Need help setting up my Wireless PC router for xbox live

[Carlos 172]

Hey

Anyone out there who has set up a Netgear DG834G wireless router before. I am currently trying to set it up with no joy.

Basically i ordered it off ebay and it come with no disc or instructions, i have been to the official site and thats not much use.

My current Broadband comes through ADSL, i have plugged all the wires in and my wireless router is next to my PC and is connected using an ethernet cable. The only reson i need the wireless router is for my xbox about 30-40 feet away in my bedroom.

Im not sure if i havent set up the right type of network or whether the 2 things are too far away but the router is saying it cant establish a connection to the internet and the xbox cant find anything

Any help would be great, either posting back on here or adding me to your msn addy Rahni25@hotmail.com

Cheers

Carlos

 

[Longy]

just a basic check:

that Router has ADSL modem built in i think? So what you need to do is from you filter thats plugge3d into your BT socket plug it straight into your router. Using your PC and internet explorer type in the IP of your router eg: 192.168.1.1 login into your router using username/password. Down the left hand side you'll have tabs for different settings. go to ADSL tab and fill in your ADSL details (username/password) this will connect your router to your ADSL provider. Again down the left you'll have tabs for setting up wireless connection. Best to use WEP security and use a key. This key you'll need when you want to log your xbox onto the network.

 

[Carlos 172]

ok cool thanks for the reply

I have done most of that though and the router still says it cant connect to the internet, i have reset the factory settings to give it another go because i did add a lot of crap to it trying to get it to work.

Another thing do i need to set up some sort of network seen as my ethernet wire is running between the router and the pc, as atm i dont think it is set up and that could possibly be the reason why, as i said above no manual though to check whether this is what should happen

 

[Longy]

ok 1 thing at a time. Getting the Router to connect to your ISP.

Use PPPoAif that dont work try PPPoE

Login in user name: type out your full ISP username

Password: type in your CHAP password for the ISP

Who's your ISP with?
What error code do you get?

 

[Carlos 172]

My Isp is NTL, freedom broadband, its through ADSL because i got no phat broadband wires out in the sticks where i live. the message just comes up saying that the router would go to netgear homepage if it was set up right and that it cant find a connection.

Just done what you said and it says

"LCP is allowed to come up"

 

[Longy]

how are you connected to internet at the mintue?

 

[Carlos 172]

Atm my method of connection is an extension lead comming to an adsl splitter, and then i have set it up as it says in the book and as you explained. The router has an ethernet cable going into the pc and another cable going into the splitter which came with the router. Its ADSL connection currently as there arent any companies with wires down here

 

[Carlos 172]

if its easier to add me to msn than repost on here my addy is above, i can show you some screenshots then if thats ok

 

[Longy]

Sorry confused here a little. If your PC is currently using a ADSL modem and your on the internet your router will not beable to connect to your ISP aswell. The router has a ADSL modem built into it. The router will connect to your ISP then your PC connects to the router via Ethernet. The PC will then use the router as a network connection to access the internet.

That make sense?

 

[Longy]

Haven't got MSN at the moment i'm on my girlfriends laptop. Please feel free to email screenshots to daz_longy@yahoo.co.uk

 

[Carlos 172]

just getting a pic now mate so i can post up here maybe shedding a bit of light on situation

 

[Longy]

see diagram

Nothing else should be plugged into the ADSL Filter - no usb ADSL Modems etc

 

[Carlos 172]

Right this is how the wiring is set up atm. I need a ADSL splitter on every socket for phones in the house that are in use so there are a few around the house. Where my pc is the phone point is over the other side of the room so i have a splitter there with an extension lead coming to the pc.

The picture shows three wires. the splitter coming out of the ADSL hub is the one that come with my router, the White wire goes to the router and the black wire goes to the extension lead from the phone point. The single black wire coming out of the hub is the usb lead. Hope this helps

 

[Carlos 172]

Ah so do i not need the actual hub in my photo anymore?

 

[Carlos 172]

hehe seem to be posting stuff at the same time right ill try that and give u an update in a bit, if nothing comes of it atleast our post count is up a bit

 

[Longy]

right thats where your going wrong

See my diagram (took me ages that!!)

You can't use the Speed touch Modem and the router. The router has the USB modem built in. Best plan is to follow my diagram. that means unplugging your Speed touch modem completely. The ADSL filter can only have a phone plugged in the phone side of the filter and the Router plugged into the data side. log into your router via IP and try to connect

 

[Carlos 172]

tried to connect used the wizard and for some reason i got this screen come up



Does that mean the password i have input for my ISP is wrong?

 

[Longy]

yup, case senseative dont forget

 

[Carlos 172]

hey got it working now cheers for the help matey,

 

[Longy]

Good stuff, got there in the end