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| Thread ID: 106662 | 2010-01-18 02:30:00 | Home Wireless network | bonzo29 (2348) | PC World Chat |
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| 849583 | 2010-03-11 04:39:00 | There is no cd in the box the bill of materials shows no cd. Yeah its got the idiot guide to setup from scratch but mine has a dlink router do I have to uninstall it first. Is there anyone here who has actually got one of these thompsons from telekom running replacing another router? |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 849584 | 2010-03-11 04:49:00 | I have, had a d-link running just as a wireless AP, then got a thompson with broadband. Was easy as pie. Just set any and all network settings for IPv4 to DHCP (if you don't mind that), and it will automaticlly pull subnet info, ip addresses, gateway ips, and dns servers for you. Personally I set mine up to use static ips, but that's me. If you need to log into the router, it's default ip is 192.168.1.254. Make sure you put a password on! |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 849585 | 2010-03-11 06:06:00 | Thanks Geekster. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 849586 | 2010-03-11 07:32:00 | Probably the reason for no set-up CD with the ADSL/routers from Telecom is that they no longer need to have your username and password entered. Telecom has changed to a billing system based on the DSLAM port you are connected to rather than the username. You should be able to just plug in and go. |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 849587 | 2010-03-11 07:44:00 | Thanks Geekster. Happy to help :) |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 849588 | 2010-03-11 08:05:00 | Prefect: As Decibel has mentioned, the new Thompsons routers should be plug and go, no need to "uninstall" the old router, just unplug it:p Good thing you ditched that old D-link! Personally I set mine up to use static ips, but that's me. Out of curiosity, why do you use static IPs over DHCP? I find little reason to use Static IPs in a home environments, only Static DHCP.. Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 849589 | 2010-03-11 08:22:00 | Out of curiosity, why do you use static IPs over DHCP? I find little reason to use Static IPs in a home environments, only Static DHCP.. I like to know where my computers are, i.e. my xbox is 192.168.1.2, laptop wireless is 192.168.1.97, desktop is 98, laptop lan is 1, netbook is 95, VM's range from 45 to 60etc. If I'm on my xbox and I want to access the web server on my laptop, I don't have to rely on hostnames, as not every computer on the network has them set up. Just personal preference really. DHCP works fine in most situations. Edit; also, I have port forwarding set up on my thompson router, so it helps to know where I'm sending them, although it only likes to show me MAC addresses for some reason... |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 849590 | 2010-03-11 08:33:00 | I use static ips for Mirc. Because its easier to add ports to the ip in the router. And I use one for the Xbox, because I use DMZ in the router. To make it easier. So, it saves me adding 10,000 ports | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 849591 | 2010-03-11 08:46:00 | Geekster: Does your router support Static DHCP? I use it myself. Could save you some time;) | Blam (54) | ||
| 849592 | 2010-03-11 08:48:00 | I use static ips for Mirc. Because its easier to add ports to the ip in the router. And I use one for the Xbox, because I use DMZ in the router. To make it easier. So, it saves me adding 10,000 ports I wouldn't recommend DMZ. It's quite a security risk, opening ALL your ports, unless you know you've got a good firewall installed on your PC. |
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