thanks for the link. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 7:14 PM, koder wrote: > The terms LAN, WAN, MAN, HAN and such are used very sloppily. > They can be used to designate the physical (geographical) area covered by > the network. > > Most of them were developed in the early networking days when computers > and communication equipment was expensive and the physical distances you > could communicate over were limited. > > Technically, that little Linksys gadget you can hold in your hands is a > LAN server, because the cabling that it will drive can only go a short > distance. Its input comes from a WAN. In today's case that would most > likely, but not necessarily the Intenet. > > In your case you have chosen to put your LAN server between your LAN and > your true server at your Internet Service Provider. In addition, as I > understand it you have an additional modem server further dividing things > up. > > If you care Wikipedia has a nice article that will tell more than you want > to know. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_area_network > > HM > > On 10/19/2014 12:31 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > > so the port I'm wondering about is an input port then. I thought I read > that it is also a wan part. How does that work? Like I know the internet > is a wan but how does it work in this case? > > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:27 PM, koder wrote: > >> Mike, >> >> I have the same device in my networking system. My answer may not be 100% >> correct, but here is my SWAG: >> >> The device was designed to serve as a router with DHCP server >> capabilities, in other words it hands out IP addresses to requests that >> come from one of the output ports. >> >> You can access the device using its web page and turn that feature off, >> it then acts as a bridge router and the DHCP functioning will come from >> further upsteam, from your other router. >> >> The network will not function correctly if you have two different devices >> trying to pass out IP addresses using DHCP. Everything pretty much quits >> talking to each other. >> >> While I have never tried using the device by plugging everything only >> into the output ports, I am guessing that connection setup would use the >> device as a bare dumb switch. No more double DHCP, only happy connectivity. >> >> I am reasonably sure my explanation is not technically correct, but is >> functional. I was quite loose with input, output, upstream, and downstream >> analogies, but that is the way I think of them. >> >> By the way on a separate item, it is my understanding that most of these >> devices are hacked and infected and should be either upgraded, or replaced. >> I have yet to do either, but I think that is the case. >> >> HM >> >> >> >> On 10/17/2014 03:08 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >> That is the router I have. On the back there are 4 LAN ports and >> another port labled Internet. My setup had the cable from the modem feeding >> into that port and everything worked until a couple of days ago. Today I >> switched that cable to a LAN port and everything worked again. I asked in >> another thread the purpose of the internet port and MR Butash gave me an >> answer but it is still a lot hazy. In my research to answer the question >> myself I found a wikipedia article that states: >> >> The original *WRT54G* was first released in December 2002. It has a 4+1 >> port network switch (the >> Internet/WAN port is part of the same internal network switch, but on a >> different VLAN ). >> >> My questions: What is that port for if not to be an input port for the >> internet >> and >> Why was it working as an input port for the internet and why did it stop >> working as such? >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >