Questions tagged [wan]

WAN or Wide Area Network is one that spans more than one geographical area, usually across city, regional or national boundaries. The Internet is an example of a WAN.

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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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Forwarding WAN traffic coming in to VPN Server to VPN client and then to device on client LAN

Here's a synopsis of what I'm trying to accomplish. My Internet connection is double NAT'd and I have no ability to port forward or bridge the upstream router so that my router can accept incoming ...
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Second router not sensing internet while PC connected with the same cable does

Because I have my main router (from my internet provider ) in the corner of the house, WiFi doesn't reach my room (thick walls). I connected my PC with a UTP cable about 25-30 meters long. Now, a few ...
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How to use my TP-Link for internet and my ISP's router just for VoIP

I've just upgraded from ADSL to VDSL, at the same ISP, and with that they sent me a new modem/router and they also switched my telephone line from POTS to VoIP. I do not wish to use their modem/router ...
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Sync huge file tree with rsyncd, and encryption

I need to do daily copy of large file tree over the public internet, and do that effectively. As far as I know, if I use rsyncd on receive part then sync is done quite effectively since during file ...
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Metrics configuration for 2 networks: WAN & 4G on Windows 10

I am currently in charge of designing a network solution. I am fairly basic at networking but im sure this solution should work. On our previous development, we had thought that our machine would only ...
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OpenWrt router acting just as a switch with another WAN from wifi client

I have here this networking problem I can't figure out. My situation is following: ADSL cable connection to WAN, provider's router/modem (some Zyxel), DHCP running, original firmware, not possible to ...
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configuring a L2 transparent wireless bridge on WAN side of router

I'm configuring a Layer 2 wireless bridge and found that my router (ASUS RT-N66U) is unable to create VLANs on WAN for managing the bridge radios from within the LAN. In case that's unclear, the ...
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Router configuration: Can i configure the WAN port of my router to static ip, at the same time LAN port to static in different local network?

Can i change my WAN port IP to be static IP in my local network? LAN IP is already static and it is in a different local network. For example: WAN IP: 192.168.250.2 / 255.255.255.0 LAN IP: 192.168.1....
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How do I create a LAN connection between computers on internet

I want to play games with local server like amongus on bluestacks. I have tried making a VPN from control panel and forwarded the ports, but when my friends connect to the internet, their internet no ...
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Different WAN speeds from different computers on same 1Gbit LAN

I have 3 computers on same LAN connected to WAN over a switch. Two of them have 40Mbit/s/3Mbit/s download/upload speed and 3rd has 3mbit/3mbit download and upload speed according to (speedtest.net) I ...
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Connecting a router

I am trying to set up a new Tenda wifi router, but am having trouble. I am getting the following message: Does anyone know what this means? Also do I really need to set up the router if I'm already ...
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How to intercept web traffic of a remote computer connected to WAN

I'm able to configure burp proxy to intercept web traffic on my local Network but I don't know how to do the same with a pc not connected to my local Network but to internet (WAN). How can I configure ...
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Accessing modem FTP Server with WAN IP

I have configured the FTP server on my router. The FTP server IP address is 192.168.1.1 (same as routers IP address). I port forwarded Port-Forward setup image. Locally FTP server works like charm ...
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How can I access WWW from behind a LAN to WAN router cascade?

I am trying to set up a LAN to WAN router cascade using ethernet cable between a Belcom (Router 1) and a Linksys WRT54G running Tomato 1.28 (router 2). I am wanting to do this to improve parental ...
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Why does my ISP give me free Dynamic DNS service?

Recently when doing a reverse IP lookup on my own ip address I noticed that my hostname was set as [insertAccountNameWithISPhere].plus.com when I go to plus.com it redirects to Plusnet who is my ISP. ...
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Allow Connection From WAN to LAN

I have made a Web Server using Python Socket which I can reach with in my LAN but not reachable from the WAN. I have enabled 'Virtual Server' in my router. I think the router's Firewall is blocking it,...
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Home network topology and approach [closed]

I'm hoping to get some advice on topology and approach to accomplish my goals using the hardware stack identified here (I don't mind adding/subtracting HW if needed). I know how to do some of this ...
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Can a router receive WAN from a switch while also routing through the same switch?

