Wireless modem/router help.

metrobus

I have bought a new laptop as back up for my desktop and to use around the house.

However since my modem is 6 years old it is not compatable with windows 7 which is the OS my new laptop has loaded.

So I have bought a new wireless modem /router (netgear dgn2000 adsl-2).

Can I set up and install the new modem/router software onto the laptop and then use that wirelessly from the modem without going through my desktop ?

I know I would have to switch the telephone connection from the old modem and new modem/router device everytime I wanted to switch between desktop and laptop,basically i want to keep the
set up I have now with my desktop and just use the new modem/router for my laptop.

Any advice is most appreciated

neilwoods

Why not just the use the new modem/router for both desktop and laptop. Will save a lot of hassle switching between the 2 every time

metrobus

I know that is the obvious thing to do but my present desktop connection works fine and I do not want to mess it up by playing
around with settings,etc.

espresso

metrobus wrote: »

I know that is the obvious thing to do but my present desktop connection works fine and I do not want to mess it up by playing
around with settings,etc.

Somebody said that there is no such thing as a stupid question but yours just proves that there are exceptions!

You are mad continuing to use an poxy old USB modem when you know have a router which gives the added protection of a hardware firewall and better performance.

There is nothing to mess up, just configure the new router and take a hammer to the old modem.

closed

If your desktop has a network card, it just plugs into the router, and give many advantages over a usb modem, apart from removing the need to constantly unplug wires

you don't need to install any software on the pc or laptop, plug router into laptop or pc, go to the routers webpage configuration screen in your browser, either http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1

there are 3 passwords you need to deal with, the router admin password, the isp password, the wireless password.

the default router admin password should be in the instructions

then enter your isp username and password, save settings

go to wireless config, select wpa2/aes encryption, enter a wireless password

on the laptop, search for your new wireless network, and enter the same encryption password and type.

that's it, you can then use your laptop and desktop at the same time on the net.

when it's all working, disable the software for your old modem from running at startup on the desktop, by using msconfig, startup tab

you may need to tell IE on the desktop to never dial a connection, in ie, tools, internet options, connection settings

GunJack

just to re-iterate, YOU NEVER NEED AN INSTALLATION DISK TO SET UP A ROUTER :mad: