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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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Should WiFi routers be set to a channel or choose automatically?

This question is about scenarios where many other independent routers are nearby, like in apartment buildings etc. There are many articles online (like this one on lifewire) showing how to manually find a channel / frequency for routers to use, and…
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Can antennas be replaced on a TP-LINK Archer C7?

I'm planning to buy a TP-LINK Archer C7 Router. This model has three fixed antennas (2.4 GHz band) and three external antennas (5 GHz band). Can I replace the external antennas with 8 dBi antennas? What maximum range (in meters) would this…
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How to connect 2 different networks using a Router

I have a "NETGEAR WGR614 v4" Wireless Router. It has 1 Internet Port & 4 LAN Ports. It's Default IP is : 192.168.0.1 I can access this router and change it's IP address by opening http:192.168.0.1 I need to connect two different networks using this…
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Router slows dramatically, needs restart (Belkin N+ Wireless Router)

About once a day my wireless router slows down dramatically. Any ideas on what's wrong or how to troubleshoot it? In particular, the upload speed is killing me. Where I might normally get 40 Mbps down and 4 Mbps up, when I'm experiencing the problem…
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Turn on VPN Pass-through at WR340G

I have router WR340G v3 0815311C, but I can't find VPN Pass-through option, but I must find it because without it I can't connect via Zywall to my company internet. Has anybody the same problem?
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Is it possible to extend the antenna for wireless router over coax?

My house has a smart box, and all cables (coax and cat6) in the house run to it. The box is on the second floor in a closet in the far corner (furthest location from my office). I keep my modem and WiFi router on a shelf next to it. That way I am…
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Is it possible to add antennas from one TP-LINK (TP-WR841N) to another TP-LINK (TP-WR841N) to extend the range?

I Want add the antennas from my old damaged router TP-LINK (TP-WR841N) to my new router TP-LINK (TP-WR841N) to extend the range. There are already two antennas present also an additional two antennas for a total of four. So I want to know is it…
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What is the point of an 802.11ac router with 10/100 ethernet?

I am thinking about buying an router with AC wifi, and I have found several that were missing Gigabit ethernet. I find this strange, as far as I know 10/100 is slower than AC for a close range. Am I right? If I want to send some files from my wired…
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How to Connect RJ45 Cabled Internet (WiMax) to a Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router?

I was using TP LINK Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router which was one side connected to landline phone and another side had 4 ethernet port and also act as wifi router. Now I brought BSNL WiMax where the internet comes directly in RJ45 cable. I don't…
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How do I determine how future-proof and stable a router is?

I mentioned in my last question that my wireless router had a bad habit of crashing. After consulting with the Super User chatroom, as well as my sysadmin, I've decided I need a new router. However, I'm unsure how to evaluate all these tech specs…
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Connect Linksys WRT54GC to other router via wireless

Is it possible to connect a Linksys WRT54GC router to another Linksys router via wireless? I have 2 routers, but don't have a long enough cable to connect them. They both have wireless, therefore my idea was to connect them via wireless, but I could…
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Router Speed vs. ISP Speed

I went to speedtest.net and found out that my internet connection (that my ISP Comcast provides) is about 12 Mbps download, 3 Mbps upload. Is there any reason why anyone would possibly need a Cisco Linksys E4200 Router which boasts …
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Tomato vs X-Wrt Wireless Router Firmware - which is better?

A few years ago, I've switched over from DD-WRT to Tomato and I haven't looked back since. Before I did, I poked around with OpenWRT but found it too confusing or annoying to use (and I'm a CS major and setup and configured Linux servers using…
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Recomended home ADSL wireless routers

I'm going to buy a new ADSL wireles broadband router, but i'm not sure what might be a good one. I want it to have some form of QOS on it, and SNMP support so i can see my port usage over MRGT. I've looked at various models but they all seem to have…
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Diagnose restarting router

I recently moved, and since then, my router (Nighthawk X6 R7900, firmware version V1.0.2.10_10.0.29) keeps restarting randomly. Some details: A day before I moved, the router still worked in another location (at the other address) After I moved the…
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