How to set your modem to work with a computer and a wireless router at the same time?
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My guess is that your modem only allows one method of connection - either USB or ethernet, not both.  You say in your question wireless router, do you have 4 ports + the one internet port on the back, or just 1 port?  If you only have one, then it is just a wireless access point.  If it is a wireless router, you would be better off placing the modem in bridged mode and running everything through the router.  However, in one of your updates, you mention that "the broadband controller has some problem" - do you mean the network connection on your computer?  You might try reinstalling the drivers and see if that takes care of the issue.
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set-up wireless connection
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Buy a linksys wireless router and buy 2 or 3 usb wireless G NIC, (Network Interface Cards) and install the USB nic's on each PC by running the software, but first directly connect the router to the PC and set it up. Then move to the USB NIC, plug your cable or dsl modem into the router and if the modem is near to one PC you will only need 2 wireless USB NIC's. Linksys.com has all the answers
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Make sure you follow the first-time setup instruction in the package.  \n\nUsually, for first time installation, you have to make sure that the router is connected ONLY to the computer first, before connecting it to the rest of the network or ADSL modem when prompted by the Setup Wizard.
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First install the router on the desktop. \nConnect the modem to the router\nconnect the router to the desktop\nthen, follow the user's manual instructions on how to set up dhcp services (i dont know how ur particular router would do that because all routers are different)\nthen configure your notebook for wireless access. \nmake sure u use WEP security so that no one accesses / uses ur connection.
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Wireless Networks\nWhat I know\n\nBegin with the high speed DSL or cable service.  As far as I know, wireless networks would need one of these, although it is not certain that a simple wireless network needs a dedicated line; it might work with a dial-up but configuring the wireless router might be impossible since it seems to depend of internet access to do so.\nAssuming broadband is available, the next step would be to install a wireless router, such as a Linksys WRT54G, a device capable of speeds up to 54 Mbs.  The device itself has an internet-like address of 192.168.1.1 and each device attached to or accessing it has an address which converts the last digit to the form 100 or 101 and so forth.  Thus, a laptop with a wireless card might be address 192.168.1.101.     One can access and configure a Linksys router by entering the address 192.168.1.1 into a web browser and is immediately presented the configuration screen. The person doing the configuration change must have the user name and password originally entered at the time the device was installed, assuming the person installing it changed the default factory user name and password.  The Linksys router is installed by first attaching your main computer to the DSL or cable modem, then using the supplied software on the CD accompanying the router, following the steps as directed on the installation CD.  It directs you to attach an Ethernet cable from your computer to the modem, either DSL or cable, then arranging the wires from wall outlet or TV cable to the modem, then from the modem to the router, plugging cables into the jacks as shown.  If one follows this set of instructions, internet access is immediately available through the router.\nA simple wireless network need not be entirely wireless. One or more computers can be wired to the router, usually up to a limit of four, plus other wireless devices.  The Linksys routers are limited to 253 devices and defaulted to 50 total devices, but realistically it is not likely anyone would attach that many to a network.  My original configuration had the desktop wired to the router via Cat 5 ethernet cable and the laptop using a wireless card.  Later I installed a Netgear  USB adapter to the desktop and converted it to wireless.  The advantage of attaching the “main” computer by cable is that the speed is much faster, around 100 Mbs compared to 54 using wireless, although Netgear makes a wireless router capable of 100 Mbs.This higher speed would be an advantage when two devices on the network are exchanging files or accessing a shared printer.\nHaving installed the router, the next step is installing or inserting a wireless adapter in each computer.  This usually implies installing drivers and/or utilities supplied with the device on a CD.  If the main computer is wired to the router, it is only necessary to attach the Cat 5 cable from the back of the computer to one of the available ports on the router.  The computer must have an Ethernet (RJ45) port built in or a network card installed to do this.  At this point, no network exists, but internet access at each computer, wireless or wired,  normally comes on automatically with little trouble by the user.\nNow for setting up a true network.  Assuming each computer is running Windows XP, the next step is allowing Windows to create the network.   On each computer it is necessary to go to the Control Panel and select Network Connections, then select Network Setup Wizard. Windows will construct the network using the names of the computers involved and the name of the network which you gave the wireless router.  Simply follow the windows presented making sure you know the name you have given to that computer and the name you gave the network when you installed the router.   Where are the names to be found?  The computer name is located internally and is accessed by going to the Control Panel and selecting System.  A tab is labeled Computer Name and it also has the workgroup name
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If your modem supports usb and you have the drivers for it yes. You cannot use a modem hooked up to usb with a router however. My cable modem has plugs for both.
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make sure your ip is set to obtain automatically.  Also do not install any software just plug the modem directly to puter and obtain ip auto.  hope this helps....
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It should look like this ....\n\nInternet cable from Westell Modem --> router\n\n- check your WEP encryption if enabled\n- did you install the drivers and set everything up in the main system?\n- Can the computer see the wireless router (visa versa)
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use a switch or hub , and connect all of them  whit your computer , and configure your adsl conection in wndows to allow he other conection use that .
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Get a wireless router.  Use the laptops wifi connection.
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You might have to go into the configuration, IDK if you have done it yet or not because you didn't specify. But go into your internet explorer and type in http://192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.100 and you might have to enable wireless through that. I have had that same one, I now moved to the WRTG5B or some shit. =) lol. . . You have to enable wireless, to test if your router is even working if you have an extra network cable, plug it into the router then hook it up to the laptop and see. It also could be for the fact I think that specific router is only B capable? Maybe...check your laptop to see if it is both B & G wireless ready.
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the PC can be connected via ethernet to the wireless router
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Things to check for:\n1. Is the wireless access point connected to your router (unless the access point and the router are in the same unit)?\n2. Do both computers have valid IP addresses (and valid network masks and gateway addresses)?  These must either be set by hand, or else you set the computers for DHCP (but that only works if either the router or your ISP is providing the DHCP service -- to make the router offer DHCP service you would have to turn on "NAT" in the router).\n3. Can each computer ping the other?
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Yes, there are several ways to configure this.  The easiest may be a wireless router with a wireless card in the computer furthest way from the connection.  But unless you want to patch it together, you will need some kind of router.  They're pretty cheap now and easy to work with.
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Put a password on it use the WEP option on your wireless configuration settings and set a password to your connection.\n\nIf you have D-LINK or netgear go to this site http://www.webhazard.com/html/how_to_set_wep.html and it will give you step by step directions.\n\nIf you have Linksys go to http://micro.uoregon.edu/homenetworking/linksys/ and it will give you directions on how to set it.\n\nIf you have neither, then just contact me and I can give you directions. I need to know what kind of router you have.
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If it is an internal modem don't.  You can but it requires too much tweaking and running through computers.  If it is external (serial or USB) just switch it.  If it is a DSL modem - that's a whole different story.  Best bet is to use a router so that you can connect both.  If you get a wired/wireless router you can use the laptop wireless at the same time.  A router also acts as a firewall, thus giving you additional protection.  Note - if you do go wireless, don't forget to encrypt the connection.