Guys I have the following issue and I don't know how to fix it. Any help is appreciated!
I live in a student dorm and I use a router with a DSL connection. However recently they installed Ethernet jacks in every room here so I'd like to switch to the dorm's internet instead of paying for the DSL one.
Note that when connecting my laptop to the Ethernet jack, it's all good and the internet is much faster than the other one. This is one of the main reasons why I want to use the dorm's internet over the older one + it's useless to pay additional money when the dorm provides a faster internet.
Problem
Okayyy, now I'd like to connect the router to the dorm's Ethernet jack so both my laptop and phone can connect to the dorm's internet.
When I check the back of the router it has a port named "DSL" and all other ports are called "LAN1", "LAN2", "LAN3" and "LAN4".
I'm not sure if the router needs to have a special port called "Ethernet" or I can just connect the cable from the Ethernet jack to one of the "LAN" ports.
^ I tried doing the above and my phone connects without any issues to the router and I can browse the internet flawlessly on it, BUT my laptop won't. It connects same as the phone to the router's WiFi without any issues, but when trying to browse the internet it shows that there's no internet connection. I tried the troubleshoot option but it shows that there's no issue found.
When plugging a second Ethernet cable from the laptop to a second "LAN" port on the router - I immediately get connected to the internet without any issues, BUT then my phone disconnects from the internet (still connected to the routers WiFi but no internet) 😕
I have no idea guys how I can fix this issue so both my laptop and my phone can be connected to the dorm's internet via a router. Any help is appreciated!
P.S. The model of the router is a FRITZ!Box 7362 SL.
I live in a student dorm and I use a router with a DSL connection. However recently they installed Ethernet jacks in every room here so I'd like to switch to the dorm's internet instead of paying for the DSL one.
Note that when connecting my laptop to the Ethernet jack, it's all good and the internet is much faster than the other one. This is one of the main reasons why I want to use the dorm's internet over the older one + it's useless to pay additional money when the dorm provides a faster internet.
Problem
Okayyy, now I'd like to connect the router to the dorm's Ethernet jack so both my laptop and phone can connect to the dorm's internet.
When I check the back of the router it has a port named "DSL" and all other ports are called "LAN1", "LAN2", "LAN3" and "LAN4".
I'm not sure if the router needs to have a special port called "Ethernet" or I can just connect the cable from the Ethernet jack to one of the "LAN" ports.
^ I tried doing the above and my phone connects without any issues to the router and I can browse the internet flawlessly on it, BUT my laptop won't. It connects same as the phone to the router's WiFi without any issues, but when trying to browse the internet it shows that there's no internet connection. I tried the troubleshoot option but it shows that there's no issue found.
When plugging a second Ethernet cable from the laptop to a second "LAN" port on the router - I immediately get connected to the internet without any issues, BUT then my phone disconnects from the internet (still connected to the routers WiFi but no internet) 😕
I have no idea guys how I can fix this issue so both my laptop and my phone can be connected to the dorm's internet via a router. Any help is appreciated!
P.S. The model of the router is a FRITZ!Box 7362 SL.