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You have to have a wireless router or access point in order to continue having a wireless connection. I am assuming that the device you replaced had the wireless built into it. I am not familiar with the devices you have listed, but if you have an internet connection, you would then just plug a rj-45 cable into an open port on that device and then connect the other end to your wireless device. At this point connect to the device and configure it for your needs.
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Yes,.. the 2wire dsl router is a combo unit, ethernet, usb or wireless connections were supported... &nbsp;the cable modem is just ethernet and usb.<br />
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If the 2-Wire did wireless then you should be able to take an Ethernet cable and connect it to the back of the cable modem and then connect the other end to the Internet or WAN connection on the back of the 2Wire. You will need to also have a secondary cable from the 2-wire into your PC so that you can login to the GUI interface and make it just use a DHCP style connection and also be a DHCP server and you should be good to go. Assign an SSID and any security measures you want. Make sure your wireless devices can see the SSID from the 2-wire and then connect. If all &nbsp;goes well disconnect your Ethernet cable from the 2-wire to the computer and your good to go.<br />
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Let us know if this works.
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Due to a problem with DSL service in my area I made the switch to a cable modem yesterday. &nbsp;Only after I hooked it up did I realize, sickeningly, that it did not provide the same wifi service that the DSL box does. I have a desktop PC but I also am accustomed to connecting wireless with a couple of laptops I have.<br />
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&nbsp; My question: can I somehow still use my DSL box as a wireless router? &nbsp;For DSL I have a 2Wire brand and the new cable modem is a Thomson/RCA DCM 425. &nbsp;Pictures below. &nbsp;If this is possible, please explain how I would connect in the 2Wire. &nbsp;Would I connect the cable modem to my desktop via USB and then the cable modem to the 2Wire via ethernet???... confused<br />
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Due to a problem with DSL service in my area I made the switch to a cable modem yesterday.  Only after I hooked it up did I realize, sickeningly, that it did not provide the same wifi service that the DSL box does. I have a desktop PC but I also am accustomed to connecting wireless with a couple of laptops I have.

  My question: can I somehow still use my DSL box as a wireless router?  For DSL I have a 2Wire brand and the new cable modem is a Thomson/RCA DCM 425.  Pictures below.  If this is possible, please explain how I would connect in the 2Wire.  Would I connect the cable modem to my desktop via USB and then the cable modem to the 2Wire via ethernet???... confused



Switched from DSL to cable...can I still use my DSL router for wireless?

The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access. Broadband includes several high-speed transmission technologies such as digital subscriber line (DSL), cable, fiber optics, wireless (for which there is a separate topic), satellite and broadband over powerlines (BPL).