ok - off topic but i need help with a network router

Blunet600 · Nearly there... Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Karma :

please i need help. i have got a USB adpater that will enable a wireless netwrok connection but i dont have the router, now i need to get the MR814 netgear router, but apparently i need an ethernet connection on the broadband modem. can any1 help, an can i just get an additional modem without affecting the serve provider?

Cillit-BANG · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Karma :

Stick it in the relevent forum Thumbs Up

There's even a dedicated forum titled 'The Geek Zone'

kawakid · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

What type of broadband do you have ADSL or cable?

Does your PC have an ethernet connection.

Yes you can get ethernet routers, such as the D-link 604 T, but these
are aimed at cable users. (They are cheap ie £20) (ie if you are Telewest or NTL)

If you have ADSL at home and want a router to connect to the ADSL broadband and share with 4 others, then go for something like a D-link 504 T they're about £45 all in.

Forget about USB modems, i've probably binned over 50 of em. They offer no protection, they are machine specific and a waste of time. You need a router.

There is no point messing about having 2 routers, because you bought the wrong kit.

(Unless you live in Finland, but thats a long story... basicaly there broadband doesn't like to be routed, only bridged, don't get me started, what a week that was).
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Blunet600 · Nearly there... Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Karma :

i have ADSL, USB modem , it came with the ISP - AOL.
How will i be abel to make the Netgear mr814 router work? coz this will allow me to use my wiresless usb adapters.
yes i have an ethernet connection in my pc.

Davo · Davo To The Rescue! Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Karma :

Sounds like your going to need something like a Netgear DG834, quite cheap these days, have built in wireless and are easy to setup.

AOL have some funny settings when it comes to setting the router up, I believe you need to change the MTU to 1400.

Also you need to set another screen name up through your AOL software, and set the router to use that screen name.

If you need any help, don't hesitate to PM me.

flat spot · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Aug 2003 Karma :

If your router is ethernet and your modem hasn't got an ethernet connection you can't join them together. You'll have to buy a ethernet modem.

T1z3R · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Karma :

or a different router...like the one below.

https://www.misco.co.uk/productinformation/~104049~WW~/index.htm

got one of these for my mate last week and its cracking for the price.
its got the modem, router and wifi all built in.
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Blunet600 · Nearly there... Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Karma :

yeh i doo need help. i havent got the router yet, and i aim to buy the netgear mr814 because i have 2 wireless usb adapters already to connect to tmy other computr and laptop.
Now my modem is a USB modem, and i ahve been told that the MR814 will niot work with a usb modem, is there anyway round it, all will i need to get a new modem and if i buy a new modem will this affetc my ISP and connection speeds and payment to my ISP??
Also is it possible to get a router that will be compatibel with the USB adapters i alreayd have, the M111, i thought it owuld only work with other USB products.