What is a WAN Port on a Router?

[@Mrbobinge]

Simple, concise, just enough to be User friendly. Thanks for that.

[@DevOdyssey]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching Mrbobinge. I really appreciate the compliment. 😊

[@johnferguson8690]

Thank you. I finally found someone who could explain the difference so I could understand. I subscribed too.

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching, the compliment and for subscribing John! Glad I could explain this is an understandable manner 😊

[@amabile597]

finally someone made sense of this for me thank you

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks zulunation 😊 Glad this video could help you finally make sense of it!

[@ryans413]

The modem you get from whatever service provider you have just connect a Ethernet cable to the Lan out port on the modem then connect the other end of the cable to the Wan in port on the router then you can connect more routers too the main router using the routers Lan ports and have yourself many access connections if you wanted

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching Ryan S! In a nutshell, thats correct, and effectively how you set up a home network, and how you can expand your home network as well, in addition to expanding WiFi coverage.

[@md.alaminpatwary8268]

Nice, I am sure you will get million subscribers one day.

[@DevOdyssey]

Thank you very much! Maybe one day! I’m just happy to help people out 😊

[@ffss4999]

@@DevOdyssey yes. You'll hit 1 m subscribers

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks @Ff Ss, I sure hope so!

[@kshitizkarsingh7154]

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[@DevOdyssey]

@@kshitizkarsingh7154 Thank you! I wouldn't say its a million now, but I'm closer now than I was before!

[@vfvf9354]

Hello, I bought the RangeXTD because internet has slowed down quite a bit. I have the Rogers router and I am not sure which button is the Wylan button. Since I am not computer savvy, I was wondering if you can help me. Thanks so much.

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @VF VF, Thanks for watching! 😊 Just so I’m sure I understand, are you looking for the WAN port on the Rogers router? I’m nit sure what you mean by Wylan. Doing a quick search on Rogers router, The only routers I’ve seen are router/modem combinations. In this case, you don’t actually have a WAN port, since the device combines the both modem and router functions. If you know your model number of your Rogers router, that would help. As for the RangeXTD, that looks like a Wifi range extender. Are you trying to connect the RangeXTD to the WiFi? I’m not sure how to connect that to the WiFi, and the WPS method of connecting to current WiFi Security standards (WPA2) won’t work. I’d look up how to connect RangeXTD to your WiFi, looks like there are some videos on how to do just that, and they review it. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3XdfqFvqct5i6s It’ll likely involve connecting your computer to it first, then providing the settings for your current WiFi network (WiFi name and password) and then it would connect. However I can’t speak from personal experience. I hope this helps!

[@Virulent_16]

Thanks for the info! So is WAN and eWAN port the same then? Reason I even looked this up is, my ISP has a router/modem combo (I have DSL) and looking to plug in and use my own router (Nighthawk) Do you plug these into the eWAN port then?

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @Mike Anderson, you're welcome thanks for watching! Thats a good question and honestly, not something I have ever run into before. So after doing some research, I have found that eWAN stands for Ethernet WAN, and it performs in the same way that a WAN port does. Effectively, are the same. It's called Ethernet WAN to designate that it uses the Ethernet protocol for getting internet to your house, as opposed to DSL. So this router can work with an ethernet WAN connection from a cable modem, or it can work with a DSL connection plugged straight into it, as it sounds like you're currently using now. As for hooking up your Nighthawk router to your modem/router combo, you should have no problem doing this. However, you wouldn't connect the Nighthawk router to the eWAN port on the router/modem combo, and thats because the eWAN port is expecting to get assigned an IP address from your ISP, but it won't since it's using the DSL port. What you would do is hook up your Nighthawk router to any other LAN port available on the modem/router combo, connecting from the WAN port on your Nighthawk router. Then you would create a different network on your Nighthawk router (say if your current router/modem combo uses 192 168 1 1 - 192 168 1 254, you'd use 192 168 2 1 - 192 168 2 254 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0). This then ensures that wouldn't have any IP conflicts. Then I would also shut off the WiFi on the router/modem combo, so that all of your wireless devices connect directly to the Nighthawk router, and should be as easy as that. You could also set your Nighthawk router in bridge mode, so that you still use the same network (192 168 1 1 - 192 168 1 254) as the router/modem combo from your ISP. I actually talk about this in a different video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaq4na18hJ5jgaM However, without knowing what make and model your ISP router/modem is, I'm not sure what settings are available to change. But either option above should work with no problem for connecting your Nighthawk, and I have set up both scenarios above myself, and either will work fine (except the main router was not a DSL router).

