Using Eircom Wireless router with NTL broadband

West_Coast

I am switching over form Eircom Broadband to NTL and would like to re-use the Eircom provided wireless router.

I have the Eircom supplied Netopia wireless router (Netopia Model 3347NWG Wireless DSL Ethernet Switch) which is configured for the eircom DSL input. NTL provide an ethernet connection rather than DSL.

I was wondering if anyone has tried re-configuring this wireless router to work with NTL broandband and how they managed to do it?

irlrobins

Not possible afaik.

West_Coast

Got it working thanks.

I don't understand why as a moderator of this forum you posted misleading information, all you had to say was that you didn't know how to do it or had not tried to do it, rather than "not possible".

irlrobins

How did you get it to work? And just cos I'm a mod doesn't mean I can't make mistakes.

MunsterCycling

Just to row in behind our Beloved leader...

You can't expect someone to fix every problem, if you read irlrobins post again it has 'AFAIK' on the end.
I've not come accross anybody who has managed to get a Netopia to provide WiFi through the LAN sockets on the Modem rather than the WAN port (Foxwood you ever see this work?)

It is also tradition to post the solution if you find one so that those that come later can search and sort the problem without having to ask the same question over and over.

So, how did you 'fix' it?


MC

Foxwood

MunsterCycling wrote:

Just to row in behind our Beloved leader...

You can't expect someone to fix every problem, if you read irlrobins post again it has 'AFAIK' on the end.
I've not come accross anybody who has managed to get a Netopia to provide WiFi through the LAN sockets on the Modem rather than the WAN port (Foxwood you ever see this work?)

I don't know enough about the equipment that NTL provides to answer this definitively. I suppose if the Netopia actually works as a "hub" rather than a switch, it could work. (A hub blindly shares all traffic, regardess of IP address, across all "ports". A switch should only direct traffic to a specific port). If you disable the DHCP server on the Netopia, then a wired client should be able to get a DHCP response from the Cable modem if both the PC and the modem are plugged into LAN ports. And I suppose if it works for a wired client, it might work for a wireless client. But it'll only support a single computer - you won't be able to connect two machines to the ADSL router and have them both get on the NTL connection.

And you won't have a NAT firewall protecting your either, so you better make sure that you've got a good firewall in place!

It is also tradition to post the solution if you find one so that those that come later can search and sort the problem without having to ask the same question over and over.

So, how did you 'fix' it?

I don't think that West_Coast is likely to read your message in this forum.

MunsterCycling

Oh well !our loss.... (I know you guys know what that means)

surething

Can aanyone help me on this issue. I am a bit of a newbie and dont know all the technical stuff. all i have is a wireless laptop router and modem. How does the laptop pick up the signal?

Thanks

dub45

surething wrote:

Can aanyone help me on this issue. I am a bit of a newbie and dont know all the technical stuff. all i have is a wireless laptop router and modem. How does the laptop pick up the signal?

Thanks

People will help you willingly but they are not mind readers. You need to give your internet provider -what type of router etc etc the more detail you give the more chance you have of people trying to help you.

anthonyj

West_Coast wrote: »

Got it working thanks.

I don't understand why as a moderator of this forum you posted misleading information, all you had to say was that you didn't know how to do it or had not tried to do it, rather than "not possible".

How did you get it working? I am trying the same thing at the mo.

shanemort

anthonyj wrote: »

How did you get it working? I am trying the same thing at the mo.

Disable the DHCP server in the eircom modem....

Them insert the NTl network cable into on of the 4 ports on the eircom router.

oscarp

Disable the DHCP server in the eircom modem....

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sorry for the stupid question, but what does this mean? i'm trying to do the same, ntl broadband through netopia wireless router and can't get it to work

Whatsthisabout

Are you actually using the wireless or do you have your PC hard wired to the router.

Surly if the DHCP is disabled you wont be able to connected wirelessly, or did you assign your devices IP addresses yourself

Presumably you only have one computer connected is that correct?

Just curious

kevboyce

Thanks for the previous tips.

I disabled the DHCP server on the Netopia as advised and this worked initially but after around 10 minutes, the internet connection was lost.

The wifi router was still connected to the laptop, just that web pages wouldn't load anymore.

So, it's almost working, any ideas for further tests to try out before I go and buy a new cable router.

thanks,
Kevin

IT Loser

It would help if the Mods were in a position to answer questions 100% of the time. Of course, thats not possible, and I have no problem with that....but they shouldn't take, by that same token, such a pissy attitude when people post threads by accident asking questions which have already been asked. It works both ways.