Router Definition and 49 Threads

Hi everyone I downloaded a navbar from a youtube tutorial from https://github.com/briancodex/react-navbar-dropdown The video is three years old, so I had to change "switch" in the code to "routes" in App.js. I also had to change the "render" method in index.js because it had been deprecated...

A couple of years ago, I connected a USB printer to the USB socket on my broadband router. After a lot of trial and error (of which I remember no details) I was able to print from my windows laptop. Here are the port settings that currently work from the laptop: 1) Based on the above...

Before I start, I must say that I haven't yet bought the Wi-Fi router. We have a broadband connection (no modem, just an RJ45 cable directly into the PC). I want to buy this Wi-Fi router and use the broadband connection to power it. Our ISP provides us a static IP, as well as a username and a...

Hello, I have a laser cutter which can connect to a wireless router via an ethernet cable. My laptop accesses the internet through the wifi provided in the office (I don't have access to a broadband modem). Is it possible to simultaneously be connected to the internet, via wifi, and at the...

I am from Germany and have tried these router brands: - AVM - Telekom - TP-Link - Asus I like AVM the most because it has a clean web interface with many functions and detailed information. I wonder what router brands there are in your countries and what your favorite router brands are? It...

So, I understand how to subnet a network and how IP address is calculated. But I am having problems with the router IP. Can anyone help me with the total scenario. Like I have an IP, suppose with subnet mask 255.255.255.0... Now I'm going to make subnet mask upto 26 bit. Now help me with the IP...

What is going to happen if I enclose the whole router with the antenna in a metalic ( aluminium ) foil as it emits signal ? Don't ask me why ? Just as a crazy experiment. It looks like a microwave oven case but I'm not absouloutly sure ?

Settle a bet: A reasonable sized (believe it is 2HP) router will not have any permanent magnets inside it upon tear-down. Instead, it uses an electromagnet. Correct?

This is not exactly engineering. Please move where appropriate if it's not. I am testing some 4G netcomm wireless routers to see how much traffic they can handle in certain situations. We are trying to find ways to "impede" them. They have two antennae that can be unscrewed. Removing both...

I know you're supposed to change your router password from the default one you get when you sign up for Verizon Fios. I didn't. This was four months ago. The past three weeks my IPAD has been operating very slowly and can't seem to play media very well (either doesn't load or takes...

Dear Forum, I would like to either block or direct a certain URL request to a specific IP address. I looked into my router configuration but I found no place where I can do either of those two tasks. I have a simple Netgear router... thanks, fog37

This is a questions that bothers me for several decades. I even asked native English speakers, but they had no definite answer. I guess that both is correct to some extent. Therefore this little poll: How do you pronounce router?

Purchased a Netgear R7000 Nighthawk router that has 3 antennas mounted on the back. Is the maximum signal strength in the direction formed by the plane of the 3 antennas (left to right) or perpendicular to that plane (front to back)?

Does a router tells a slave device to close a TCP connection, if the router loses connect from the master device ? So, I have a Qterm-g72 HMI and I am trying to connect it to a Moxa over TCP Modbus. This only works if a Computer or a router is between the Moxa and the HMI. I am trying to found...

Hi, I want to build a router from scratch Does anyone have a good guide to help me get started ? Thanks,

I just bought the Netgear AC1200 router, I followed the instruction of typing "routerlogin.net" in the address bar, logged in and created my password. and I got both my laptop connected wirelessly to the router. My issue is setting up the wireless connection to the Cannon MX922 all in one...

In my computer textbook, on one page, its given that switches can't stop traffic from traveling to all other LAN segments. On the next page, it says that switches send traffic only to appropriate connections. On a YouTube video, it says both will happen. First it send the packets to all...

Let me start by saying that the point of this question is to figure out if I can do this with items on hand instead of buying a UPS. I have a cable modem and wireless router which require 12V 750mA and 12V 1000mA respectively. In the event of a power outage, I'd like to be able to manually...

Homework Statement An IP machine Q has a path to another IP machine H via three IP routers R1, R2, and R3. Q—R1—R2—R3—H H acts as an HTTP server, and Q connects to H via HTTP and downloads a file. Session layer encryption is used, with DES as the shared key encryption protocol. Consider the...

Sorry for the stupid question but I already forgot or a bit confused. When do I use a switch, and when do I use a router? Thanks!

I was wondering, every time I send or receive a TCP packet with an IP header, my local ip, ie. 192.168.1.x is displayed as the source or destination, respectively. Does this get changed as soon as the packet passes through my router, so the source/destination is listed as my external IP address?

I recently rearranged my house, and now the most convenient place to set up my computer is unfortunately inconvenient to run a wire to. Fortunately, I have an old router lying around (Linksys E2500), that I figured I could use as a bridge, and while it wouldn't be as fast as connecting a wire...

My router has an adapter with the output: +12V 0.7A And it does not work anymore. I have another adapter which has the output: +12V 2A. Is it okay to connect this adapter to the router? What does 2A and 0.7A indicate? Should the adapters have the same output impedance?

