wireless connection ??

Have cable hook-up at home running my desktop. cable-Charter modem- desktop.
Need to use my business laptop at home ~ 3 days a month.
Would like to connect my wireless router but only have it on when I need it.
Don't need the 2 systems hooked to each other, just need internet. In fact,
I don't want them talking to each other.

Is there a way to hook the router into the cable modem without running my
desktop through it?

Hope this explains what I'm trying to do.


L.

L.S.

"L.S." <> wrote in message
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> Have cable hook-up at home running my desktop. cable-Charter modem-
> desktop.
> Need to use my business laptop at home ~ 3 days a month.
> Would like to connect my wireless router but only have it on when I need
> it.

You may have (to use a browser) to get into your WiFi configuration
interface to enable/disable wireless.

> Don't need the 2 systems hooked to each other, just need internet. In
> fact, I don't want them talking to each other.

No problem. That's the easiest setup.

> Is there a way to hook the router into the cable modem without running my
> desktop through it?

Sure. Final result would look something like this:
Cable - Charter modem - WiFi router - desktop (wired or wireless) and/or
laptop (wired or wireless)

You may have to enable MAC cloning on your WiFi router.

John

If I understand you correctly, you're suggesting leaving the router on all
the time and enable/disable wireless part of router?
When I said I'd like to turn off the wireless router, I mean actually unplug
it.

If I connect as you stated, "Cable - Charter modem - WiFi router - desktop
(wired or wireless) and/or
laptop (wired or wireless)" won't I have to have the router on all the
time?

(As you can tell, I'm learning)

L.



"John" <a> wrote in message
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> "L.S." <> wrote in message
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>> Have cable hook-up at home running my desktop. cable-Charter modem-
>> desktop.
>> Need to use my business laptop at home ~ 3 days a month.
>> Would like to connect my wireless router but only have it on when I need
>> it.
>
> You may have (to use a browser) to get into your WiFi configuration
> interface to enable/disable wireless.
>
>> Don't need the 2 systems hooked to each other, just need internet. In
>> fact, I don't want them talking to each other.
>
> No problem. That's the easiest setup.
>
>> Is there a way to hook the router into the cable modem without running my
>> desktop through it?
>
> Sure. Final result would look something like this:
> Cable - Charter modem - WiFi router - desktop (wired or wireless) and/or
> laptop (wired or wireless)
>
> You may have to enable MAC cloning on your WiFi router.
>

L.S.

"L.S." <> wrote in message
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> If I understand you correctly, you're suggesting leaving the router on all
> the time and enable/disable wireless part of router?

Exactly.

> When I said I'd like to turn off the wireless router, I mean actually
> unplug it.

That'll work as well. Rewire it back to the original setup (before you put a
router).

> If I connect as you stated, "Cable - Charter modem - WiFi router -
> desktop (wired or wireless) and/or
> laptop (wired or wireless)" won't I have to have the router on all the
> time?

Yes if you want internet access. The router acts as a device so you can have
multiple PCs or laptops share internet connection.

> (As you can tell, I'm learning)

We have to start somewhere

John

Is there anyway to hook up a "splitter" to branch off to my desktop and one
to the router?
That way I can turn the router off when not in use, 25-27 days a month.


"John" <a> wrote in message news:...
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> "L.S." <> wrote in message
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>> If I understand you correctly, you're suggesting leaving the router on
>> all the time and enable/disable wireless part of router?
>
> Exactly.
>
>> When I said I'd like to turn off the wireless router, I mean actually
>> unplug it.
>
> That'll work as well. Rewire it back to the original setup (before you put
> a router).
>
>> If I connect as you stated, "Cable - Charter modem - WiFi router -
>> desktop (wired or wireless) and/or
>> laptop (wired or wireless)" won't I have to have the router on all the
>> time?
>
> Yes if you want internet access. The router acts as a device so you can
> have multiple PCs or laptops share internet connection.
>
>> (As you can tell, I'm learning)
>
> We have to start somewhere
>
>

L.S.

Hi
Typical connection should look like this,
http://www.ezlan.net/network/router.jpg
If you do not set the sharing the computers would not talk one to the other
even if they are on the same Network.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"L.S." <> wrote in message
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> Have cable hook-up at home running my desktop. cable-Charter modem-
> desktop.
> Need to use my business laptop at home ~ 3 days a month.
> Would like to connect my wireless router but only have it on when I need
> it.
> Don't need the 2 systems hooked to each other, just need internet. In
> fact, I don't want them talking to each other.
>
> Is there a way to hook the router into the cable modem without running my
> desktop through it?
>
> Hope this explains what I'm trying to do.
>
>
> L.
>

Jack \(MVP-Networking\).

