Does the Sky Wireless Router have a 4 port switch?

Hope you can help
I'm just about to migrate from BT to Sky/Easynet but need a
combination of WiFi and Ethernet connections.

Does the current supplied Sky Wireless Router (Netgear I think) have
any other ethernet connectivity, eg a 4 port switch so that I can have
hard wired connections as well as WiFi?

Thanks

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
> Hope you can help
> I'm just about to migrate from BT to Sky/Easynet but need a
> combination of WiFi and Ethernet connections.
>
> Does the current supplied Sky Wireless Router (Netgear I think) have
> any other ethernet connectivity, eg a 4 port switch so that I can have
> hard wired connections as well as WiFi?

Yes it has wifi and 4 ethernet ports. Both work equally well.

to the best of my knowledge it is a Netgear DG834GT using custom firmware.
the router can, however, be flashed back to original firmware to access full
router options + open for other networks (i use sky router on pipex.


"Beck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:et692b$vfm$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>> Hope you can help
>> I'm just about to migrate from BT to Sky/Easynet but need a
>> combination of WiFi and Ethernet connections.
>>
>> Does the current supplied Sky Wireless Router (Netgear I think) have
>> any other ethernet connectivity, eg a 4 port switch so that I can have
>> hard wired connections as well as WiFi?
>
> Yes it has wifi and 4 ethernet ports. Both work equally well.

"tony h" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Beck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:et692b$vfm$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>>> Hope you can help
>>> I'm just about to migrate from BT to Sky/Easynet but need a
>>> combination of WiFi and Ethernet connections.
>>>
>>> Does the current supplied Sky Wireless Router (Netgear I think) have
>>> any other ethernet connectivity, eg a 4 port switch so that I can have
>>> hard wired connections as well as WiFi?
>>
>> Yes it has wifi and 4 ethernet ports. Both work equally well.
>
> to the best of my knowledge it is a Netgear DG834GT using custom firmware.
> the router can, however, be flashed back to original firmware to access
> full router options + open for other networks (i use sky router on pipex.

Have you got this router? Did you flash it back to a regular 834GT?
I'm looking for a 4 port wireless modem/router and I could get one from a
family member who has a failed Sky install (7 weeks and counting). The price
paid seems lower than my regular online shops, but I guess it'd have no
warranty unless flashed back to Sky firmware.

"Grumps" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...

> Have you got this router? Did you flash it back to a regular 834GT?
> I'm looking for a 4 port wireless modem/router and I could get one from a
> family member who has a failed Sky install (7 weeks and counting). The
> price paid seems lower than my regular online shops, but I guess it'd have
> no warranty unless flashed back to Sky firmware.
>
>

Sky could ask for it back.

yes, i have the router. (ebay £8. bargain!!)
yes i did flash back to netgear firmware.
i have never had sky broadband!
router works A1. better than my dlink 604t
the supplied disk contains (so i am told) the sky firmware, so it can be
flashed back

"dennis@home" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:et8egm$13l$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Grumps" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> Have you got this router? Did you flash it back to a regular 834GT?
>> I'm looking for a 4 port wireless modem/router and I could get one from a
>> family member who has a failed Sky install (7 weeks and counting). The
>> price paid seems lower than my regular online shops, but I guess it'd
>> have no warranty unless flashed back to Sky firmware.
>>
>>
>
> Sky could ask for it back.
>

sorry, forgot to add..
full, working instructions and links for reflashing the device
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/sky-r...-password.html

good luck.

dennis@home wrote:
> "Grumps" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> Have you got this router? Did you flash it back to a regular 834GT?
>> I'm looking for a 4 port wireless modem/router and I could get one
>> from a family member who has a failed Sky install (7 weeks and
>> counting). The price paid seems lower than my regular online shops,
>> but I guess it'd have no warranty unless flashed back to Sky
>> firmware.
>
> Sky could ask for it back.

Then they can swivel on my outstretched finger!
£40 was paid for 'activiation' which includes a 'FREE' DG834GT.
As these units seem (on average) about £22 on eBay, it's probably sensible
to just send the Sky unit back and cancel the whole deal.

On 14 Mar 2007, "Grumps" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>£40 was paid for 'activiation' which includes a 'FREE' DG834GT.

Is there "small print" to say it is on loan (I'm not a Sky customer, so
reference to web pages may not be open for outsiders to read, so quotes
from any T+C would be appreciated - either way - in answering). TIA.

"NoNeedToKnow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 14 Mar 2007, "Grumps" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>£40 was paid for 'activiation' which includes a 'FREE' DG834GT.
>
> Is there "small print" to say it is on loan (I'm not a Sky customer, so
> reference to web pages may not be open for outsiders to read, so quotes
> from any T+C would be appreciated - either way - in answering). TIA.

Its not on loan but as sky has only launched a couple of months ago and
there is a 12 month contract its a bit suspicious when someone has a sky
router spare.

If they are still paying (even if free) the monthly subs then its probably
safe.
If they have just decided to cancel sky then there may be a case to say they
have "stolen" the modem as they are in breach of contract.
I doubt if sky will care unless it happens a lot.. then I wouldn't want to
be the test case.