From an old guy.... Thank you.. I'm getting ready to work from home and need to set up an office in my den and wasn't sure if what port to use and if I could use more than one LAN ports as I will have 2 pc's wired up from my router. Also wanted to make sure LAN (yellow port) was OUTGOING internet . You've answered my questions. Again, thanks so much. Oh, and Go Wildcats! :)
@jimrhodes I'm glad you found this video helpful! Your feedback is much appreciated and this is exactly why I made this channel in the first place: to help folks like you. Thank you for reaching out. Go Nova!
Google assistant brought me here. I'm considering getting a Roku doorbell and it said the base is attached to the ethernet ; didn't know what they were talking about. Lol thank you.
Hey @dorothyedge2747! It looks like with Roku doorbells there is a base device that communicates with the doorbell itself. This base device looks like it needs to be connected to your router at all times with an ethernet cable (via one of your router's LAN ports). I found this video that might give you some more clarity here: ua-cam.com/video/zBUnjPgg9xI/v-deo.html. I hope this helps!
@engrlapuk9763 yes, you can have devices connected via LAN cable and over WiFi at the same time. Your router can handle connections with multiple devices simultaneously
Not super Internet savvy, so I'd appreciate some explanation on something. I have a modem/router combo provided to me by my ISP. My modem has 1 WAN port and 4 LAN ports. I just bought a new WiFi 6e compatible router to hook up to my modem. Using an ethernet cable, I plugged one end to the modem's WAN port and the other end to the Router's WAN port. This didn't allow internet functionality on my router, so I switched the Modem's end from the WAN port to one of the LAN ports, and then the router's internet proceed to work. My question is, what is the purpose of the WAN port on the Modem?
@GCbfan the purpose of the WAN port on the modem is to connect it to your router. I think what might have happened to you is that you tried to connect a modem/router combo device to another router. In a situation like this, you will need to make sure that the router portion of your modem/router combo device is turned off. Otherwise, your modem/router combo device will take care of all the networking functions needed to provide your home with an internet connection. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions
Thanks for the video. Is it possible to setup / configure one of the LAN ports (for example Port #3) to be a guest-network? That way I could run ethernet from that port, to another router, allowing a guest the use of both wired and wireless connection to a guest-network.
Hey @joshpit2003, thanks for checking out the video. Although you may be able to accomplish this using a technical configuration like VLANs, I think you might be better off just providing a wireless connection to a guest network. Unless the guests in your network have specific requirements to upload data to the internet, it's probably safer (and much easier) to just provide a wireless network. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you.
Whether a device is connected to your router with an Ethernet port, or wirelessly with the SSID you create, all the devices are considered part of the same local area network (LAN). I hope this helps!
I have cable internet and tried extending my service to my grandparents houses because they set too far from the road to get decent service. I set up a wireless bridge to their main house and their guest house. Essentially I have the wireless bridges connected to the ethernet ports off my router. The guest house works no problem but the main house won't connect to internet. Any ideas what the problem could be? I can ping the main house receive antenna so I know the bridge is connected. Can you help?
I can't say I have a lot of experience with wireless bridges, but based upon what you are describing it sounds like there might be something technically wrong with the connection between the router and main house. I would start with rebuilding that connection and seeing if there is anything that sticks out. Maybe even try switching the locations that each port is connected (i.e. swap the main house and guest house ports on your router) to as well to see if that gives you any hints. Good luck!
Sorry for the comments but i have been trying to connect my Ethernet cord to my router but its like it's not in and its not registering that its there any idea what it could be?
You might have a bad/broken RJ45 connector on the end of your ethernet cable (the plastic piece at the end of the cable that clicks when it's inserted into your router). You may want to try a different ethernet cable to see if you have better luck. If a different ethernet cable works properly, it means the cable you were using previously may be broken or faulty. Good luck!
You may have a bad connector on your Ethernet cable if it doesn’t click when you connect it to your pc. Try connecting a different Ethernet cable to your pc to see if that helps
Have a question for you about the Internet/WAN port - how is it electrically or programmatically (in the firmware of the router I assume) different from the LAN ports, because it clearly is. I used a wireless router essentially as a wireless access point when I program PLCs in factories. My PC has the PLC programming software on it, and having that connection be wireless lets me walk all around the machine and be online with the PLC so I can see what the machine is doing. I connect a cable from one of the WAN ports on the router into one of the ports on the unmanaged switch that the PLC is connected to. One time, I made this connection between the unmanaged switch and the router by plugging into the WAN port on the router side. I wasn't able to reach any of the devices, including the PLC, from my PC. As soon as I moved the connection from the WAN port to a LAN port, it worked again. Can you explain?
