Questions tagged [wireless-router]
A device that allows access to the Internet or computer network without the need for a wired connection.
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Ethernet is fast but wi-fi is very slow? [closed]
I am experiencing persistent issues with slow Wi-Fi speeds despite having a fast Ethernet connection. Despite upgrading my internet plan to 300 Mbps and using a router with a 2 GHz frequency, I am ...
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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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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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I need help adding VLANs to my non-VLAN home network
Currently, all my network devices don't support VLAN, with my setup being: (solid line means single LAN cable, dash-line means wireless connection)
Goal is to segregate my network into three VLANs:
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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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ZeroTier not working on router running FreshTomato firmware
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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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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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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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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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Isolating home network from different internet routers
I have two internet routers and a router "C" ( Model TP-Link TL-WR841N ) to which my all local devices are connected. I want to know if there can be a way to make the router "C" ...
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I get question marks whenever I try to list netsh interface names on cmd
Running windows 10 on a TOSHIBA for work. I am trying to manually set a specific MTU for my Wi-Fi, but whenever I try to run netsh int ipv4 set subinterface "Wi-Fi" mtu=1480 store=persistent,...
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No Internet access with DHCP, static IP is fine [duplicate]
I have a setup with:
Main router provides internet, 192.168.1.1.
An access point bridge mode, connected to the main router via wireless WAN, Radio mode: Repeater.
And the second access point ...
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WiFi Router stops providing internet connection when WiFi router plugged into 1GB Network Switch
When my WiFi router is connected to the ISP modem to receive internet, I am able to connect to the WiFI network and have internet access; however, when I connect the WiFi router to our network switch, ...
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Do all wireless clients need to support OFDMA for it to work?
OFDMA (orthogonal frequency-division multiple access) allows for simultaneous communication between the router and multiple wireless client.
But do all clients in 5Ghz band need to support OFDMA for ...
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Turning an old ADSL modem into a WIFI adaptor for PC? [closed]
My PC does not have a WiFi adapter right now but I have an old ADSL modem.
Is it possible to configure the modem so I can connect it to my PC using a LAN cable and then use it as a WiFi receiver on ...
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How should I configure a router, a bridge and an access point?
Sorry for my last post I added more information here.
The idea for this setup is the following: since the main modem router is far away from me, the second one is just a bridge I don’t use it but it ...
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My ISP connected WAN cable to LAN on my WiFi pouter, and I can't access WiFi router's settings page
As title says, my ISP connected WAN cable that comes from their modem, and according to the modem's settings page, which I can access, Network mode is router and wireless mode is station.
The problem ...
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WiFi7 routers and spatial streams
It is my understanding that the number of spatial streams supported by a WiFi device is limited to the number of antennas. I am looking at two WiFi7 routers below that have 8 antennas each, but both ...
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Router configured as repeater w/ directional antenna has good connection with host router, but connecting devices only momentarily recieve internet
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I have two Linksys WRT-1900AC routers. One is configured as the host access point, with the stock Linksys firmware installed.
The other 1900AC, located in an external building about ...
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What would cause router to only auto negotiate higher speed when restarted or cable disconnected/reconnected?
Basic problem is we can't maintain any speed above 100Mbps for very long. Longest 1 week so far. ISP says it's routers, router manufacturer says it's ISP.
Our setup is 4 mesh AEX5400 routers (Wyze ...
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Cannot change LAN IP address in my router
Simply there is no option to change it. I need to change it from 192.168.1.1 to something else
I will share the admin menu screenshots:
I am trying to use this router as a WiFi extender it has been ...
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connecting a router to another via wifi: what feature does the router need to have?
I have the following setup (sorry for the poor diagram):
I'm currently using a TP-Link Wireless N Router WR841N in "Hotspot Router" mode to connect via WIFI to my VDSL router, which in turn ...
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Setting up home network with ISP provided router (Sagemcom F@st 5866 5G) and Netgear Nighthawk AX8
I'm aware this question has been asked before, however I would like to ask it again specific to my hardware models.
I am technically savvy, but not so much in the networking sense.
I am with TPG as ...
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Secondary Router Blocks Primary Router's wifi
My ISP gave me ZTE H3600 router, due to its lack of performance in data transfer I bought new router which is TPlink AX5400. So I set tplink one as primary router which gets internet directly from ONT(...
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Can't access secondary router's settings when linked to primary modem+router
I have a router-modem (call it A) provided by my ISP, that accesses the internet. I can access this router's settings page normally at its local IP adress at 192.168.100.1. I have connected my home ...
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Device prefers weaker wifi6 connection over stronger wifi5
I'm running Windows 11 on laptop that has "Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter". The modem router has Wi-Fi 6 capability but it is located 2 stories below where the laptop ...
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5ghz WIFI network offline since adding 2.4ghz network on Nokia router
My Nokia WIFI router (Nokia WIFI Beacon 2) used to broadcast double band (2.4ghz and 5ghz) under the same name. I added a 2.4ghz network in order to connect a robot vacuum (it only takes 2.4ghz...) ...
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FreshTomato: Configure second wireless AP on the same network as the primary, but with no internet access
[I'm using FreshTomato v2022.5 on a Netgear R6400v2, but I can upgrade to a newer version if needed, that is just the last time I touched the router]
I'm trying to set up a second AP that's meant for ...