[@juniorj-r4090]

Hi there, I am across your video is very helpful but I have question, I do have Huawei B818 the ports connection is LAN 1 and LAN2/WAN my question is WAN port can use as public internet from outside?

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @Junior J-R, Thanks for the compliment 😊. Looking up your router, I see its a 4G LTE modem / router. Given that, your WAN connection will come from the SIM card, and act as your public internet from the outside. What the LAN2 / WAN port is its configurable using the software on the Huawei B818, meaning you can have that port act as a second LAN port for a second network (I believe, if not, it would act as a switch giving you another port to connect to the same LAN as the first LAN port), or as a WAN port for public internet. I have tested this with a similar 4G router / modem, and what I noticed is when I connected my computer to the WAN port, that my computer received a public IP address, when in WAN mode. I would suggest against this because your computer is then directly exposed to the internet. You could use this WAN port if you wanted to connect another router to the Huawei B818. However, to mention again, the outside public internet (or WAN) connection comes from the SIM card that you plug in to the back on the top of the Huawei B818.

[@leonleon-gi4yk]

Hi! I have a question. Does it matter what cat you use for wan port and if so what cat should I use and does it make my internet faster?

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching @leonleon-gi4yk! Technically yes it does, but practically, it doesn't. This depends on what your ISP can offer and what your hardware (modem and router) are capable of. If your ISP offers gigabit speeds, using CAT5e and above should be fine, so but also don't have a long distance between your modem and router (therefore requiring a very long ethernet cable, such as hundreds of feet), then you are fine. CAT5e is rated for 1000 MB or one gigabit. I personally use CAT6 which is rated for 10gb speeds, at short distances (I believe up to 50 feet), and 1 gigabit at longer distances (hundreds of feet), so if I eventually upgrade my network hardware to be capable of 10gb speeds, I can take advantage of it. But, I definitely won't be getting a 10gb link from my ISP anytime soon, so even if I used CAT5e, I would be fine, as my modem and router are all 1 gb rated. So in my opinion, go with a CAT6 if you can, and if you only have CAT5e, then that should be more than enough too. Regardless of CAT5e or CAT6, it's not going to make your internet faster unless you are getting faster than 1 gb down (and or up) from your ISP, then you should use CAT6.

[@dougz2855]

I just subscribed because you're knowledgeable and this makes sense, thanks! 👍

[@DevOdyssey]

@DougZ Thank you very much for the compliment and the sub! 😊

[@mariavaladez7981]

Hi Dev. I did like you video. I have a question. Since you seem very smart sabi. I have a hot spot velocity For 3 years oready Suddenly stop working . I do not have internet conection. I restart it Nothing I notice. When I click in about divice. And it says WAN disconected . How can I solve this problem. I hope you can help me thanks

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @Maria Valdez, Thanks for your interest in my video, and for your compliment! 😊 It's a little hard to really understand the problem you're having so I will do my best to help. When you say your "velocity hot spot" suddenly stops working, is that your main router, where you get your internet directly from? If so, and you see WAN disconnected. You may have to check a few things. 1. Is the Ethernet cable plugged into your WAN port on your router, that comes from your modem? If not, then this would be the obvious solution. 2. Is the modem plugged in all correctly? If not, again, another obvious solution to make sure its plugged in properly. Otherwise, if it is all plugged in correctly, then you may have an issue with your Internet Service Provider and you'll need to contact them to see why you aren't getting a connection from them. Now if this "velocity hot spot" is not your main router, but rather an access point / wifi extender / mesh point, then it will just need to be set up again to connect to the main router. Lastly, when googling "velocity hot spot", I noticed they're 4G LTE wireless WiFi devices you get from a cell phone provider, that uses a SIM card. In this case, if this is actually the device you have, and its not working, then you will have to contact your cell phone provider to ask them why you aren't getting a connection. These devices technically don'y have a WAN port, so I'm not sure if this is correct (just a guess), but something I found in my research. Sadly without seeing the device and the errors, it's difficult to troubleshoot. Hope this helps!

[@rubenangulo8467]

Do I need to connect my modem to my router with wan or Ethernet cable ?

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching! So you need to connect your modem, to your router’s WAN port using an Ethernet cable. That should then give your router an internet connection that all your devices in the network would use to access the internet.

