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Routers and the internet....??

  • 01-06-2004 1:32pm
    #1
    JPH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    Could anyone help me understand what the difference is between -

    1 - plugging my braodband into my routers 'internet' port and
    2 - plugging my broadband into my routers wan ports.

    The reason I ask is I am able to connect to my ISP through option 2 (Wan port) but not through the internet port.

    Thanks
    John


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  • #2
    tomk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭tomk


    Can't tell you much without a make and model number. Here's an obvious question - is it not in the manual?


  • #3
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    The wan port would stipulate the technology used, eg DSL etc.

    DSL - MODEN - AP - PC

    Connect the DSL modem to a LAN port on the AO


  • #4
    JPH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭JPH


    Thanks for the answers thus far.....

    But the reason I ask is because I can access the internet through the LAN port.
    i.e my internet connection is pluged into the wan port of my router.
    I then access the internet by plugging my laptop into another LAN port, and connect.

    However my ISP requires I use a fixed IP address, which is manually configured in my laptop......
    Does this mean if I try to connect another laptop (with a different IP address) to the router via the LAN port, I will NOT be able to connect to the internet ?

    I assume not - and that that is the difference.

    Because if I were able to connect via the internet port on the router then all other dynamic IP address would be able to 'share' the internet connection.

    Does this logic make sense to anyone out there ????

    Through wireless into the mix and it really gets messy.... :)


  • #5
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    If your ISP requires u use a fixed IP simple, Set the fixed IP on the AP, turn on DHCP on the AP, which will have something like this

    Modem connects to your DSL
    AP connects to your modem using the fixed IP
    Client machines connect to the AP with DHCP enabled

    DHCP should be set up on the access point setting the
    gateway/dns to the AP IP

    The static IP on the modem side of the AP should be configured with the static IP and the settings you have probably been provided with.

    I'm explaining this poorly, basically the AP is the client PC connected to the modem, and is providing access for all clients connected to the AP(forwarding throught the modem)

    What sorta settings do you have to input manually, just the IP?


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