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Camberwell
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I have been given a Netgear DG834PN wireless modem router by a friend who cannot use it any more.
The thing is, I get my broadband via the cable company, and I have to use the modem from them as this Netgear router cannot use a cable connection.
My question is, can I use this modem router as just a router, ie can I put the ethernet output from my cable modem into the ethernet port of this router, and then use it wirelessly with my laptop (I have a compatible Netgear wireless usb adapter)? Or is that I have to have an adsl connection in order to use the wireless capability?
The thing is, I get my broadband via the cable company, and I have to use the modem from them as this Netgear router cannot use a cable connection.
My question is, can I use this modem router as just a router, ie can I put the ethernet output from my cable modem into the ethernet port of this router, and then use it wirelessly with my laptop (I have a compatible Netgear wireless usb adapter)? Or is that I have to have an adsl connection in order to use the wireless capability?