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Turning an old ADSL modem into a WIFI adaptor for PC?
It depends. This will only work if your "modem" (I assume you actually have a modem/router/WiFi-Combo) is WISP capable. If it is you can connect it to a regular WLAN AP. Be aware that this ...
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Why My phone connected to WiFi and sharing ethernet via USB doesn't halves the speed whereas the repeater does?
If your phone is talking to a wireless router there are two streams
of traffic, one from your phone to the router and one from the router
to the phone.
If your phone is talking to a repeater, the ...
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Turning an old ADSL modem into a WIFI adaptor for PC?
Short and simple: For the average user this is NO.
A bit longer: Maybe, if you have the skills to write new firmware for the ADSL modem/router.
The ADSL modem is setup as a router with the ADSL as ...
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Cannot change LAN IP address in my router
Unfortunately my answer is that the settings of this router/modem
cannot be modified this way.
Your router is the modem of your previous ISP, which I suppose was
WSEE. It was fabricated by a company ...
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My Router/AP rebooted and now Windows computers can't connect to the 5GHz SSID
@JW0914 wrote in a comment above:
This is usually due to the router's wireless implementation/settings,
or WiFi adapter settings in Windows.
Router WiFi Radio
Set to an actual channel for 5Ghz, not ...
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Connecting two Wireless Access Points together via Ethernet
Yes, but the 'house' access point needs to have a "station" or "client" mode (might even be called "bridge" mode), and in that mode it will no longer act as an access ...
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Will my home router user/admin password be any protection against hackers?
You can do a few things to increase router security:
Disable remote administration - Only people inside your network can change it's settings
Use strong passwords - Changing as often as you feel is ...
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Do all wireless clients need to support OFDMA for it to work?
No, you don't need all clients to support it. If just one client of an AP, plus the AP itself, support it, it could theoretically be used for simultaneous bidirectional transmission.
Given typical ...
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connecting a router to another via wifi: what feature does the router need to have?
You will need a router that is WISP capable so it doesn't only have an Ethernet WAN interface but you can also set it up by connecting to a WLAN AP (usually from your ISP, in your case the VDLS Router)...
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Can't access secondary router's settings when linked to primary modem+router
How can I access the settings page of router B? Is the only option to hook up a computer with it via ethernet cable?
Most likely, Ethernet vs Wi-Fi will be completely irrelevant – in most home/office ...
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How to combine two LAN that going through the same Modem?
Thank you everyone for your inputs. After reading all of the suggestions about being on the "same subnet", setting the router to be a "switch", etc. I was able to use Bing chat ...
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How to combine two LAN that going through the same Modem?
Your Asus router is most likely using NAT (Network Address Translation) protocol to isolate the network it provides. NAT allows a router to have only one IP address showing to the Internet (or the ...
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Why does my Wifi break when my wife leaves the house?
I think the issue has been resolved, though I only have a hypothesis about the root cause. Since I turned on the QoS and set my laptop to the "Highest" priority, I haven't had my connection ...
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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
You may set up batch files that will act on the wifi adapters.
This is a simple solution that will just require double-click
on desktop icons.
See the article
How to enable or disable Wi-Fi and ...
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Can this conventional router be added in a mesh network?
Seamless roaming doesn't require mesh topology wireless backhauls, or any coordination between APs (wireless routers) for that matter. They don't even have to be from the same vendor. As long as you ...
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Slow speed due to multiple useless devices in wifi
Many routers are able to create a "Guest WLAN" in addition to the main WLAN - you should connect your IoT devices to this guest WLAN, which also disallows them to access your computers, NAS ...
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1 ISP 2 wifi routers LAN-LAN dropping
Run an Ethernet connection to your target location. You said you did this.
Make sure the Ethernet works by itself.
Make sure the subnet upstairs is the same downstairs. That will help.
The first pair (...
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How can I bypass AT&T's Arris BGW210-700 gateway and use my own router?
There are three options, only one of which (the first) is officially supported by AT&T.
Use IP Passthrough, as outlined in @Ryan's answer. Another tutorial by Sonic with screenshots is available ...
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Is there such a thing as a double ethernet cable?
Frame challenge: Not familiar with AirPlay, but I suspect its second Ethernet port is optional. So, you might be able to connect the modem directly to the switch, and the AirPlay to the switch: Modem--...
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