Least Intrusive Way To Hook Up WAP To Cable Modem?

Close family member, but 90 miles away.

Comcast cable modem "Arris Touchstone Telephony Modem".

I'd like to give them a wireless card for their laptop and hook
up a WAP so they can use it - but bco the distance it's got to
work and keep working.

I've got a DLink wireless router that I could put into WAP-Only
mode or use as-is (i.e. router and WAP).

But I'm clueless about the Comcast side of things.

I'm guessing that my only shot is at the Ethernet receptacle on
Comcast's cable modem and, somehow, the router is going to have
to serve the PC.

"Internet" connection on the router to Ethernet receptacle on the
cable modem and the PC-to-router?

If so, gotchas? (like maybe Comcast monitoring for multiple
users or something...)
--
PeteCresswell

Hi
I think that the Arris Touchstone Telephony Modem is a modem only.
Thus if you want to use the connection with more than one computer you have
to use a Wireless Router as a Router.
If Comcast in your area uses MAC authentication you also have to take care
of MAC cloning.
See here, http://www.ezlan.net/broadband.html
Basically your Network should look like this,
http://www.ezlan.net/network/router.jpg
YMMV, I do not know what your Arris can do.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).


"(PeteCresswell)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Close family member, but 90 miles away.
>
> Comcast cable modem "Arris Touchstone Telephony Modem".
>
> I'd like to give them a wireless card for their laptop and hook
> up a WAP so they can use it - but bco the distance it's got to
> work and keep working.
>
> I've got a DLink wireless router that I could put into WAP-Only
> mode or use as-is (i.e. router and WAP).
>
> But I'm clueless about the Comcast side of things.
>
> I'm guessing that my only shot is at the Ethernet receptacle on
> Comcast's cable modem and, somehow, the router is going to have
> to serve the PC.
>
> "Internet" connection on the router to Ethernet receptacle on the
> cable modem and the PC-to-router?
>
> If so, gotchas? (like maybe Comcast monitoring for multiple
> users or something...)
> --
> PeteCresswell

Sounds like an EMTA. Use the D-Link in router mode. You should plug in the
router, then unplug the Arris, then power both on. You'll lose voice while this
is being done, but it will come right back.

Or, you can send them to www.comcast.com/wirelessrouter and just send them the
card. Thre wizard that comes with the self install kit is pretty bullet proof.

On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:15:10 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Close family member, but 90 miles away.
>
>Comcast cable modem "Arris Touchstone Telephony Modem".
>
>I'd like to give them a wireless card for their laptop and hook
>up a WAP so they can use it - but bco the distance it's got to
>work and keep working.
>
>I've got a DLink wireless router that I could put into WAP-Only
>mode or use as-is (i.e. router and WAP).
>
>But I'm clueless about the Comcast side of things.
>
>I'm guessing that my only shot is at the Ethernet receptacle on
>Comcast's cable modem and, somehow, the router is going to have
>to serve the PC.
>
>"Internet" connection on the router to Ethernet receptacle on the
>cable modem and the PC-to-router?
>
>If so, gotchas? (like maybe Comcast monitoring for multiple
>users or something...)
Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com