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Netopia Wireless Hub/ADSL Routers for €24.99 in PCWorld

Sponge Bob · 2006-11-08 19:43:00

they are in an eircom branded box but will work with any DSL provider (apart from magnet and smart) if you simply change the username and password in the expert>connection tab to whatever you want . they could work with smart if more settings were changed its a netopia 2247 , good piece of kit for €24.99, if asked for a…

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they are in an eircom branded box but will work with any DSL provider (apart from magnet and smart) if you simply change the username and password in the expert>connection tab to whatever you want . they could work with smart if more settings were changed

its a netopia 2247 , good piece of kit for €24.99, if asked for a phone number give them an 01701xxxx number

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#2 09-11-2006 11:05am

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Hey Sponge_Bob
Which PC world did you see these in? Going to have a look later and see if I can pick one up.

Are they only ment to be be sold to people with Eircom BB?

Thanks
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#3 09-11-2006 12:13pm

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every PC World actually . I have bought 5 so far and have them working on Digiweb and BT to name but a few

All the settings are perfect bar the username and password which can be changed in a jiffy if you fire up a browser and hook it to http://192.168.1.254/ and then follow these simple instructions here (do not use the feckin CD that comes with it, junk it )

Xtravision or one of the electrical chains like Comet or DID may also have this eircom bb in a box package at that price, ring and check.

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#4 09-11-2006 12:23pm

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was wondering where the nearest pc world was,
ill check out my local xtra vision, cheers!
anyone know of cheap wireless usb dongles/pci cards?

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#5 09-11-2006 12:41pm

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Excuse my ignorance but will this work with Irish Broadband wireless? I'd like to think it doesn't matter because ultimately it comes in via a cat5 cable which can be connected into the router but I'd like to be sure. Anyway, great deal - I've been looking for one.

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#6 09-11-2006 12:51pm

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walshki wrote:

Excuse my ignorance but will this work with Irish Broadband wireless? I'd like to think it doesn't matter because ultimately it comes in via a cat5 cable which can be connected into the router but I'd like to be sure. Anyway, great deal - I've been looking for one.

It _could_ if you persuaded it that the hinternet was not out thru the ADSL port but on the hub (it is a 4 port hub and wireless hub)

You would have to disable the internet (the WAN interface) completely I would wager but maybe not . Have not tried that one but I will if they install a freebie for me for testing purposes .

you could always hard code an ip address like 192.168.100.1 on the ADSL interface to keep it quiet if you could not actually disable it.

By the same logic if it worked with IBB it would work with Metro too.

You will also need to make sure the DHCP server bit of the Netopia ( in the expert config somewhere) did not START assigning IP addresses with 192.168.1.1 as it does now , changing the start of the DHCP range from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.100 will stop that . Do this before it 'conflicts' with the IBB box whose Gateway I will wager is 192.168.1.1

By the same logic you should turn off the DHCP server on the IBB box to 192.168.1.99 so that no address can be assigned twice or other confuzzlement or else turn off the Netopia DHCP but then what happens to the wireless clients ??

HMMM

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#7 09-11-2006 12:55pm

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sorry, so dose this work with digiweb metro?

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#8 09-11-2006 12:57pm

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learn to read first

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#9 09-11-2006 12:57pm

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If this is the Netopia 2247NWG-VGx version,

It is $142 on the Netopia site so its quite a bargain

Might buy this and dump my rubbish zyxel bt modem.

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#10 09-11-2006 1:13pm

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actually its called a 2247NWG-EIR and has eircom embossed on top where netopia should be :P

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#11 09-11-2006 1:21pm

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Sponge Bob wrote:

they are in an eircom branded box but will work with any DSL provider (apart from magnet and smart) if you simply change the username and password in the expert>connection tab to whatever you want . they could work with smart if more settings were changed

its a netopia 2247 , good piece of kit for €24.99, if asked for a phone number give them an 01701xxxx number

Are you saying this can't work with Smart for sure or not? I don't see why it wouldn't but I don't know enough to be certain

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#12 09-11-2006 1:28pm

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it will work with Smart but you will need to change more settings than username and password . It will not work with Magnet , at all I'd say.

