wirelesss

browner85

HI guys i have bt broadband zyxel modem which is connected to the computer wiyh a wire ...i was wondering if i could just buya wireless router in harvey norman to get the wireless broad band around the house as i recently baught a laptop. or do i have to contact bt??? cheers ...

calex71

you will need some details from the old router like , user name and password for the broadband service, as well as dns settings and maybe one or two other things, all can be checked if you go into the bt router settings and check.

Then all you need to do is enter them into the new router.

Sully

Aye you can do it if you wish. BT may have a cheaper solution for you though.

AlmightyCushion

No need to contact bt, just grab yourself a wireless router. This will connect to your modem using an ethernet cable (that's the cable you are connecting between your pc and modem now).

AlmightyCushion

calex71 wrote: »

you will need some details from the old router like , user name and password for the broadband service, as well as dns settings and maybe one or two other things, all can be checked if you go into the bt router settings and check.

Then all you need to do is enter them into the new router.

That's if he gets a modem router. If he gets a router he won't have to mess around with anything like that and it'll be about a tenner cheaper/.

Sully

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

That's if he gets a modem router. If he gets a router he won't have to mess around with anything like that and it'll be about a tenner cheaper/.

Tis what I have done here at home anyway. Along with my Linksys wireless booster outside to increase the range.

browner85

how much we talkin

AlmightyCushion

Probably about €40.

browner85

Just went out and baught a belkin 54g router guy in shop said it was suitable but i cant connect to it !!! i can find it when i search but will not let me connect.......... how annoying!!!

AlmightyCushion

You need to find out what the password for the wireless is. The manual should tell you what it is or how to find it.

KatCookie

Probably about €40.

WHAT!?
am i getting this correct? €40 for a router? where from? i thought they sold for nearly €80 in shops? Curse you Argos and your overpriced goods! (family too cheap to buy one)

AlmightyCushion

Yeah €40 would be the starting price for a wireless g router. You can get more expensive ones but €40 would be the starting price.

KatCookie

Thanks Almighty Cushion, looks like we'll be buying this one, it appears to be one of the best

browner85

im still getting nothing it just comes up cannot connect.. i can see it when i search and it works in other peoples houses so its not the laptop, would it be possible the router is not compatable with bt??

guil

browne can ya log into the router,
connect to it usin a cable and put the ip of the router into internet address bar
the manual should tell ya what the ip is
look under security and it wil have a passphrase, take note of it