Wireless router -> Eircom router?

Mutant_Fruit

Would there be any problems if i stuck a Linksys WRT54g into the back of a standard eircom adsl modem/router and shared the internet through that setup? I'd prefer to do it this way rather than buy a combined wireless adsl modem/router, simply because the WRT54g can then be reused later if NTL was gotten, or IBB.

Anything i should know before i buy the Linksys?

beller b

It will work fine. I use a seperate Belkin Pre-n router for the better range & speed. If your using port forwarding it takes a bit of setting up..

Mutant_Fruit

I suppose it would be best if i set a DMZ on the eircom, and just pushed all traffic into the Linksys to be nat'ed there. That'd be best methinks. I assume it does have that option?

beller b

I rekon so

stuey

mutant i have that wrt54g,so u can have a look at it before u buy it if you want. just make sure you get the latest firmware as soon as you get it. the old versions were sh!te

Mutant_Fruit

i have a wrt54g too, its why i'm buying a second one Its for someone else though, and i don't know what options are on the Caymann router thing that eircom supply. If it has a DMZ, it's all easy.

Even if it doesn't, i suppose i can just make one port forward to forward EVERYTHING to the WRT54g. Just wanted to be 100% sure it'd work. I was 99% sure. I'd hate to feck something up on someone else. It always makes me nervous buying for other people.

Thanks for the offer though, and enjoy oxegen, ya lucky bugger

DemonOfTheFall

Youd need to set the Netopia to "bridging" as far as I know. This will shunt all traffic straight to the linksys. Then set up the linksys to send that traffic on its merry way.