Wireless to wired

the dude · July 30th, 2006, 08:48 PM

I was using a wireless broadband connection for the first semester of college. But now that I have the modem in my room I'd rather have it wired to my computer for the speed. I tried plugging in the modem directly to my comp without using the router but I did not get any connection. I then tried disabling the wireless card through device manager but that still didn't work. I'm wondering if taking the card out of the computer would solve the problem. Anyone know what would solve this?

**GroundZero3** · July 30th, 2006, 09:08 PM

who is your broadband provider?

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I tried plugging in the modem directly to my comp without using the router but I did not get any connection.

Did you get a limited connection error with the network card? Did the network card icon just stay disconnected?

We need more info

the dude · July 30th, 2006, 11:29 PM

It is a local service provider, and when I connected it without the router the network card icon just said disconnected. I don't want to use the wireless card though, would removing it solve the problem?

Shabow · July 31st, 2006, 01:37 AM

Have you disabled the wireless card?

usslindstrom · August 5th, 2006, 10:26 AM

Some ISPs register the MAC address of whatever card initially sets up with them. You may have to contact them and provide the MAC of the new card. Usually, this is done at the modem level, so you shouldn't have this problem, but you never know. Anything's worth a shot at this point.

Make sure that your wired settings are also allowing you to obtain the IP from your ISP - Which is probably the case with your wireless. Should resolve what you're seeing.

And always remember to the correct power cycle in the event of reset. Modem, wait for it to come on completely - and then computer.

Chuckiechan · August 5th, 2006, 11:40 AM

I travel a lot, and some places are wireless, some wired. I'd suggest you call the ISP tech support, and they'll fix you up in no time. It may have some security settings to keep the riff raff off.

famosbrown · August 5th, 2006, 11:42 AM

I'm not understanding the setup. Did you have a wirelss router that you used that communicated to anoter modem device?

Or is the modem a wireless router that has ethernet ports that you want to use now?

Like GroundZ said...who is your ISP?

When the icon says disconneted, that usually mean there is nothing coming thorugh the port at all. Limited connectivity usually mean there is some communication going on, but you don't have the right information like MAC address, software for the ISP, IP address, etc. to get to the network.

Do you see any lights on either of the ports when hooking up with wire?

Need more info.

Famos