Re: Installation of a Laptop to Wireless

[madspoon]

Hi guys, I am actual quite a technical person but feel slightly dim about this one myself.

My situation is as follows:

I own a laptop Dell Inspiron 1501
I have a modem which is connected wired to my laptop (which also serves as the broadband connection to the TV)

Normally I can connect without any issue to the internet via this wired connection, therefore the internet modem is working fine.

I can search for WiFi networks on my laptop (WiFi light is on) and can see other networks (secured).

My dilemma is as follows:

I have purchased a Philips SNB6500 (on ebay) as I thought that a 'wireless router' is what I needed to make my internet connection wireless so that I could be more mobile around the apartment. However, it appears that this is a 'wireless base station' which in my understanding is used for connection to one fixed computer which acts as a central transmitted for a wireless network which is not what I require as this means still having a wire connected to my laptop.

Please can you confirm that my assumption is correct, that I have purchased the incorrect device and also tell me what I need to convert my wired modem into a wireless modem (note that the provider are useless and could not tell me how to do this, hence my ebay purchase).

Thanks.

[johnwill]

Even though it appears you're having the same problem, please start a new thread when you have a new issue. It's very difficult to keep two problems straight and who's working on what in a single thread.

I've created a new thread for your issue here.

Thanks for your cooperation.

[johnwill]

That's a WAP (Wireless Access Point). What we really need to know is what the make/model of the modem is.

[madspoon]

ok thanks for creating the new forum.

The modem I am using right now is an Aolynk DR814 ADSL 2+ Broadband Router.

[madspoon]

Hi,

Just wondering if you had any update for me? On my side I have been frustratingly trying to resolve the situation. I seem to be connected to the wireless modem but the wireless to internet connection is missing. I can see this when I go to Control Panel/Network and Sharing Centre and look at the properties.

I have tried ipconfig/release and renew. I have tried installing firmware upgrade http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/d...00_fur_eng.pdf
I have tried anything that I could think of but still only have a 'Local' connection.

I am at the end of my tether with this, so any help would be appreciated, I'll try selling the router this weekend on ebay and try another one if you have no ideas.

Thanks.

[johnwill]

Since you have a broadband router, a WAP will work fine to do what you want. Since you have a wireless router, let's make it into a WAP.

Connecting two SOHO broadband routers together.

Configure the IP address of the secondary router to be in the same subnet as the primary router, but out of the range of the DHCP server in the primary router. For instance DHCP server addresses 192.168.0.2 through 192.168.0.100, I'd assign the secondary router 192.168.0.254 as it's IP address.

Disable the DHCP server in the secondary router.

Setup the wireless section just the way you would if it was the primary router.

Connect from the primary router's LAN port to one of the LAN ports on the secondary router. If there is no uplink port and neither of the routers have auto-sensing ports, use a cross-over cable. Leave the WAN port unconnected!

This procedure bypasses the routing function (NAT layer) and configures the router as a switch (or wireless access point for wireless routers).