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14-05-2005, 08:12

Like he ^^^ says. The router will have a WAN (Wide Area Network) connection to connect to the net, and several LAN (Local Area Network) connections to connect to local PCs (plus wireless connections if it is a wireless router). ADSL routers also have a built-in ADSL modem, and AFAIK, the WAN connection is INTERNALLY connected to the built-in modem. You then have a connection (RJ11) to connect the modem to the ADSL line. Non-ADSL routers have the WAN connection exposed as an RJ45 port which you connect to the EXTERNAL cable modem. What I suspect you are doing, is connecting one of the LAN ports to the cable modem, which is effectively bypassing the router function and just using the 'router' as a simple hub. Unless your router is dual-function (never heard of any that are!) such that the WAN connection can go to the internal modem OR an external RJ45 port, I'm afraid you are out of luck.

14-05-2005, 08:12	#5
JohnHorb Guest Location: Sale, Cheshire Services: 10MB Broadband, DTV, Telephone Posts: n/a	Re: 3Com Office Connect Problem Like he ^^^ says. The router will have a WAN (Wide Area Network) connection to connect to the net, and several LAN (Local Area Network) connections to connect to local PCs (plus wireless connections if it is a wireless router). ADSL routers also have a built-in ADSL modem, and AFAIK, the WAN connection is INTERNALLY connected to the built-in modem. You then have a connection (RJ11) to connect the modem to the ADSL line. Non-ADSL routers have the WAN connection exposed as an RJ45 port which you connect to the EXTERNAL cable modem. What I suspect you are doing, is connecting one of the LAN ports to the cable modem, which is effectively bypassing the router function and just using the 'router' as a simple hub. Unless your router is dual-function (never heard of any that are!) such that the WAN connection can go to the internal modem OR an external RJ45 port, I'm afraid you are out of luck.