[@pratikjadhav9772]

Is there any difference between lan and wan cable, If they are different then can I use wan cable as lan cable?

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @Pratik Jadhav, Thanks for watching! So generally speaking, and in this scenario with a cable modem, there is no difference between a LAN and a WAN cable. They are both Ethernet cables (RJ45), of any category, (like CAT5, 6, etc). The difference is their designation, but both carry IP based, and other traffic. Where you will see differences between a WAN and a LAN cable, for example, is when you're using a DSL modem for WAN. This will be a different cable (RJ11). There may be other scenarios as well, but most installations, they will be the same cable.

[@pratikjadhav9772]

@@DevOdyssey ty :)

[@DevOdyssey]

You’re welcome 😊 @Pratik Jadhav

[@AbdulRashidGhulam]

Very good explanation for wi fi network system

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks Abdul! 😊

[@ilchyshynart]

Great stuff, Orest!

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks man! I hope you’re doing well! And great art by the way 😊

[@ilchyshynart]

@@DevOdyssey appreciate it!

[@andreas5257]

Hey, thank you for the detailed video I could use some help, I have an all in one modem/router but the included router is limited in range/capabilities (bandwidth, signal range.), I bought a gigabit router to act as my main router, in my case, would I connect the modem/router to the gigabit router with wan to lan? Or wan to wan?

[@DevOdyssey]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching @Andreas Sounds like you made a good purchase. If I were in your position, I would’ve bought a better router too. As for connecting them, it depends. Does you’re modem/router have a port labeled as WAN? If so, then I’d connect the WAN port on the router you bought to the modem/router WAN port. This may not be an option but some modem/router combinations have that. If it doesn’t, then you’d have to connect the WAN port on the router you bought, to a LAN port on the modem/router. Then I’d also shut off the WiFi on the modem/router so you don’t have interference with the new router. And that should be it. Let me know how it goes for you!

[@kanggoo57]

so basically, i have a single ethernet wall socket which my house gets my internet from, i could use a router to share that internet wirelessly and split it into multiple ethernet ports?

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching Kanggoo! Your internet connection from your Internet Service Provider usually doesn't come in from ethernet from the wall. Thats usually cable or a DSL line. You'd use a modem to connect to that cable (coaxial) or DSL line. Then from the modem, your connect the ethernet cable out from the modem to the WAN port on your router. Or if you have a modem / router combo, you don't need a separate router, as it will have ethernet ports you can use for internet, and it would likely also have a wireless capabilities too. But yes you are correct, you can use a router to share that internet wirelessly over WiFi and split your internet over multiple ethernet ports via your Local Area Network, or LAN.

[@MasterDave_Ye]

I have 1gbps ISP and a modem that supports it. I just bought a mesh wifi 6 router system that came with a Cat 5 cable that I would plug into the WAN port. Is there any benefit to getting a cat 6/7 or 8 Ethernet cable instead? Good video and thanks in advance.

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi David, Thanks for watching the video and for the compliment! I really appreciate it 😊. Sounds like a good and up to date system that should last you a long time. As for the Ethernet cable, can you verify if the cable is Cat 5 or Cat 5e? If it’s Cat 5, the theoretical max speed is 100 Mbps. This would never support that 1 Gbps speed you get from your ISP. But, chances are, you got a Cat 5e cable with your mesh WiFi system, as that’s the most common cable type provided with networking equipment. Cat 5e supports speeds up to 1 Gbps, so with that you should be just fine and get close to 1 Gbps, depending on how reliably your ISP can deliver that.

[@MasterDave_Ye]

@@DevOdyssey Thank you for replying. It indeed is a Cat 5e cable. I appreciate the good info and will subscribe!

[@DevOdyssey]

You’re welcome! Glad to help, and it’s just as I thought. Thanks for the sub! More good info to come.

[@FearFlixChron]

What is a wan port rate?

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching A-minor Covers! If I am understanding your question correctly, a WAN Port Rate is the theoretical maximum speed your WAN port can support. In most common new age routers, this is usually 1 Gigabyte per second (1 Gbps), but some older routers, you'll see this speed at 100 Megabytes per second (100 Mbps). So if your Internet Service Provider offers 1 Gbps speeds, you can hypothetically use the internet "that fast". However, multiple factors come into play for this and generally, even if you pay for this speed, you won't really be receiving it. Lastly, for most use cases, 1 Gbps is faster than most home networks really need, even though ISPs heavily market users to purchase these plans. Likely, 100 Mbps is more than enough for most people.

