Installing Broadband wirelessly ??

[Deleted Account 180923001]

My broadband connetion / network is working fine but my mate has asked for
my help and I don't know the answer to his question.

He's just signed up with VirginMedia (cable) and got his account set up etc.
Cable access point comes into the living room.
He wants his PC upstairs.
He's bought a Netgear DSL router.
Can he get the network (router to remote desktop) to work before
he attempts to get the VirginM. b/band installation running.

My initial inkling is that he can not. Am I wrong ?

If I'm right, I assume we'll have to temporarily connect the desktop
to the router, which sits next to the cable access point, by hooking it up with
cable and then try the network installation fixed up.

'ppreciate the help.

gordo'

 

[charliegadget]

sorry, but i am really not following you, and i do this for a living.

If he has a CABLE router, then he will be fine on NTL. I suggest you post the model number of the netgear.

You will need to configure it first via the desktop. Normally you can only configure the router by a wired connection (at least if it is brand new!)

If he is having a problem with wireless or he is worried about security, I suggest he gets a couple of these... http://www.solwise.com/net-powerline-pl-14pe.htm

Dead easy to set up... just plug in and they work!

Charlie

 

[centaur]

Assuming the router is a wifi one, all he'd need would be a wireless adapter for his PC for it to work elsewhere in the house. These are available in either a plug in USB type or a PCI internal card, and in my experience, the PCI cards tend to be more reliable reception wise.

Like Charliegadget, I'm not sure I understand your question completely, esp the bit about "Can he get the network (router to remote desktop) to work before
he attempts to get the VirginM. b/band installation running." Surely if he's got the cable installed and the account set up, doesn't that mean things are already active ?

Haven't Virgin installed a DSL modem on their cable already, and if so have they supplied any LAN or CAT5 cable/s to connect to his PC ? If so, then it need only be connected to the INPUT side of the Netgear router for things to work.

 

[Deleted Account 180923001]

You will need to configure it first via the desktop. Normally you can only configure the router by a wired connection (at least if it is brand new!)


Charlie

Sorry to confuse the both of you.

I guess you answered my question by saying he'll need to configure
the router with a wired connection.......he want's to configure the router
where it's sitting in the living room from his desktop which is upstairs via
wireless connectivity.

I'm going round tomorrow morning and will hopefuly have a better idea
of the situation then. Thanks for the replies though....let you know the score.

gordo'

 

[wessie]

Sorry to confuse the both of you.

I guess you answered my question by saying he'll need to configure
the router with a wired connection.......he want's to configure the router
where it's sitting in the living room from his desktop which is upstairs via
wireless connectivity.

I'm going round tomorrow morning and will hopefuly have a better idea
of the situation then. Thanks for the replies though....let you know the score.

gordo'

This is where he needs a mate with a laptop...in my experience you really need one PC hard wired to the router. Or at least have a laptop that can do such if needed. All sorts of things can affect the wireless connectivity and having a hard wired backup is very handy. E.g. if a neighbour installs a wifi network transmitting on the same channel you may lose your connection until you use a hardwired PC to select an alternative.

In hindsight, your mate should've got NTL/Virgin to run the coaxial cable to the upstairs location. They did this form me without any hassle at my Cardiff address a few years back. Locating the wifi transmitter upstairs generally gives a better signal throughout the rest of the house/garden anyway.

 

[Deleted Account 180923001]

This is where he needs a mate with a laptop...in my experience you really need one PC hard wired to the router. Or at least have a laptop that can do such if needed. All sorts of things can affect the wireless connectivity and having a hard wired backup is very handy. E.g. if a neighbour installs a wifi network transmitting on the same channel you may lose your connection until you use a hardwired PC to select an alternative.

In hindsight, your mate should've got NTL/Virgin to run the coaxial cable to the upstairs location. They did this form me without any hassle at my Cardiff address a few years back. Locating the wifi transmitter upstairs generally gives a better signal throughout the rest of the house/garden anyway.

Yes, I agree. That would have been the solution. As I say, I'm off round there this morning and will probably move the desktop to we can hardwire it to the router, configure it, get the internet up and running then finally configure it for wireless........'inshallah'

 

[Womble]

If he is having a problem with wireless or he is worried about security, I suggest he gets a couple of these... http://www.solwise.com/net-powerline-pl-14pe.htm

Dead easy to set up... just plug in and they work!

Charlie

Good bits of kit, but their big brothers are a lot faster for not much more money, and they're compatible with the slower ones as well. It's not worth it if you just want to extend the broadband connection to elsewhere in the house, but if you want to share files between 2 PCs, you'll appreciate the extra speed from the faster ones.

 

[Womble]

Yes, I agree. That would have been the solution. As I say, I'm off round there this morning and will probably move the desktop to we can hardwire it to the router, configure it, get the internet up and running then finally configure it for wireless........'inshallah'

If the worst comes to the worst, the cable's likely to be pretty much the same as for a satellite connection. You should be able to get the bits to extend the cable from B&Q, and then you could move it to somewhere more appropriate.

 

[Deleted Account 180923001]

router config...sorted

For those that gave advice on this....cheers very much. Got it all up and running but had to config the router with a cable in place then pull it after for the remote access.

Gordo'