Replacing a i38HG my old router?

[rebellion510]

I recently switch to u-verse and had to start using the router that they provided, the i38HG. Previously I was using a Linksys-N speed router which had a better range, stronger signal, etc.

Would it be possible to somehow use the Linksys router again or is there anyway to "boost" the i38HG so I can get a faster connection?

I tried searching around for an answer but I am not as tech-savy as I use to be and the new u-verse system further confused me.

Thanks for reading!

[fin1211]

You can flash DD-WRT to your router and run it in access point mode, worked for my Linksys E2000.

[GeekBoy]

You could do as fin1211 suggested, or you could just do what I did.  I went into my Linksys reouter config and turned off the DHCP server.  I also set the wireless SSID, etc. and I gave my Linksys a static IP address in the subnet, but not in the DHCP range of the 2-Wire RG. Next, I took a standard ethernet cable and connected one of the LAN ports on my Linksys to one of the LAN ports on my RG (note that I left the WAN port on the Linksys open.  Now, I setup my Linksys in a different room (using the same SSID and wireless security settings as my RG) and I use both wireless access points on my network.  You could turn off the woreless on your 2-Wire RG if your Linksys was close enough and you didn't want the possibility of connecting to it.

By using the LAN port on your Linksys with the DHCP turned off, you are just using the Linksys as a switch with a built in WAP.  It works nicely for me, with the Linksys being on the second floor in the NE corner of the house, and my 2-Wire RG being in my basement ner the SW corner of my house.  I have good coverage throughout my entire house, and yard.  When I connect to the RG I am limitied to 802.11G, but when I connect to the Linksys, I can get 802.11n speeds.

[gregzoll_1]

The i38HG is just an Access Point. See http://www.att.com/support_media/images/pdf/uverse/iNIDv2_UG.pdf If you have a iNID, you can place a third party router in the DMZ Pluz zone, or just add a Access Point to it.

[texasguy37 ACE - Expert]

See the thread below:

http://forums.att.com/t5/Setup-and-Self-Install/Can-I-use-my-own-wireless-router/m-p/2889585

[rebellion510]

Thanks guys, I'll try to work this all out tonight and tell you how it goes once I'm done.

[gregzoll_1]

Keep in mind that if you have Uverse voice, you cannot eliminate the i38hg. You will have to place something like the Netgear GS series of swithes on the iNid Lan port, then connect the third party and the i38hg.