[@robb.c]

Came here cause my old router has text that says "Internet", instead of WAN and the new router I'm planning to buy says "WAN" and that got me confused haha PS. Thank you

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @roberc, Thanks for watching! Glad I can clear the confusion for you. Oddly enough the example router I used said Internet on it instead of WAN 😂. Nonetheless as you sure know now they’re one in the same.

[@tangmehd5044]

@@DevOdyssey So wan port can be used like dsl port in old routers ( plug internet cable directly and use it as main router? ) i have bought one once a Tenda and it was mainly an access point unfortunately......is there any new routers that has main function and repeater function 2in1?

[@DevOdyssey]

@Tang Mehd, Well, close but not exactly. It's not like a DSL port where you plug it in directory from the wall, but rather the WAN port would be plugged in from a cable modem, and that cable modem would have a coaxial cable plugged into it from the wall, which the provider sends its internet connection on. I am not sure about the software that Tenda uses, but if its the AC10 as you mentioned in a different comment, it should be a working main router, even though it was used as an access point or network repeater. Many new routers have multiple features like this, my old Cisco Linksys E1200 had this feature as well, and its almost 10 years old. So you should be okay with your router to use it as it was intended, regardless of the prior use.

[@tangmehd5044]

@@DevOdyssey I totally get your point thanks a lot, now i have a Tplink but i have issues with pvc circut it keeps changing and i hate it .... so i was looking for a new router these days but i hesitate a lot so i want a router as main station not an access point and low budget less than 50$ hahaha is it possible to recommend some brands under the conditions i have that would be so nice of you ( I don't use gaming or iptv just normal internet usage)

[@DevOdyssey]

@Teng Mehd, You're welcome. Could you provide a model number for the TPLink? Gives me a better understanding of what connection you get to your home. I am not sure what a pvc circut is however. New routers will certainly cost a lot as they pack in a buncha new technology, but an older router will do just fine. In one of my videos I bought a Netgear R60080 brand new for less than $50 USD. Now it didn't have all the new technology in it, but it works well, I just tinker with it. Most major brands will be great, TP Link, Linksys, Netgear, etc. Just depends on what you can get in your area. Lastly, if you are having internet connection issues, it could also be your provider thats having issues as well. It might be worth it to contact them and see if they find any issues on their end.

[@jaimedelapenajr7982]

hello sir can you help me I have 4g/router can I use wan port to give public network to my tplink er605 vpn router switch sir?

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching @jaimedelapena7982! Would you be able to share what 4G router you use? Without that, I'm not sure what the WAN port on the 4G router would be for, but usually, thats used as another WAN connection to the router, basically creating a 2 WAN setup. But you can use a LAN port on the 4G Router and connect it to the WAN port on your TPLINK ER605, that will give you public internet access. Setting up a VPN here, if thats your end goal, is a whole different scenario to cover, given what your WAN connection would be, but this should answer your question.

[@jaimedelapenajr7982]

@@DevOdyssey i have suncomm 02 5g sir. Just want to know what use of my wan 2.5 port for. so I'm researching what the purpose of the wan. In my suncomm02 5g

[@DevOdyssey]

@@jaimedelapenajr7982 Thanks for sharing. Doing some research, I sadly haven't found anything that explicitly tells me the use of this WAN port. I did find a video that you could find useful, though its just assembly of the router. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5-6aYp3nZmFkK8&ab_channel=Frank-suncomm In the above video, you do see them plug into the WAN port. From my experience, typically this WAN port serves as another internet connection, effectively, its the same as the WAN port on any router. Difference here is you have internet also coming from the cellular modem connection. So, depending on the router settings, you should be able to configure at least one of the following scenarios: 1.WAN as primary internet, Cellular as backup 2. Cellular as primary, WAN as backup I'm not sure if there are an other scenarios that this router can cover, since I have never used their software, but that's my best guess and likely what it can be used for.

[@tangmehd5044]

Very simple video thanks, I have a little question if possible....when i see some routers they have wan but are used as repeaters, for example Tenda Ac10 most videos show that it's an access point...... but since they have wan port they can be used as main router like old routers? so Wan port is the place for internet cable coming from the provider ?

