Router

[RhaegarRoot]

Hello ... i have a Huawei HG8245H router but the lan ports are locked from the internet supplier and i have a pc so i want to use ethernet wire any idea on how to open the ports ? Thnx .

[LogicWeasel]

1 minute ago, RhaegarRoot said:

but the lan ports are locked from the internet supplier

What kind of ISP locks LAN ports?  How about a picture of how they're locked?  This doesn't sound right, they should only be locking stuff the consumer doesn't need to touch like modem cables and management ports, but LAN ports?!

[LtStaffel]

What do you mean "locked"?

[RhaegarRoot]

6 hours ago, LogicWeasel said:

What kind of ISP locks LAN ports?  How about a picture of how they're locked?  This doesn't sound right, they should only be locking stuff the consumer doesn't need to touch like modem cables and management ports, but LAN ports?!

Its not physically locked when i connect the ethernet cable there is no internet connection but the wifi is working fine thats what i meant 

[LogicWeasel]

17 minutes ago, RhaegarRoot said:

Its not physically locked when i connect the ethernet cable there is no internet connection but the wifi is working fine thats what i meant 

Is the PC that you're attaching via cable set to DHCP?  What IP does it pull compared to wifi clients?  Did you try setting a static IP?  What does the NIC status go to when the cable is attached? 

 

These are things that must be checked before you can actually blame the router.

[RhaegarRoot]

20 minutes ago, LogicWeasel said:

Is the PC that you're attaching via cable set to DHCP?  What IP does it pull compared to wifi clients?  Did you try setting a static IP?  What does the NIC status go to when the cable is attached? 

 

These are things that must be checked before you can actually blame the router.

I actually contacted the internet providers and they confirmed it and they are saying i have to get the more expensive more premium subscription so they would open only 1 port which is so unfair because i know people with the same subscription with all 4 ports open ..

And its a 3rd world country so yeah they can do whatever they want with no consequences.

[cole0622]

1 hour ago, RhaegarRoot said:

I actually contacted the internet providers and they confirmed it and they are saying i have to get the more expensive more premium subscription so they would open only 1 port which is so unfair because i know people with the same subscription with all 4 ports open ..

And its a 3rd world country so yeah they can do whatever they want with no consequences.

I would connect the working port to a switch for more ports

[RhaegarRoot]

4 minutes ago, cole0622 said:

I would connect the working port to a switch for more ports

Not a single port is working thats the problem they want me to pay double every month just so they open 1 port for me 

[cole0622]

3 minutes ago, RhaegarRoot said:

Not a single port is working thats the problem they want me to pay double every month just so they open 1 port for me 

That sucks, I think I know the answer to this, but have you tried to access the routers settings

[LogicWeasel]

14 hours ago, RhaegarRoot said:

a 3rd world country

which country?

[RhaegarRoot]

23 hours ago, cole0622 said:

That sucks, I think I know the answer to this, but have you tried to access the routers settings

Yes

[cole0622]

If you need a wired connection because a device has no support for wifi you could use an android or ios device connect to wifi then use usb tethering ( I know android will do that unsure for ios) if you need to go to an actual ethernet cable then I would suggest something like a laptop, in windows its called ICS (I think linux and osx have something similar) and can be found in the adapter settings, additionally you could bridge adapters in windows as well.

[kirashi]

On 12/5/2019 at 11:07 PM, RhaegarRoot said:

Not a single port is working thats the problem they want me to pay double every month just so they open 1 port for me 

Huh, weird, it actually sounds like they want you to switch providers.

[RhaegarRoot]

5 hours ago, kirashi said:

Huh, weird, it actually sounds like they want you to switch providers.

Oh if only there were other options in my area i would've switched a long time ago their customer service is so bad but they are the only ones around monopoly u see

[kirashi]

9 hours ago, RhaegarRoot said:

Oh if only there were other options in my area i would've switched a long time ago their customer service is so bad but they are the only ones around monopoly u see

Ah, righto, in that case, that does suck.  You could get a router capable of acting like a wireless bridge. This would "suck in" wireless coming from the modem they've given you, then output it over 4 wired ethernet jacks.