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iMac27 Dropping Ethernet Connection
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1879708" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>That all looks correct. The 192.168.x.y number scheme is a standard for internal Local Area networks. And that is what you (and the rest of us) have in our homes. The Router then connects to the "real" internet through the ISP, who assigns an IP to the router itself which you may or may not know or need. The router translates from that one external IP to the multiple internal IPs to control the traffic in the home network. The number on the router you see is the IP number for Netgear, I suspect. (No picture so it's hard to tell.) When or if you go to Netgear to see your router, Netgear would detect where you came from (your ISP-provided external IP number) and come back to that number to open the web interface to the router for you. You can also most likely get to it by entering 192.168.0.1 into the address line of a browser and providing the login information on the bottom of the router you mentioned. That action will let you see what the router is doing, what devices are attached, what number it has from your ISP, etc. None of that is critical unless for some reason the router isn't getting an IP from your ISP and cannot get to the internet. </p><p></p><p>To be perfectly frank with you, I have never been a fan of the router/AP approach. I always found it unreliable. When I got the Netgear Orbi system, I was a bit skeptical at first, but it's working great. I suspect that is because it has a lot more "back channel" communication going on than in the simpler APs. </p><p></p><p>Good luck with it. I hope the tech can get it sorted out for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1879708, member: 396914"] That all looks correct. The 192.168.x.y number scheme is a standard for internal Local Area networks. And that is what you (and the rest of us) have in our homes. The Router then connects to the "real" internet through the ISP, who assigns an IP to the router itself which you may or may not know or need. The router translates from that one external IP to the multiple internal IPs to control the traffic in the home network. The number on the router you see is the IP number for Netgear, I suspect. (No picture so it's hard to tell.) When or if you go to Netgear to see your router, Netgear would detect where you came from (your ISP-provided external IP number) and come back to that number to open the web interface to the router for you. You can also most likely get to it by entering 192.168.0.1 into the address line of a browser and providing the login information on the bottom of the router you mentioned. That action will let you see what the router is doing, what devices are attached, what number it has from your ISP, etc. None of that is critical unless for some reason the router isn't getting an IP from your ISP and cannot get to the internet. To be perfectly frank with you, I have never been a fan of the router/AP approach. I always found it unreliable. When I got the Netgear Orbi system, I was a bit skeptical at first, but it's working great. I suspect that is because it has a lot more "back channel" communication going on than in the simpler APs. Good luck with it. I hope the tech can get it sorted out for you. [/QUOTE]
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