Please someone help me before my head explodes

[blondgirl33]

Hi after spending hours on the phone with my DSL provider- dealing with people that barely speak English and are very hard to understand -I stumbled across this board and I'm hoping that someone can help me?

My daughter is constantly using my phone and it's starting to drive me insane. I thought it would be a cool idea to set her up with a broadband phone connection IN HER OWN ROOM.

I have 2 computers in my home - First is in the family room and that one is hardwired to the DSL wireless modem/router. Then my daughter has her desktop connected to the internet with a USB wireless adapter.

I've noticed that when using a broadband phone service you have to plug the phone box adapter thing into your DSL router and then plug the phone into that. I don't want to do that because I don't want her phone in my family room and have to spend hrs listening to it ring :dizzy:

A few months ago when I first set my daughter's computer up for internet I ordered another wireless router. My internet provider told me that I could not run 2 wireless routers in the same home. Is that possible and how hard is it to set up? Or could I just purchase a router that is NOT a wireless router to use in her room?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Lisa

[z1p]

You are best off without wireless running on both, but if you aren't using the wireless on your daughter's, you can disable the wireless on it. This will eliminate any interference problems.

However, running one router behind another can create headaches of its own. You are better off with just a switch or a hub. However, some home routers let you also configure them so they behave like just a switch. What make and model router do you have, maybe we can help figure out what to do with it.

[blondgirl33]

Thank you....I have a Westell Versalink Model 327W. I am totally clueless so anything you recommend would be great! Thanks!

[z1p]

Is the Westell what you have for the router in your daughter's room?

[blondgirl33]

No sorry, the Westell is in my family room and I have another wireless router model Actiontec GT704WG that I'm not using at all (thought I could but verizon says I can't). She is connected to the Westell via a Westell wireless USB thing?

[z1p]

It may be possible to use the router, but it would be simpler to buy a switch or hub for your daughter's room. If you want to give the actiontec a try, let me know and I can give you the steps to configure it.