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kar091

Hi,
I have the Huawei MT841 modem which has 4 ethernet ports, 1 usb and 1 wireless port. But, I dont have the wireless card that comes with the modem. And the BSNL guys say that it is out of stock from past 6 months.
So, I'm planning to purchase Linksys wireless access point WAP54G. I'm not sure how to use it and whether it will work with MT841. But some document in the internet mentioned I could use it.
Can anyone provide info?

For wireless connectivity, is the wireless access point enough? or should i go for a wireless router only?

Details:
Huawei MT841 modem, given by BSNL, having 4 ethernet ports, 1 wifi port
Laptop - IBM Thinkpad T40. It has an 2 WLAN adapters
1. internal Cisco PCI WLAN adapter
2. external pluggable Linksys WPC54G WLAN adapter

Any info would be of great help

(-N-)

i dont understand y u need a second router or accesspoint as ur modem has built in wlan port? wlan will be turned on by default in the modem all u hav to do is scan for network in ur laptop and connect to sumthing tht will look like RT2561_6 and dial the pppoe connection

mmm

^ wireless card for MT841 is not easily available - hence he
needs alternate method to get wifi internet for the laptop !

SmartAX MT841 Accessory / WCBG03H PCMCIA Wireless Card
802.11b/g is required for MT841 to get wifi internet ...

kar091

yes.. you are right mmm. Though the modem has the capability for wlan, it requires the wlan adapter card to send out wireless signals.

Actually, I have also tried inserting the Wireless card I purchased (Linksys WPC54G) in the wireless slot in the MT841 modem. But, the modem did not detect it. The WLAN light did not glow, niether was the wireless connection detected from my laptop. I even tried upgrading the modem firmware and resetting the modem to factory default settings & reconfigure it afresh. But of no use That is the reason I have started exploring other options. If a Wireless AP can be connected to MT841 and it works, I would be more than willing to purchase the AP than go for a new wirelss router (which replaces MT841), as I believe, the wireless AP is cheaper