[ale] router/laptop disconnect

[DJ-Pfulio]

I've seen some Netgear routers have a privacy mode to prevent LAN-to-LAN
access as Alex mentioned. I'd be reading the router manual for that
capability. If the firmware hasn't been updated after Xmas, time to do
that too.

Wifi isolation/client isolation is very handy for small businesses that
don't want to allow one customer to hack each other. Also good for guest
network access. IDK what setting they call it and I bet any modern
router would have something similar.

Hopefully, a CAT5e cable was used, not CAT5.

On 2/3/20 10:30 AM, Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
> Adding to the confusion:
> plugged laptop directly into router with Cat5 cable. Can get out to WAN
> but still have no access to LAN.
> I remain befuddled.
> 
> Sean
> 
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 10:20 AM DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale at ale.org
> <mailto:ale at ale.org>> wrote:
> 
>     On 2/3/20 9:29 AM, Sean Kilpatrick via Ale wrote:
>     > laptop somehow connects wirelessly to router and can reach the WAN.
>     > But cannot reach printer on the LAN. Cannot ping anything on LAN.
>     > Router thinks the laptops MAC address is one thing.  But that is a
>     > mythical MAC address according to the laptop.
>     >
>     > Clues would be appreciated.
> 
>     A VPN running that doesn't allow split tunnels would behave this way
>     too.