ADSL Router with cable

Blackstar_solar · 9 Feb 2006 at 15:41

Righty,

Currently I have a belkin

( made a mistake there!) wireless router, and its pretty naff. Keeps dropping packets in online games and BT. But can be used as an access point only.

I also have sitting around a D-Link DSL-504 (revision B) ADSL (wired only) router which I know is perfectly rock solid.

My question is can I plug my Cable modem into the D-link via ethernet and use the d-link to do DHCP/DNS etc and set the belkin as an access point? And expect the D-link to do the routing via the cable modem rather than the inbuilt adsl modem, which would not be used?

I'm hoping that taking the strain off the belkin could improve the performance.

Thanks

Burbleflop · 9 Feb 2006 at 15:50

Nope, the D-Link will only route out through the ADSL port.

tolien · 9 Feb 2006 at 15:51

No. The D-Link will only work with the internet connecton as the outside NAT interface.

Skilldibop · 9 Feb 2006 at 17:20

I also have sitting around a D-Link DSL-504 (revision B) ADSL (wired only) router which I know is perfectly rock solid.

you can't plug a cable modem into that no. It would work with a cisco or high end enterprise netgear, but that Dlink will have a hard coded default route out the ADSL interface. If you enter a manual one and have 2 subnets on the LAN side it'll only cause a conflict and it'll just sit there bemused and route nothing.

errata · 10 Feb 2006 at 12:52

Is the belkin router dropping packets over wireless or wired as well?

If its wireless only then updating firmware, changing radio channels (1, 5 or 11) and using microsofts wireless configuration tool may help. Tyr another wireless card as well if you can!

Skilldibop · 10 Feb 2006 at 15:21

errata said:
Tyr another wireless card as well if you can!

Indeed dropouts arn't confined to the router. (however with belkin it's a fair bet it is the router)