Can A Router Be Used As A Wireless Adapter

[sare^baw's]

i have a spare d-link modem / router DSL-604T, can i use this on an upstairs pc to wirelessly connect to my sky modem downstairs

im not very clued up on networking stuff so i thought i would ask rather than just go and buy one

 

[sare^baw's]

You'd need it to work as a wireless client. If you've got it, it'll say in its web interface...

Firewall protection, DMZ port, routing, DHCP support, NAT support, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), manageable, VPN passthrough


does not look like it
can i use it as a switch then as it supposts transparent bridging. one of the rooms has an xbox 360 with a belkin access point/ extender, so could i connect the pc and xbox 360 to the d-link router and then connect the router to the belkin access point,, im hoping this might let give the xbox and the pc an internet connection.

 

[sare^baw's]

If it does support it - most don't have the functionality in the web management - you'd have to enable telnet/console access and know the commands needed to setup - each router chipset has a different shell/CLI running beneath it so you'd need instructions for that exact model.

im afraid that over my head, ill just get another wireless adapter thanks anyway dude