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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Expanding wireless coverage: What are the differences between LAN to LAN and LAN to WAN when it comes to connecting two wireless routers?
I'm trying to link two wireless routers with an Ethernet cable in order to expand my wireless network. Both routers need to provide wired and wireless Internet access.
I'd like to know the ...
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What is the real difference between LAN and WAN?
What I understand is:
A LAN is connecting two or more computers to form a cable network between them.
A WAN is connecting two or more computers over a broad area to form a cable network between ...
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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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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:...
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How to access an node of an LAN via WAN?
Lets say I have a router that is connected to the Internet. An WAN IP address is given by ISP. It is using PPPoE ADSL, the IP address is not static, every time it connected, assigned a different IP ...
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Is there a dual-WAN router that can route based on protocol?
I've got two internet connections at home: DSL and satellite. The DSL connection has bad bandwidth (1.5 Mbps) but very low latency; the satellite connection is the opposite (good bandwidth, terrible ...
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Finding router's WAN/External MAC address
I want to find my router's WAN MAC address.
On the WEB UI, WAN MAC is hidden.
SSH / Telnet is not available (password protected) on router.
There is no labels/engravings on physical unit which ...
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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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IPv6 - Public IPs, private IPs, IPs derived from the MAC address? Confused!
I'm pretty much excited for IPv6 because of the large address room and (potential?) owning of more than one IP, or even tens of IPs (/122 subnet?)
Though one magazine has now confused me.
In a ...
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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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What information can my ISP see from my router?
I installed a new router today and saw my IP address change because the new router has a different MAC address and I am just curious on what information my ISP can see from my network.
I know they ...
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Exclude external IP from OpenVPN in tomato router
I have all traffic going through a VPN in my tomato router. I’d like to exclude my gaming server’s address from the VPN. How do I exclude that one specific external IP address from the VPN in the ...
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How is traffic separated between internal and external IPs?
If I ping 192.168.0.X from my home network then it will attempt to look within my network for that address and not the external WAN IP. However I can ping 74.125.224.163 and it will ping google.com.
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External IP Addresses, Subnet Masks, and SSH - How does it all work?
I'm really confused as to how I can connect to a specific computer on my network on a computer in another network over the Internet. For example, I have a beowulf cluster constantly running at my ...
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Why would a DB connection over LAN be slower than a WAN connection?
I'd noticed for ages that a MySQL database connection over my LAN was significantly slower than a database connection over the Internet.
I'm running Windows 7 32bit and I'm connected to a switch ...
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Dual Wan - Failover not working
I have 2 ISPs connected to a dual wan Linksys LRT224.
On the LRT224 I configured the failover as shown:
However, failover does not work if WAN1 fails (fiber optic is down), if physically I ...
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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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Getting WAN IP 0.0.0.0 after some time
I hope this problem belongs here and you will be able to help me (otherwise please migrate the question to Superuser).
Background and problem description
I am connected to the internet via my cable ...
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How to setup Home Networking DMZ Using Two Routers
I decided to get a better router than using my ISP supplied modem/router. Thus I am not interested in using my new router as access point nor bridge mode. I prefer having two internet accessible ...
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WAN port Unplugged
I have iBall 150M Extreme Wireless N Router. I am trying to connect my internet through this router. I configured it correctly (using quick configuration) as per my knowledge using static IP Address. ...
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Sierra Wireless EM7455 No Signal
I bought a Sierra wireless EM7455 for my new Thinkpad P40 laptop. I was able to get the driver installed and windows recognizes the modem, SIM and GPS however it will not connect to the cellular ...
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Dual WAN Router with Load Balancing AND Fail-over
This might be a silly question...
We are looking for a Dual WAN Router for fail-over reasons, but since we pay for both connections anyway, we might as well take advantage of them. What confuses me, ...
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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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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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How to connect 2 routers (Asmax and D-link) RJ11 vs RJ45 issue
I just bought a new router, D-link DSL 2641B and want to connect it to another one, provided by my ISP, Asmax AR 804MP.
Previously, I had Linksys WRT350N, and there was no problem, while I had ...