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @Tang Mehd, thank you! 😊 Now for your question. I'm not honestly sure about the videos you are watching, however, when I look up the TendaAC10, I do see that it has a WAN port. Router most definitely can be used as access points, I actually made a video about that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaq4na18hJ5jgaM Yes, since they have a WAN port, they can be used as a main router as well that connects you directly to your internet service provider (ISP). Also yes, the WAN port is the place for the internet cable coming from the provider. However you can also use it for creating multiple networks within your home, on a different router. Say you wanted to create a second network, controlled by another router. You could do that by plugging in from your LAN port on your main router into the WAN port on the second router. There are some use cases for this, but nonetheless just mentioning that it's possible.

[@tangmehd5044]

@@DevOdyssey Thank you so much it's so nice of you to reply first, and second is the way you explain is very clear since I can't use technical terms to explain my case hahaha , so if i see a wan port it means it can be used as main router ( there's no more dsl or internet port description on new routers isn't it if i got your point right? )

[@DevOdyssey]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching my video, glad my it can help you improve your understanding 😊 Haha sure I will do my best. If you see a WAN port, then use, its can be used a a main router, that is correct. So a point I made in the video is that some routers have relabeled the WAN port, as an Internet port. They are the same thing in this case. Even if its DSL, it effectively means the same thing. However, the cabling would be different, where a WAN port uses an RJ45 connector, and DSL uses a RJ11 type connection. Depending on where you are living, DSL is not as common in some areas, as cable internet has taken hold, and provides better speeds. But theres also fiber, which is even faster, then theres 4G LTE modems that use signals from Cell Phone providers for home internet, theres Satellite internet (Starlink), and much more. So I hope I'm not confusing you but nonetheless the main point is the following. If it's advertised as a router by the company, it can be used as main router, and will likely have a WAN port on it, unless specified as something else, like a modem/router combination.

[@tangmehd5044]

@@DevOdyssey It's so clear nothing is confusing, i have already subscribed to your channel and i hope you'll help us normal users whenever possible. Have a nice day!!!

[@DevOdyssey]

Great! Glad I could explain it clearly. Thanks for subscribing! I appreciate it 😊. I hope to help normal users or anyone who wants to learn more, and make videos that are easy to understand. Have a great day as well!

[@slimehk6807]

Where's the link for more support on making local internet stronger for more devices?

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching Slime hK! If you are referring to increasing your WiFi coverage, see the link below in regards to using a mesh router setup www.linksys.com/us/r/resource-center/whole-home-mesh-wifi/ However, I'd consider local network and internet separate. The best way to improve your internet connection, is to get better equipment that can support the speeds from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). In this case it's usually your modem and / or router. As for improving your local network speeds, that is also reflective of your router, depending on the strength of the WiFi signal, but also the speed of the LAN ports on the router.

[@randup_vano8332]

I need some help I bought a 3 in 1 combo router and my old router uses dsl but this new one use wan I try to make it a wireless router but I won't get any internet any help btw it is a tp link archer c20 750

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching randup_vano! Thanks for sharing your router name and model with me. Just so I understand, the new router you bought is the TP Link Archer C20 750, correct? This is the one that has a WAN port I imagine. Since this new router only has a WAN port, and not DSL, there is no way to connect the DSL cable into the new router. The TP Link Archer C20 also only looks like a wireless router, and not a modem either. You will need some sort of DSL modem to convert the signal where you can use a standard ethernet cable, that can plug into the WAN port of the new TP Link router. If you haven't gotten rid of your old router that has DSL (which to me also sounds like it was your modem), you can still utilize this old router / modem to take in the DSL internet connection, and then plug in a ethernet. cable from a LAN port on the old router, to the WAN port on the new router, and that should give you internet access. Depends on your old router settings, you can also turn it on Bridge mode, so that the public iP gets directly assigned to the new TP Link router. So without knowing too much you do have a couple of options you can work with.

[@Bodragon]

But I plug my incoming cable into the "Broadband" port, yet there is another port (which is in red), labelled "WAN" What's all that about? Thanks. >

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi Bodragon! You most likely have a box provided to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and that box can accept a direct broadband connection from your ISP, or can accept a WAN connection from a cable modem. It sounds like your home is wired with broadband and is likely why your ISP went with broadband connection. Without knowing the model of modem/router that you are using, it's hard to provide and further guidance on your question. If you happen to know it, I can look into it and verify what I said above. Thanks!

