I’m switching over to Cable Modem from DSL because it’s 4x faster and less money (just a bit less, but the speed makes it worth it…)
The 2-WIRE DSL modem is mine to keep as I’ve had it for a couple years so I’m wondering if I can use it to extend my wireless network (as an access point). I have a Netgear WGT624 V2 wireless router connected to my cable modem in a distant back room (where the cable comes in). The netgear is running DHCP services and properly routing.
So as an experiment I shut off DHCP services on the 2-Wire modem and set up the LAN’s to be on the same 192.168.1.x network. I figured if I leave the wireless active, run the 2-Wire on the same network as the Netgear and run DHCP on the netgear that I could connect wirelessly to the 2-Wire and the DHCP requests would be fullfilled by the Netgear router. and guess what…it worked!.. that is until I unplugged the phone line from the 2-Wire DSL router.
As soon as the DSL broadband light (on the 2-Wire HomePortal 1800HG) went red the wireless connection and hub stopped functioning even though the LAN light was still green. So here’s the question:: Is there a way to disable the broadband/WAN on this 2Wire HomePortal 1800HG, but keep the WIRELESS and LAN services active so that I can continue to use the modem to extend my little wireless network after I shut down the DSL service?? Ideas and comments are much appreciated. – THX