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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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DFS for a several small clusters over WAN
My friends and I all have TBs on our system(s). None of us have any full backups which are geographically distributed however, because at that amount of data, solutions such as Dropbox, S3, et al. are ...
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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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DD-WRT QoS not working on LAN/WLAN interface
I have a TP-Link WR941ND with DD-WRT firmware. Another ISP provided router dials the PPPoE connection for internet. The DD-WRT router was connected to the ISP router once through LAN in DHCP forwarder ...
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Cannot reach the computer in WAN
I wanted to split the internet connection in my room. And my brother also wanted a better wifi accessability. So we bought a router (NETGEAR JWNR2010v5). All we wanted works great, good wifi. I have ...
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Using router public IP to access another (located in WAN) router behind NAT
I have following setup:
at home I have a router up and running with public ipv4 ip
at my country house I have ipv4 cam and router which is behind NAT - no public ip (public ip is too expensive)
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Could I connect WAN (router 1) to WAN (router 2)? Is it possible?
WAN to WAN (router 1 to router 2) - is it possible and what will be the behavior in theory?
For example I will describe:
LAN to LAN (from router 1 primary with DCHP 192.168.1.0/24 and WAN connected ...
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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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Sluggish smart-home wireless devices
I have a question.
I have been experiencing delays when controlling my smart-home devices when everyone is home and using the internet. The internet is not slow, (300Mbps) but I think the one router ...
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How To Port Forward To Machine on the LAN?
Win10. I can port forward to my IP cameras because they have a Port number.
10.0.0.97:97 for instance is one of them.
I forward WAN port 97 to LAN port 97. Job done.
But how do I forward to a ...
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How do I make a virtualised WAN?
I want to create a virtualised WAN. As in, I want to have a couple of VMs (VBox) on one physical host machine, that exist on separate LANs, but that can talk to each other. Do I make the VMs, set them ...
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Assign LAN port as WAN on Technicolor TG582n router
I have recently switched my home Internet connection from copper to fibre. With a copper installation I had a Technicolor TG582n router (Technicolor 582n - ADSL2+ / ADSL2 / ADSL - see top of linked ...
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How to uninstall MiniPort Wan (IP) on Windows 8?
My father's laptop can't connect to the network printer through WIFI. We were able to narrow the problem. Three MiniPort WAN are dysfunctionnals and are displayed with a warning by Windows.
In ordre ...
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How to monitor two internet connections to detect outages and switch to the active one when one is down
I have two different internet connections on my house (from two different ISPs). And I use a TP-Link ER605 Multi-Wan router to manage both connections and deliver a single internet connection to my ...
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Load balancer at home with 2 ISP
I have 2 floor house and 2 ISPs. One is via wireless and the secondary is LTE. One router can only go on the first floor, as the Wifi connection antenna end is placed there, and second (LTE) can be ...
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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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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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Dual WAN Failover Routing w/ Dynamically Assigned IP Addresses
I'm setting up a portable, embedded Linux machine for use in outdoor environments where I'm likely to get internet access either via an in-field wireless network or a cellular data connection. On top ...
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Web Server won't load with Public IP outside the LAN
I recently set up a web server on my Raspberry Pi with a static IP of 192.168.0.28. I opened private and public port 80 through the router to this IP; it is a D-Link DIR-655 with the latest firmware ...
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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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Netgear WNDR4500 listening on port 80
I have a Netgear WNDR4500 that I use for my home router. I also have my own domain with a subdomain point to my IP. I happened to browse to it today and noticed the management console was listening ...
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Network between 2 routers - is it LAN or MAN or WAN?
We have two interfaces on two routers, which are connected with a serial cable. Both of the interfaces are in network 224.0.0.0/24. So one interface on the first router has IP address 224.0.0.1/24. ...
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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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Troubleshooting a bad download speed on great Internet connection [closed]
I have a couple machines experiencing an awful download speed on an awesome Internet connection, and for the life of me I can't come up with a rational explanation as to why.
Speed test to the local ...
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Forbid one ip to access the wan
I'm trying to configure my DLink DI524 to do the following:
I've got a PS3 on the LAN trough cable and my router is configured with MAC filters (this part is OK and working).
But now I'm trying to do ...
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