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general router LAN port use
(question pertains to both this current router + future AX router)
Again, PLEASE feel free to speak 'techno-inept'..no idea what LAN even means!
Both current router (which I plan to 'pass-on' to daughter's family) & AX waiting on
have several LAN ports...my MS-employed + obviously MUCH more techno-savvy
neighbor asked me "why aren't you 'plugging devices' into your router"? To which
I so eloquently replied "huh"?. He said the wifi printer sitting on shelf 6' away is an
ideal candidate. And since we're now raising (and subsequently 'hybid schooling')
3 grandkids, I should 'plug-in' their Chromebooks into LAN ports too; even if they
are only 'plugged-in' while in my office for a couple hours doing homework. ???
> [...] ..no idea what LAN even means!
Try a Web search?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_network
> [...] ???
A device which has an Ethernet interface can usually be connected to
a LAN Ethernet port on a router, instead of using a (LAN) wireless
connection. You typically gain speed and reliability, but lose
portability.A Web search for terms like, say, "home network" might have some
educational value, too.
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> [...] ..no idea what LAN even means!
Try a Web search?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_network
> [...] ???
A device which has an Ethernet interface can usually be connected to
a LAN Ethernet port on a router, instead of using a (LAN) wireless
connection. You typically gain speed and reliability, but lose
portability.A Web search for terms like, say, "home network" might have some
educational value, too.well hell, seems too simple (or me too stupid) once you actually SEE
"Local Area Network" visually spelled out