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Digiweb wifi Help

  • 07-06-2006 8:35pm
    #1
    jimbob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 238 ✭✭


    Hi I am seriously thinking of getting Digiweb metro (3mb).

    The problem is I want a wifi network in the house to supply two computers.
    Digiweb don't offer a wifi router for metro.

    Can I plug a wifi router ( that I would buy myself) straight into digwebs metro router hence creating a wifi network.

    This would mean I could have the phone in the living room along with the two routers and have the two computers left in the bedrooms.

    Can I do this?


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  • #2
    Chaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭Chaz


    You can technically connect any form of router, WIFI or not and it will work. Set it up to automatically get DHCP etc from the WAN side and do your internal LAN as per normal using Wireless as you like.


  • #3
    PowerHouseDan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭PowerHouseDan


    As Chaz said and he is the Digiweb man to ask....I have it setup and its perfect...And highly recommend it


  • #4
    GarfieldConnoll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 326 ✭✭GarfieldConnoll


    PowerHouseDan wrote:
    As Chaz said and he is the Digiweb man to ask....I have it setup and its perfect...And highly recommend it
    Sub one minute wifi network setup, impressive ;)


  • #5
    ricey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭ricey


    I have it done here with a wireless router and works fine.


  • #6
    jimbob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 238 ✭✭jimbob


    Suppose I might trot ahead it with that now.
    Thanks for your help. :)


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  • #7
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    The metro adaptor is a modem. It does no routing/firewall.

    Any Non-ADSL "NAT Router"/Firewall will work. I use a Dlink DI624M (there is an ADSL version too, this model has an Ethernet WAN port instead of ADSL port). It has 4 Ethernet ports for LAN and MIMO 108Mbps wifi. A PS2 with network module is static IP in its DMZ and we have a LAN with server, 5 PCs and three WiFi Laptops and a WiFi "internet radio" all running on the system. VPN and ports for games and Skype video etc all 100% fine too.

    Linksys, Netgear etc are good too.


  • #8
    ricey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,348 ✭✭✭ricey


    I Got a Linksys WRT54G and have never really had any problems.


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