Hey @chrisferrell2663, the best way to explain this difference is by using the OSI model (for reference to the OSI model, use this link: www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/learn/osi-model.html?_bk=&_bt=657063425256&_bm=&_bn=g&_bg=149493693980&device=c&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8OpBhAFEiwAG7NaEmV5sajHb39_jjgyZiygdWWk06ZSrCi3wsgbaVvfnPIc0sxXrjDpfxoClPQQAvD_BwE). The bottom line is, the LAN ports on the router are Layer 2 ports, while the WAN port is a Layer 3 port. At a high level, the WAN port communicates with the larger internet, and therefore needs to incorporate more layer 3 capabilities. On the other hand, the LAN ports operate at layer 2 of the OSI model because they directly connect devices on the local network with each other. Here is a forum that touches on this as well: www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/learn/osi-model.html?_bk=&_bt=657063425256&_bm=&_bn=g&_bg=149493693980&device=c&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8OpBhAFEiwAG7NaEmV5sajHb39_jjgyZiygdWWk06ZSrCi3wsgbaVvfnPIc0sxXrjDpfxoClPQQAvD_BwE My best guess is the unmanaged switch (layer 2) that you connected to the WAN port of your router (layer 3) created a routing issue. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any more questions about this. Thanks Chris!
If you want to provide your pc with an internet connection, you'll need to connect your router to your modem through the WAN port. If you connect your pc to a LAN port, that will allow it to communicate with other devices on your router's network. If you connect your pc to the WAN port, it shouldn't be able to communicate with the other devices on your network, and your network won't have a connection to the internet. I hope this helps.
Are those 4 Ethernet LAN ports, technically, ports on a switch that is part of this router? Also, if I connect more 2 or more computers to these LAN ports, will they transfer information to each other without my consent? I ask, because if one of the computers got malware on it, I wouldn't want the other computers to get this malware if they are all connected to the Ethernet ports on the same router. An answer would be most appreciated. Thank you sir.
@sunsparkle8443 yes, the 4 LAN ports on your router serve as a switch. With that said, devices connected to different LAN ports on your router shouldn't transfer data to each other without your consent unless someone takes control of your device and tells the devices to do that. In this example, if you have a printer and laptop connected to the LAN ports, if someone were to get access to your laptop (or be able to control it remotely), they would be able to print something on your printer. I hope this helps!
@jf6720 you should be able to use all the LAN ports on your router without any issues. What your internet installer might have been referring to is the WAN port on your router. You want to make sure your modem is connected to your router using the WAN port. None of the other devices in your home network aside from your modem should be connected to your router's WAN port. I hope this helps!
Thanks for your response! I have a NVG-443B Arris, and I think it is a combination modem and router. I am talking about the 4 yellow ports (sorry dont' know the difference between LAN and WAN.@@network-from-home
@codyjordan6822 most routers for home networks do not have PoE ethernet ports. My router in this video falls into that category (it does not have PoE ports).
Did you make sure the WAN port on your router is used to connect your router and modem? It sounds like you might have plugged the Ethernet cable into the wrong port. I hope this helps!
@@Fidha__________ The WAN port can't be used by any device other than your modem. The reason for this is because the WAN port is the port that your modem uses to share an internet signal with your router. If anything else is connected to it, your router isn't able to communicate with it because it is expecting to receive an internet connection from your modem over that port. I hope this helps clear things up
This video is so pointless he is just telling everyone what it says on the back page f the router lmao if you can read you don’t need this video hahahaha
From an old guy.... Thank you.. I'm getting ready to work from home and need to set up an office in my den and wasn't sure if what port to use and if I could use more than one LAN ports as I will have 2 pc's wired up from my router. Also wanted to make sure LAN (yellow port) was OUTGOING internet . You've answered my questions. Again, thanks so much. Oh, and Go Wildcats! :)
@jimrhodes I'm glad you found this video helpful! Your feedback is much appreciated and this is exactly why I made this channel in the first place: to help folks like you. Thank you for reaching out.
Go Nova!
About to have a presentation on how to use WAN.. Big thanks for explaining it clearly!
No problem! Good luck on your presentation!
Simple and easy to understand thanks so much ❤
You’re welcome! Thanks for checking out the video!
