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Change wired connection to wireless

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  • 17-09-2009 12:33pm
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    eman66
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    A friend has just got Digiweb broadband which came with a wired cable modem. What does she need to make the internal network wireless? I'm not sure a standard cable modem with wireless would do because the connection between the dish and the existing modem is some sort of coaxial connection that I haven't seen on wireless routers before.


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    FusionNet
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    I presume the cable modem supplied by digiweb has ethernet ports on it? If so you get a patch lead, connect it a wireless access point. Then set up your security and away you go..


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    eman66
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    I happen to have a Belkin ADSL wireless router. Can this be made to work in my situation, or does it have to be an AP/cable modem.


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    eman66
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    Would one of these be what I need:

    http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=480884


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    Gavin
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    That belkin will work. Just connect the ethernet port from the cable modem into the broadband/internet socket of the AP/Wireless router and it will work fine


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    eman66
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    Great. Thank you.


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