"Using Wireless DSL router without DSL?" Topic

I have broadband (well, they call it broadband but it is slow by international standards) which comes to me via fibre optic cable, then an adapter, and then enters my PC via an ethernet port. I would like to have a wireless setup to connect my laptop and telephone to my PC.

Many of the available wireless routers have DSL. I'm worried that they only want to route internet traffic via their DSL connection.

Do I need to avoid these routers or will they work OK for me?

Yes and no. They will work. But you will probably have to muck about with their setups. And I cant guarantee all will work either!

At my local PC store there are plenty of wireless routers available that just do wireless routing -- you could use these. Or if you have a friendly local computer store you could ask them. And if you have to resort to buying from an unfriendly store or by mail, you could pick a model and download the manual from the web and check it will work. I suggest you start with the linksys range for a high quality consumer device, and move on from there.

I use one of my wireless DSL routers just on the routing part of its job. You can turn the DSL off. Mind you it is connected to the DSL box from my ISP, but the router isn't doing that job.

You should be OK

Thanks. I'll pick one up from ebay.