Google assistant brought me here. I'm considering getting a Roku doorbell and it said the base is attached to the ethernet ; didn't know what they were talking about. Lol thank you.
Hey @dorothyedge2747! It looks like with Roku doorbells there is a base device that communicates with the doorbell itself. This base device looks like it needs to be connected to your router at all times with an ethernet cable (via one of your router's LAN ports). I found this video that might give you some more clarity here: ua-cam.com/video/zBUnjPgg9xI/v-deo.html.
I hope this helps!
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No problem@@dorothyedge2747!
5:25 is what you came here for
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Can i use the wireless Internet while using the lan cable at the same time? Because there's more than 4 devices in the room
@engrlapuk9763 yes, you can have devices connected via LAN cable and over WiFi at the same time. Your router can handle connections with multiple devices simultaneously
Thank you, this is very informative.
@Olakstech thank you for checking out the video! I'm glad you found it helpful.
Thank you
@Creepo_J no problem!
Not super Internet savvy, so I'd appreciate some explanation on something. I have a modem/router combo provided to me by my ISP. My modem has 1 WAN port and 4 LAN ports. I just bought a new WiFi 6e compatible router to hook up to my modem. Using an ethernet cable, I plugged one end to the modem's WAN port and the other end to the Router's WAN port. This didn't allow internet functionality on my router, so I switched the Modem's end from the WAN port to one of the LAN ports, and then the router's internet proceed to work. My question is, what is the purpose of the WAN port on the Modem?
@GCbfan the purpose of the WAN port on the modem is to connect it to your router. I think what might have happened to you is that you tried to connect a modem/router combo device to another router. In a situation like this, you will need to make sure that the router portion of your modem/router combo device is turned off. Otherwise, your modem/router combo device will take care of all the networking functions needed to provide your home with an internet connection. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions
Thanks for the video. Is it possible to setup / configure one of the LAN ports (for example Port #3) to be a guest-network?
That way I could run ethernet from that port, to another router, allowing a guest the use of both wired and wireless connection to a guest-network.
Hey @joshpit2003, thanks for checking out the video. Although you may be able to accomplish this using a technical configuration like VLANs, I think you might be better off just providing a wireless connection to a guest network. Unless the guests in your network have specific requirements to upload data to the internet, it's probably safer (and much easier) to just provide a wireless network.
I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you.
The wifi SSID creates a network, but are the four ethernet ports considered on that network?
Whether a device is connected to your router with an Ethernet port, or wirelessly with the SSID you create, all the devices are considered part of the same local area network (LAN). I hope this helps!
I have cable internet and tried extending my service to my grandparents houses because they set too far from the road to get decent service. I set up a wireless bridge to their main house and their guest house. Essentially I have the wireless bridges connected to the ethernet ports off my router. The guest house works no problem but the main house won't connect to internet. Any ideas what the problem could be? I can ping the main house receive antenna so I know the bridge is connected. Can you help?
I can't say I have a lot of experience with wireless bridges, but based upon what you are describing it sounds like there might be something technically wrong with the connection between the router and main house. I would start with rebuilding that connection and seeing if there is anything that sticks out. Maybe even try switching the locations that each port is connected (i.e. swap the main house and guest house ports on your router) to as well to see if that gives you any hints. Good luck!
Sorry for the comments but i have been trying to connect my Ethernet cord to my router but its like it's not in and its not registering that its there any idea what it could be?
You might have a bad/broken RJ45 connector on the end of your ethernet cable (the plastic piece at the end of the cable that clicks when it's inserted into your router). You may want to try a different ethernet cable to see if you have better luck. If a different ethernet cable works properly, it means the cable you were using previously may be broken or faulty. Good luck!
My ethernet port is not connecting with the cpu. In fact it is not making a click sound after entering. Please help
You may have a bad connector on your Ethernet cable if it doesn’t click when you connect it to your pc. Try connecting a different Ethernet cable to your pc to see if that helps
Have a question for you about the Internet/WAN port - how is it electrically or programmatically (in the firmware of the router I assume) different from the LAN ports, because it clearly is. I used a wireless router essentially as a wireless access point when I program PLCs in factories. My PC has the PLC programming software on it, and having that connection be wireless lets me walk all around the machine and be online with the PLC so I can see what the machine is doing. I connect a cable from one of the WAN ports on the router into one of the ports on the unmanaged switch that the PLC is connected to. One time, I made this connection between the unmanaged switch and the router by plugging into the WAN port on the router side. I wasn't able to reach any of the devices, including the PLC, from my PC. As soon as I moved the connection from the WAN port to a LAN port, it worked again. Can you explain?