That title is admittedly a bit confusing so let me explain below. This is probably a rookie question but I cannot seem to find an answer on the internet. Can the router in the following diagram ...
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Getting disconnected from LAN and Internet after an hour or so - reboot resolves the issue

Works for an hour maybe two or three and then I lose connection again. I am running windows 10 on a domain. Latest version W 10 with latest updates. I have scanned for viruses using malware-bytes with ...
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ISP blocking my internet randomly for 10 minutes at a time, because of 'suspicious' activity

So recently I switched to a new ISP where the connection coming into my apartment is Ethernet cable based that connects my router directly with the ISP's router in my building's network room. Ever ...
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How to block "inner" LAN interaction with "outer" LAN in a two-Router configuration?

there is a sub here How to create a separate subnet for wireless access?, which shows a solution for two isolated private networks but for that you need 3 routers. I would like to know if there is a ...
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pfsense WAN IP using a modem in bridge mode and PPPoE

My WAN interface on pfsense which is configured using PPPoE shows an IP address of 100.64... though my real external IP address is 213.137... What is the IP shown in the WAN interface widget? where is ...
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How to connect a computer directly to the WAN port of a end-consumer router and get allocated a IP address?

In the data center oriented router, there is no distinguish between WAN port and LAN port. But for end-user router, there is this distinguish for convenience. However, in order to have a research on ...
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DD WRT loses WAN connection. Why does releasing and renewing the DHCP reestablish connection?

I'm new(ish) to networking and have been setting up a home server. Part of making sure the server is good and healthy is making sure it has a solid Internet connection. Unfortunately, our DD-WRT ...
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Dual WAN router configuration

I have one ISP working (WAN1) at the moment on my Linksys LRT224 Dual WAN router. I need to setup the second ISP in load balancing mode. I did something so far (see image) but I am not sure if I ...
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Dual Wan Load Balancing speed

I have a Dual WAN Linksys LRT224 and two ISPs. If I have two 50mbps ISP configured in load balancing, will my overall speed increase above 50mbps or close to 100mbps?
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Test new Dedicated Internet Access line

Our provider has just installed a EdgeCore switch/router in our office and I would like to test out the speed with my laptop. Here's what I'm provided 1) a range of LAN IP address/subnet 2) WAN IP ...
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Is there any way to disable - enable WAN miniport with command prompt?

From time to time i need to disable - enable one of my WAN miniports but can't find a way to do it with command prompt/ without going to Device Manager. Has anyone any idea if that is possible and ...
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When I change the subnet for the LAN interface on a Sonicwall firewall the WAN interfaces go haywire. What should I do?

Our company's old subnet was 255.255.255.0. To adjust for growth we decided to implement a 255.255.248 subnet. Upon changing this in our Sonicwall's LAN interface, our WAN connections quit working ...
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can I setup two LANs (each w/their own WAN) to share the other's WAN

I have a networking question for the experts here. Please let me know if there's a better place for me to seek help. LAN1 is a house in a rural area with slow ADSL internet. LAN2 is an "observatory" ...
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Getting Wake on Internet (WAN WOL - Magic Packet) run on Windows 10? (Intel I217-V)

Under Network Adapters I have an Intel Ethernet Connection I217-V. With Windows 7 I was able to configure my computer to wake up on a magic packet, I am using the app WolON. After a fresh ...
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Accessing LAN device using port triggering from a “mock internet” on the WAN port

Can I attach the WAN port of TP-Link Archer C59 WiFi router, a DHCP server (in my case Pi-Hole with dhcp enabled), a WAP (with an android tablet and iPad connected to it wirelessly) all to a switch ...
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Is it possible to share mouse and keyboard over WAN?

