modem to router

[thundercrack]

hi, I have a pipex adsl connection, and have bought a wireless router from the internet.a netgear 108mbs firewall router wgt 624v3. I don't want to go wireless . I just want to use it as a router to connect up two computers by patch leads. is this going to be simple, or will the router need to be set up with a password? my existing modem has a usb plug on the end of the lead, and there are no usb ports on the router.
thanks,
alf.

[vehelpfulguy]

I may be wrong, but I think you have bought the wrong router.

There are routers for ADSL via phone lines, and there are routers for Cable (Virgin, NTL, Telewest etc).

You say you are pipex ADSL, but the router you have seems to be for cable.

More here

http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGate ways/SuperGWirelessRouters/WGT624.aspx?detail= System+Requirements

And if you look at the PC world page below, you see there is a section for ADSL routers, and another for Cable routers.

And if you look in the section for cable routers you see your router is in there.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/editorial/net working_homepage/?int=home_nav

[fo3nix]

The above is correct.

Short answer: ethernet connections are the network standard. Have been for years and years. For some stupid reason (cheaper?), the modems supplied by ISPs like Pipex tend to use USB connections. USB isn't compatible with ethernet (I think some have found adapters of a sort, but they won't work properly).

So, you need to get yourself a router and modem in one unit.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/52244

That's an example product that will do what you want. Modem and router combined.

Connect router to your phone line, and then each computer to the router (it has 4 connections on it).

It's wireless too, and you can get just wired ones (no wireless capability), but the wireless are as cheap now, and one day you may wish you'd gone wireless.

The router can be easily set up by going to 192.168.2.1 and entering your default router password (admin:password probably). This is all in the manual though.

You can turn the wireless off, if you don't want to use it. Then you'll need no password (just change the router's password itself, for the admin pages, and write it down. But you won't need that each time you connect a computer).

It should then be as easy as connecting the router, leaving for a minute until it establishes a connection, then connect or turn on each computer. Both should see the internet easily.

[thundercrack]

hi. thats magic. thank you both for your replies.
I have another router thing here that I also bought. it is an AT&T2700hg-b. it has 2 wire written on the top. it has 2 wire gateway on the bottom. it has a phone cable inlet and 4 rj outlets. is this anygood would you know?
thanks for you time.
regards,
alf..

[fo3nix]

I'm not familiar with the model, is it this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-AT-T-2Wire-2700-2700hg -G-Wireless-DSL-Router-Modem_W0QQitemZ22022219 5218QQihZ012QQcategoryZ3702QQssPageNameZWDVWQQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If so, then it seems to be a modem and router in one, just what you need. Seems like it will work!