basic set up help

dars · 11-10-2007, 06:03 PM

We have just one telephone socket in the house, so for the last few months ive had 20 meters of cable running through the house, every time i want to go online. i bought a wireless g router (wrt54gr)and a couple of net cards to get rid of those annoying cables and hook up anouther computer. i thought that if i plug the router into the modem (next to the phone socket) then it could transmit to the computers in the house, but the intructions tell me that i need to run the router through a main computer witch seems to defeat the object. Am i missing something really obvious or is there a way round this.help wanted by someone very new to this.

johnwill · 11-10-2007, 06:05 PM

Yep, you are mis-reading the instructions. You need to have a wired connection to the router for the initial setup, then you can use it totally wireless.

What's the make/model of the modem in question?

dars · 11-10-2007, 06:09 PM

hi
Its a linksys wireless g wrt54gr

dars · 11-10-2007, 06:17 PM

thanks for the quick reply johnwill
Its just at the back of the router there are two sockets one blue,for the internet and four yellow for ethernet. When ive set it up what one do i unplug? sorry if i sound a tad dumb

johnwill · 11-11-2007, 11:11 AM

The blue socket is connected to the broadband modem, and stays connected. You connect any wired connections, including the one you need to configure, to any of the yellow ones.

11-10-2007, 06:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
dars Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	basic set up help We have just one telephone socket in the house, so for the last few months ive had 20 meters of cable running through the house, every time i want to go online. i bought a wireless g router (wrt54gr)and a couple of net cards to get rid of those annoying cables and hook up anouther computer. i thought that if i plug the router into the modem (next to the phone socket) then it could transmit to the computers in the house, but the intructions tell me that i need to run the router through a main computer witch seems to defeat the object. Am i missing something really obvious or is there a way round this.help wanted by someone very new to this.

11-10-2007, 06:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,608 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: basic set up help Yep, you are mis-reading the instructions. You need to have a wired connection to the router for the initial setup, then you can use it totally wireless. What's the make/model of the modem in question? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

11-10-2007, 06:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
dars Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: basic set up help hi Its a linksys wireless g wrt54gr Last edited by dars : 11-10-2007 at 06:23 PM.

11-10-2007, 06:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
dars Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: basic set up help thanks for the quick reply johnwill Its just at the back of the router there are two sockets one blue,for the internet and four yellow for ethernet. When ive set it up what one do i unplug? sorry if i sound a tad dumb

11-11-2007, 11:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,608 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: basic set up help The blue socket is connected to the broadband modem, and stays connected. You connect any wired connections, including the one you need to configure, to any of the yellow ones. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience