

So, I got a new Toshiba L50-B-103 (Windows 8.1 64-bit, specs) which comes in with the wireless card indicated in the title, Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160. I use this computer mainly for gaming, ...
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How do you get to a DD-WRT router's configuration page? (repeater bridge)

Here is my internet setup: Internet → Apartment WiFi → DD-WRT Router The router has been configured as a repeater bridge per the guide in the DD-WRT wiki: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/...
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Malicious program changing my DNSs

Some weeks ago I started having problems with my internet connection, it was extremely slow and suddently some websites (specifically gmail, facebook, youtube and twitter) started failing to connect, ...
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Which router firmware supports external drives, FTP, VPN, and BitTorrent?

I have a Linksys WRT54GL Router. I'm open to getting another router if it won't suit my needs. Which firmware should I install? Which version/build of the firmware? Any additional modifications I ...
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monitor internet bandwidth on LAN

I'm on a office network and there are around 12 PCs that are connected to a switch and then to a Prolink Router. Now the Internet connection is very slow and I'm the one who manage all the computers. ...
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WPA Enterprise Wireless Bridge

I live in college housing at a university with WIFI available. unfortunately, my bedroom(where I'd like to place my PC) gets little to no reception. I'd like to place a router in the strongest spot ...
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Policy Based Routing - DD-WRT

I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900. My intention is the flash the device with DD-WRT and set up an OpenVPN connection through it (I am currently outside of the states ...
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PC based router/gateway that supports Lawful Intercept? [closed]

Is there any PC-based router/shaper/gateway that supports traffic capture / traffic analysis? i maintain an Internet gateway, and want to run all traffic through a PC (virtual or otherwise), and have ...
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routing to a computer on a switch behind a router?

Here is the setup: Cable Modem -> Vonage "Router" (not really sure if it is a full router or not) -> Linksys Router -> Netgear Switch -> PC When I had the PC connected directly to the router I could ...
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Can router connect back to itself over Internet and why?

As it it sates in title. Every router I had couldn't connect back to itself over Internet, for example: I open forward port 22 for ssh on my PC. I try to connect to that ssh with other PC in same ...
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Can a VLAN be configured to function correctly even if there are unmanaged switches in the network?

Is it possible to configure individual ports on a managed switch to block specific VLAN traffic? I've been trying to read up on this but I haven't found a definitive answer yet. Our home network is ...
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Why do I see router and not my real IIS? [duplicate]

I am trying to access IIS through web but unable to do so. Basically I have a router (which functions as router and modem) that is given by ISP and I have another router connected to the router given ...
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How does my router identify different devices?

I was looking into a device list of all the devices connected to my router and I was curious about how the router keeps them all straight. The names of each device was listed next to the DHCP assigned ...
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Can't connect to router after adding Google DNS

I configured my router's DNS to use the two Google DNS IPs, which sped up web surfing a lot. However, I can now no longer connect to my router at 192.168.1.1. What is the reason for this? Do I have ...
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Port forwarding Actiontec GT784WN with CenturyLink static IP

We have a static IP through CenturyLink and are connecting to the internet just fine with our Actiontec GT784WN. We have installed a device that needs port forwarding. I've gone to the Advanced Setup ...
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