[@Bodragon]

​@@DevOdyssey Thanks for the reply. It is very much appreciated. For the record, my new router is a Sagemcom FAST 5364-3.T8 A nondescript cheap device. My ISP's standard offering, (TalkTalk btw, based here in the UK) If that's any help, then great, but since you're based in the US my guess is that this new info won't help you very much. But hey, surprise me if you can ! And thanks again for your reply. >

[@DevOdyssey]

@@Bodragon For sure! Glad to help. Thanks for providing your router info, I can see what you're talking about now! I was able to find a picture of it. Its funny you bring up this comment as you dont seem to be the only one with the confusion. www.itwriting.com/blog/10843-talktalks-new-sagemcom-fast-5364-router-and-wifi-hub.html "There is an oddity though. The FAST 5364 has a red Ethernet port marked WAN. This should be suitable for connecting to a cable modem or any internet connection via Ethernet. However when I tried to use this it did not work, but kept on trying to connect via ADSL/VDSL. Either this is deliberately disabled, or this is a firmware bug." So not sure if it was just constructed to have the WAN port because thats just how the manufacturer normally makes this router (though it seems that way), but that it might not even work because it still tries to connect to broadband even when using the WAN port. It might be that the firmware is forced to connect using broadband since thats what Talk Talk uses. So overall, seems like with this router you can safely ignore the WAN port. Hope this makes sense and answers your questions!

[@AdamsIsCracked]

Bro why tf is it so hard to find a video where to plug the fucking wan port in😭😭🙏🙏

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching @AdamsIsCracked! You would think there would be more videos, but I guess there isn't. Should be as easy as matching the WAN port on the router, to the any port on the modem, with an ethernet cable.

[@YesRelax]

If online gaming, WAN or LAN?

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi Yes Relax! So if you are online gaming, you are inherently going to need a WAN port, because online gaming is over the internet. Now if you want to play the same game with your friends locally, you can do a "LAN party", where you are all on the same layer 3 network and play with / against each other. I can't say I know how often that is done anymore but it's probably not common at all. Used to be in the 2000s but with the internet and technology now, online gaming performance is fun and obviously very playable.

[@YesRelax]

@@DevOdyssey I got the point Dev! Appreciate it!

[@DevOdyssey]

@@YesRelax You're welcome!

[@Ramazann68]

Hi! is there any divice for convent copper dsl line to wan, because my line is dsl but on modem there is no dsl input there is only wan input..

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @koymon, Great question! So if you have a DSL line coming into your home, and that’s what your interest service provider is using, then you’ll need an ADSL modem, which accepts a DSL line, as opposed to a WAN modem. If you have a coaxial cable in your home, and you get service through that cable from your internet service provider, then you’ll have no problem using that with your modem. So this really depends on your internet services provider gives you your service through. Sounds like it is a DSL cable, which makes me think you need a DSL modem. I would contact your provider to see if they can provide a DSL modem. If this doesn’t make sense, let me know, and if so, provide a little more context and I can help a bit more!

[@Ramazann68]

@@DevOdyssey firstly thank you very much for your help ; I have a dsl line in my home (two copper line) İt.s not a fiber optic or not ethernet cable, as a result I have DSL line in my home . I had been a dls modem before but it was broke down. my friend gave me a modem which is no dsl input on modem (zyxel VMG8324-B10A) It has four lan socket a wan socket and two phone socket. there is no dsl Socket. my questions is ; Can I use this modem with my dsl line or am I buy a new dsl modem. have a good day..

[@DevOdyssey]

Of course! Glad to help and thanks for watching! So for the DSL line, just so I understand, are your talking about a RJ11 cable/wall jack (your standard DSL cable/wall jack)? Or a coaxial cable? (cable internet). This is what a DSL, RJ11 line looks like: encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ-3_ZnOAssFPH1wD6-EsfRAOfm10YzZLxR6LHYDbFHnKdRFHil5sWWTCqBH12HC2r3qJRN-qp5Fw&usqp=CAc The modem that you are referring to (Zyxel VMG8324-B10A) is a modem router combination, and seems to have a DSL input (all the way to the left in the image below), when I do a google search on it: www.zyxel.com/library/assets/products/vmg8324-b10a/img_vmg8324-b10a_r_1000.jpg Unless you are using an older modem/router. What is the input you see on this modem? It has to have some type of input like DSL or cable. If your wall uses DSL, RJ11 connection, and your Zyxel modem/router combination does not have a DSL input, then you will need a new modem with DSL input. A WAN port cannot take a DSL type of connection, the modem would not be able to translate the DSL signal on the WAN port, only the DSL input can translate that signal. Your WAN port, would be used if your internet service provider gave you a different modem, such as a fibre or cable modem. Then, the output of the fiber/cable modem would be an RJ45/WAN connection, that you would put into the WAN port of the Zyxel modem. Zyxel does this to so the end user doesnt have to make home networking changes if the internet service provider changes the connection on their end (such as going from DSL to fibre or cable). I hope this makes sense!