Homework Statement Consider an IP Router with four link interfaces numbered 0 to 3. Packets are to be forwarded according to the table: http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/4844/iproutertable.jpg Write down an IP forwarding table with ve entries that forwards packets to the correct...

Greetings, What will give the best connection over very long distances, miles? A router, ethernet bridge, or repeater? And why? I am going to use a dish antennas and transmit at 1 watt. Thanks

Before I go to the serious computer forums perhaps someone on here can help me out. I have a linksys wireless router and I need to enable security and password protection on it as the signal probably reaches several of my neighbors. I've tried putting the code listed for that model as the...

Could I attach a USB port hub to the USB port on a router, and then attach two USB devices to the hub? Would that work, i.e. share the printer, and share a storage device?

I want to separate my computer from the rest of the network in my home. I'm really scared about getting viruses through the home network because of other people in my family. I want a computer to use that I know will be safe for dealing with money online. Any ideas?

Okay, here's the deal. I don't have internet on my computer, so I am borrowing my friend's "Rogers mobile internet stick". I have a router from Rogers, even though I don't have internet. The thing is, I need the router to send out a signal so that anything that has wi-fi in my house can pick up...

I am going to build a CNC router. Although that's misleading since I don't nessecarily plan on actually using a router as the main tool. I want to see how precise I can get and what kind of quality I can achieve without spending lots of money. So I have some basic questions. The plans I've seen...

I recently installed a router for Dish Satellite and it seems to have caused a failure to telephone lines. The DSL line stills works I have outside phone connection from the telephone connection point but no phones work on the inside of the house. I am using a hand telephone that is working. I...

What is the basic difference between a switch and a router ? !

Do any of you guys have a PCB router? Do you know of one for less than $1,000?

I have a router and I would ike to set up NAT, I am not sure if this can be done with only a home use network ISP-Router-mycomputer :biggrin: :biggrin: I sorry my mouth is bigger than others' Thank you

i am new , so i am not sure if this is the rite place. my Question i want to show my students how to block the signal coming from a wireless router. Pl help!? i have tried wrapping the antenna with aluminium foil and putting the whole modem in an aluminium container, none of...

I bought a netgear router and want to set up a wireless connection, but it says I have to turn off my firewall to set it up. Do I only need to turn of the firewall until it is set up or does it constantly need to be off to have the internet connection.

My daughter claims that when she runs our microwave oven, it disables her laptop computer connection to our wireless router. What might cause that? Will we be sterlizied?? (just joking...I think!) One possibility is that when the microwave oven draws power sparking from a loose 120 wall plug...

hi, I have this problem that I have no idea how to solve, I’m trying to do some calculations for a project, so, does anyone have any ideas what calculations you might use to work out what force is required to push a wood working router through material, I want to apply these calculations to many...

Hey kids! I've come to PF seeking a recomendation for a wireless router. I moonlight and do IT work when I can. This office originally had a lot fewer computers and worked fine using a generic Linksys wifi router. The office has grown considerable since then and with the addition of several...

I'm trying to figure out how to safely use a dimmer or router speed controller as an inexpensive heat level control for a (nichrome coil) resistance heater. I've read that you can use a dimmer switch as a heat control if you don't run it at more than 80 percent of its watt rating...

Simple Router question ... Hi all, I searched the internet for some clues but couldn't find anything very precise. I have a wireless router/access point attached to a phone line and it works fine. It transmits the radio signal carrying internet to my laptop and all ok. I can access the web from...

What is a really good wireless router out now? I am hooking up my computer in my room with wireless and I really really don't want to have to put up with disconnecting every 5 minutes, weak signal,etc.

Hey guys; I'm experiencing a really weird problem with my router.. First, my setup: I'm living in the Caribbean so I have to use a goofy ISP. We have a PPPoE DSL connection to them. I then have a Linksys Broadband Firewall Router hooked up to the DSL box, then I have a Linksys Wireless...

I'm planning to move my computer into another room so that means I will need a router to have internet access. My dad's computer is in the same room with mine right now and we have a cable connecting are computers so I can get Internet. What should I look for when shopping for a router. I'm...

I'm running Windows XP Pro w/ SP2. The so called "firewall" has slowed my broadband down considerably. I was told that if I had a router, I didn't need Window XP's "firewall". Is this true?

wireless router... i bought a new wireless router from LinkSys...model no. is BEFW 11S4...i was asked to go to http://192.168.1.1 to configure my connection...but i can't even go to http://192.168.1.1...so how can i configure my connection? Must i go to the site to configure it or i can...

Hey guys I seem to be having a problem with my wireless router. I'm using a LinkSys Wireless Router-G. This is not the brand new one with the speedbooster. I have my router in the room RIGHT next to me. I am literally 15 feet away from my router, and it is sitting on top of a piano...

Hey guys! Is there a way to access computers behind a router? I mean.. I know I have some specific IP address that the router has, and then the router gives each of my computers an IP. Is there a way to access the computers behind the router from the internet? Thanks :)

can u share files and printers on a router as well as a internet connection?