Can I use an ADSL router as a wireless access point only?

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Following my thread here, i'm beginning to throw in the towel. We have Virgin broadband and a D-Link DI-524 that simply refuses to hold the wireless connection with my PC or my housemates laptop, now we are using WPA security.

I have a spare Netgear DG834G. Simple question, can I use it as a wireless access point? i.e. go from our Virgin modem -> Netgear -> wireless? :confused:

Many thanks.
 
I've just checked and our setup at the moment is:

wall ---> cable modem --[ethernet]--> D-Link

So surely I can just replace the D-Link with my Netgear ADSL router? There's no need to go through the D-Link, right?

EDIT: Bugger - I've just read up on the Netgear i want to use. It has:
* Power input.
* 4 RJ45 network ports.
* Reset button which can be held down for 20 seconds to reset to factory defaults.
* RJ11 port for ADSL line-in.
* Wireless antenna port. Antenna is detachable.
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So the incoming port is RJ11, not RJ45. That wont work will it :confused:
 
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FoxEye said:
right :) I thought the DLink was your cable modem/ all in one. yeah you should have no trouble doing what you want to do.
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Hmn well i thought i could but the Netgear i have spare doesnt have an ethernet/RJ45 in. It only has RJ11 in (phone line). So i cant do it, can i? :confused:
 
So I have to use the D-Link as well? I can't go straight from the cable modem to the Netgear?
 
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