I have an ethernet LAN connection and wish to connect it to my wireless broadband router. There is no access to the telephone line. The ethernet is the only source of internet. There does not appear to be an ethernet to telephone line adaptor to enable me to plug into the wireless router. I already tried connecting to the ethernet ports of the router but this doesn't work. Does anybody know of any way that the ethernet can be connected to the wireless router to enable me to use the internet wirelessly?

Thank you.

I already tried connecting to the ethernet ports of the router but this doesn't work.

Why not? That is how you should do it. Did you reboot the computer after connecting?

Thanks Digerati, it did not work when I tried it. We are talking about an ADSL broadband router which is supposed to be connected to a telephone line. Are the ethernet ports not just for creating a wired network to computers after the router is already connected to an ADSL line? I was wondering if you can connect the ethernet LAN onto the telephone connection of the wireless router? What do you think?

All computers connect to the router via Ethernet ports or via wireless. The router then must connect to a "gateway" device, which is typically the "modem". Some times, these are integrated devices, that is, all in one box, but they are still separate network devices.

You cannot connect the LAN (everything on your side of the router) directly to the phone line and get Internet access - it must still go through a gateway device.

If that is still not clear, we need to know what network devices you have.

Digerati

I have an Ethernet internet supply (plug on the wall) and a netgear DG834 wireless broadband router. If I plug the Ethernet internet supply into my laptop via an ethernet cable I get internet access. I want to plug the ethernet internet supply into the Wireless broadband router to enable me to to receive the internet over the wireless connection which the laptop has. I don't want to be tied to the ethernet cable connection. Can't see how to do it.

Thanks

That Netgear is actually an integrated device. In the one box, it contains your ADSL modem, a router, a WAP (wireless access point) and a 4-port Ethernet switch.

I am afraid I don't understand what you mean by "Ethernet Internet Supply". Is that just a plug in the wall? Or does it go to another piece of hardware.

My way of thinking, unless I am missing something, is that you should connect the Netgear's "uplink" port to the wall connection. From there, you should be able to connect computers via the Netgear's Ethernet connections or via wireless.

But I am confused by your statement that the laptop works if you connect directly to the wall. That suggests to me there is another ADSL modem somewhere.

Maybe another UK reader with a similar setup can join this thread and straighten us both out.

Thank-you for your reply, I will try it if I can identify the 'uplink' port, all 4 look the same. The Ethernet plug on the wall goes to the LAN suppying the internet.

The Ethernet plug on the wall goes to the LAN suppying the internet.

So is this in an office?

University.