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Home Network Basics

Router, Wi Fi, IP addresses without the sales fog.

Know which box is the modem and which is the router (sometimes they are one unit).

Your home network is a small city: modem, router, Wi Fi radios, devices with addresses. You do not need a CCNA. You need names for the parts when something fails.

Modem talks to your ISP
Router shares that link and hands out local addresses
Wi Fi is the radio layer on top

ipconfig
Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily IPv4
Test-Connection 1.1.1.1 -Count 2

General Windows literacy from Phyllux Tech Field House. Not remote support. Do not run scripts you do not understand. Never disable Defender for speed.

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