Questions tagged [home-networking]
A computer network in a domestic setting is called a home network. It usually smaller than an office network, just connecting two or three computers and a modem/router.
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How to access device on another subnet from computer
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So this should be easy for some, but I can't figure out how to do it. I have my network configured like this:
My goal is to connect to "Device B" from "Computer A". ...
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Why do I have to reboot my router occasionally to stop gradual network degradation?
I have a Netgear C7000v2 AC1900 modem/wifi router and I've found over the last year that I have to restart it almost daily or else over time when I play Overwatch I start seeing more and more packet ...
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Can Windows 10 on A modern laptop support simultaneous connections to two ISPs?
I live in a rural area with only two choices for Internet connection, 1.2 Mbit/s DSL from AT&T or 15 Mbit/s from old-style satellites with 700 ms ping time and fast only in averages.
The fast ...
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Specific URLs fail with one ISP
I have home DSL and Cable service with two different providers. Both connections are live, and quick enough (the slower one gives us 20MBPS/5MBPS up). Both connections allow us to use the internet ...
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Alpine Linux - "Secrets were required, but not provided" when connecting to a wifi connection, but works when connecting to another
I am using Alpine Linux to connect to my wifi home network. I have two main wifi access points, let's call them WORKING and NOT_WORKING. When I connect to WORKING through nmcli, the connection is ...
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How can we solve the issue of Mesh WiFi making our speed 50%?
I tried a "Mesh WiFi network", using Linksys MX4200, but it seems this way:
If my computer is connected to Unit 1 of the 3 Linksys MX4200 in the study room, then I can copy file from my ...
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Why don't some of my devices connect to internet and yet some don't?
So I have run 4 wire ethernet throughout my house and I can't connect to the internet on my ps4 and some other devices on the socket in my main room but am able to do so through my laptop. Is it ...
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How do I diagnose website connection issues with my router?
I'm having problems using a website, and it seems to be due to my router but I'm not sure how. When I try to connect to it, the browser just sits there and eventually the connection times out. If I ...
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5G modem shows no traceroutes
I have a very bad internet connection, so I had a 4G/LTE modem to access the internet. Behind it is an asus router to which all my devices are connected. But this was a bit slow recently, so I ...
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Two Internet links and two Wifi routers on two separate home networks - How can I make LAN1 access LAN2 hosts and vice versa?
I have this scenario:
LAN1 - Wireless Router1: IP 192.168.1.1 - netmask 255.255.255.0 - DHCP activated and Internet access.
LAN2 - Wireless Router2: IP 192.168.0.1 - netmask 255.255.255.0 - DHCP ...
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How can I scan devices connected on my second router but with different ip addresses
My simplified network diagram
My ISP-issued router has a DHCP service enabled serving ip address in range of 192.168.1.1-255
My second router, Mercusys also have a DHCP service giving ip address in ...
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Patching a more than one cable in a patch panel
I have attached picture to help explain. I just moved into a house and it is networked. The wall panels state CAT5 on them, but the patch panel looks like it is more setup for a phone (I think). I don'...
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Destination Host Unreachable when device is turned on on home network
I have a home network consisting of an access point (leased from my internet provider) with IP address 192.168.2.1 with wifi disabled and dhcp enabled, connected to a router using an RJ45 cable. This ...
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Why did network percentage in Task Manager drop when the factual usage went up?
I was downloading something on my computer and Task Manager (under the Processes Tab) showed the download as "100% network utilization" and a speed of exactly 124.0Mbps. Someone in the house ...
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Ethernet speed Capped at 100 mbps
I have CAT 6 UTP cable. When i connect it via LAN to my laptop, it shows 100 mbps only, whereas my plan is of 200 mbps. My laptop does support gigabyte connection. The default cable with the router ...
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How do I route a subdomain to an application running on my homeserver on a specific port?
I have a web application running on my home server on a non-standard port (9177). On my local network I can access it directly as http://192.168.0.13:9177/.
However, I'd like to expose it publicly to ...
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Local Network Loses Internet When Certain Device Connects
Home Network Setup:
Cable Modem connects to TP-Link Archer A9. Archer A9 broadcasts wifi and has devices connected via Ethernet. Wired devices includes three switches which then have various devices ...
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Running a Home Mail Server - What steps can I take to perform diagnostics?
I have been wanting to run my own mailserver at home for some time now. I don't necessarily absolutely need such a thing but it would be very useful to have as I am working running my own business now ...
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Intermittent connection using a switch
I have moved to an apartment where the network port is too far from my desktop so it's not possible to have wired connection. So, I setup a network using an extender. I initially setup A. I had an old ...
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How do I properly configure my Load Balancing Router?
Setup Description
I have a TP-Link TL-R470T+ Load Balancing router setup at my home.
Here is a link to the entire setup along with the routers connected etc.
As can be seen from the diagram, I have ...
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Connect router to another router
I recently bought a router (TP-Link Archer C6) which worked great at covering my entire apartment. My ISP recently upgraded to fiber, so they provided me with their own router. Problem is, this router ...
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Share files across two computers in the network where one is connected via usb tethering and the other through ethernet
I currently have 2 PC's located at diff places in the house. PC1 is connected via an ethernet cable and PC2 is connected using an usb tethered device (Phone) in the same network as PC1.
Router IP : ...
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Unable to stream video over VLC in the local network
I am attempting to get VLC streaming working, I want to do movie nights with a friend of mine living in another country, but before I stream to the internet, I ought to be able to stream locally - ...
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Should I buy a switch or a new router to make use of all the bandwidth I am paying for at home?
