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question about connecting to the internet directly
Posted on 1/7/16 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 1/7/16 at 7:39 pm
the wifi sucks here and my desktop is next to the modem and router. if I want to plug into the internet directly, do I plug a cable into one the Ethernet spots on the router? and can I assure my stepdad that I'm not fricking up the wifi for anyone else?
Restarted and got the silverlight problem fixed
Restarted and got the silverlight problem fixed
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 7:47 pm
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:07 pm to Paige
Is this real life?
Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:24 pm to VermilionTiger
Connecting to the internet directly!
Whoa, sloaw down...
Whoa, sloaw down...
Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:38 pm to LSU Coyote
frick y'all I know it's a stupid question. My son did it at our old place but it was an all in one modem and router
Just making sure I'm doing the right thing. And my stepdad is very particular about this stuff so I gotta be positive I'm not stealing everyone else's wifi power
Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:59 pm to Paige
plug computer directly into modem. bypass router completely.
Win Interwebs
wifi will stop working if you do this. Plug into router if you still want to keep wifi functioning.
Win Interwebs
wifi will stop working if you do this. Plug into router if you still want to keep wifi functioning.
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:01 pm to Taffeta
Omg so it is my fault the wifi was broken a couple days ago
Do you know how I can connect to the router? I don't see an Ethernet port on it
That made sense to me originally but I couldn't figure out how to do it
Do you know how I can connect to the router? I don't see an Ethernet port on it
That made sense to me originally but I couldn't figure out how to do it
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:05 pm to Paige
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Do you know how I can connect to the router? I don't see an Ethernet port on it
You posted a picture of the FOUR ethernet ports on the back of the router. Select one.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:25 pm to Taffeta
That pic was of the router Here's a pic of the modem
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:28 pm to Paige
Don't touch the modem.
You need an additional ethernet cord to plug into your computer/back of the router. This will give you a wired internet connection.
If you do not have another ethernet cord you cannot have a wired connection, unless you disconnect the cord from the back of the router and plug into your computer. This will knock out your wifi though.
tbh it is probably best you just deal with the slow wifi.
You need an additional ethernet cord to plug into your computer/back of the router. This will give you a wired internet connection.
If you do not have another ethernet cord you cannot have a wired connection, unless you disconnect the cord from the back of the router and plug into your computer. This will knock out your wifi though.
tbh it is probably best you just deal with the slow wifi.
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 1/7/16 at 9:29 pm to Paige
Jesus christ
Posted on 1/8/16 at 8:57 am to Taffeta
But I don't see a place to plug in an Ethernet cable to the modem
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:05 am to Paige
That blue wire coming out of the modem goes to your router. Get another wire with the same ends and plug it into the router and your computer. Leave the blue wire alone
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:05 am to Paige
OK, let me try to make this easy to understand:
Put everything back just like it's shown in pic #2, with the blue ethernet cord running from the modem into the "special" port on the router. Then get a second ethernet cord and run it from your computer into one of the 4 ports labeled "ethernet" on the router. And you're done.
Put everything back just like it's shown in pic #2, with the blue ethernet cord running from the modem into the "special" port on the router. Then get a second ethernet cord and run it from your computer into one of the 4 ports labeled "ethernet" on the router. And you're done.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:08 am to Paige
This thread
How did the WiFi break? Did you accidentally drop it?
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:17 am to Paige
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I gotta be positive I'm not stealing everyone else's wifi power
Are you sure you're not stealing their thoughts?!
Posted on 1/8/16 at 9:34 am to CAD703X
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How did the WiFi break? Did you accidentally drop it?
Probably got it wet. As long as she doesn't feed it after midnight it can be fixed.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:16 am to CAD703X
Required 30 minute break every 4 hours
Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:18 am to Korkstand
thank you. I swear I'm not retarded
that's what I did a couple days ago. I plugged a cat 5 (?) cable into Ethernet port 1 on the router and into my computer
the internet went down. I thought it was possibly a coincidence. but then someone posted in this thread that would make the internet mess up
frick it, i'll just watch shitty streaming. besides I think my stepdad took my cable because I was gonna take a pic and can't find it
that's what I did a couple days ago. I plugged a cat 5 (?) cable into Ethernet port 1 on the router and into my computer
the internet went down. I thought it was possibly a coincidence. but then someone posted in this thread that would make the internet mess up
frick it, i'll just watch shitty streaming. besides I think my stepdad took my cable because I was gonna take a pic and can't find it
Posted on 1/8/16 at 11:11 am to Paige
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thank you. I swear I'm not retarded
that's what I did a couple days ago. I plugged a cat 5 (?) cable into Ethernet port 1 on the router and into my computer
the internet went down. I thought it was possibly a coincidence. but then someone posted in this thread that would make the internet mess up
frick it, i'll just watch shitty streaming. besides I think my stepdad took my cable because I was gonna take a pic and can't find it
gold.
solid gold.
eta maybe your stepdad used the cable to fix the wifi you broke. superglue works best but in a pinch he could tie that cable around it to hold it together.
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 11:18 am
Posted on 1/8/16 at 11:20 am to Paige
quote:
thank you. I swear I'm not retarded
that's what I did a couple days ago. I plugged a cat 5 (?) cable into Ethernet port 1 on the router and into my computer
the internet went down. I thought it was possibly a coincidence. but then someone posted in this thread that would make the internet mess up
It was a coincidence. Don't listen to them. One tube goes from the modem to the WAN port on the router, and you don't ever change it. The other Ethernet ports on the router are fair game for your computer.
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frick it, i'll just watch shitty streaming. besides I think my stepdad took my cable because I was gonna take a pic and can't find it
No idea.
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