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TexasIndian
Dec 08, 2020Tutor
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...
- 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.
antinode
Dec 08, 2020Guru
> [...] ..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.
TexasIndian
Dec 10, 2020Tutor
well hell, seems too simple (or me too stupid) once you actually SEE
"Local Area Network" visually spelled out