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Weird Names In Attached Devices - WNR2000v2
I’m having a hard time trying to figure out what’s happening when I display a list of attached devices on my network. Most disturbing is a list of “garbage” name devices. These appear only when ...
LUH3417 wrote:
Any thoughts or suggestions you have, especially on the “garbage” named devices, will be greatly appreciated.
As microchip8 says:
You're using ancient technology. Time to upgrade to current standards?
Ancient = 2009.
A lot has changed since then.
You have 100 Mbps LAN (today's technology is typically 1000 Mbps with some at 2500 Mbps) and no 5 GHz wifi. let alone 6 GHz.
Thanks for the wake up call! Our internet needs are modest, and I haven't had any problems other than this recent display of device names, so I hadn't realized so much has changed. Reading up on WiFi 6/7, DOCSIS 3.1/4.0, WPA3, etc. now. Thanks again!
LUH3417 wrote:
Our internet needs are modest....
Maybe, but if you are paying for anything near 100 Mbps for your Internet speed, you may be amazed at the improvement.
Even with slower Internet the laptop and phone would probably benefit from 5 GHz wifi.
LUH3417 wrote:
Reading up on WiFi 6/7, DOCSIS 3.1/4.0, WPA3, etc. now.
DOCSIS is a modem thing.
You may not need to change anything on that front. The technology there changes less often and less dramatically.
The only problem could be if it has a LAN connection to the router that is also slow.
What modem do you have?
michaelkenward wrote:What modem do you have?
The modem is a Cisco DPC3010, also circa 2009.
LUH3417 wrote:
michaelkenward wrote:
What modem do you have?
The modem is a Cisco DPC3010, also circa 2009.
That modem is also limited to 100 Mbps Ethernet.
No problem if you have slow Internet. But it will be a bottleneck if you ever upgrade to anything faster than 100 Mbps.