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ste1070
08-24-2006, 02:20 PM
Hi, I have a Dlink DI-524 wireless router. I used to have cable broadband which plugged staright in with ethernet cable. I now have ADSL broadband. As such I have had to buy an ADSL router with an ethernet output to plug into the Dlink to give me wireless. I have tried the not plugging itto the WAN etc but the connection seems very slow if at all yet when I connect staright from the BT Voyager router with an ethernet cable, no porblems, fast as anything. I am getting the feeling there is a problem with connecting the 2 routers together, this seems to slow it down. Do I have to and how do I configure the Dlink as an access point without any routing fuctions as I feel this may be the problem. Many thanks, Steve
Just to make sure you are plugging the cable from the DSL gateway into one of the 4 switch ports on the DLink? The activity light is working correctly? Also did you disable the DHCP server on the DLink route? As well as turn off any firewall or configurations that have been taken over by the new DSL gateway?
marlehole
08-25-2006, 10:48 PM
Hello Steve,
Just came back from the UK in the spring and encountered this issue with my cousin's setup. In using a router to router configuration, you'll have to use a Xover cable.
However, I did not like that configuration and used a genuine wireless router with AP built-in made by 3Com. It was apprpx. 54pound sterling; I plugged it in logged into the interface and configured the wireless portion. It was a snap; or you might want to use D-Link DSL-G604T instead, remember in this configuration you will not use the BT Voyager.
Don :)
I am not 100% sure, but I thought the DLink was autosensing? Also I do not think he would have any connectivity, but again I am not sure about the auto-sensing aspect.
marlehole
08-26-2006, 07:39 AM
Hello M/Q,
Yes! the D-Link is autosensing. However the UK's ADSL (BT Voyager) uses an RJ11 and not RJ45 for input to the modem/router from the wall outlet; and is crossed internally, providing DHCP of 192.168.x.x to the network. I too had fits trying to figure it out. The other issue is, since his D-Link is a router and not an AP, present a different set of issues for wireless.
That's why I suggested the other option, that 3Com is a Modem/Router/AP. I could not have spent the entire vacation resolving those issues. I know it means abandoning his previous setup; but it saved loads of headaches, and as usual Tech Suppot from BT is non-existant; because no-one understands your configuration and why you need an AP; plus the possible hours on the phone while the meter runs. Further, minutes are not cheap.
I went to the store picked-up the 3Com, which by the way was attractively priced; and in 15(Bob is your uncle)mins it was all done. He finds it easier to call me here (across the pond) for support than BT. He has rebooted it once since I left.
Don