This is my current network configuration, with the <- bandwith each device is receiving:
- ISP modem-router offering 300 Mbps both by ethernet or WiFi <- 300
- TV (wired) <- 300
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SSH (with Putty) to local VM on host that has VPN on
I'm trying to access with Putty to my local Linux VM (using VMware player) on a host that has (commercial) VPN on. I'm able to connect to the guest machine with host-only network adapter but I don't ...
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How to connect 3 wifi routers in a home network
My ISP brings in a cat5e cable into the house from a switch on my roof. It's a line of sight microwave system with the modem on the dish.
I have two Rasberry Pi 3b VPN routers, an older Cisco WRT54GL ...
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Only getting fraction of gigabit ethernet speed on home network with windows 10
I have couple PC's running at home for various things but only with a specific one I'm not able to get low speeds on home networking. That specific machine has very old cpu with only 2GB ram, and I ...
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(Win10) I have two different routers. How do I quickly switch between them, manually?
I have two routers, each connected to a different internet provider, with each having their own subnet. Both are accessible over the same LAN cabling (i.e. all devices are on the same Ethernet switch)....
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Port forwarding not working when client is on same local network?
EDIT: Based on the answers below, the question was in error. The issue was not due to port forwarding, but rather trying to access a server on the local network via our public IP in the first place. ...
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Link down & up on my lan setup
Since December I am having some problems with my internet setup at home, with all this Covid-19 pandemic I am very dependent on the internet most because I am a software engineer and I work from home.
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Internal/Home network reliability testing
What is a good way to test internal network connectivity reliability?
We are experiencing intermittent issues accessing the internet. We experience breakup more than we ought to with video ...
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How does NAT convert a public IP address to a private IP address?
Lets say that someone on the internet wants to send me a message (not a response) and my phone has a private IP address (and my router has a public IP address). Since my router shares its public IP ...
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pfsense - Not getting the LAN connection
Pfsense newbie here.
Below is my setup.
Router > PF Sense on a HP desktop with 3 ports> TpLink Switch > Laptop
(see picture1 below)
PfSense is getting WAN IP and the internet connection. See ...
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How to access PC on subnet router in this set up?
I have the following network at home
Network
ISP Router settings
Subnet-Router settings
Is it possible to make PC 3 see and access shared files on PC 1 and PC 2 and vice versa, keeping all existing ...
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NAS not showing up in network automatically during VPN connection
I have a NAS connected to my home network with the files I want to access, and a VPN setup (PPTP and openVPN too) for site-to-site connection. When I connect to my VPN from an external network, the ...
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Does the download speed account for intra-network connections?
My current internet plan is 500 mbps for download and 40 mbps for upload. My previous plan was 50 download and 50 upload. In my previous space, the wireless connection between devices would frequently ...
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Internet connection randomly drops
So, my PC is connected to a router via WiFi, which is connected to DSL.
At random, my internet connection will drop, but I am still connected to the router via WiFi. This does not seem to happen to ...
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How do I open this RJ45 wall jack?
Hi I am try to see if the cables in this RJ45 wall jack are put in correctly but I can’t seem to figure out how to open it. Does any know if this can be opened or does it have to be broken?
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Daisy chaining a lot of networking devices, is this a good idea?
I know a little about networking, but I wouldn't even call myself a novice... so of course I am running CAT6a through my house. I would like to know if my plan makes any sense. I have a fiber modem ...
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TOR over VPN for home network
I would like to use a VPN service that does not support a build in Tor over VPN option. So would there be a way to make this at home for the whole network?
Would something like this make sense?
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Does this dual-WAN setup seem sensible? NBN + 5G failover
I have an HFC internet connection, which takes the form of an ISP-managed Network Termination Device (you can't even log into it, you just have to stare sadly at the status lights) hooked up to a ...
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Can't access linux server in local network
Problem: Unable to access Linux Mint 20.1 PC from Windows PC after changing new router (TP-Link AX11000)
Router: TP-Link AX11000
Machine 1: Windows 10 PC
Machine 2: Linux Mint 20.1 PC
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Basic Ethernet Home Network Cabling
I am trying to set the Ethernet ports around my parents house (CAT 5e) but I am a bit confused as to how to go about it. They’re currently just using wifi with a basic xfinity router/modem. I have ...
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T568 wires swapped Pin #3 and #6?
Whilst putting on Keystones on our home which is pre-wired with Cat-7 cables I am a bit confused. From what I can tell from looking at how the wall plugs are connected it looks like all wires are ...
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Can't Ping from LAN to WAN and port forwarding is KO
hope you can help me out.
I have a modem (192.168.1.1) and a router (Xiaomi AX3600) connected to it via cable (192.168.1.2) which is creating a WAN (192.168.31.1).
All devices are connected to Xiaomi ...
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Cannot cast to Smart TV from laptop
I've tried to cast video from my laptop running Windows 8.1 to the Smart TV, and despite the laptop can detect the TV, when trying to send the video stream, on tv I only get to see the video filename ...
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Home Wireless Network setup (Mesh
I'm attempting to change my existing wireless to become one mesh network across the whole property. It spans two buildings, an outdoor space, and a driveway All in fairly decent proximity. I'll attach ...
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What could cause this ethernet slowdown pattern?
I have a home network (used for teaching, home business, video conferencing and streaming, etc. throughout this year). In July 2020 I had Verizon FIOS installed with 200 Mbps up/down speed and a new ...
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How to find the fixed IP of a device connected directly to the computer?
We have an Automatic Weather Station. I connected my PC using an ethernet cable to it directly. I accessed the AWS using the IP 192.168.1.115 and changed the IP to some other class fixed IP. After ...
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Smart view with static IP address?
As a programmer, it sounds extremely simple to use something with a static IP address.
But unfortunately, the android smart view is "user friendly" and not "programmer-friendly".
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