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How to combine two LAN that going through the same Modem?
I have T-Mobile Home Internet and it's receiver is the Arcadyan KVD21. This receiver has two ethernet out ports. I connected my Asus wireless router to the first port. The wireless router is where ...
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Wifi Mesh My Only Other Option?
I got a new router from my isp and it does not allow me to have a guest network.... It seems to be newer than my tp-link archer C80 so I would like to keep using it rather than putting it in bridge ...
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How to see a list of devices connected to my Google Nest Wifi Router
The Google Nest Router seems not to have an admin page with a "traditional" list of connected devices, with IP Addresses, etc. Instead it directs you to use a phone app which seems as much ...
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Why Dlink DIR-615 T3 is not working as repeater with ZTE F670LV9.0 Main Router?
I am currently using a ZTE F670LV9.0 router as my main router with a default gateway of 192.168.1.1 and a DHCP server pool ranging from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.250. My goal is to utilize my old D-...
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My Router/AP rebooted and now Windows computers can't connect to the 5GHz SSID
Today I unplugged my Synology WRX560 and after I plugged it back in all the devices in my house connected to the router again except for my Windows computers. I have Smart Connect turned off, so I ...
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Why My phone connected to WiFi and sharing ethernet via USB doesn't halves the speed whereas the repeater does?
i have a TP link C6U Router which i am using as a repeater/extender WDS. I am using my 5G main router's wifi and extending that signal via TP link's router. My main router have a connection of 250Mbps....
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Home networking routing help and advice
I have this network setup at home. I encounter occasional occurrences where the wired network becomes "no network" on my desktop, which disconnects me from the network.
I come out with this ...
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ASUS RT-AXE7800 router; unable to show ALL connected devices - why?
My network is straight forward. I have an ASUS RT-AXE7800 router which provides DHCP to which is attached my ISP provided router / modem in BRIDGE mode. It's a FTTH connection.
I have multiple power ...
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Laptop cannot connect internet after switch other router tru wifi
Currently I have 2 internet account, whereby each account hv own modem and router.
Account 1 (IP: 192.168.0.1 & Subnet:255.255.255.0) mostly work for network printer and CCTV NVR . Account 2 (IP: ...
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I changed the mac address of my router to attempt to a get a new i.p addres, but. Now only one device gets internet
I first unplugged my modem, then plugged in a different router. I got a new ip assigned. I then connected my computer to the original router and then changed the mac address of that router to the mac ...
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Wi-Fi Connection Issue: Works with LAN but Not with Wi-Fi - Debian
I'm facing an unusual Wi-Fi connectivity problem and could use some guidance to troubleshoot and resolve the issue. My setup is as follows: I have a functional internet connection when connected via ...
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Hide my local network from ISP provided router/modem
I have a fiber connection in my house that's fiber directly connected to the ISP-provided modem, meaning the modem acts as a convertor from fiber to metallic and I can't get rid of it.
The modem also ...
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Is it possible to setup a D-Link DIR-300 rev D1 wifi router as repeater?
I have a D-Link DIR-300 rev D1 and looking in admin menu looks like it can be used as repeater, but It don't work and I don't understand why
I have setup up it like this
Go to Wireless network ...
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How do I see the network over a wireless bridge
I have a wireless network in our house using an Asus router to connect to the internet and also connected to a second Asus router on the second level to improve the signal strength there. Everything ...
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Why does my Wifi break when my wife leaves the house?
I might be going crazy, but when my wife leaves the house, I lose connection to our wireless network. It has happened enough times that there has to be something wrong with how my router handles the ...
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Windows 10 no Wi-Fi networks found
I normally use ethernet so I'm not sure when this happened, but I can't see any Wi-Fi connections on my PC. I can see plenty on other devices (phone, tablet etc.). I'm using a tether on my phone to ...
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Telling windows 10 which Wifi Ethernet adapter to use on a laptop with an external high gain TP Link Wifi Adapter
On my Dell Windows 10 labtop I have an internal Intel wifi adapter. However since that is sometimes not good enough at getting a wifi signal from a far away router I have an additional TP link archer ...
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ISP Router's Wi-Fi "Lags" after a few days
My ISP's ONT+Router have this weird this where it makes Wi-Fi kinda unresponsive.
It will ping fine. It will be just as fast as it should be. However, websites will open late and some apps will work ...
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We have a Nighthawk modem/router compatible with Google nest router?
We have a Netgear c7000v2 modem/router combo and only internet service. IP approved said unit. We had an issue after 1 year. Suddenly we have intermittent service. IP tech said we were being hacked ...
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Why does my PC keep creating new Wi-Fi profiles every time it connects to my access point?
As I've already explained in another question (https://superuser.com/posts/comments/2800008?noredirect=1), I use an Oppo A54 5G smartphone as a wireless access point.
I turn off the Wi-Fi hotspot at ...
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How can I access to my 4G router externally? [duplicate]
I need to access to my 4G router externally, but when I set up port forwarding on my router, and I try to access it, its public IP doesn't work.
I have a TP-Link router, and the router GUI, gives me ...
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How can access to ONU device while connected with router via wifi?
My router has OpenWRT installed and my ONU device is connected through a wire on the WAN port. I can configure the ONU via 192.168.100.1 if I connect directly to my PC via LAN port and set my computer ...