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VUMATEL/VOX NOT PLAYING NICE WITH MY AP's
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<blockquote data-quote="d0dja" data-source="post: 817964" data-attributes="member: 2244"><p>This. </p><p></p><p>FWIW, you can think of it as the "LAN" ports on AP/routers connect devices on the same network sharing the same address space, protocols, etc. The "WAN" ports connect to a different network normally over a different protocol. So they're both "Ethernet" ports (as in have the same shaped plug), but the WAN port will be connecting over some wide area protocol to your telecoms provider (PPP over Ethernet, etc).</p><p></p><p>So normally only your gateway device facing your telecoms provider network would be connected over the WAN port, everything else connects using the LAN ports.</p><p></p><p>You may find you eventually set up your 2.4 and 5G networks on different SSIDs. Wi-Fi is not very smart about roaming, and often a device will cling on to a particular network even when it is getting really bad signal. And 5.8GHz has really poor penetration and range. I find my 2.4G network is roughly as fast as the 5 in real terms, but doesn't keep timing out as soon as I go around a corner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="d0dja, post: 817964, member: 2244"] This. FWIW, you can think of it as the "LAN" ports on AP/routers connect devices on the same network sharing the same address space, protocols, etc. The "WAN" ports connect to a different network normally over a different protocol. So they're both "Ethernet" ports (as in have the same shaped plug), but the WAN port will be connecting over some wide area protocol to your telecoms provider (PPP over Ethernet, etc). So normally only your gateway device facing your telecoms provider network would be connected over the WAN port, everything else connects using the LAN ports. You may find you eventually set up your 2.4 and 5G networks on different SSIDs. Wi-Fi is not very smart about roaming, and often a device will cling on to a particular network even when it is getting really bad signal. And 5.8GHz has really poor penetration and range. I find my 2.4G network is roughly as fast as the 5 in real terms, but doesn't keep timing out as soon as I go around a corner. [/QUOTE]
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