I've a T1 internet connection and DLink524 Router that does not work together. Is this device compatible ?

Question

My Wireless router used to work with a Cable modem. I subscribed to a T1 connection that my apartment complex provides. If I directly hook up to the ethernetport in the wall it works. However if I connect my Wireless router to the ethernet port and try to establish the connection thru my laptop that does not work.
Is it possible to have such a setup ..ie have a wireless router without a Cable or DSL modem ?

Answer 1

My guess is your apartment's T1 is already going through a router in order to provide Ip addresses to all tenants, so yours is redundant- what IP address do you get when connecting your computer directly to the wall port? If it's a private IP, i.e. something in the 192.168.x.x or 10.10.x.x range, then there's already a router somewhere in the building- you might just need a simple 4-port hub or switch in your room instead of a router (simplest solution)

Or you could try resetting your router's IP address range to a different one from the apartment complex. So if they assign you an IP address in the 192.168.1.x range, make your router 10.10.10.1 so there's no conflict.

Answer 2

The internet connection your apartment complex provides is probably already running a DHCP server, so go in to your router and disable DHCP but leave it configured as a wireless access point. You may also have to plug the provided connection into one of the network ports as opposed to the WAN port (using the router as a normal switch)

So to answer your question, yes, it's possible :)

Answer 3

you will need a router with a T1 card, this can be expensive. You can try buying something used, maybe ebay. There may be another way that I am not aware of, but I am pretty sure that a T1 is a specific type of circuit, that won't work with your basic router. If this is really a true T1 service.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

It's possible I belive. try resetting the router settings (using the reset button typically located at the bottom of the router) perhaps you have to configure how the IP address is obtained in the router settings.