This being my first time back to UK since before Live Box was available
I am now sitting here with also my first "ADSL" connection(in the pas
it was cable).

Before I run any 'guess tests,' I wanted to know if the Live Box serve
as a proper 802.11 wireless router or???

I am to understand UK ADSL does not use PPPOE?

I have been able to get the included wireless USB adapter to work fin
on notebooks.

Soon I will be attempting to connect other external devices such a
gaming consoles and ADHOC structure for multiple printers, scanner
etc.

Orange says in order to use external ethernet hardware you need an ADS
modem/router in addition to the Live Box.

I do not see how you could use both the Orange service AND a thir
party ADSL modem simultaneously, nor what the purpose would be.

I attempted to inquire about it with them (of course no response) i
they meant to actually say a "broadband router" instead.

Will a generic broadband router work, or will the Live Box serve as a
appropriate one itself?

Holl


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Hollywood wrote:
Yes it does. I think you might need to hold one of the touch buttons to
allow intial wireless connections.

Uk is primarily PPOA, with aol on PPOE, but that said i have found that many
isps will allow a ppoe login (orange is one of them).

Nah, just need a simple switch. I cant quite see the point of single port
routers.

A generic ADSL router (not BB, or cable, but most say adsl) will be instead
of the livenbox, but the livebox will do as you wish, but with the addition
of a switch.

Gaz

On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 19:51:58 UTC, "Gaz" <gazter@msn.com> wrote:

I use one:

line <--> sp Router <---> dedicated firewall <---> switch to rest of
network

There's a possible point!

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Bob Eager wrote:
How many 'orange livebox' customers are going to be running a linux firewall
though???

Gaz

On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:54:14 UTC, "Gaz" <gazter@msn.com> wrote:

a) Your comment seemed to be general, so mine was too..not just Orange
livebox. They keep trying to sell me their service, mind.
b) It's not a Linux box; I try to avoid that upstart wannabe UNIX!

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"Yes it does. I think you might need to hold one of the touch buttons t

allow intial wireless connections."

Could you explain what you mean by a touch button or switch.
I have the wireless enabled, as far as the notebook adapter, not sur
if there's another step involved. After looking through the Live Bo
configuration, I have set it to WPA only security (to avoid blockin
the wireless adapters), channel 6 and overall wirless is enabled.

I did not see anything about SSID though...

Will I need to set gaming console connections to PPPOE/ADSL or shoul
an auto config for "ethernet" suffice?



Holl


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In article <176uZD2KcidF-pn2-5FJdyTTlkQ8e@rikki.tavi.co.uk>, Bob Eager
<rde42@spamcop.net> writes
sure if you can use both AND wireless.
Philip Partridge

"Yes it does. I think you might need to hold one of the touch buttons t

allow intial wireless connections."


I have the wireless enabled, as far as the notebook adapter, not sur
if there's another step involved. After looking through the Live Bo
configuration, I have removed WPA and WEP security, disabled th
firewall, set to channel 6; pairing time is 1 minute or less.

I did not see anything about SSID though...





Holl


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