Cable Forum - View Single Post - Using ADSL router purely as an access point?

francozola · 03-11-2007, 20:15

Hi there, I've just (eventually) had Virgin Media installed today, with the usual wired modem.

I have an old Linksys wag354g ADSL router and wonder if it would be possible to simply run the ethernet cable from the modem into it and use it as a wireless access point only?

Alternatively, I can scrounge an old wireless access point of a friend of mine. If I connect to the modem with the ethernet cable will this work?

Sorry, I'm totally new to cable, and this is the first time that I've tried to set up a wireless network other than through Windows Internet Connection Sharing with the access point hooked up to a base computer.

Any help would be much appreciated.

03-11-2007, 20:15	#1
francozola Inactive Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7	Using ADSL router purely as an access point? Hi there, I've just (eventually) had Virgin Media installed today, with the usual wired modem. I have an old Linksys wag354g ADSL router and wonder if it would be possible to simply run the ethernet cable from the modem into it and use it as a wireless access point only? Alternatively, I can scrounge an old wireless access point of a friend of mine. If I connect to the modem with the ethernet cable will this work? Sorry, I'm totally new to cable, and this is the first time that I've tried to set up a wireless network other than through Windows Internet Connection Sharing with the access point hooked up to a base computer. Any help would be much appreciated.