Orange broadband - wireless wannabe

alirob12

ok for 19.99/month u get wireless router + the usb box but for 14.99/month u get the usb box 2 conect with a wire. I already have a wireless router, which I used previously, so didnt see a point of paying extra £5/month for something I already have. So I have tried to connect it together but it does not work. So I have asked whether I was going wrong somewhere, but apparently not - apparently it should work. so... anything else you dont understand?

espresso

alirob12 wrote: »

ok for 19.99/month u get wireless router + the usb box but for 14.99/month u get the usb box 2 conect with a wire. I already have a wireless router, which I used previously, so didnt see a point of paying extra £5/month for something I already have. So I have tried to connect it together but it does not work. So I have asked whether I was going wrong somewhere, but apparently not - apparently it should work. so... anything else you dont understand?

You cannot connect a USB modem to a router, only Ethernet can be used to do this!

alirob12

well thats what I am asking... What can I do to get wireless access? Can I somehow gain wireless connection with the bits and cables I have?

espresso

Is your wireless router an ADSL wireless router? You need to ditch the USB modem completely but if your wireless router does not contain a modem, it was not a very good cost cutting move!

alirob12

Im not sure whether it is ADSL how can I tell and what does it stand for?? Well I can alkways buy a different router? not sure whether the router I have has a built in modem, and am also not sure how I could connect it as it has 2 RJ45 ports, a power port and a USB port. the BT adaptor that came with broadband has an RJ11 and a bt landline plugs. so it would seem that I have to use RJ11 from the bt socket and then hmmm. Im stuck... (

espresso

Your router is not suitable. You need an ADSL wireless router.

BT.....Router......PC

............ |.......WiFi........PC

............ |.......WiFi........PC

alirob12

thanks so I will get a different router, but whats ASDL? and does that mean that the router needs to have an RJ11 in? any suggestions which routers would b ok? thanks

espresso

alirob12 wrote: »

thanks so I will get a different router, but whats ASDL? and does that mean that the router needs to have an RJ11 in? any suggestions which routers would b ok? thanks

ADSL is the method used for broadband over a BT line with it's own modem built in and a RJ11 connector i.e. not a cable router which do not have a modem.

Any of these would be suitable.

alirob12

Thanks a lot, well it is definitelly no ASDL, so Once I bought the router, i can then just plug it in as you said - from BT via RJ11 to the router, and then I should have wireless. Thanks a lot, sorz if my earlier posts didnt make 2 much sense.. but have been tired recently ) thanks again

alirob12

and with ASDL routers do I need the USB thing 2 plug into my laptop (adaptor or not?) and I can usually have a few wired rj45 connections is that right? thanks again