I've got a 2Wire DSL router that came with our DSL service.
We moved, and now have internet by cable. Cable modem is a regular wired one.
So, instead of spending $40 or so for a new wireless router, can I convert my DSL router to a wireless router?
The only input on the DSL router is for the phone line. Can I splice this phone line cable into an RJ45 cable?
Thanks,
Michael
DSL is quite different from Ethernet. You could put the wires into the DSL router, but you won't get routing.
An Ethernet to central-office-side DSL converter will run you _way_ more than $40, and you'd have to spend ages to get it up and running.
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Maybe. The function of a 'DSL router' isn't completely clear, but if there are WiFi and Ethernet ports, it's just a matter of telling the router software that the host isn't the DSL line but rather some IP address on Ethernet. You need to find out from 2Wire how to administer the router, and hope that it doesn't have custom firmware that isn't field-programmable.
I'm assuming that you're speaking loosely when you say 'the only input is the phone line', if it's a WIRELESS ROUTER, it has at least RF input. Most have Ethernet. Some have USB or other ports as well. To a router, ALL its ports are inputs.
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