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    Frustrated students can't connect...

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Christoffah, Sep 30, 2007.

  1. Christoffah

    Christoffah Notebook Enthusiast

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    Short story - we've bought a Netgear DG834 wireless router and our laptops can connect to it - but we can't actually get an Internet connection with it. We have Internet access because we have a "Scientific Atlanta WEBSTAR EPC 2100 R2" cable modem setup with an ethernet cable into one laptop, which works fine. We can't get the router to pick up the Internet because we don't have a phone line (DSL) in our building; the modem is plugged into a weird kind of box thing in the wall ("Telewest Broadband") via a thick 'co-axial' cable (similar to a TV aerial cable) which screws in to the modem - this is how we are getting the Internet connection... and we want the router to wirelessly give this connection to the other computers.

    We can't progress through the Netgear setup wizard because it requires you to have a typical phone line socket, which our stupid house doesn't have! Previous students living in this house have managed to get an Internet connection though...?

    We've spent hours trying to figure it out with no luck at all - does anyone have any ideas? We'd all be most appreciative. Thanks in advance.
     
    Christoffah, Sep 30, 2007
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  2. Lite

    Lite Notebook Deity

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    Has your router got a built in modem then??? You need to get a router that dosnt have a built in modem and then output from your seperate modem into the router... using a standard connection , thats the oly soloution i can think of. Unless you can get special routers
     
    Lite, Sep 30, 2007
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  3. Christoffah

    Christoffah Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are you sure that's the only way? of course we'd much rather just use our router as it saves us the hassle of selling it and having to buy a new one... if at all possible? Thanks for your reply
     
    Christoffah, Sep 30, 2007
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    Christoffah Notebook Enthusiast

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    we've read up on it and you're right, we're not gonna get anywhere with an ADSL router and cable modem... so we're looking at the Netgear WGR614.. would this be suitable? Thanks!
     
    Christoffah, Sep 30, 2007
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    It would work for what you want, yes. I have the product in question, it connects to my broadband gateway by ethernet cable and it's a little b*otch to set up (had to run the disc to set it up about five times before it successfully completed) but once it works it's great.
     
    seaice, Oct 1, 2007
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    i have the netgear WPN824 v2 and love it
     
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    Hmm , I cant help much in the routers aspect as i always use one witnh adsl built in... But read reviews on them first , the last thing you want is a overheating router that reboots every 5 minunites...
     
    Lite, Oct 1, 2007
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