At my office I'm using two computers, which is connected to two different LANs. I'm looking for an application to share the mouse and keyboard from one of the computers with the other one. I know of ...
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Does Wake-on-LAN via WAN needs port forwarding?

If yes, how does it work? The pc still has no ip, so where should I forward the port?
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Router admin page not reachable through WAN port

Let us say , I have a home router which have LAN port : 192.168.0.1 WAN port : 10.137.141.195 Now , When I do 192.1768.0.1:80 , I am able to open the admin page but when I do 10.137.141.195:80 , I ...
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How to use WAN ip address to host site?

I'm was trying to do Port Forwarding to host website from home server in my TP-Link TL-WR841N Router. I use static IP address of my server, I opened port "80" from Windows Firewall. I even changed ...
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Connect to LAN IP of remote device modem through 4G modems

I am trying to setup a connection between my computer and a remote networked device. My computer (LAN IP 192.168.0.1) is connected to a 4G modem (LAN IP 192.168.0.2). This modem connects to a WAN and ...
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MikroTik RB750Gr3 - Slow WAN Speeds after Upgrade

I am experiencing some issues with my MikroTik HEX RB750Gr3. I have never experiencing any issues with using the device until I updated my firmware for the first time. I was completing frequent OS ...
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How come my WAN IP is assigned as a Private IP Address instead of Public?

My WAN IP used to show up as a valid Public IP address something like 43.146.xx.xx, 5.132.xx.xx etc. But my ISP recently changed it, and now I am getting assigned with a private IP address of 100.64....
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LAN/WAN Combo Slot?

My Modem has a slot that says "LAN/WAN", suggesting that it works for both. However, it already has a plug in the DSL slot. Thus, I assumed that the DSL slot actually functioned as the WAN. Does that ...
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Which MAC address does my ISP need?

For my new network I want to use a Vigor 130 as modem in bridging mode and an OPNsense appliance behind that. The OPNsense will connect to the Internet. My ISP uses IPoE/DHCP for Internet access and ...
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Why doesn't my website doesn't display correctly when it's accessed via another computer on the same LAN

I'm running a web server (Ubuntu) on my local home network. I'm behind a router. On the WAN I have a direct IP. When not on my home network and accessing my website via the WAN direct IP my website ...
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How does my PC decide whether I meant a LAN or WAN adress?

I have understood how ip adresses and subnets work and that routers have two sides: LAN and WAN. Now I'm wondering what happens in the following scenario: I am 192.168.1.10 and my friend is 192.168.1....
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How powerdns slaves track changes of master in mysql backend?

I'm using bind for many years i want to migrate to powerdns. Assume the dns servers better to be locate on many data centers replication always to be problem. How powerdns manage the zone transfer ...
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How can I configure pfSense to allow traffic from LAN to WAN?

My topology is as the picture above. I've configure to allow incoming traffic into each pfSense interface, include 3 LAN and 1 WAN. Ex: I can ping from DC to pfSense interface in the same network. I ...
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Allow LAN access between devices on two different LANs

My current setup: 4G WiFi modem/router with Ethernet ports Media devices (Chromecast, phones etc) ADSL modem into WiFi/Ethernet router Latency sensitive devices (PC/game consoles etc) Reason for ...
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LAN-to-WAN puzzle

I have as primary router an ASUS RT-AC51U (A) (where only 3-4 clients are connected via wifi with address reservation and / or static IP on the machine), as secondary one ASUS RT-AC1200G + (B) (here ...
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Allowing LAN-LAN Cascaded Router to Access Internet

Below diagram is the set up which I am currently trying but doesn't work. My goal here is: Both TV Box and PC are under the same subnet 192.168.1.0/24 Since Router 2 is a SIP client which connected ...
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DNS resolution, Browser navigation, and cache

I know NS update could take over 24h. However during this process there is something that intrigues me. I can't change ISP router's DNS so I set WAN/LAN to use Google Public DNS The process scenario:...