Clearwire and Networking

the corpo

Hi there

On Friday afternoon Clearwire came and installed their modem into our new office (annoyingly the only option at present). It was close of business so I didn't get a chance to look at it, but the tech told us that we *wouldn't* be able to use our eircom wireless router with it (the one you can get in the starter pack from dixons etc)

Is this true? We have 4 pc's networked off this router (in our old premises the router plugged into the PC that was connected by USB to UTV internet)

Is it not possible to go Clearwire Modem>Eircom Wireless Router>network pc's?

I would have thought so, and would have just been plug and play, but the tech seemed insistent it wouldn't.

If not, what are my options? The Clearwire connects by ethernet, so do I need to stick an extra Ethernet card in the connected PC to feed the network?

Snowbat

Normally*, a combo ADSL modem/router will work only on DSL. It won't have the RJ45 WAN port you need to hook up to any other kind of modem. What you need is a standalone NAT router, usually marketed as a cable broadband router.


*If your provider's box has an onboard router, there is a way to use your combo ADSL modem/router as a switch and wireless AP but from what I've read, the Clearwire box does not.

the corpo

excellent, the old router found under the stairs worked perfectly, i love it when that happens!

now, to figure out why it's giving 300kbps download and 6mb upload!!!