I just got my router. i cant hook it up to my modem????

okay i hope to god im just being stupid here but..

i just recieved my gigabyte router
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Communication/Products/Products_BroadbandRouter_GN-BR01G.htm

im trying to hook it up to my modem but cant.
the modem is a thompson speedtouch modem that we got free sighning up to wanadoo.
http://www.speedtouchdsl.com/prod330.htm

it has a connection from the phone socket to the modem and then an inbuilt USB connection to my desktop PC.

it dosnt look like it will connect to my router then does it??

I am SUPER PISSED if this isnt going to work.......

can anyone help me at all?


i am trying to connect my laptop wirelssly and my desktop wired.

 

You can still hook it up. Run the modem to your desktop computer. Enable Internet Connection Sharing and then run the cat-5 cable from your Desktop to the uplink port on the router. That is what I did when I was in Italy and had the same problem.

Let me know if this works.

 

couple of things. whats a cat 5 cable?
i have a wan port and 4 lan ports on my router. is the uplink port the wan port?

 

Cat-5 is the network cable. Yes the WAN port is the same thing as the uplink port.

 

another slight problem.
the socket in the back of my pc is a small connection and the one in the router is a bigger one.

 

What kind of desktop is it? You don't have a network port on the back of your desktop?

 

its a pretty old win98se PC. no major brand.

it has a network port on the back but it is a small connection, like the connection that goes into your phone or all the other network connections ive used. the connections on the router however are bigger, i only have the cable they supllied me with which iis big to big connection. i would need a small to big connection to connect the router to my pc. its wierd, ive never used a connection like this before.

thanks for your help by the way.

 

here, these are the connections/leads that my router uses.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=RJ45&ModuleNo=44943&doy=17m1

 

The only other things that I could suggest are:

1) Get a Wireless adapter for your desktop that plugs in USB, so you can share the internet ad-hoc...without the router.

2) Buy a NIC card from a pc store and install it and hook up the router the way we discussed.

Let me know.

 

couldnt i just buy this adapter so i can hook it up like you said?


http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=22940&1&source=21&doy=17m1

 

wait, if im thinking about this right.
if i want to connect to the net on my laptop the PC has to be on and connected so that the wireless router can send the signal to my laptop.
is that right?

if so i may as well just buy a new modem as that would be utterly usless.
i dont want to have to turn my PC on every time i want to use the net on my laptop.

 

I don't know if that would work...your modem doesn't really act like a network card. I might be wrong. I just don't have experience with that adapter.

 

if i wen tout and bought this, would it solve all my problems?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=modem&ModuleNo=-121&doy=17m1

 

Just go out and get one of these:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx...CI&FromMenu=y&criteria=PCI&doy=17m1&worldid=4

Install it into your desktop and then you can hook it up the way we were talking about before. This is the cheapest way.

Make sure you get a network cable too. If they ask, it needs to be straight through.

 

this is what is in my pc already. is it different at all?


http://www.techfever.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=775

 

Yes, the one that you have in your computer is for the modem...that hooks up to the phone. The one I posted is for ethernet...the bigger plug that would go into the router you bought.

 

basicly, i need know in the next 30minutes what to do otherwise i need to wait another few days.
if i connect like you said by running the modem into the Desktop and then sharing the connection and running it into my wireless router, then to my laptop. will i be able to acces the internet on my laptop while the desktop is switched off?

if i cant do that, should i buy that linksys modem in the link, will everything just work then?

thanks


( lol, i keep posting like 2 seconds after you say something!)

 

You might have to check with your Internet Service Provider to see if that will work. They might have to enable that MAC address to get into their system.

If your ISP is able to do that then yes. But you will still want to get that Ethernet PCI card (unless it is included). That way you can just hook up that modem to your Desktop and then run another Ethernet cable to your wireless router.

 

dammit. crafty maplin. i was thinking the modem itself was only 12 pounds. turns out the card is 12 pounds and the modem is 70. screw that...

 

That is why I said if you buy the ethernet card for your desktop you can just leave your desktop on "Standby" mode and then hook up your laptop wirelessly. The way I was talking about originally. It is the cheapest way you can do it.

Just shooting out more options...you could call your ISP and see if they have a modem that will us Ethernet...that way you can just hook up your modem to the router directly and hookup your desktop to that. That way you can turn off the desktop when not in use and still get the wireless internet working.

There are alot of ways you can do it.

 

sigh. im with wanadoo. i phoned up but the guy was usuless as youd expect. basicly though, i f you want to go wireless through them and get their router you have to sighn up and get some phone deal as well. 4 pounds extra a month.
doing it the original way you suggested with the modem going through the desktop is a no no, i cant turn the desktop on every time i want my laptop on the net.

i guess that leaves me with buying a new modem then?

any idea what the cheapist one i can get would be?

im seriuosly pissed at everthing right now, i want to hit something!

thanks

 

Don't go wireless through your ISP...just call them and ask if they have a modem that is Ethernet instead of USB. That will solve all of your problems.

Going wireless through your ISP is a waste of money, just more money in their pocket.

 

think thats a no. i didnt phone but they would say on their website if they did wouldnt they?

it said this.

We’ll give you a standard USB modem free, but if you want:

* a wireless connection
* a second phone line with free off-peak calls

select Wireless & Talk when you sign up. It’s free for six months then £4 a month after that. Find out more

 

That is odd...when I was in Italy they had Ethernet modems, but you had to request them and they didn't cost any extra. That is really weird. I don't know how you are going to do this then.

 

i phoned up and asked, got another person who i could barely understand. they said we dont provide them but you can buy one of our website. i cant find one at all on their site but i sent them an email.

why the hell does nothing ever just WORK!!!!!!!!!!

 

I know how you feel...that is just how things work.

 

right. im sending the router back and just getting wanadoo wireless and talk. 4 pounds a month for a free modem/router and free calls at weekends and off peak times. although our phone bill is only like 4pounds a month anyway so it shouldnt be much deifferent.
seems the most hassle free solution.

thanks for your help. your much much better than any tech support line!

 

Not a problem, glad to help. 4 pounds a month....man I wish I could pay like $9 a month for my phone.

 

Being screwed by your ISP, eh? Well, that sucks, but not surprising.

Here our DSL provider tries to give everyone crappy USB modems. Now I knew that I wanted to connect via router, so I specifically told them to give me an Ethernet modem. They had to, and I have no problems.

Our cable provider is much better in that sense - the modems they use always support both USB and Ethernet connections.