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Wireless Router Hookup to DSL Modem
Name: weatherexperiment Date: April 3, 2006 at 22:26:05 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 2.52GHz/768MB Product: Dell
Comment:
I currently have a Westell DSL modem hooked up to my desktop computer with a USB cable to gain access to the Internet. The DSL modem also has an Ethernet connection, but for whatever reason I was unable to connect to the Internet using an Ethernet Cable. I also want to be able to use my laptop to access the Internet using a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router. The Router has an Ethernet connection only.
Can I connect the DSL modem's Ethernet outlet to the Wireless Router's Ethernet outlet using an Ethernet cable to receive a wireless transmission from the Router to my laptop while, at the same time, still being able to have a connection to the Internet on my desktop using the USB cable?
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