Router problems

Luke_Bowman · 22 Apr 2014 at 17:30

Just received my shiny new Asus RT-N66U in the post, only to realise it needs an rj45 cable and I'm using adsl broadband and therefore have an rj11 dsl wire coming out of the wall

Needless to say I'm disappointed and quite angry, is there anything I can do?!

BattFink · 22 Apr 2014 at 17:36

Return it back to the shop... pretty much all you can do, unless you want to start playing with daisy chaining routers

Luke_Bowman · 22 Apr 2014 at 17:38

Pretty ****ed, don't want to return it as my ISP promises fibre optic is coming very, very soon

meandu229 · 22 Apr 2014 at 17:51

BattFink said:
Return it back to the shop... pretty much all you can do, unless you want to start playing with daisy chaining routers

This,
Its a Router not a Router with a modem built in, you will need something with a modem built into it to get the internet from "the wall" to your router, You could pick up a cheap one and daisy chain if you wanted but it can get messy with multiple routers in a network.

Luke_Bowman · 22 Apr 2014 at 17:52

I could use my old one which was ISP provided but will I even see any benefit from the Asus router using this method?

lamboman · 22 Apr 2014 at 18:18

By far the easiest thing to do would be to set the N66U up as an access point for the old router, then set up again when fibre comes out.

Luke_Bowman · 22 Apr 2014 at 18:25

I've just boxed it back up and slung it in the cupboard waiting for fibre, shame

lamboman · 22 Apr 2014 at 19:13

Luke_Bowman said:
I've just boxed it back up and slung it in the cupboard waiting for fibre, shame

Why? It's an excellent router, might as well use it at least as the access point or a repeater?

However, if you can get a refund on it, you might as well, and just buy another N66U when fibre becomes available. They're cheap at the moment however they may come down in price again when the AC87U comes out (that said, is the £10 or whatever off worth it?).

Luke_Bowman · 22 Apr 2014 at 20:10

Not worth the hassle of rma and buying a new one later

And also I don't want to routers and more cables messing up a corner of the kitchen so I'll stick with my Belkin until fibre is available

#Chri5# · 22 Apr 2014 at 21:49

Luke_Bowman said:
Just received my shiny new Asus RT-N66U in the post, only to realise it needs an rj45 cable and I'm using adsl broadband and therefore have an rj11 dsl wire coming out of the wall

Needless to say I'm disappointed and quite angry, is there anything I can do?!

Who are you angry at? Did the seller give you incorrect product information? Or can you not read a spec' sheet?

You could send the N66U back and order a N55 which is a DSL router. Asus have released a firmware for it which lets you convert one of the Ethernet ports to a WAN port for FTTC.

GefGz · 22 Apr 2014 at 22:15

You dropped a ton on a router and didn't check to see if you could use it beforehand?

Luke_Bowman · 23 Apr 2014 at 18:47

I know I know, rookie mistake.

I was too distracted by claims of super internet speed and 5ghz jiggerwhatzits

KIA · 23 Apr 2014 at 20:49

Save it for FTTC. No biggie.

Luke_Bowman · 24 Apr 2014 at 17:40

Exactly. Just leaving it to collect dust for (hopefully) not too long