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sachin007

Can the router(wifi) be rebooted wirelessly??

I am waiting for my broadband installation and took the home 1000 rs plan. The plan starts with a minumum of 384kbps-2 mbps with night unlimited and a maximum of 5 g.b. Is any one using this plan?? Please advise if the speeds are okay?

Now coming to the router part..... i have a laptop and a desktop. The desktop is downstairs along with the desktop and my parents lock the door in the night. So can i reboot the router with wireless?

Today i saw my neighbours getting thier new BB connection and i set it up for them. During the installation when we update the settings in the modem using 192.168.1.1, after inputing username and password there is an option for save and reboot modem. Can i wirelessly connect to 192.168.1.1 at 2.05 am and reboot the modem using this??

I think it will work what do you guys say? Of course i need to be awake at that time.... and i have no problem with it.

thanks guys

just4kix

Is your wireless router in the PPPoE mode or Automatic DHCP mode? You can reset wirelessly if the wireless router is in PPPoE mode.

pchandhu

u can reboot the router, just you have to know the router IP and set the same to your system gateway, now u are able to access the router, u can do what ever u want, PPPoE is just a protocol to connect, and DHCP will only assign the IP's automatically, or else u can set the ip to static, make sure that ur router is not enabled the (WEP or any other protection)

sachin007

I just purchased the type 4(wifi) modem/router from bsnl and i am still waiting for installation. can we wirelessly reboot this specific modem/router??

And what is the range of the type 4 modem/router?? they say it is 50 meters. Is that true??

pchandhu

tell me the make of your router

sachin007

I mean the bsnl modem with inbuilt router..... this is what i heard it was...

pchandhu

I am asking you abt the manufacturer of the Router, so that i can tell u the range and distance of the same

sachin007

Well actually the installation is going to take place tomorrow and i had already paid 1800 rs for the combined modem/router. Are there different companies amongst the modem/router provided by bsnl?? If so can you advise a specific company/model. thanks

player

hello sachin007
type iv modem of bsnl means that it is a adsl modem cum router i.e.

manufacturer:SIEMENS
model:SL2_141

of course you can reboot the router wirelessly there is no problem in that ,i am using my dataone connection wirelessely and i always reboot the router wirelessely it reboots normally

other company manufacturers are
ASUS
D-link
Linksys
Buffalo

sachin007

Thank you very much again player.
You are helping me alot.

Is there any option of choosing any of those companies??

Anyway ... how is the range on the siemens one provided by bsnl? Does it penentrate thick walls well?

Can it come one floor upstairs??

just4kix

Please note that colums, beams and slabs in an RCC structure contain metal (iron rods) and that impedes any RF signal. So do not expect a quality signal on one floor up or down. You will get the best signal only in the room directly above/below where the wireless router is placed.

Walls are brick and cement and pose a lesser challenge. In the west, walls are made up of thick wood and/or hollow bricks (bricks have an air column inside). This is meant to retain heat. This design also helps in better signal passthrough.

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