Netgear DG834G as Switch only to route Cable broadband?

Hey all,

I've got a Neatgear DG834G wireless ADSL router which I'm currently
using to route and serve up Wanadoo broadband in my house.

However on Thursday I'll be switching to Telewest cable broadband and I
was wondering if there was some way to just use the Netgear as a
hub/switch and run the broadband through the telewest supplied cable
router (which is not wireless).

I.e my setup would be: Cable router plugged into cable line, cable
plugged into Netgear via ethernet cable, computers connected to Netgear
as is with two ethernet and two wireless.

Hope that makes sense.

>From what I've glanced at on the net this seems plausable, but not
necessarily straight forward

Ta

Mike

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> Hey all,
>
> I've got a Neatgear DG834G wireless ADSL router which I'm
> currently using to route and serve up Wanadoo broadband in my
> house.
>
> However on Thursday I'll be switching to Telewest cable
> broadband and I was wondering if there was some way to just use
> the Netgear as a hub/switch and run the broadband through the
> telewest supplied cable router (which is not wireless).
>
> I.e my setup would be: Cable router plugged into cable line,
> cable plugged into Netgear via ethernet cable, computers
> connected to Netgear as is with two ethernet and two wireless.
>

Assuming the Telewest device is a broadband router i.e. it provides
at least NAT and DHCP services [it could only be a cable modem with
UTP interface]:-

- Connect a UTP patch cable between a client RJ45 port on the
router and one on the DG834G [classically it would be a crossover
cable, but most devices auto-sense these days]

- Disable the DHCP service on the DG834G, leave wireless settings
as-is [assume you've configured WPA encryption?], ignore ADSL
settings.

- The Netgear should now operate as a wired LAN switch and wireless
LAN access point for your home network PCs.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> However on Thursday I'll be switching to Telewest cable broadband and I
> was wondering if there was some way to just use the Netgear as a
> hub/switch and run the broadband through the telewest supplied cable
> router (which is not wireless).

These Netgear instructions are generic enough that they probably apply to
your router.

http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101496.asp
"Using the WGR614 router as a Wireless Access Point."

Turn off DHCP, set the "WAN address" to something harmless, outside of your
normal subnet, and connect your existing router to the LAN side of the
Belkin, leaving the Belkin WAN connection unused.

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