Thanks.

The 'typical setup' is how we're running at work but still wondering if I
can hook the hardware up so I don't have the router powered on all the time,
just when I need it.
The cable modem has two outputs in back, cat5 and usb. Can I hook my desktop
to the usb(my desktop has an on-board lan card) and the router to the
cat5(to run my laptop when needed)?
Is there such a thing as a cat5 splitter? One leg running to my desktop and
the other running to the router.
Would that freak out the modem?

If this won't work, it's not that big of a deal. I can leave the router on
7/24 but seems a waist since I don't need it that much or just hook it up
when I need it.

Just wondering and playing with this.

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Typical connection should look like this,
> http://www.ezlan.net/network/router.jpg
> If you do not set the sharing the computers would not talk one to the
> other even if they are on the same Network.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "L.S." <> wrote in message
> news:O7B$...
>> Have cable hook-up at home running my desktop. cable-Charter modem-
>> desktop.
>> Need to use my business laptop at home ~ 3 days a month.
>> Would like to connect my wireless router but only have it on when I need
>> it.
>> Don't need the 2 systems hooked to each other, just need internet. In
>> fact, I don't want them talking to each other.
>>
>> Is there a way to hook the router into the cable modem without running my
>> desktop through it?
>>
>> Hope this explains what I'm trying to do.
>>
>>
>> L.
>>
>

L.S.

You mean you want to have 2 connections:
1) from cable modem to desktop
2) from cable modem to router

the answer is no.

"L.S." <> wrote in message
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> Is there anyway to hook up a "splitter" to branch off to my desktop and
> one to the router?
> That way I can turn the router off when not in use, 25-27 days a month.
>
>
> "John" <a> wrote in message news:...
>>
>> "L.S." <> wrote in message
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>>> If I understand you correctly, you're suggesting leaving the router on
>>> all the time and enable/disable wireless part of router?
>>
>> Exactly.
>>
>>> When I said I'd like to turn off the wireless router, I mean actually
>>> unplug it.
>>
>> That'll work as well. Rewire it back to the original setup (before you
>> put a router).
>>
>>> If I connect as you stated, "Cable - Charter modem - WiFi router -
>>> desktop (wired or wireless) and/or
>>> laptop (wired or wireless)" won't I have to have the router on all the
>>> time?
>>
>> Yes if you want internet access. The router acts as a device so you can
>> have multiple PCs or laptops share internet connection.
>>
>>> (As you can tell, I'm learning)
>>
>> We have to start somewhere
>>
>>
>
>

John

"L.S." <> wrote in message
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> Thanks.
>
> The 'typical setup' is how we're running at work but still wondering if I
> can hook the hardware up so I don't have the router powered on all the
> time, just when I need it.

Rewire the connection. It's not that hard.

> The cable modem has two outputs in back, cat5 and usb. Can I hook my
> desktop to the usb(my desktop has an on-board lan card) and the router to
> the cat5(to run my laptop when needed)?

Yes you can hook them up as described above. Will it work simultaneously?
No.

> Is there such a thing as a cat5 splitter? One leg running to my desktop
> and the other running to the router.

Let's assume there is a CAT5 "splitter". Here's the problem:
Your cable modem can only assign 1 public IP address to 1 device (either a
PC or a router connected to it). How is it going to assign multiple (public)
IP addresses to multiple devices (a PC and a router)?

John

OK, that answers it.

It was just a thought anyway.
Looks like the two way of doing it wil be to have the router inline and 'on'
7/24 or just hookup the router when I need it.
Thanks for all the info.

L.

"John" <a> wrote in message news:...
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> "L.S." <> wrote in message
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>> Thanks.
>>
>> The 'typical setup' is how we're running at work but still wondering if I
>> can hook the hardware up so I don't have the router powered on all the
>> time, just when I need it.
>
> Rewire the connection. It's not that hard.
>
>> The cable modem has two outputs in back, cat5 and usb. Can I hook my
>> desktop to the usb(my desktop has an on-board lan card) and the router to
>> the cat5(to run my laptop when needed)?
>
> Yes you can hook them up as described above. Will it work simultaneously?
> No.
>
>> Is there such a thing as a cat5 splitter? One leg running to my desktop
>> and the other running to the router.
>
> Let's assume there is a CAT5 "splitter". Here's the problem:
> Your cable modem can only assign 1 public IP address to 1 device (either a
> PC or a router connected to it). How is it going to assign multiple
> (public) IP addresses to multiple devices (a PC and a router)?
>

L.S.