setting up wireless broadband

esperanza

Forgive my ignorance on this subject but...

I currently have broadband access with UTV and would like to have wireless access. I think I need something called a wireless router, is that right?

Could someone please kindly explain how to go about setting up a wireless connection?

btw My laptop has inbuilt wifi (intel centrino).

Urban Weigl

Your best bet would be to get a wireless ADSL router, and hook this up to your phone line instead of the UTV ADSL modem you currently use.

Either of these will do the job:
http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1225118&productID=S3548104
http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1260729&productID=S3754443

stanley1

netopia 2247, eircom starter pack, €25, pc world.

gazzer

Would that netopia 2247 wireless modem work on a NTL cable connection that is currently connected to the computer or is it only good for broadband through the phoneline??

stanley1

phone only

spiral

In the same position as first poster.
If I buy the correct wireless router what exactly is involved then in changing it over from my old one and is it possible to get one that I can use my pc (no wireless card) and my laptop (wireless card) with
Sorry but I am useless with this stuff.

irlrobins

Who is your broadband provider?

It shouldn't be too hard to set up. You'll just need to take note of the settings on the old router and reenter them in the new wireless router.

As for connecting both wired and wireless computers, most routers allow you to connect 4 wired pcs directly to the router using ethernet, as well as wireless connections from other pcs.

spiral

UTV
Thanks for the info can anyone recommend wghere to buy a router.

stanley1

good selection at elara

esperanza

Urban Weigl wrote:

Your best bet would be to get a wireless ADSL router, and hook this up to your phone line instead of the UTV ADSL modem you currently use.

Either of these will do the job:
http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1225118&productID=S3548104
http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1260729&productID=S3754443

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1260729&productID=S3754443

I bought this modem, and it only works with Netsource or Eircom and our ISP is UTV. Is there an trick in the configuration that will get it to work?

If not, which modem works with UTV?

mathias

Esperanza , try this ,

With you router connected to the pc , open a browser and in the address bar at the top type this

192.168.2.1

And hit enter , note that this should take you directly into the router for setup , this number is common to a lot of routers ( all that I have seen so far anyway ) but if its not then the correct one will be in your manual.

Then go to the correct menu and enter details for UTV which are here ,

http://www.utvinternet.ie/support/ans.asp?id=458&category=broadband&region=ie

Make sure that all those details match and also that you give it your account name and password.
Having done that you should be up and running.

If that router you have works with eircom then it should work with UTV because the settings are basically similar , however I dont see PPPoE on the specs for that router in Elara and you need this. (Eircom uses PPPoE too so if it works on eircom it will work on UTV).

If however that router doesnt actually have PPPoE then this one will work with any Irish ISP and if you connect it using the Network connection its a doddle to set up as the install routing walks you through.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=329611

That one has a modem also , this one is just a router ,

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=329610

Once you have the router setup then any PC equipped with a wireless card can connect to it , if you dont want your main PC connected to the router then get a wireless dongle for it , and you can then disconnect and hide the router anywhere you want and all PC's should be able to connect , in other words once the router is set up , it doesnt need to have a PC physically connected to it. ( a lot of people like to do this as it saves running a phone line up the stairs or whatever ! )