Hi.

I purchased a combined 802.11G ADSL Router/Firewall (above) from PC
World and have spent the evening trying to configure this on a friend's
computer.

Now. My friend _does not yet have_ ADSL - I am configuring the wireless
router in advance so that I can configure the ADSL connection
(remotely) once broadband is activated by the ISP.

Simple question: can I do this?

It appears not - the router transmits for a short while and then cuts
out any radio tranmission.

I guess I am asking whether I should be able to configure the router to
act like a hub/switch in the absence of a connection to the Internet.

Is the above behaviour normal? I want to confirm that there isn't a
problem with the router.

Many thanks.

Steve.

> I purchased a combined 802.11G ADSL Router/Firewall (above) from PC
> World and have spent the evening trying to configure this on a friend's
> computer.
>
> Now. My friend _does not yet have_ ADSL - I am configuring the wireless
> router in advance so that I can configure the ADSL connection
> (remotely) once broadband is activated by the ISP.
>
> Simple question: can I do this?
>
> It appears not - the router transmits for a short while and then cuts
> out any radio tranmission.
>
> I guess I am asking whether I should be able to configure the router to
> act like a hub/switch in the absence of a connection to the Internet.
>
> Is the above behaviour normal? I want to confirm that there isn't a
> problem with the router.

I ran into minor glitches with my ADSL wireless modem/router and called
Buffalo's technical support on 08712 50 12 60 and got a knowledgeable,
helpful and constructive response from the techie who stayed on the line
until the problem was resolved.

Still running the router & v happy with it.