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EddieB
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Posted: 15th May 2005 07:05
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Hey, I am setting up my house with the internet.
(Mods: If this is the wrong board please move it )

I have 2Meg broad band. This is the setup.

Edimax Wireless Router
-Cat Cable in the back going to my PC
- Internet cable into the WAN slot.

Now , When I pick up the Phone , It does not work. Can any one explain why. I have done everything else needed.

If you need any more infomation, Just ask.

-Eddie

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David T
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Posted: 15th May 2005 07:31
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Weird, I have 2mbps with a router nad it's fine. The phone line isn't involved at all for me - have you got splitters on the phone line going into the router?

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EddieB
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Posted: 15th May 2005 07:35
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Yes, I have a microfilter. It works fine when I use the default router wich was sent to me by my ISP.

I am using it now.

-Eddie

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Dark Flame
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Posted: 15th May 2005 07:35
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Yup that is weird...i have a broadband and using a router and it works fine. Although they suck when other family members steal half your bandwidth!

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Posted: 15th May 2005 18:05
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edimax wireless router...but whats the modem? or is it a wireless router/adsl modem combined?, afaik you cant plug a router into a phoneline and get it to work, you gotta have a modem too (or a combined unit like my belkin...router and modem combined that is), be aware that some setups use network cables that will fit into phone sockets, giving the impression that that is what you are supposed to do.

I was once setting a system up for a guy and plugged the phone cable into the network socket, stupid makers had it the same size as the phone connector rather than the standard rj45 plug, I didn't see the modem socket since the pc was already positioned in it`s desk and while everthing else was "onboard" and halfway up the case, the modem was in a PCI slot right at the bottom of the case, hidden behind a wooden reinforcing strut for the desk

so it could be you just have a router with these confusing mini network plugs on the lead that fit a phone line, it may be that you need to plug that lead into a modem and then plug the modem into the phoneline, if you look at the Belkin site you can see what I mean, they sell routers, modems or modem/routers, if you have just a router then you need to add a modem for the net connection, this is just a guess based on you not mentioning a modem in your post, if I'm rambling then just ignore it .

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Neofish
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Posted: 15th May 2005 18:22 Edited at: 15th May 2005 18:31
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I've already explained what Eddie needs to do: share the internet connection using his computer to the Wireless router, which will let his family use it..just need to do the stupid XP setup

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David T
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Posted: 15th May 2005 19:24
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I just plugged the wifi receiver into my PC and made a new network connection and gave it the wifi channel details.

Do you still need to share a connection, even if you have a router? Isn't that if you have a connection in one PC and others want to use it?

I may be wrong - I'm awful with network stuff.

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Neofish
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Posted: 15th May 2005 19:41
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His modem has a USB port, so it needs his PC. His PC then needs to pass the connection on to the router to allow his family to have wireless access .'. requiring the XP shared connection crap...

However I believe Eddie is going to get a wireless router/modem (combined)

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EddieB
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Posted: 15th May 2005 19:54
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Quote: "However I believe Eddie is going to get a wireless router/modem (combined)"


Yeh, I am getting one tommorow. Then I will get my mates dad to come around and set it up with me.

Thanks guys, Eddie

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Phaelax
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Posted: 16th May 2005 01:46
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we must be talking about DSL.
if you're using a splitter, make sure the modem's wire is on the non-filtered side. Remove any microfilters from that line.

Go into your router's settings, and what you probably need to do is setting up a PPPoE connection. It was probably already stored on the router your ISP sent you.

My job is to walk people through setting up their dsl. Oh, some of the calls I get....

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Posted: 16th May 2005 05:11
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just be aware that I went for a wireless router (with sockets to add 4 wired PC's fortunatley) and every time dinner was cooking the microwave knocked out the wireless network in my room (above the kitchen), I ended up running a cat5 wire dowstairs to the router anyway (thought I was going to get away with just plugging in ) plus the wireless network was affected by people moving about , it would go from a connection of "excellent" to "poor" for no apparent reason all the time too, too many walls in the way for wireless methinks.

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