Hey @chrisferrell2663, the best way to explain this difference is by using the OSI model (for reference to the OSI model, use this link: www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/learn/osi-model.html?_bk=&_bt=657063425256&_bm=&_bn=g&_bg=149493693980&device=c&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8OpBhAFEiwAG7NaEmV5sajHb39_jjgyZiygdWWk06ZSrCi3wsgbaVvfnPIc0sxXrjDpfxoClPQQAvD_BwE). The bottom line is, the LAN ports on the router are Layer 2 ports, while the WAN port is a Layer 3 port. At a high level, the WAN port communicates with the larger internet, and therefore needs to incorporate more layer 3 capabilities. On the other hand, the LAN ports operate at layer 2 of the OSI model because they directly connect devices on the local network with each other. Here is a forum that touches on this as well: www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/learn/osi-model.html?_bk=&_bt=657063425256&_bm=&_bn=g&_bg=149493693980&device=c&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8OpBhAFEiwAG7NaEmV5sajHb39_jjgyZiygdWWk06ZSrCi3wsgbaVvfnPIc0sxXrjDpfxoClPQQAvD_BwE
My best guess is the unmanaged switch (layer 2) that you connected to the WAN port of your router (layer 3) created a routing issue.
I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any more questions about this. Thanks Chris!
so i cant connect wlan port to pc? what is the difference if i connect it to lan port?
If you want to provide your pc with an internet connection, you'll need to connect your router to your modem through the WAN port. If you connect your pc to a LAN port, that will allow it to communicate with other devices on your router's network. If you connect your pc to the WAN port, it shouldn't be able to communicate with the other devices on your network, and your network won't have a connection to the internet. I hope this helps.
Are those 4 Ethernet LAN ports, technically, ports on a switch that is part of this router? Also, if I connect more 2 or more computers to these LAN ports, will they transfer information to each other without my consent? I ask, because if one of the computers got malware on it, I wouldn't want the other computers to get this malware if they are all connected to the Ethernet ports on the same router. An answer would be most appreciated. Thank you sir.
@sunsparkle8443 yes, the 4 LAN ports on your router serve as a switch. With that said, devices connected to different LAN ports on your router shouldn't transfer data to each other without your consent unless someone takes control of your device and tells the devices to do that. In this example, if you have a printer and laptop connected to the LAN ports, if someone were to get access to your laptop (or be able to control it remotely), they would be able to print something on your printer. I hope this helps!
@@network-from-home --It definitely helps. Thank you so much and peace. Great explanation.
@@sunsparkle8443 No problem!
I was told never to use the first LAN port by my internet installer. I have never heard of this, is there a case where this is true?
@jf6720 you should be able to use all the LAN ports on your router without any issues. What your internet installer might have been referring to is the WAN port on your router. You want to make sure your modem is connected to your router using the WAN port. None of the other devices in your home network aside from your modem should be connected to your router's WAN port. I hope this helps!
Thanks for your response! I have a NVG-443B Arris, and I think it is a combination modem and router. I am talking about the 4 yellow ports (sorry dont' know the difference between LAN and WAN.@@network-from-home
what if i connect the laptop to the modem?
You should never connect a laptop directly to your modem. This is a massive security risk to your devices and home network.
Are the LAN ports POE?
@codyjordan6822 most routers for home networks do not have PoE ethernet ports. My router in this video falls into that category (it does not have PoE ports).
I have 1 port😢
@joshedwards1721 I think you might be looking at your modem. Modems have 1 ethernet port that is used to connect to your router.
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I did all this. Now the wifi is showing no ip allocation
Did you make sure the WAN port on your router is used to connect your router and modem? It sounds like you might have plugged the Ethernet cable into the wrong port. I hope this helps!
@@network-from-home yes. I plugged it to the WAN port. But now I reset the router and it's working. Can you explain the reason?
@@Fidha__________ The WAN port can't be used by any device other than your modem. The reason for this is because the WAN port is the port that your modem uses to share an internet signal with your router. If anything else is connected to it, your router isn't able to communicate with it because it is expecting to receive an internet connection from your modem over that port. I hope this helps clear things up
I thoght sone are faster 😂 ty mN
No problem!
Why you cute huh? stop it
This video is so pointless he is just telling everyone what it says on the back page f the router lmao if you can read you don’t need this video hahahaha