I've discovered that there is no passwd on this router.In otherwords it is open to the world. I googled it but all the results talk about the router password. Koder, you have the same device on your system..... how did you fix this? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > 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 >> > >