Least Intrusive Way To Hook Up WAP To Cable Modem?

Close family member, but 90 miles away.

Comcast cable modem "Arris Touchstone Telephony Modem".

I'd like to give them a wireless card for their laptop and hook
up a WAP so they can use it - but bco the distance it is got to
work and keep working.

I have got a DLink wireless router that I could put into WAP-Only
mode or use as-is (i.e. router and WAP).

But I am clueless about the Comcast side of things.

I am guessing that my only shot is at the Ethernet receptacle on
Comcast's cable modem and, somehow, the router is going to have
to serve the PC.

cable modem and the PC-to-router?

If so, gotchas?   (like maybe Comcast monitoring for multiple
users or something...)
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PeteCresswell

HiI think that the Arris Touchstone Telephony Modem is a modem only.

Hi
I think that the Arris Touchstone Telephony Modem is a modem only.
Thus if you want to use the connection with more than one computer you have
to use a Wireless Router as a Router.
If Comcast in your area uses MAC authentication you also have to take care
of MAC cloning.
See here,  http://www.ezlan.net/broadband.html
Basically your Network should look like this,
http://www.ezlan.net/network/router.jpg
YMMV, I do not know what your Arris can do.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

Sounds like an EMTA. Use the D-Link in router mode.

Sounds like an EMTA. Use the D-Link in router mode. You should plug in the
router, then unplug the Arris, then power both on. You'll lose voice while this
is being done, but it will come right back.

Or, you can send them to www.comcast.com/wirelessrouter and just send them the
card. Thre wizard that comes with the self install kit is pretty bullet proof.


Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
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