Re: Virgin Media Wireless Issues

On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 13:43:56 -0500, shesbenevolnet
<shesbenevolnet.347xuj@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in
<shesbenevolnet.347xuj@no-mx.wirelessforums.org>:

>I've recently changed from BT internet to Virgin Media. I previously was
>using a Netgear DG834G v3 ADSL Modem Router which enabled me to use the
>internet wirelessly with my iMac and MacBook. I have now been provided
>with a Virgin Media DSL Modem (Model No E08C007) which does not work
>wirelessly. I was informed that if I connected my previous Netgear
>router to the new modem via the ethernet cable, it would transmit a
>wireless signal and I could go back to using my internet wirelessly.
>This does not work however and currently I am having to plug in the
>ethernet cable to my MacBook - incredibly frustrating after being used
>to wireless. Virgin Media have suggested that I call their £1 per minute
>PC help-line. I am not willing to do so. Please can anyone offer me a
>solution?

You may be able to use the DG834G v3 as a wireless access point (by
using just the LAN ports and turning off the DHCP server), but probably
not as a router, so you'd only get one connection unless you add a
router.

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