wireless router

stuart291155

i am just in the process of changing from virgin media to o2 for my broadband and phone.o2 have given me a wireless router but i want to know if i can use my present netgear wnr200 wireless-n router and my netgear rangemax wireless-n adapter instead

Chimpofdoom

stuart291155 wrote: »

i am just in the process of changing from virgin media to o2 for my broadband and phone.o2 have given me a wireless router but i want to know if i can use my present netgear wnr200 wireless-n router and my netgear rangemax wireless-n adapter instead

Don't really know if you can or not, but you could try copying all the details from the o2 box (address etc) and put them onto your router.

Here's some info from o2's forums

http://forum.o2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=7227

[Deleted User]

You should be able to! As long as the wires all fit in the back, you'll be good to go. You'll likely just have to change the username and password for your ISP account (which should come with your O2 documentation).

danthemoneysavingman

Virgin uses a cable router, i.e. no in-built modem.
O2 I imagine needs an ADSL modem router. So I'd've thought you'd need the new one.

danthemoneysavingman

given ppl have now said both answers, I guess that doesn't help much! sorry

Chimpofdoom

danthemoneysavingman wrote: »

Virgin uses a cable router, i.e. no in-built modem.
O2 I imagine needs an ADSL modem router. So I'd've thought you'd need the new one.

Well it would depend if he was on Virgin ADSL or Cable.

stuart291155

Chimpofdoom wrote: »

Well it would depend if he was on Virgin ADSL or Cable.

i am on virgin cable, so it looks like a no

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

stuart291155 wrote: »

i am on virgin cable, so it looks like a no

No is correct.

Virgin cable modem/router won't work on an ADSL line and vice versa for the O2 modem/router.

stuart291155

oh well another thing to stick on ebay

Trinitrotoluene

It doesn't mean you can't use it though for Wireless it just means you need to use both devices.

You can plug an ethernet cable into the cable uplink on your old router from the new router and this will enable you to use the Wireless N network.

stuart291155

Trinitrotoluene wrote: »

It doesn't mean you can't use it though for Wireless it just means you need to use both devices.

You can plug an ethernet cable into the cable uplink on your old router from the new router and this will enable you to use the Wireless N network.

getting confused now lol