Need Help to Set up Wireless Router

hectorhector

Hi all,
I wouldn't be the most technologically advanced when it comes to Wireless Routers and PC's but I 'm not with the Dinosaurs either.
I bought a Buffalo Router and am trying to set it up.
I have an existing Zykel router. The wire from this passes through a DSL Filter "Z-Blocker" and then it passes through another thing that splits between line and phone. I don't know whether either of these two things is necessary. I do know it definately works when they are all connected.
So now to my new Buffalo Router.
It has a set up wizard. It gives me lots of choices but none of whom I can get to set up.
I get a choice between
PPPoE/PPPoA
Dynamic IP address
Static IP Address
and Bridge Mode.

Its says PPPoE/PPPoA is the normal selection for DSL.
I'm on Broadband through the telephone line if this makes any difference.

Which of these 4 should I be selected?
With almost all the choices I can go next next next without providing any information.
Should I be providing some info (IP address (mine or the ISP's) - I don't know either)
As this is a new router straight out of the box and it comes with just a black telephone wire (its described as a twisted pair telephone cable used for ADSL connection). Should I just have to connect this directly into the telephone socket? Or are adapters, filters, low pass filters or something else supposed to be on the end of this cable before it hits the telephone socket in the wall.

I'm baffled why at this stage in technology I can't just power it on and plug it into the telephone socket and it work straight away.

Any help or advice would be gladly taken:)

Kind Regards
Hector

hectorhector

Hi ,
Anyone have any ideas to help me get this wireless router setup?

Kind Regards
Hector

Shane O' Malley

hectorhector wrote: »

Hi all,
I wouldn't be the most technologically advanced when it comes to Wireless Routers and PC's but I 'm not with the Dinosaurs either.
I bought a Buffalo Router and am trying to set it up.
I have an existing Zykel router. The wire from this passes through a DSL Filter "Z-Blocker" and then it passes through another thing that splits between line and phone. I don't know whether either of these two things is necessary. I do know it definately works when they are all connected.
So now to my new Buffalo Router.
It has a set up wizard. It gives me lots of choices but none of whom I can get to set up.
I get a choice between
PPPoE/PPPoA
Dynamic IP address
Static IP Address
and Bridge Mode.

Its says PPPoE/PPPoA is the normal selection for DSL.
I'm on Broadband through the telephone line if this makes any difference.

Which of these 4 should I be selected?
With almost all the choices I can go next next next without providing any information.
Should I be providing some info (IP address (mine or the ISP's) - I don't know either)
As this is a new router straight out of the box and it comes with just a black telephone wire (its described as a twisted pair telephone cable used for ADSL connection). Should I just have to connect this directly into the telephone socket? Or are adapters, filters, low pass filters or something else supposed to be on the end of this cable before it hits the telephone socket in the wall.

I'm baffled why at this stage in technology I can't just power it on and plug it into the telephone socket and it work straight away.

Any help or advice would be gladly taken:)

Kind Regards
Hector

Go with

PPPoE/PPPoA
Dynamic IP address

The rest depends on you internet supplier.

With Eircom you do not need to set a username and password. With others you do.

Shane

hectorhector

Does anyone know if I need a password for Voadafone broadband to get a wireless router set up?

dub45

It would be a help in posing such questions if the following basic information could be given (it saves attempting to extract it painfully over mulitple posts)

Who is your isp?

What make and model did you buy?

For example it is not clear so far whether you bought a 'cable router' or what is known as a gateway i.e. a wireless router with an integrated modem.

So hector I am hectoring you for alot more information please? As I regularly point out here boardsies are eager to help but we are not mindreaders.