Comment on Student dorm does not allow wifi routers

• Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Typically they do. Which is great until you get a student who doesn’t understand WAN vs LAN and plugs both connections into the LAN port. Never underestimate the power of a Stupid User.

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• AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  They do.

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  • flappy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    If you plug the dorm ethernet jack into the LAN side of a consumer router, there’s a chance they don’t.

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    • AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I’m assuming OP is at least smart enough to know that the port that’s on its own/a different color/somehow different from the others is the one that goes into the wall. It sounds like they have at least that level of competence.

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      • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I’m sure OP is given the more technical nature of Lemmy users. But this thread about the average college student with no networking knowledge.

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  • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Which is all well and good until you get someone who plugs both connections into the LAN ports.

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    • AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      No. I’m downvoting because your first comments stated it will happen if the router is set up to offer leases. Not that it could happen if a user ignores the quick start guide that says “plug this port into the wall.” Then got all pissy with that other guy who pointed out that your article was about DHCP servers, not routers.

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      • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I’m not getting pissy about anything. That’s projection on your part, reading a tone that wasn’t there. Just because you’re in a bad mood today doesn’t mean the rest of the internet is.

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