Wifi Pb : Netgear DG834G and cable modem

router WAN port (to the DSL modem) was probably setup to connect via ppp to your DSL provider. you need to turn that off and just use the WAN port (now connected to the cable modem)as a regular Ethernet port.

If you are not using the WAn port then you are not using the device as a router! So you get no protection at all by having a router between the modem and the computer.

The WAN port is an RJ45 not an RJ11 as you mention.

You're right - RJ11. It's got builtin ADSL. Makes sense.

Perhaps your cablemodem and router have their wires crossed - null cable needed.

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Actually i don't use the WAN port any more, my cable modem is connected to the netgear router through RJ45, i use one of the 4 LAN ports available. The WAN port is RJ11 format and i can only link the cable modem and the netgear router through RJ45 wire...

Arnaud

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I know i'm not using it as a router, i'm not looking for protection but for a wifi signal... In a previous configuration (the netgear was connected through one of his 4 ports LAN to the RJ45 of an internet connected laptop) I had a wifi signal able to distribute internet to other laptops... Today the configuration is a bit different since I'm trying to connect it directly to the cable modem. I'm not sure it can works like that, but i'm trying and asking for help/advices instead of buying right now another router without any ADSL modem inside. I'm not a network specialist but i would like to test before anything else. I don't care about the firewall capabilities of stuff like that of that netgear today, i'm "only" trying to make it works as a wifi extension plugged on my cable modem...

No, the WAN port is an RJ11, cf page 2, "physical interface" :

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Good idea, i'll check.

Thanks for your ideas. Arnaud

Arnaud

Just in case you don't have it, here is the text from the Reference Manual

"The router incorporates Auto UplinkTM technology. Each local Ethernet port will automatically sense whether the Ethernet cable plugged into the port should have a 'normal' connection such as to a computer or an 'uplink' connection such as to a switch or hub. That port will then configure itself to the correct configuration. This feature also eliminates the need to worry about crossover cables, as Auto Uplink will accommodate either type of cable to make the right connection."

So should work with any patch cable in any port.

Paul R

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Thanks, i have the reference manual but didn't noticed that point, I'll try tonight some other tests, I'll post here the results tomorrow if it works !

Bye arnaud

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So I made some tests... And it works, but i don't really know why :( I think the procedure is important, i have to first power on the netgear, then the cable modem, and activate the wifi connection on the xp laptop.

The netgear settings are quite basic, automatic dns, automatic ip, it owns a local IP, DHCP is enabled and it distributes an internet IP to the pc laptop : previously the laptop got a local IP (192.168.x.x) and couldn't connect to the internet... I gave to the netgear the cable modem MAC adress, don't know if it's important or not.

Last problem : the pc laptop is ok now to connect through wifi to internet, but the apple one, mac osX, got a local IP through wifi DHCP and couldn't connect...

Arnaud