Re: Creating my first LAN
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:08:43 -0500
David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
>
> A new N600 dual band router can be had for $30 at Walmart.
> I don't know how easy it is to initially configure it without
> an ethernet connection to one of the LAN ports, but that problem
> can be considered solved by the quotation above (from a couple
> of years back).
For the record, many modern routers provide a URL to reach the admin
page, so as long as wifi and DHCP are enabled out of the box, and they
all do that, there's no need to mess about with IP addresses and
cabling at all. After all, many computer-like toys don't have
Ethernet ports or USB-A sockets. Even many otherwise serious netbooks
don't have Ethernet, a couple of years ago I bought one of the very few
that did. There's probably none now.
Domestic users all want to use wifi, none of these nasty cables, and
I'm sure their governments also want them to do so.
--
Joe
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