Router compatibility w Modem and Adapter?

Question

I currently have a Motorola SB5101i Cable Modem, and a D-Link DWL-G122 Wireless G USB Adapter. I need a router which is compatible with both of these pieces of equipment. Anyone able to help me out?

Answer 1

Using the ethernet port on the back of the router

(picture http://www.simplehelp.net/images/cable_modems/motorola_sb5100.gif ) you will be able to use any brand of router that has ethernet ports and wireless.



I use WRT54G by linksys as well as the Apple G and N routers and have had a good experience with them.



But you can choose really any brand you like so long as it is not Strictly for N.



Brands for example: Dlink, Linksys, Apple, Belkin, Trendnet, Buffalo, Zonet, etc etc etc.



In general the Dlink and Linksys are the brands of choice.

Answer 2

No sorry none of this can work. You dial into an ISDN concentrator at your telephone exchange. Just as with a telephone call, you cannot call two people simultaneously - you'd just hear the other conversation. Likewise, you would be able to pick up the traffic generated by the one router but not be able to send anything from the other. If you want a wired connection in different rooms, take an ethernet line out of the one modem and wire it into a 5-port switch; this will give you 4 wired Internet outputs across your house. If you want a second modem, I'd suggest a second telephone line.

Answer 3

pretty much any type of router will do. The thing you want to worry about is how well it works, such as how much it cost, brand, type of network. With routers, you can basically get the G or N type. N is newer, but nowadays, not really necessary unless you plan to transfer stuff back and forth to other computers in the network, not so much to and from the internet. If you already have a D-Link adapter, might as well get a d-link router. You cant get more compatible than the same brand.

Answer 4

Any 802.11g router will work



This is a good WiFi 802.11n router, fast reliable and easy QoS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127220



This one is only 802.11g, but when flashed with tomato firmware, it is powerful

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124190

http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato

Answer 5

Use 'Linksys'