[@Ramazann68]

@@DevOdyssey thank you so much for your help again. I undertstood I need a new modem Whic has a dsl input. because there is a dsl input that www.zyxel.com/library/assets/products/vmg8324-b10a/img_vmg8324-b10a_r_1000.jpg but on my modem there is no Dsl input only wan input ibb.co/WKx5y24 have a good day :)

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @koymon, Of course! Glad to help 😊. Yes, getting a new modem with DSL input should be all you'll need. Feel free to respond here to let me know if it works, and if not, the issue you see. Have a great day as well!

[@RayanMADAO]

Are there any physical differences between a LAN port and a WAN port? For example would plugging a modem into the LAN port not work, if so why wouldn't it?

[@RayanMADAO]

Ok apparently there is no difference but they're on different vlans on the router so it wouldn't work

[@DevOdyssey]

@@RayanMADAO Thanks for watching! Technically there are no physical differences. They are both RJ45 connectors. The difference is all in the software, where that port has a specific designation as a WAN port, or basically the port that will be used as the "gateway" for in and out of the LAN(s). Yes some routers do an interpretations of the WAN and LAN ports on different VLANs, and then all the LAN ports bridged together, to help save costs in the hardware with ethernet controllers for every ethernet port, to my understanding. This mostly doesn't work because of inherent software limitations for consumer grade routing software. If you check out my videos on OpenWrt, for example, you can get around this limitation and make any port the WAN port, or even make the WAN port into a LAN port. So it's certainly possible, just with the right software for your router.

[@ayuplaygames]

Which one is faster between LAN and WAN?

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @Ayu PuspitaSari, Good question to ask. Fundamentally speaking, LAN isn't faster than WAN, or vice versa. Thats because the use the same technology stack (Ethernet). Here you have to take into account the hardware speed. In this video the WAN port is rated at 100 Megabits per second (Mbs), and the LAN ports are also 100 Mbs. So theoretically, they both operate rated to be equally fast. However, you will definitely experience differences in speed between the two. Connections that go over LAN are likely to be faster than WAN, and heres why. For LAN you're connecting to devices on the same "Local Area Network". So if I test the connections between two computers on a LAN, that will be pretty fast. For WAN, you're connecting to devices on different networks, or a "Wide Area Network". So say I am trying to connect to KZbin from my computer. This is going to be slower, because there are many more "hops" the connection needs to make to get to a youtube server, and then back. I hope this makes sense and if not, let me know and I'll improve on my answer.

[@ayuplaygames]

@@DevOdyssey thank you very much for your answer I have just bought a router and a cable. I'm connecting my router to the router from my neighbor, so we share same network. The people in the place where I bought the router told me that I should plugging in the cable to WAN (internet) port. After I read your comment, maybe I should connect the routers via LAN port instead

[@DevOdyssey]

You’re welcome @Ayu PuspitaSari, While I would personally advise not to share an internet connection with your neighbor, if that’s what you choose to do and trust him, then that’s fine. But be aware that your neighbor could monitor your network traffic if they so desired, and being on the same network as your neighbor can have security complications. As for connecting two routers together, in this case if you want to be on the same network as them, then you can connect the routers together using LAN ports on both of the routers. Your router would act as an access point or switch that allows you to connect to your neighbors network. I recently made a video on connecting two routers that you might find helpful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaq4na18hJ5jgaM Basically if you can put your router in access point mode or bridge mode, then that will work perfectly for you. But you may have to connect your router to your neighbors router using your WAN port, it depends on the router manufacturer and software. Otherwise you would use the LAN port, and may have to configure your router differently. Now you could use the WAN port on your router as well, but if do that without doing any other configuration, your router will create it’s own network for your home, separate from your neighbors network. They would still be connected but your devices would be on different networks. You could also get IP address conflicts if you recreate the same network of IP addresses as your neighbors, so you’d have to change yours in your router admin page, but this is a potential solution as well. Let me know if this helps!

