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Using Netopia Router for wireless LAN

  • 10-01-2010 11:57am
    #1
    Galway Psychic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭


    Hi all. I have a leftover eircom netopia router at home. My brother uses a microwave internet provider, where the cable comes from the dish, to a power supply, to an ethernet cable, which happily plugs into his laptop.
    I am trying without any luck to get the two to work. I realise that the eircom router is configured for just DSL, but is there a way to instruct the router to look for an internet connection through one of the ethernet ports instead? It'd save having to buy a new wireless router.

    Thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    I don't think so, as the ADSL port is setup as WAN, simple ethernet wan broadband routers are relatively cheap.


  • #3
    Galway Psychic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭Galway Psychic


    I am able to change the configuration from DSL to WAN/LAN simply. It's after that, that I arrive at issues.


  • #4
    Galway Psychic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭Galway Psychic


    If I can enable the router for WAN, can someone point me in the right direction as to what to look out for so I can get this running correctly? Thanks


  • #5
    shanemort
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 234 ✭✭shanemort


    You can setup the router to be a wireless access point by turning off DHCP server, but you will not be able to plug in the Microwave Cable and share you will need to by a Cable Router for this.


  • #6
    Galway Psychic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭Galway Psychic


    Hmph. Okay thanks for your help guys. :)


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