Check these

http://support.smarttelecom.ie/bbsettings.htm

DSL Modem
Connection Protocol: PPPOE
Modulation Type: G.DMT(G992.1/3/5)
Multiplexing: LLC
VPI: 8
VCI: 35
Security Protocol: PAP
Username: Detailed in your welcome letter
Password: Detailed in your welcome letter
Wan IP: Automatically Assigned
Default Gateway: Automatically Assigned

and ask if anyone did it so far here

http://support.smarttelecom.ie/forums/

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#13 09-11-2006 1:44pm

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can anyone else confirm this will work on metro.
Im not interested in stupid answers

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#14 09-11-2006 1:50pm

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Interesting idea, and a nice little bargain if it works with other providers and there's no reason it shouldn't. It's on the PC World web site, (If ordering from this site there's a €15 delivery charge): http://www.pcworld.ie/productDetails.aspx?productRID=1565&image=Modems

Here's the product set up guide for Netopia Model 2247NWG-VGx, with manuals and firmware:http://www.netopia.com/support/hardware/2247w.html this model is ADSL2+. If the 2247NWG-EIR is just a rebadged version of this model then it should support Smart and Magnet.

Photos: http://www.netopia.com/equipment/images/npp/photos/2247front.gif and http://www.netopia.com/equipment/images/npp/photos/2247back.gif
Eircom set-up info (change as above): http://broadbandsupport.eircom.net/bbkblink.asp?case=8774

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#15 09-11-2006 1:51pm

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even if it does work on metro, if you dont understand the explanation above, how are you going to configure it to work on metro?

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#16 09-11-2006 1:58pm

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I had to get a patch for the 3347 nwg to work on Smart.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054942802&referrerid=&highlight=smart+netopia

Not sure if the 2247 will work with that patch or not, you may end up with a brick.

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#17 09-11-2006 2:14pm

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mcdonnst wrote:

Im not interested in stupid answers

Stupid questions are your forté. Just pay someone who understands for the answers willya because you cannot even begin to understand what they mean .

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#18 09-11-2006 4:23pm

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Damn it. I could do with 4 (at least) of these. No PC World near me though:(

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#19 09-11-2006 4:28pm

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Have you thought of asking Santa

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#20 09-11-2006 8:13pm

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http://www.netopia.com//equipment/products/2200_models.html

4 port switch with firewall

is the wan port only ADSL - is there any way it could be used as a lite ethernet firewall ?

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#21 09-11-2006 10:59pm

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4 pins only (3456) on the adsl port

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#22 09-11-2006 11:42pm

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So i can buy this and I can avail of wireless interweb right? But will I also still be able to plug my pc into it through the ethernet cable?

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#23 09-11-2006 11:46pm

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you can use this to replace your existing adsl modem,
this will give you 4 ports to use for ethernet, and wireless capailities

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#24 10-11-2006 12:18am

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stevenk wrote:

you can use this to replace your existing adsl modem,
this will give you 4 ports to use for ethernet, and wireless capailities

Brilliant! I'll check it out tomorrow. Thanks for the help dude.

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#25 10-11-2006 1:15am

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why it doesnt work with magnet?

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#26 10-11-2006 1:17pm

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Just bought it there. Its working perfect for me.
Thank you OP.

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#27 10-11-2006 1:53pm

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anyone know if this is available in the PC World in Airside?

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#28 10-11-2006 2:00pm

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dubmick wrote:

anyone know if this is available in the PC World in Airside?

It prolly is. You see, it's actually the Eircom BB package you're buying and the modem is free. Technically they're only supposed to sell it to potential Eircom customers, or at least that's what the sales dude told me.

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#29 10-11-2006 2:01pm

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dubmick wrote:

anyone know if this is available in the PC World in Airside?

Yep was down there this morning at 10:30. Picked one up for €25. Seems to be a good few there.:D Wasn't asked for a pnone number or anything. Thanks Sponge Bob nice bargain!

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#30 13-11-2006 6:07pm

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Ok bought one of these yesterday in PC World Liffey valley after reading the thread here, took it home to set it up and started to browse Boards.ie to get the instructions on the link from Sponge bob, and then i discovered this thread in the broadband section

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055005102

So maybe this ain't such a good deal afterall, it was a silver one i got, i presume they are all the newer model in the starter packs, not sure what to do now, may have to bring it back, ive had broadband for about 3 years and was only buying the starter package for the wireless modem, anyway just posting to let others know of the potiential problem with the modem.

ps. not sure im linking the thread properly i may have to try and correct that in an edit.

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#31 17-11-2006 7:26pm

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last week of this offer I have been told (as I left with an armfull of them )

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