Modem/Router - Set Up Help Please

mercman1969

For 2 years I have been using a thomson Router supplied by plusnet when i signed up with them along with a Netgear WG111T USB thing

I have been unable to connect to my modem in my office upstairs using the WG111T

I have recently bought a Netgear DGNB2100 modem/router that comes with a USB

How/What is the best way to set up this modem/router and USB

Reading the instructions it states i have to put in the CD and then connect the modem/router to the computer using a Ethernet Cable?

The problem I have is that the dektop is nowhere near to the phone socket

Is there a way to set it up without having to connect the desktop in the lounge via an Ethernet Cable?

Plan is to use the wireless set up and the old WG111T USB with the desktop in the lounger....its close to the modem/router and will pick up the signal

I will then use the USB supplied WN111 v2 in the desktop in my office in the back bedroom

Any help on setting this up....if it is possible without using an Ethernet Cable would be gratefully recieved

Many thanks

asbokid

mercman1969 wrote: »

For 2 years I have been using a thomson Router supplied by plusnet when i signed up with them along with a Netgear WG111T USB thing

Netgear WG111T USB "thing" = an 802.11b/g USB adaptor. (Netgear's claims up to 108Mbps but doesn't state whether the WG111T supports 802.11n, so I would assume that support for that faster speed is non-standard)

http://support.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2559

I have been unable to connect to my modem in my office upstairs using the WG111T

The "modem in my office upstairs" being "the Thomson Router supplied by plusnet when i signed up with them" ? What model of Thomson router is it, and what relevance does the Thomson device have to your problem?

I have recently bought a Netgear DGNB2100 modem/router that comes with a USB

"Comes with a USB"... and that means? Comes with a USB 802.11 wireless adaptor?

Ouch! I've just seen the PCWorld price of £80 for that Netgear "deal". You're a rich man!

How/What is the best way to set up this modem/router and USB

We are talking about the Netgear DGNB2100 modem/router now?

Reading the instructions it states i have to put in the CD and then connect the modem/router to the computer using a Ethernet Cable? The problem I have is that the dektop is nowhere near to the phone socket Is there a way to set it up without having to connect the desktop in the lounge via an Ethernet Cable?

Ahh.. Well connect the DGNB2100 to your computer (which is in the office?) via an ethernet cable. Configure the DGNB2100 with your ISP username, password, appropriate wireless/LAN settings, and then *afterwards* move it downstairs next to the phone socket. Would that work?

Plan is to use the wireless set up and the old WG111T USB with the desktop in the lounger....its close to the modem/router and will pick up the signal

Makes sense. So the desktop PC is in the lounge? What equipment is upstairs then, where the Thomson router is currently located?

Forgive me for being nosy, I'm just trying to [strike]case the joint[/strike] form a mental picture of the layout of your home.

I will then use the USB supplied WN111 v2 in the desktop in my office in the back bedroom

Ahh! So there is another desktop PC in the office which is in the back bedroom, which is where the Thomson currently is?

So how does the Thomson router work in the office if it is nowhere near the phone line?

And if there is a phone line in the office (which is in the back bedroom), then why can't you connect the Netgear DGNB2100 to the desktop in the office to configure it, where there is also a phone socket?

Any help on setting this up....if it is possible without using an Ethernet Cable would be gratefully recieved

What does the manual for the DGNB2100 say? The device has no USB port, so if you cannot initially configure it over wireless, then you will have to use an ethernet cable.

Many thanks

Take the DGNB2100 upstairs to the office (in the back bedroom), and connect it to the PC using an ethernet cable. Configure it as appropriate, confirm that wireless functions are working correctly, before siting it near the phone line.

Does that make sense?

mercman1969

Ok,

to clarify

The main phone line is in the lounge in a corner. In the other corner of the room connected wirelessly via a WG111T to a thomson TG585 v7 is a desktop computer

Upstair in a back bedroom I have my home office. There isnt a phone line in this room.

Neither computer is close enough to connect any of them to the new router via an ethernet cable.

I have tried simply plugging the netgear router into the phone line. It does power up and the WG111T picks up a weak signal.......I do not get an internet light lit on the router as it states in the manual

Does that explain what you seek?

thanks in advance

asbokid

mercman1969 wrote: »

Ok,

to clarify

The main phone line is in the lounge in a corner. In the other corner of the room connected wirelessly via a WG111T to a thomson TG585 v7 is a desktop computer

Upstair in a back bedroom I have my home office. There isnt a phone line in this room.

Neither computer is close enough to connect any of them to the new router via an ethernet cable.

I have tried simply plugging the netgear router into the phone line. It does power up and the WG111T picks up a weak signal.......I do not get an internet light lit on the router as it states in the manual

Does that explain what you seek?

thanks in advance

the netgear will need configuring with your ISP details - password, username, etc..

Since you cannot, according to the user manual, configure the device for the first time over a wireless connection, you will have to connect it by ethernet.

i would guess that you can do that initial configuration without the netgear being plugged into the phone line.

failing that, you will have to temporarily move the PC nearer to the phone line so that you can configure the router with it connected to the phone line, or else run a long phone line extension back to the PC's current location.

is that what the problem is, or have i still not understood?

mercman1969

I have just had a thought
Can i set this up using my laptop?
It has wireless built in so unsure if i will be able to set up the router using ethernet cable

flashg67

You will still need to do the initial set up as mentioned before using an ethernet cable from your PC or laptop - either will do. Your laptop will/should have an ethernet port in addition to the wireless.

mercman1969

will i need to disable the laptop wireless?
how do i do that

macman

Plugging in the ethernet cable will give you the ethernet connection you need.
But if necessary just switch off wireless using the wireless on/off switch or the 'Fn' key and the relevant marked key.
Why are you so detemined to try and do the set up by wireless?-the initial set up should be done by ethernet. Once that is working, configure the wireless side.

mercman1969

Am working my way through it
Can't recall what my username and password are for my ISP........

macman

Then you're not going to get much further without those.

mercman1969

why or how would i remember a password that i set up 2 years ago and have never had the requirement to use it since