Belkin router - turn off wireless?

Is there a method or hack to turn off and disable the wireless feature
of a Belkin ADSL modem Wireless router F5D7633-4?

I only need to use it in wired mode and it interferes with my TV
sender and the TV sender when on causes intermittent Internet access
through the router.

I only bought the wireless version as it seems impossible these days
to find a wired only router.

cheers

Bob

saracenia-usenet@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Is there a method or hack to turn off and disable the wireless feature
> of a Belkin ADSL modem Wireless router F5D7633-4?

Does it have external antennas?
If so, unplugging may work.

On 11 Sep 2005 11:36:08 GMT, Ian Stirling <root@mauve.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

>saracenia-usenet@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>> Is there a method or hack to turn off and disable the wireless feature
>> of a Belkin ADSL modem Wireless router F5D7633-4?
>
>Does it have external antennas?
>If so, unplugging may work.
yes it has two stubbies which swivel and bend out to 90deg, but they
seem integral to the case and cannot be removed from outside. As is
only few weeks old am reluctant to dismantle case (for warranty reason
only)...but as last resort maybe will have to.

tnx

Bob

> >Does it have external antennas?
> >If so, unplugging may work.
> yes it has two stubbies which swivel and bend out to 90deg, but they
> seem integral to the case and cannot be removed from outside. As is
> only few weeks old am reluctant to dismantle case (for warranty reason
> only)...but as last resort maybe will have to.

Just removing the antennas isn't a great idea, you'd have more luck if
the unit contained say a miniPCI or PCMCIA card which you could unplug.
Although you might then find that if the router does a self check and
fails on the radio initialisation that it fails entirely.

David.

<saracenia-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> >If so, unplugging may work.
> yes it has two stubbies which swivel and bend out to 90deg, but they
> seem integral to the case and cannot be removed from outside. As is
> only few weeks old am reluctant to dismantle case (for warranty reason
> only)...but as last resort maybe will have to.
>
> tnx
>
> Bob

Nothing in the menus to disable the radio(s)? If not, and you don't want to
open it up, just wrap the antennas in a few layer of aluminum foil and
swivel them in such a position where they can't be seen as an eye sore.
Seriously, just a few layers of foil will very effectively block all it's
RF.

Cheers,
Eric

Is there no switch in the control pages?

I have one on my Netgear and use it frequently. The best security is
OFF when not needed.

saracenia-usenet@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> Is there a method or hack to turn off and disable the wireless feature
> of a Belkin ADSL modem Wireless router F5D7633-4?
>
> I only need to use it in wired mode and it interferes with my TV
> sender and the TV sender when on causes intermittent Internet access
> through the router.
>
> I only bought the wireless version as it seems impossible these days
> to find a wired only router.
>
> cheers
>
> Bob
>