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Can I use an ADSL wireless router with a cable modem?

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I have a Netgear ADSL wireless router so it has the ADSL modem port and 4 regular ethernet ports. I don't have an ADSL connection so is it still possible to route my cable modem through the wireless? Or do I have to buy a regular wireless router to do that?

I thought it would work but I tried and it didn't seem to...but it could have been a config issue.
 
It should work. You just need to tell it to obtain an IP automatically instead of using PPPoE to connect.
 
Tell what to obtain an IP automatically? The router? Right now it is set to obtain DNS and IP automatically from ISP but nothing happens.
 
Hey hey hey I figured it out. I just had to use a cross-over cable instead of a regular cable and then restart the router 😉
 
Ok I spoke too soon. I can connect fine through wireless on my laptop, but when I hook up the other computer through ethernet it doesn't connect even though my laptop is connecting at the same time through wireless.

Any ideas why that would be?
 
What model router is it? can probably find some info by searching for that model on google with other things...
 
It's a Netgear DG834G. To tell the truth I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to the more complex networking. Not that this is really complex I guess, but it's combining the router, modem and then wired and wireless and I"m getting all confused 🙂
 
Thanks JackMDS. Are you saying the answer is basic? If so maybe you don't understand what I'm trying to do or maybe I'm missing something. I've checked the docs you linked to and this would be the relevant doc: http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/N101236.asp. However, if I use it as a WAP then I cannot connect both through wireless and through the wired router as it simply forwards the IP on to my wireless laptop leaving nothing for my wired computer. At least that's how it appears to me.
 
I think that you are not describing well what you are doing.

As far as I know the DG834G is a normal Wireless Cable/DSL Router that can be conneted to a Regular Cable and DSL modem and work well (The info in the support link tells you how to connect it).

If you are trying to connect it to a Router (not to a Modem) then the connection should be like this: Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point

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Ok sorry. The DG384G is an ADSL wireless router. This means that it has one ADSL modem built-in with a telephone jack port. There are also 4 LAN ports but no WAN port.

I have a Motorola Surfboard cable modem with a USB plug and a ethernet port, obviously I'm using the ethernet port. The Motorola assigns an IP to the computer connected to it, I'm assuming this is passed from the ISP.

Now I can't hook up the cable modem to the ADSL port on my router right? So I have to hook it up to a regular LAN port. So far the only way I can get this to work is by bridging it and acting as a WAP. However when I do this I can connect fine through wireless with my laptop but I cannot connect my other computer to one of the remaining 3 LAN ports. I'm assuming this is simply because the router is no longer acting as a DHCP server, but like I said I'm no expert.
 
OK got it.

By using such a connection you do not have a Router thus no Internet sharing.

You can find a Wire only Router for $10-$15 and connect it to the Cable Modem, and then use the Netgear as an Access Point connected to the wired router.

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Ok thanks JackMDS. I guess I'll eBay this one and buy a normal wireless router, it should work out to around even. Pain in the neck though. The funny thing is that when I had an ADSL modem I had a normal wireless router and now I have broadband and have an ADSL one....that's the way it goes.
 
Kenazo said:
I have a Netgear ADSL wireless router so it has the ADSL modem port and 4 regular ethernet ports. I don't have an ADSL connection so is it still possible to route my cable modem through the wireless? Or do I have to buy a regular wireless router to do that?

I thought it would work but I tried and it didn't seem to...but it could have been a config issue.
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HI
You can used ADSL wirelss router as a Wireless switch. Just Disable DHCP in LAN tab, then also disable vlan if configure then restart the router and use it.
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I have a 4 leased line connection and i have also ADSL Wireless Router.
So I want to used Adsl Wireless router as a wireless access point. I jst disabled DHCP and also delete vlan then restart and restart the router. Now when i leased line input in wireless router through Ethernet cable then its work as a access point, but problem is three leased line work but one leased line not work with wireless but its work through ethernet cable. So how can solved it only one leased line problem and anoyher three are works.
 
Kenazo said:
I have a Netgear ADSL wireless router so it has the ADSL modem port and 4 regular ethernet ports. I don't have an ADSL connection so is it still possible to route my cable modem through the wireless? Or do I have to buy a regular wireless router to do that?

I thought it would work but I tried and it didn't seem to...but it could have been a config issue.
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You can do it for ONE device, but after that you have no NAT becasue it will only act as a switch so the first device, wired or wireless, will get an IP from the modem and everything else will get NADA. It would be best to just go buy an actual wireless router.
 
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