Using a wireless ADSL router from home to set up WiFi in my hotel room

[dontcha 53]

If I were to stay in a hotel that provides fast free ADSL internet but dodgy WiFi could I use my Nepotia 2247 wireless router modem to get WiFi?

If so would it be relatively straightforward to set up?

Has anyone created a Wifi zone in their hotel room by using this method?

The hotel is fantastic and relatively cheap but the WiFi is patchy.

[CheshireTom 1,377]

If I were to stay in a hotel that provides fast free ADSL internet but dodgy WiFi could I use my Nepotia 2247 wireless router modem to get WiFi?

If so would it be relatively straightforward to set up?

Has anyone created a Wifi zone in their hotel room by using this method?

The hotel is fantastic and relatively cheap but the WiFi is patchy.

 

I'm not a techie, but I assume that your router would have to be wired to your ISP (if you have one) somewhere along the way. In which case, why not just connect to your router using an ethernet cable?

Edited November 1, 2010 by CheshireTom

[dontcha 53]

I'm not a techie, but I assume that your router would have to be wired to your ISP (if you have one) somewhere along the way. In which case, why not just connect to your router using an ethernet cable?

 

I want to be able to get WiFi on my smartphone and on my notebook out on the balcony

Edited November 1, 2010 by dontcha

[Fondles 94]

Does the room have a wired connection and WiFi ??

 

If it does and the WiFi is crap easiest would be to purchase wifi access point and plug that into the wired adsl socket.

[js007 795]

I've done it.

 

I once stayed in a place that had wired internet but no Wi-Fi in the rooms. So, I went to the store that sold Apple stuff and bought an "Airport Express." I suppose any Wi-Fi router wold work. Anyway, I just plugged it in and plugged in the ethernet cable from the internet and my computer took me through the set up steps. In about three minutes, I was up and running. Very easy.

Edited November 1, 2010 by js007

[Sailfast 503]

I've done it.

 

I once stayed in a place that wired internet but no Wi-Fi in the rooms. So, I went to the store that sold Apple stuff and bought an "Airport Express." I suppose any W9-Fi router wold work. Anyway, I just plugged it in and plugged in the ethernet cable from the internet and my computer took me through the set up steps. In about three minutes, I was up and running. Very easy.

Beat me to it.

[dontcha 53]

I've done it.

 

I once stayed in a place that wired internet but no Wi-Fi in the rooms. So, I went to the store that sold Apple stuff and bought an "Airport Express." I suppose any W9-Fi router wold work. Anyway, I just plugged it in and plugged in the ethernet cable from the internet and my computer took me through the set up steps. In about three minutes, I was up and running. Very easy.

 

 

Beat me to it.

 

Thanks guys.

Can you give some details about this device like where you bought it and how much it cost. ... A photo of the device would be appreciated.

I'm still wondering if my wireless router/modem will work there.

[Guest cocodile]

Just checked it, but this is a DSL router, so ain't gonna work.

 

What you need, is a router which supports WirelessDistributionSystem but in most cases you also need to tweak some settings on their router.

 

Another option is to get a Linksys WRT-54GL, and flash it with DD-WRT, then it offers a shitload of settings to get the deal done, but you need some techy insight to get it installed.

 

Or Google for a wifi booster.

[bigdelta 46]

Just checked it, but this is a DSL router, so ain't gonna work.

 

What you need, is a router which supports WirelessDistributionSystem but in most cases you also need to tweak some settings on their router.

 

Another option is to get a Linksys WRT-54GL, and flash it with DD-WRT, then it offers a shitload of settings to get the deal done, but you need some techy insight to get it installed.

 

Or Google for a wifi booster.

I've got a slightly used WRT-54GL sitting on a shelf at home-in Florida!

[js007 795]

Just checked it, but this is a DSL router, so ain't gonna work.

 

What you need, is a router which supports WirelessDistributionSystem but in most cases you also need to tweak some settings on their router.

 

Another option is to get a Linksys WRT-54GL, and flash it with DD-WRT, then it offers a shitload of settings to get the deal done, but you need some techy insight to get it installed.

 

Or Google for a wifi booster.

 

So, maybe I got lucky? I'm not a wiz at this stuff, but when I did it I figured that if I had the internet at my end of the ethernet cable, the Airport Express would just take that signal and broadcast it around my room. All I had to do was get the laptop to recognize the Airport Express. There's a set-up utility in the Mac OS that takes care of all the hard work. Anyway, it worked. And I was up and running in a few minutes.

 

For anyone wanting to know, the Airport Express thing costs about $99 in the USA. In Thailand, I think I paid 3300 baht. I had one already at home, but didn't bring it on my trip. Now I have two, although the latest model is 801.n capable.

[Fondles 94]

As I said in post #4 A 1500b wifi access point will do exactly the same as a 3300b airport express....

 

http://www.jib.co.th/TH/prodetail.asp?Lang...D_Product=12859

 

I have one here you can borrow to see if this an avenue that works for you, PM me if you want try it.

Edited November 1, 2010 by Fondles

[jacko 8,822]

I've done it.

 

I once stayed in a place that had wired internet but no Wi-Fi in the rooms. So, I went to the store that sold Apple stuff and bought an "Airport Express." I suppose any Wi-Fi router wold work. Anyway, I just plugged it in and plugged in the ethernet cable from the internet and my computer took me through the set up steps. In about three minutes, I was up and running. Very easy.

A regular ADSL wireless router/modem only has an input from a telephone line... and 3/4 ethernet outputs and of course the wireless 'outputs'.

I believe you would have to configure the router as a repeater. This would require you to reconfigure it with a new IP address and switch off it's DHCP server and DNS and firewall.

