Router query

Are the lights on the router supposed to be green, as two of the lights are
orange. Do the colours mean anything?

Thanks,
Grace

 

It came with no documentation?

 

search google for your router type and questions

 

Zim zim ala bim, the spirits are about to speak. Oh, spirits, what can
you tell me about the color of lights on an unidentified router? What?
Huh? Oh, well, I can't repeat that here. Sorry, the spirits are, um,
unwilling right now.

See:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html

 

It probably depends on if there is a pc connected to the port, or if the
pc is on or not. I suppose you should read the docs.

 

Yea, your router is on shrooms.

 

Like, way cool, man! Where can I get one of those?

 

Could be - and sometimes it connection speed (10 vs 100).

Now that I think about it, on my 3Com switches at work, some of the lights
change from green to orange depending on what optional equipment is
installed in the switch. So it would be quite machine specific.

But the other replies are also quite correct: "What TYPE of freakin'
router?" and "RTFM!"

 

I would think the lights on yours show load balance as well.

Ed

 

Nah - I'm still using rather old switches, no routers. But the lights on the
switches do indicate data transfer activity as well as speed and probably
other things if I took the time to monitor them.

 

I worked for a local ISP for a while and that sounds like the 3COMs
we had. I monitored traffic loading and ran the newserver. The
newserver was an education itself. Came to work one day nad had an
indignate email asking why I was allowing spammers to operate through
my newserver. That only happened once! Damn spammers will find any
hole you leave. I don't know that I stopped all of them but I didn't
receive any more complaints like that.

Ed

 

Good for you! Too bad so many others aren't that conscientious.