Any solutions to make Esat BB wireless

Sparky

Im quite new to wireless networking, only having set up a few Adhoc networks but recently i got a esat bb adsl modem (ZyXel 600 series) and i want to make it wireless, without having to buy a wireless adsl modem.
Do i just buy a standard wireless access point and if yes what makes do you recommend, i personnaly would like a Lynksys router but all the other wireless NIC's are SMC and Dell.
And say if i link the modem to the wireless router do i have to disable DCHP on the modem and do i have to switch it to bridging mode.
or is just better to assign a static ip to the wireless computers?

Any ideas would be greatly appreaced, thanks.

Jammer

wireless router is same price as access point now. about €80 in shops. just plug ur modem in it and it works as router & access point.

Sparky

Any good shops in town to get this router, someone told me to go to maplins but there charging 150 quid and then i seen the ADSL wireless router for 230 quid. YIKES

spartacus93

Get it on the net http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002LHXB6/qid=1110588472/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_3_2/026-1382521-0594067

DingChavez

Jammer wrote:

wireless router is same price as access point now. about €80 in shops. just plug ur modem in it and it works as router & access point.

Would a USB modem plug into the router?

spartacus93

Not a USB one no. Does your modem have an ethernet connection?? Otherwise you would have to get a router with a built in ADSL modem like this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002A45AO/qid=1110722811/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_3_1/202-6298906-3792605. This will replace the modem you already have.

JohnMorrissey

Linksys BEFW11S4 , about 60 euro. If your using the Esat presrtige modem, Run an ethernet cable from the modem to a LAN port on the router...NOT the uplink/internet port. Then go into the router settings (192.168.1.1) and diable DHCP. Remember... LAN not Uplink

Pikasso

I've been trying to set up my Linksys router for the last 24 hrs - have gotten very little sleep and food, my wife and kids think I'm married to the computer - it has been doing my head in. I finally came across your advice and, even though I found it extremely odd I tried it in desperation. Imagine my joy when I rebooted and found all connections working yahoo!
Thanks John

JohnMorrissey wrote:

Linksys BEFW11S4 , about 60 euro. If your using the Esat presrtige modem, Run an ethernet cable from the modem to a LAN port on the router...NOT the uplink/internet port. Then go into the router settings (192.168.1.1) and diable DHCP. Remember... LAN not Uplink

Sparky

woah, only finding i made this thread last march, ive learned a lot about routers and wireless, i have 3 set up in the house all linked to each other with different router ips for access to any router to get to the admin panel