[@ayuplaygames]

@@DevOdyssey thanks, it really helps I share the same network with my neighbor because we want to Share the Wi-Fi bill, so it will be cheaper for us. I use bridge mode for the secondary router Btw, I have just watched your other video

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi @Ayu PuspitaSari, You're welcome! In a cost savings regard, it does make sense, and you'll certainly save a bit of money doing that. Let me know how that works for you, and thanks for watching it!

[@vindeliemaze9648]

Thanks!

[@DevOdyssey]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching! 😊

[@susankirk4467]

Oh boy

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for watching Susan 😊

[@alexginn7550]

Hi Orest, hoping I can ask you a related question. I am on poor DSL service In rural Mexico and will be adding an LTE router with a LAN port. Can I run that into the WAN port of my DSL router/modem, effectively combining the bandwith of both?

[@DevOdyssey]

Hi Alex, Thanks so much for watching 😊. Sadly, to my knowledge, there is no easy way to combine two different WAN connecting, and get an additive bandwidth of both. More so, if you do this, chances are what will happen is only one outbound WAN connection will be used for all the traffic. If you're router/modem allowed, you could hypothetically split tunnel traffic, meaning some network traffic goes through the DSL, and the other goes through LTE, but chances are the router provided from your ISP or a standard router from the store won't have those features. Or, if your router allowed this, you could create a multi wan failover, meaning if the DSL connection ever fails, your internet would start going through the LTE connection, or you could do it the other way around (LTE first, then DSL if LTE fails). This feature seems like it would suit you best. Again, chances are your standard ISP router / store bought router won't support these features. If you're interested, there are plenty of open source firewalls / router software that you can find that will support these features, and could even be installed on a router. Though this gets very technical quickly and will void your manufacturers warranty on your router. I hope this answers your question!

[@aatharva7248]

💯 helps

[@DevOdyssey]

Thank you @AATHARVA! 😊

[@ChrisBruening]

Wow, that Orest guy is really attractive!

[@DevOdyssey]

Thank you Chris!

[@dylanreinboth9577]

Good job. You should enunciate the similar terms better. Or just put the word on screen as you say it.

[@DevOdyssey]

Thank you Dylan! I appreciate your viewership and feedback. I do mess up enunciation here and there, but I've gotten better at it with practice, along with improving my editing quality and putting words on screen to help those watching follow along. It's improvements I made over time in my later videos. This video is one of my earlier ones 😊

[@Cris_P_Bacon.]

Thanks bro but pls next time try to get rid of sound effects, I cant focus, it irritates me haha

[@DevOdyssey]

@Andre thanks for watching and for the feedback! This was one of my first videos with sound effects, so I probably made it a little bit too loud haha. I’ve made them a bit quieter in my later videos so people can hear themselves think lol. Sorry about that for this video! If there’s something you have a question on that you can’t hear / focus on in the video due to the sound effects, let me know and you’ll get a good answer!

[@7th_dwarf542]

"Just connect two routers via LAN ports and..." watch the chaos unfold. I'm pretty sure the author is knowledgeable on the topic but that recipe won't work out of the box and may disrupt the whole network.

[@7th_dwarf542]

and yes, I'm subscribing. Can't go around the topic these days, need to learn it.

[@DevOdyssey]

@@7th_dwarf542 Thanks for watching! You are correct, its not as simple as just connecting two routers off the shelf without any additional configuration. As I noted, you have to tinker with it a bit, and by that, I simply mean to edit the settings accordingly, mostly with regards to shutting off the DHCP server on the secondary router. I also mentioned the video in the description that goes into more detail about how one could accomplish that. Nonetheless, you are right, and its not something I recommend unless someone want to get into router settings. Otherwise, they can just buy any old regular network switch. Appreciate the sub, and hope my videos continue to help you learn!

[@robertwaldrop3100]

Lol bro... you need to prepare better instead of reading off a promt ,and gives the audience a clear view that you have no clue what you are talking about..

[@DevOdyssey]

Thanks for the feedback Robert. While I do understand your thoughts, I use a teleprompter to help guide me how to explain things in a way that my audience, the general public, would understand. As with most television productions, teleprompters are used for that very same purpose, not that they have no clue what they are talking about, but rather crafting the message in the most understandable way possible. While I could recite this knowledge from memory, the delivery might not appeal to the right audience as a result. For me, It's a matter of organizing information for the best delivery.