I have an issue with connecting my PS3 online. We have 2 computers, both running off the same wired router, one downstairs and one upstairs. My PS3 is upstairs in my bedroom.

Basically, we want a wireless router but we don't want to affect the current connection. Is there any way of having a wireless router which my ps3 can connect to without taking out the wired router thus affecting my dads upstairs computer?

Thanks in advance.

Btw, my wired router is a Netgear Cable/DSL Web Safe Router Gateway RP614v2.

As long as you dad's router has a vacant port, you can connect the wireless router to that. Set the gateway of the wirless router to the IP address that the wired router is going to assign to the wireless router. The bottem line is, you can provide wirless coverage to your place via the wired router. Makeing other stuff work off of it is a diffrent situation.

Originally Posted by joeofeg

As long as you dad's router has a vacant port, you can connect the wireless router to that. Set the gateway of the wirless router to the IP address that the wired router is going to assign to the wireless router. The bottem line is, you can provide wirless coverage to your place via the wired router. Makeing other stuff work off of it is a diffrent situation.

Thanks for the response.

We have 2 vacant ports on our router, so we're considering plugging a wireless access point into one of those 2 and using that to connect the ps3 with. Would that a) be easy to do and b) would it effect my dads connection upstairs?

Thanks in advance.

It will effect your dad's connection only as far as speed is concerned. Lets say your game requires heavy uploading/downloading, there is only a single internet pipe coming to your house and everybody has to share that. It is like the main water pipe coming to your house. As family memebers start opening up faucets all over the house, the water presure goes down. So, your dad's internet speed MAY get effected. Do you have dail up or hi speed internet? It you have dial up, then things won't work good at all. If you have hi speed (cable, ADSL) then it is goig to be ok.

Is it easy? Well it deponds. It is not rocket scinece. Many kids your age have been able to make things like that work. But, you have to know what you are doing. That means you have to do a little bit of homework to make things wokr. Just make sure you enable the security of the wireless.

when you get the new router, make sure you fully follow the instructions. If you do that, there won't be too much of a problem. For example, do not remove the tape that they put on the wired ports as soon as you open the box. They put that tape there to stop you from connecting things out of the sequence. Strickly follow the connection sequence outlined by the router data sheet. Power it up when it tells you. Put in the disk in PC (your dad's) when it tells you. If you follow the instructios, chances are things may work very fast. If you get too excited and start connecting things and loading software without any regard to what the manual said, then you be up late into the morning that night.

Originally Posted by joeofeg

It will effect your dad's connection only as far as speed is concerned. Lets say your game requires heavy uploading/downloading, there is only a single internet pipe coming to your house and everybody has to share that. It is like the main water pipe coming to your house. As family memebers start opening up faucets all over the house, the water presure goes down. So, your dad's internet speed MAY get effected. Do you have dail up or hi speed internet? It you have dial up, then things won't work good at all. If you have hi speed (cable, ADSL) then it is goig to be ok.

Is it easy? Well it deponds. It is not rocket scinece. Many kids your age have been able to make things like that work. But, you have to know what you are doing. That means you have to do a little bit of homework to make things wokr. Just make sure you enable the security of the wireless.

Originally Posted by joeofeg

when you get the new router, make sure you fully follow the instructions. If you do that, there won't be too much of a problem. For example, do not remove the tape that they put on the wired ports as soon as you open the box. They put that tape there to stop you from connecting things out of the sequence. Strickly follow the connection sequence outlined by the router data sheet. Power it up when it tells you. Put in the disk in PC (your dad's) when it tells you. If you follow the instructios, chances are things may work very fast. If you get too excited and start connecting things and loading software without any regard to what the manual said, then you be up late into the morning that night.

Thanks for the responses, very helpful. We have quite a high speed internet (not dial-up) so everything should be fine.

We'll probably set off and buy an access point from PC World tomorrow, and as you say, we'll be careful to follow the instructions and get ahead of ourselves.

Thanks a lot again, you've been a brilliant help.

Sorry for the double post, but we've found a reasonably priced access points and we were looking for re-assurance as to whether it will be alright for what we are looking for:

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...&category_oid=

Again, thanks in advance.

Linksys belongs to Cisco and Cisco is the leader in networking. I personally think you can NOT go wrong using Linksys. But, to be sure, I would like to invite others to comment on what you are doing. It is always good to consider a second opinion.

Is there any reason you are not using a wireless router and you are using a wireless access point?. Here is what the device says about what it can do "The Linksys Wireless-G Access Point lets you connect Wireless-G (802.11g) or Wireless-B (802.11b) devices to your wired network so you can add PCs to the network with no cabling hassle".

Your main objective is to connect to Internet through existing wired router and not your dad's computers. Chances are the access point is going to work and the wired router will allow you to access the internet once it realizes that you are not requesting to connect on LAN side. You may want to consider a device that can be both configured as a router and also as an acess point. I have personally conneted routers back-to-back and I know it works for direct connection to internet without the need of any other computer being involved. I have not set up access point the way you want to use it. So, I recommend that you do more research by asking others on this board before commiting to that access point.

Now as far as the access pont is concerned, it looks like this is what you are planning to use:

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...=0367639789B23

Click on the user guide:

Here is an important section from the user guide on page 45:

Accessing the Utility
To access the Web-based Utility of the Access Point, launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. In the
Address field, enter the Access Point’s default IP address, 192.168.1.245, or the IP address you entered during
the Setup Wizard. (Should you need to learn what IP address the Access Point presently uses, run the Setup
Wizard again. It will scan the Access Point and give you its IP address.) Press the Enter key.
The login screen will appear. Enter admin in the User Name field. The first time you open the Web-based Utility,
use the default password, admin. (You can set a new password from the Administration - Management tab.) Then
click the OK button.
The Setup - Network Setup Tab
The first screen that appears is the Network Setup screen. This allows you to change the Access Point's general
settings.
Network Setup
Device Name
You may assign any Device Name to the Access Point. Unique, memorable names are helpful, especially if you
are employing multiple access points on the same network.
Configuration Type
Select Automatic Configuration - DHCP if your network router will assign an IP address to the Access Point.
The Access Point’s IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway address are displayed here.
Figure 7-1: Login Screen
Figure 7-2: Setup - Automatic Configuration -
DHCP Screen

Well, we connected the Wireless Access Point to the netgear wired router alright, everything seems to be fine when plugged in but when taken out, the LED lights go off.

Any solutions will be greatly appreciated.