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Need Help to Set up Wireless Router
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23-01-2010 10:05pm#1Hi all,
I wouldn't be the most technologically advanced when it comes to Wireless Routers and PC's but I 'm not with the Dinosaurs either.
I bought a Buffalo Router and am trying to set it up.
I have an existing Zykel router. The wire from this passes through a DSL Filter "Z-Blocker" and then it passes through another thing that splits between line and phone. I don't know whether either of these two things is necessary. I do know it definately works when they are all connected.
So now to my new Buffalo Router.
It has a set up wizard. It gives me lots of choices but none of whom I can get to set up.
I get a choice between
PPPoE/PPPoA
Dynamic IP address
Static IP Address
and Bridge Mode.
Its says PPPoE/PPPoA is the normal selection for DSL.
I'm on Broadband through the telephone line if this makes any difference.
Which of these 4 should I be selected?
With almost all the choices I can go next next next without providing any information.
Should I be providing some info (IP address (mine or the ISP's) - I don't know either)
As this is a new router straight out of the box and it comes with just a black telephone wire (its described as a twisted pair telephone cable used for ADSL connection). Should I just have to connect this directly into the telephone socket? Or are adapters, filters, low pass filters or something else supposed to be on the end of this cable before it hits the telephone socket in the wall.
I'm baffled why at this stage in technology I can't just power it on and plug it into the telephone socket and it work straight away.
Any help or advice would be gladly taken:)
Kind Regards
Hector0
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hectorhector wrote: »Hi all,
I wouldn't be the most technologically advanced when it comes to Wireless Routers and PC's but I 'm not with the Dinosaurs either.
I bought a Buffalo Router and am trying to set it up.
I have an existing Zykel router. The wire from this passes through a DSL Filter "Z-Blocker" and then it passes through another thing that splits between line and phone. I don't know whether either of these two things is necessary. I do know it definately works when they are all connected.
So now to my new Buffalo Router.
It has a set up wizard. It gives me lots of choices but none of whom I can get to set up.
I get a choice between
PPPoE/PPPoA
Dynamic IP address
Static IP Address
and Bridge Mode.
Its says PPPoE/PPPoA is the normal selection for DSL.
I'm on Broadband through the telephone line if this makes any difference.
Which of these 4 should I be selected?
With almost all the choices I can go next next next without providing any information.
Should I be providing some info (IP address (mine or the ISP's) - I don't know either)
As this is a new router straight out of the box and it comes with just a black telephone wire (its described as a twisted pair telephone cable used for ADSL connection). Should I just have to connect this directly into the telephone socket? Or are adapters, filters, low pass filters or something else supposed to be on the end of this cable before it hits the telephone socket in the wall.
I'm baffled why at this stage in technology I can't just power it on and plug it into the telephone socket and it work straight away.
Any help or advice would be gladly taken:)
Kind Regards
Hector
Go with
PPPoE/PPPoA
Dynamic IP address
The rest depends on you internet supplier.
With Eircom you do not need to set a username and password. With others you do.
Shane0 -
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