Making a wifi hotspot from an ethernet point

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Hi all,

I'll preface this by saying that my tech knowledge is pretty scant, so I hope you'll excuse me if this is a silly question.

I'm moving into off-campus student accommodation this weekend. In each bedroom, there's an ethernet point, but there is no wireless network in the apartment block. As far as I can see, the router isn't in the apartment.

I was wondering whether it would be possible to plug a wireless router into the ethernet point in my room, and thereby create a small wireless hotspot. If this is possible, would any router work? Specifically, I have one of the old eircom ones, so using this would be ideal.

The landlord has given me a list of settings to configure my computer when it is plugged into the ethernet point, so would these be the same settings one would use to set up the router?

Thanks for any help you can give!

PogMoThoin

What you need is an accesss point, these are cheap and cheerful
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WA901ND-Advanced-Wireless-Access/dp/B002YETVXC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357807955&sr=8-1

Prefect_1998

this might be what you need


http://www.adverts.ie/routers-and-modems/ultra-portable-wireless-router/1932154

i do not know the seller.

dohouch

Aldo Numerous Bamboo wrote: »

Hi all,

Specifically, I have one of the old eircom ones, so using this would be ideal.

I'm using an ol Eircom Netopia as a wifi access point. Easy,get the length of Ethernet cable you need to place your netopia and connect to wall plug.

First connect your PC/laptop to Netopia using your ethernet cable. Open a browser window, input http://192.168.1.254. this is the router's homepage address.
Try these as user name and PWD

eircom@eircom.net
broadband1

Left hand side go>Expert Mode. Go>Configure. Go>Connection
Youll have to change the setting so this
Then Save and restart router. Any wifi security settings will be as they were unless you change them