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do i need a server pc for my wireless router?

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  • 20-04-2007 11:37am
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    jessconr
    Registered Users Posts: 275 ✭✭


    i recently bought a philips wireless router but it doesnt have an internal dsl modem in it. can i connect the router to the modem without having to have a server pc connected to it? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated


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    mastermind2005
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 339 ✭✭mastermind2005


    Hey, you just patch the wifi router trough to the modem with a cat5 cable try use an uplink port if you have one will be marked on the port itself if u have one, might need to use a crossover cable if a normal cable doesnt work


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭degsie


    Yes you can: (dsl modem)--->(wireless router)--->(wired pc/laptop)
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    -)))(wireless pc/lattop)

    Make sure that DHCP is not turned on on both modem and router!


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    jessconr
    Registered Users Posts: 275 ✭✭jessconr


    my router needs to be connected to the internet in order for me to install it. so if i bridge my modem, connect it to the router, connect the router to my pc via cable & gain access to the net. i can then install the router then i'd say. but when its installed can i disconnet my pc from the router & connect to the net wirelessly using my wireless usb adapter?


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭degsie


    jessconr@yahoo. wrote:
    but when its installed can i disconnet my pc from the router & connect to the net wirelessly using my wireless usb adapter?
    Yes u can. The wirless connection replaces the wired connection provided you have set it up properly (imagine it as an invisable wire :) )


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    jessconr
    Registered Users Posts: 275 ✭✭jessconr


    thanks a mill for your help...nice one


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    jessconr
    Registered Users Posts: 275 ✭✭jessconr


    i put my modem on bridge mode, its a bt voyoger 210. i've got a philips snb5600 router but i cannot seem to get it to connect to the internet?? any help greatly appreciated


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