Can't make wireless work

Joined: Oct 13, 2005 Posts: 6

I bought a wireless router, and a wireless card for a desktop computer. Hooked up the router to another computer with an ethernet card. Router hooked up to the ethernet card and the DSL router. No startup to the internet. Checked with Dlink, and found they do not allow a static IP address, as required by my DSL provider. DSL provider would not help. They gave me a phone number for DSL router provider. They require $30 just to answer the phone with no guarentee that they can or will help. I understand they have a special card for $150 to install in a slot on the DSL router for wireless. No guarentee that will work. (Give me $180 and I will get back to you, maybe). Yeah right. Never did get the wireless card installed. Still interested in getting two computers, in opposite ends of the house hooked together and to the internet. Any help will be appreciated.

External Since: Oct 16, 2005 Posts: 2

Get a decent brand like Netgear and sell the D-Link stuff on Ebay (tell them
static address not supported)
Definitely don't waste money on phone calls when a Netgear is so cheap!!

Installation instructions for Netgear - plug in, set the logon info, start
work!

"Hugh" wrote in message

> What are the model numbers of the two routers?
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>
> "wahlroot" wrote:
>
>> I bought a wireless router, and a wireless card for a desktop
>> computer. Hooked up the router to another computer with an ethernet
>> card. Router hooked up to the ethernet card and the DSL router. No
>> startup to the internet. Checked with Dlink, and found they do not
>> allow a static IP address, as required by my DSL provider. DSL
>> provider would not help. They gave me a phone number for DSL router
>> provider. They require $30 just to answer the phone with no guarentee
>> that they can or will help. I understand they have a special card for
>> $150 to install in a slot on the DSL router for wireless. No guarentee
>> that will work. (Give me $180 and I will get back to you, maybe). Yeah
>> right. Never did get the wireless card installed. Still interested in
>> getting two computers, in opposite ends of the house hooked together
>> and to the internet. Any help will be appreciated.
>>
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