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Postby Fly2e » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:43 pm

Hello,
Not too familiar with this so any help would be appreciated.

I have a Linksys router at home.
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... 7722279B01
It is a "hard wired" router meaning that I have the signal (cat 5 cable) going in and then 4 ports for 4 wires (locations) going out. Your basic Linksys Router.

I am using 3 of the 4 ports for my 3 hard wired desktops at home.

My question is, can I purchase a wireless router, plug it into # 4 and now use it in my home for my wireless laptop?


Thanks,

Dave
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Re: Router Question

Postby Isak922 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:52 pm

Well well. Seems I start work early today =P (I work at Circuit City)

As far as I'm aware, most standard Linksys Wireless G routers have 4 Hard-wire ports available. (As do the N routers, if I'm correct)

Basically, just remove the cables from the wired, and replace them into the wireless and you should be more or less all set to go (Plus any software you may have to install).

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Re: Router Question

Postby Fly2e » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:54 pm

Yes, I understand that but if I change the entire router to wireless, don't I need to add a receiver or something onto the 3 desktops that are in the house?
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Re: Router Question

Postby Isak922 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:58 pm

Yes, I understand that but if I change the entire router to wireless, don't I need to add a receiver or something onto the 3 desktops that are in the house?


Ah. Yes, you would if you wanted them to be wireless.

Like I said though, the WIRELESS Router can also function as a WIRED router. It has 4 Ethernet (Cat5/6) ports on the back, plus the one for the high-speed line.

http://www.cguy.net/wireless_networking ... 20back.jpg
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Re: Router Question

Postby Fly2e » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:00 pm

Ah. Yes, you would if you wanted them to be wireless.

Like I said though, the WIRELESS Router can also function as a WIRED router. It has 4 Ethernet (Cat5/6) ports on the back, plus the one for the high-speed line.


AYE! So you are saying the Wireless router will allow for 4 wired outputs also along with the wireless capability?
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... 5739789B01
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Re: Router Question

Postby Isak922 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:01 pm

Ah. Yes, you would if you wanted them to be wireless.

Like I said though, the WIRELESS Router can also function as a WIRED router. It has 4 Ethernet (Cat5/6) ports on the back, plus the one for the high-speed line.


AYE! So you are saying the Wireless router will allow for 4 wired outputs also along with the wireless capability?
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... 5739789B01



Yep!

I'm sure it works just the same with the Two-Wire modem/Router you had linked there ;)
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Re: Router Question

Postby Kaworu » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:11 pm

No adapters needed to connect through Ethernet ports.

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This is the back of mine. The blue wire connects directly to my modem, provided by my ISP. The white wire plugs directly into my PC's Ethernet port. Then, my PS3 connects wirelessly. To connect a PC wirelessly, I DO need a adapter.

One thing, make sure to disable ad blockers and code/script blocking while using the browser config pages, other wise your setting might not be enter correctly or the pages might not display at all. This is a common problem with ZoneAlarm products. Just FYI. I returned a router because I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't let me change settings.
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Re: Router Question

Postby Fly2e » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:21 pm

Thanks Guys!
This all make complete sense to me now.

It was just one of those things I am familiar with but never actually has "seen" the connections. I have now learned the wireless acts as both a hard wire & wireless router!

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Re: Router Question

Postby machineman9 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:51 pm

Wireless routers more often than not do just mean they have the wireless function aswell as the wired function... all my wireless routers have had ethernet ports too.

As for plugging a sort of ethernet wireless adapater type thing into a spare ethernet port... I wouldnt see that as likely. I just dont think it would want to work... usually you need them plugged into a USB slot aswell so that it can get any data to it so that it knows what it is doing...

But yes. A wireless router has wired functions aswell.
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Re: Router Question

Postby Tom... » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:17 pm

You could get an Apple airport express base station and plug it into your router and it can be set up to be make a wireless network, probably a bit cheaper than a new wireless router...
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