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Thread ID: 140352 2015-09-28 23:45:00 Question AppleFan (17097) PC World Chat
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1409114 2015-09-28 23:45:00 Hey i have a question which i want to know . When we have many devices connected to the Modem/Router say in a home , does all the devices access the internet by one port or is there separate ports which the Modem/Router has in it to support the devices ?

I'm not sure if this is the right way to ask , correct me if im wrong .

Thanks
AppleFan (17097)
1409115 2015-09-29 00:09:00 Not sure what you're asking exactly...do you mean physical Ethernet ports on the modem? wratterus (105)
1409116 2015-09-29 01:02:00 Not sure I understand the question, but I'll take a guess. Depends entirely how you've structured your cabling. Usually in an all-in-one type device there will only be one interface between the switch/router and the modem if we're talking something like a DSL modem with 4 ethernet ports. inphinity (7274)
1409117 2015-09-29 05:07:00 Hey no i think i said in wrong way , so what im trying to say is lets say there is a one Modem/Router and there is 4 devices connected to it and are using the internet . So how will the modem/router act to support all those devices , will it go by one lane or more than one lane is seen since there are many devices connected .

Im sorry i took the wrong example of ports , its not that .
AppleFan (17097)
1409118 2015-09-29 21:14:00 4 lanes into the router
1 lane out to the internet .
The 4 devices will all share that one lane, each device will get a time share of the internet if they all want access at the same time

Its all bit more complex than this I'm sure :-)
1101 (13337)
1409119 2015-09-30 05:23:00 On the WAN side, there are separate logical ports for separate devices and services; try these -
en.wikipedia.org
www.bleepingcomputer.com
decibel (11645)
1409120 2015-09-30 12:40:00 What you're asking about is "NAT", Network Address Translation. It's how all the traffic that's destined for your router ends up being "shared out" to all the PC's. It's how your router knows that even though you're going to pressf1.co.nz, and a family member is going to trademe.co.nz, it knows to give you PressF1 and your family member TradeMe, even though you're both behind the router. Chilling_Silence (9)
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