Computers should not be connected to a router's WAN port, as this would prevent data from entering or exiting the network. Instead, a computer should be connected to a router's local area network ...

I connected the DWR-978 to my main broadband router/modem using an Ethernet cable to the DWR-978’s WAN (Wide Area Network) port. This port can be set as either the primary or secondary WAN.

Are there any routers out there that have a 2.5gb WAN port and also 2.5gb LAN ports? I have faster than gigabit internet at my place. Wanted to take advantage of it via wire to my desktop. Thanks ...

You don’t have Wi-Fi 7 clients Without the right hardware on the client end, there is little point in going with a Wi-Fi 7 ...

A router that has two wide area network (WAN) ports for connection to different Internet providers. Dual WAN routers are useful in areas with frequent ISP outages, and they can be configured to ...

I need to test the bandwidth capability of a Router for troubleshooting reasons. It appears the Router is chocking on higher bandwidth downloads as this was suggested for me to try this. I never ...

Routers usually have between four and eight wired Ethernet connection ports excluding the WAN port -- this may not be enough to support all the wired devices in a large network.