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| 1441856 | 2017-11-12 20:00:00 | Can’t seem to get this to work but here’s what I want to do. I have a NetComm NB6Plus4W Modem/Router that became redundant when I went from ADSL to Fibre. What I want to do is connect the Computer to the Router via Ethernet Cable and then connect from the Router to the Fibre Modem via Wireless. Ok, so the object of the exercise is to get a better position and hopefully a bit more grunt than a straight wireless connection from computer to Fibre Modem. The WLAN – Port – Power lights show on the Router and I think I have to open the Browser and make some adjustments via the Address bar, but I don’t seem to be able to find the correct instructions for what I am trying to do. What am I missing here? :confused: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1441857 | 2017-11-12 21:07:00 | Don't use WLAN port, any other port be fine. You want to plug directly into the router before you put it on the network so you can make sure the IP won't conflict and is suitable for your network, e.g if your fibre uses 192.168.1.1 you may want to use 192.168.1.254, you also want DHCP off and the gateway and dns to point to 192.168.1.1 if thats the fibre, set up your wireless SSID and then connect it to your router. | Kame (312) | ||
| 1441858 | 2017-11-12 23:17:00 | Don't use WLAN port, any other port be fine. You want to plug directly into the router before you put it on the network so you can make sure the IP won't conflict and is suitable for your network, e.g if your fibre uses 192.168.1.1 you may want to use 192.168.1.254, you also want DHCP off and the gateway and dns to point to 192.168.1.1 if thats the fibre, set up your wireless SSID and then connect it to your router. Thanks Kame. Interestingly it doesn't have a WLAN port but does have a WLAN light which is permanent green. I'm using a yellow ended LAN cable but don't know the relevance of the various colours if there is one. And here is a screenshot of using diagnostics once entering the setup via 192.168.1.1 8406 |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1441859 | 2017-11-12 23:33:00 | He may have meant WAN (Wide Area Network) port (which you won't have anyway), WLAN stands for Wireless Local Area Network, it won't have a port because it is wireless. What you are trying to achieve is called a wireless bridge I think, not all 'routers' can do this out of the box, some can with a third party firmware such as DDWRT, Tomato, or OpenWRT you should start with searching their websites/forums to find out if your old 'router' can do this. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1441860 | 2017-11-13 00:05:00 | B.M. I note from the data-sheet for that Netcomm NB6Plus4W that it is only 802.11G that will severely limit any throughput and will probably be inferior to your present connection, assuming you manage to achieve a connection at all. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1441861 | 2017-11-13 00:12:00 | Sorry WAN port, and what youre showing is a ppp connection, which is not used, no DSL since youre just sharing your fibres internet by networking to it, you can remove it. Wireless bridging may not work. Everything should be in WAN or network settings for this setup or some place you set the routers IP. You need to know what IP your fibre is using, if you're connected to it, it will be the gateway on the device that is connected to it. As for the cable, most routers nowadays have auto negotiation so using a crossover wouldn't matter but to see if its not a crossover, check both ends to see if the coloured wires match the same order, crossover mixes the order up. |
Kame (312) | ||
| 1441862 | 2017-11-13 01:33:00 | "so the object of the exercise is to get a better position and hopefully a bit more grunt than a straight wireless connection from computer to Fibre Modem." all he wants is to use the old MODEM/router as a wifi repeater , to get a better wifi signal my advice , just dont even bother trying. Not with what you've got. unless you've got alot of spare time & patience to try & hack together something with custom firmware , that may not even do what you're after anyway... A better option is a powerline kit, or run cables & get a wifi access point. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1441863 | 2017-11-13 01:43:00 | I'm a fan of KISS. Why not, instead, sell it and run a cable from the new modem to your PC. Fixes the wifi lag and loses the unnecessary extra equipment. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1441864 | 2017-11-13 02:08:00 | What I want to do is connect the Computer to the Router via Ethernet Cable and then connect from the Router to the Fibre Modem via Wireless. 1101: This is what he says he wants to do. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1441865 | 2017-11-13 03:17:00 | Thanks guys, let me clarify the situation more . The existing setup runs a TP-LINK TL-WN651G – 108Mbps – PCI card full specifications HERE (ttps://www . cnet . cohm/products/tp-link-tl-wn651g-network-adapter/specs/) . Now this works fine but is slower than my old ADSL . Signal Strength rarely reaches 40% and I put this down to the fact that the aerial comes out the back of the Tower Desktop, which in turn sits in a cubbyhole under my desk . Aerial wise this is less than ideal by any standards, given the number of cables plus the chassis within millimetres . Now I should point out that with the now redundant ADSL I used to get 14Mbps most of the time, but since moving to Fibre, on a 100/20 plan, I rarely make double figures downloading but always make 20Mbps Uploading . I should also point out that plugging my Sons U’beaut Laptop directly into the Fibre Modem, via a 1m Ethernet cable, only pulls 40 something Mbps down . I’m sure I could improve my situation by cabling the whole house but that is completely impractical so I’m stuck with wireless and have to make the best of it . Now moving on to my NetComm Modem/Router . As I’ve already explained my idea was simply to get out from under my desk via cable and then go Wireless to Wireless . Specifications for the NetComm Modem/Router can be found HERE ( . netcommwireless . com/product/nb6plus4w-rev1" target="_blank">support . netcommwireless . com) and it seems it does have a “Bridge Mode” . Speed wise I don’t expect much, and would be happy enough if 20/20 could be achieved . Ok, I’m off to find the Gateway address for the Fibre Modem . :) |
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