dk
Newbie  Posts: 1 Registered: 19/5/09 Status: Offline |
posted on 19/5/09 at 15:19
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Hi - when I plug the wireless Netgear router into the phone splitter's
modem socket, the phone line goes dead - so no phone no internet. Unplug
it, the line comes back. Using a old wired router right now and it's
working fine, so nothing wrong with phone line or splitter. Ideas anyone?
Note: I'm not technical at all... Thanks!
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festprint
SuperAdmin  Posts: 119 Registered: 2/1/03 Status: Online |
posted on 19/5/09 at 17:12 |
quote:
Hi - when I plug the
wireless Netgear router into the phone splitter's modem socket, the phone
line goes dead - so no phone no internet. Unplug it, the line comes back.
Using a old wired router right now and it's working fine, so nothing wrong
with phone line or splitter. Ideas anyone? Note: I'm not technical at
all... Thanks!
I have not used the Netgear DG834G v2 router, however in most cases, you
have a line from your router which needs to be plugged into the phone line
socket or into the ADSL Filter (which is itself plugged into the phone
socket), now if you are using your machine as the main computer connected
to the internet, you normally plug your LAN wired cable from your machine
to the router, there is no need for connecting wirelessly as that is
faster. You can connect it wirelessly if the main machine has a wi-fi card
inside or plug a USB wi-fi one on it, if so, and depending on your software
setup, disable wired LAN, having two wired and wireless connections on the
same machine sometimes confuses the system besides slowing down the
connection and its packets etc.
So, you have a phone socket in which the router cable from the router is
plugged into it, the router's power cable is plugged into an electrical
outlet, you LAN cable is plugged into the router at one end and into your
computer at the other (if wired connected) OR you setup a wireless
connection and access the router which will access the internet or other
networks using the software setup found on your operating system.
Not sure what you mean, but your phone should be plugged into the socket
that is directly plugged to the phone line (or into the ADSL Filter which
is plugged into the phone socket), that way you can use the phone. To use
your PC modem, is the same in most cases if you want to use a virtual fax
software for example.
When you say: "when I plug the wireless Netgear router into the phone
splitter's modem socket", it sounds like you are plugging the router
directly into the modem socket which is on the PC, that's wrong, should be
plugged into the phone socket directly or into the filter if you have
one.
I probably got the whole thing wrong what you meant, but what I said should
be a pointer for others anyway!
[Edited on 22/5/2009 by festprint] __________________________________
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