does a wireless router still need to connect into a phone socket on the wall ?

Question

ive got a wireless router
my socket is over the other side of the room and the normal extension cables dont work, my isp has told me not to use extension cables as they cause problems and stop the internet working which they have, i cant rearrange my living room so just wondered if the wireless needs to go into that socket as well

Answer 1

Yes, obviously your wireless access point needs to be connected to something!

Answer 2

Wireless Phone Socket Extension

Answer 3

I wonder about connecting it to the wall.. If you have a DSL provider they have a DSL modem with it.. then the router must be connected to the DSL modem. Then your computer must be connected to the router either wired or wireless. If you choose a wireless configuration you need to have a wireless adapter connected to your computer.
Now, you said connecting it to the wall????? Maybe you have a dial up connection. You cannot connect the router to the wall if the Port on the wall and the router is different.
They should be the same (i.e., 8 pins)...
Now if the port on the wall is connected to a router.. Try either a cross-over cable or a straight cable. Commonly, I use a crossover configuration.
You say it's not workin' on your first try.... consider obtaining a cable from a friend .. (it must be working).. If the borrowed cable works you're problem is with the cable.

Answer 4

Normally you have a cable that goes from the wall to a DSL or cable modem. The router then attaches to the modem by a cable. It does have to have a cable fro the signal to reach the router. Once the signal has reached the router, it will then broadcast the signal wireless to be received by your computer(s).

As a wireless router is normally able to broadcast 150 ft, You do not have to have the wireless router right next to your computer. You should be able to plug the router in on one side of the room (or house) and still receive a wireless signal on the other side.

Answer 5

for DSL you need the phone line in your modem
for cable you need the cable line in your modem

the only thing that needs to be hooked into your router is the line from the modem to the router. good luck.

extensions should work just fine by the way

Answer 6

No, your wireless router connects to your Cable or DSL network bridge (pseudo techs call this a cable or dsl modem) via an Ethernet cable.

Let's cover what you need to get Internet access to more than one computer at home, via wireless LAN (local area network).

1. You order or use your existing Cable or DSL Internet access.

2. Your Cable or DSL company sets up your Internet access and typically either rents or sells you a Cable or DSL "modem".

Prices for Cable or DSL Internet access vary from approximately $19 per month to $80 per month in the United States. This varies based on bandwidth, location, and provider.

At this point you have what is commonly called Broad Band Internet access.

Now you want to share that high speed connection with more than one system or you want to be able to cart your laptop all over the house and stay connected to the internet.

1. Confirm that your system has a wireless adapter or get one and install it. You need one of these for each computer.

2. Get a wireless router. I recommend the D-Link Dir-655. Get D-Link n series Adapters if you get the D-Link wireless router.

3. Plug the wireless router directly into the Cable or DSL "modem" via an Ethernet cable.

4. Unplug the electrical cord from your Cable or DSL "modem" for 30-45 seconds.

5. Plug the power cable back in.

6. Check the Cable or DSL "modem" for green lights.

7. Make sure that the properties of TCP/IP are set to Obtain IP address automatically, and obtain DNS automatically on ALL of your computers.

8. Turn on or reboot your system(s).

Now you should be able to stay connected to the Internet with all of your computers.

If you can not access the Internet from every computer:

Attempt to log in to your wireless router via your web browser (internet exploder or Firefox) by typing in http://192.168.1.1/
Then log in using admin and admin typically. Be sure to change the password to something of your own choosing.
Enable DHCP by following the instructions in the manual for your wireless router.

You only need one wireless router for you wireless LAN. One wireless router can potentially accomodate up to 253 wireless computers. My wireless router only has MAC tables for up to 32 devices.

For extra security:

1. Don't announce the SSID of your wireless router.
2. Use WPA2 if you can. WPA-PSK if not, or WEP at the least.
3. Put the MAC addresses of all of your computers into the MAC routing table of your wireless router and ONLY ALLOW from the addresses in the table of the wireless router.
4. Turn the SPI firewall of the wireless router ON.
5. Filter anonymous or incomplete packets.

Answer 7

The router does need to be connected to your Internet connection. It does not need to be physically connected to your PC though. For this to work, your PC needs to have a wireless adapter installed. Refer to the documentation that came with you router on how to set i up.

Answer 8

that depends, if your router is your internet modem as well, yes, it goes into the phone socket, if not you can use a CAT5 straight through cable from your internet modem to your router's WAN port.
Please email if more help needed.