[PattayaPete 530]

Any wifi router can do this. You don't need a modem, just a wifi router.

 

An easier solution is to bring any Android cell phone as long as its running Android 2.2 or later. Android comes with a free app that will turn your phone into a wifi distribution point.

[sabaidii2 171]

Any wifi router can do this. You don't need a modem, just a wifi router.

 

An easier solution is to bring any Android cell phone as long as its running Android 2.2 or later. Android comes with a free app that will turn your phone into a wifi distribution point.

 

Does this mean paying for an Internet ISP is no longer needed? This sounds like a great way to save money.

 

Note: I reside in the US.

[Sailfast 503]

Does this mean paying for an Internet ISP is no longer needed? This sounds like a great way to save money.

 

Note: I reside in the US.

 

If saving you money means paying for a cell phone connection instead of buying internet access from a local distributor, then yes.

 

In my case, I need both.

 

My threeeeee geeeeee coverage is not even close to what my cable internet (cable internet, for me, is lightning fucking fast) connects at.

 

3G is great....for a cell phone.... and I mean great, for a cell phone... Captain Kirk would be over the moon, so would Mr. Spock. However, I, Me, am used to the click and play that Comcast provides me through the cable lines. There is no comparison, but, I'm not on a budget. Yes, if I had to, I could wait 40 seconds for a stream.

[sabaidii2 171]

If saving you money means paying for a cell phone connection instead of buying internet access from a local distributor, then yes.

 

In my case, I need both.

 

My threeeeee geeeeee coverage is not even close to what my cable internet (cable internet, for me, is lightning fucking fast) connects at.

 

3G is great....for a cell phone.... and I mean great, for a cell phone... Captain Kirk would be over the moon, so would Mr. Spock. However, I, Me, am used to the click and play that Comcast provides me through the cable lines. There is no comparison, but, I'm not on a budget. Yes, if I had to, I could wait 40 seconds for a stream.

 

OK. I see your point. I didn't know there was a performance trade-off.

[dontcha 53]

A regular ADSL wireless router/modem only has an input from a telephone line... and 3/4 ethernet outputs and of course the wireless 'outputs'.

I believe you would have to configure the router as a repeater. This would require you to reconfigure it with a new IP address and switch off it's DHCP server and DNS and firewall.

 

You are correct, I now know that my ADSL modem wont work because it does not have an ethernet input.

I should have realised that the connections in the hotels are not phone connections.

 

 

Any wifi router can do this. You don't need a modem, just a wifi router.

 

An easier solution is to bring any Android cell phone as long as its running Android 2.2 or later. Android comes with a free app that will turn your phone into a wifi distribution point.

 

Unfortunately I am still waiting for the official Froyo 2.2 update and have to work of Eclair 2.1.

 

 

I downloaded a programme called "Connectify" that is supposedly able to turn any computer with Windows 7 into a WiFi repeater.

Connectify wont work on Widows 7 starter but is supposed to work on Windows 7 home. .... My netbook has only got starter but I still could not get it to work on my laptop which supposedly is Windows 7 home.

 

The Froyo update is supposed to happen on November 11 but that is too close to my next visit so I'm going check out the WiFi in the room in the hotel and if it is not good enough then I will try one of the 3 other alternative hotels that I could stay in.

 

I don't think hotel owners realize how important having WiFi is to many visitors.

Hotel owners are loosing lots of customers simply because they dont WiFi, it baffles me why new hotels put in landline phones and not WiFi. .... surely if you can afford to stay in a hotel then you can afford a cellphone.

 

Thanks to everybody for the helpful sensible replies.

[BigusDicus 9,881]

Any wifi router can do this. You don't need a modem, just a wifi router.

 

An easier solution is to bring any Android cell phone as long as its running Android 2.2 or later. Android comes with a free app that will turn your phone into a wifi distribution point.

 

 

http://www.junefabrics.com/android/

 

 

PDAnet is a program I have been using here in the US. I hook my notebook up to my phone and I am on the internet. In my car or hotel. Goodbye hotel $12.95 per day fees!!!!

 

I have a new Sprint Samsung 4G. When I can find an area where 4G is available (4G is still rolling out, supposedly by the end of the year it will be in most areas) it absolutely screams! My brother lives in an area where 4G is everywhere. He no longer uses his home ISP, just his cell phone.

 

Unfortunately I do not think my Sprint cell phone will work in Thailand.

[sabaidii2 171]

I have a new Sprint Samsung 4G. When I can find an area where 4G is available (4G is still rolling out, supposedly by the end of the year it will be in most areas) it absolutely screams! My brother lives in an area where 4G is everywhere. He no longer uses his home ISP, just his cell phone.

 

Is this also a secure connection?

[dontcha 53]

Problem solved I hope,

I purchased a Wireless N Access Point for €35 (1400 baht), it has an ehernet input port.

I have done a dummy run here at home by running an ethernet cable from my modem into the wireless access point and I am now getting a WiFi signal from both. .... I hope it works the same way in Pattaya.

The 1400 baht that I spent means that I will get to stay in my place of choice and save about 200 baht per night on the room.

[BigusDicus 9,881]

QUOTE (BigusDicus @ Nov 2 2010, 04:00 AM) I have a new Sprint Samsung 4G. When I can find an area where 4G is available (4G is still rolling out, supposedly by the end of the year it will be in most areas) it absolutely screams! My brother lives in an area where 4G is everywhere. He no longer uses his home ISP, just his cell phone.

 

 

 

Is this also a secure connection?

 

 

I would think it is fairly secure. I 'tether' (USB cable) from my cell phone to the notebook computer. My notebook does not have bluetooth. So it would be as secure as my cellphone and the Sprint network.

 

Certainly more secure than your average 'wireless connection' in a hotel room.