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Can a router that my subcriber provided be replaced by one that I choose (buy) in a plug-n-play kind of sernio ? Or is the bandwith/dependability already set before the router? Thanx for any input. - FlightTime ( open channel) 20:58, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
a router that my subcriber provided— did you mean "... that my ISP provided"? If so, check with your ISP. Some ISPs (e.g. 2 in Australia that I have used) will provide some technical support, but limited by their lack of knowledge of that particular router that you have. Eg they might tell you to ensure that foo is enabled, and that bar is set to 3, but they might not be able to tell you exactly where in the configuration menus those settings are on your router (if it is one they are not familiar with). Mitch Ames ( talk) 06:59, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
cmd.exe
) and type ipconfig /all
. Note down the IP address of the Default Gateway (usually 192.168.1.xxx
) and enter that number in the url bar of your browser (usually press F6). Your router's admin username and password should be printed on the back of your router or on a removable plastic slip. The plug and play section should be accessible from there. Consult your router's User Manual (
RTFM). If you don't know what you're doing, there are many ways to mis-configure it, and you should seek expert help from a local PC repair shop or technician. Unless you are aware of any known problems specific to your router, there should be no reason at all to update the firmware.
MinorProphet (
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17:00, 20 December 2021 (UTC)your modem/router/gateway has no effect on the bandwidth that the ISP makes available to you— While that is true, the original question was specifically about wi-fi, so we should consider the wi-fi bandwidth (eg between laptop and router), not just the bandwidth between router and ISP. My router (Netcomm NF18ACV) has (advanced) settings that explicitly allow me to "specify the maximum bandwidth of the 802.11g [wi-fi] network". Mitch Ames ( talk) 02:35, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
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Can a router that my subcriber provided be replaced by one that I choose (buy) in a plug-n-play kind of sernio ? Or is the bandwith/dependability already set before the router? Thanx for any input. - FlightTime ( open channel) 20:58, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
a router that my subcriber provided— did you mean "... that my ISP provided"? If so, check with your ISP. Some ISPs (e.g. 2 in Australia that I have used) will provide some technical support, but limited by their lack of knowledge of that particular router that you have. Eg they might tell you to ensure that foo is enabled, and that bar is set to 3, but they might not be able to tell you exactly where in the configuration menus those settings are on your router (if it is one they are not familiar with). Mitch Ames ( talk) 06:59, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
cmd.exe
) and type ipconfig /all
. Note down the IP address of the Default Gateway (usually 192.168.1.xxx
) and enter that number in the url bar of your browser (usually press F6). Your router's admin username and password should be printed on the back of your router or on a removable plastic slip. The plug and play section should be accessible from there. Consult your router's User Manual (
RTFM). If you don't know what you're doing, there are many ways to mis-configure it, and you should seek expert help from a local PC repair shop or technician. Unless you are aware of any known problems specific to your router, there should be no reason at all to update the firmware.
MinorProphet (
talk)
17:00, 20 December 2021 (UTC)your modem/router/gateway has no effect on the bandwidth that the ISP makes available to you— While that is true, the original question was specifically about wi-fi, so we should consider the wi-fi bandwidth (eg between laptop and router), not just the bandwidth between router and ISP. My router (Netcomm NF18ACV) has (advanced) settings that explicitly allow me to "specify the maximum bandwidth of the 802.11g [wi-fi] network". Mitch Ames ( talk) 02:35, 24 December 2021 (UTC)