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TexasIndian's avatar
Dec 08, 2020
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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...
  • antinode's avatar
    Dec 08, 2020

    > [...] ..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.