Help with eircom

ibFoxer

Hi guys,

Im having eircom getting up and running this week and they will be sending me out the zyxel router, what i want to do is use this instead http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/routers-and-access-points/airstation-nfiniti-wireless-n-essential-high-power-router-access-point-whr-hp-g300n/

How do i go about this? From reading the internetz it looks like i have to use the zyxel as a bridge? Is this correct or do i have other options? If i do use a bridged connection will it affect the speed or filter the signal somehow?

I have never had eircom before so this is new territory to me so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

brian kay

No this will not effect your speed or filter your signal and it's better this was as the zyxel routers are not the best routers.

When you do get the router you will find the setting for bridging under network - internet(WAN) - general - mode. it will be set to Routing, just click the drop down box and you will see bridge. click and apply setting and you will be in bridge mode.

Then just connect up that airstation to one of the ethernet ports on the Zyxel and you should be ready to rock.

I will be doing the same thing you will be doing, as i think the Zyxel are crap

aidanodr

Just be aware of this small caveat:

http://support.eircom.net/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/&/?St=139&E=0000000000256988700&K=2450&Sxi=6&Problem=obj(7454)&DCSext.clickedFrom=bb;home;setupyourmodem

"Although you may use any broadband (ADSL / DSL) modem to connect to the eircom broadband service, eircom net Technical Support will NOT support any modem-related issues (with the exception of No Sync issues [click here to troubleshoot]) and there is no guarantee that the modem will work reliably."

Aidan

ibFoxer

Thanks for the help lads, im pretty sure i wont be ringing eircom looking for technical help, im not too bad with the router stuff, just having never used eircom before you can never be sure what way they might hamper the system.