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Strange networking error.

  • 15-07-2024 02:38AM
    #1
    mondeoman72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭


    Anybody any ideas what I may have done wrong here, I'm a bit puzzled.

    I have Virgin media internet and it has 2 wifi channels. Channel 1 5Ghz, Channel 2 2.4Ghz. Lets call them blah1 and blah2.

    I just connected a

    https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt300n-v2/

    via ethernet cable to a port on the back of the router. I loaded a windscribe VPN profile onto the mango and named it VPNblah3 to give a UK IP address.

    So now the laptops in the house are not loading multiple sites on the original networks but weirdly, the phones connected to wifi fine!

    I am puzzled. Any ideas?

    Thanks in advance

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Comments

  • #2
    yoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭yoke


    -check if its a DNS problem or not - ping 4.4.4.4 and confirm it works, then try 'nslookup www.google.com'

    -check if ipv4 or ipv6 is disabled on laptops - run 'ipconfig /all' if theyre on windows.



  • #3
    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,428 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    Disable mobile data on the phone - does it still work on WiFi?

    history of boards 2021




  • #4
    TheChizler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,545 ✭✭✭TheChizler


    Have you connected your original network to the WAN or LAN port? Depending on what they've got running it could be a dhcp clash if you've connected the LAN port.



  • #5
    mondeoman72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭mondeoman72


    Thnks for the pointers. I'm on nights so will try these ideas when I get chance



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