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    IP Phone/Wireless Question

    Here's the deal... I have a Westell 327W ADSL wireless router in one of my rooms. In the family room area, I have a MAC PC and Windows PC that is used for work that I am am able to pick up wireless from. I now have an IP phone that I need connected, but it doesn't have wireless capability and has a CAT5 input.

    It won't work if I try to plug it into the Windows PC that is pulling an IP through wireless. The phone works fine if I plug the CAT5 into the ADSL wireless router.

    I'm wondering if it is possible to purchase a wireless router that will pick up the signal from my current ADSL router to work with my phone or if I can purchase a USB to CAT5 converter/adaptor to connect a external wireless adapter to?

    Thanks for your help!

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    Actually found something that works quite well for my situation... Netgear Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter Kit... comes with two units, one plugs into a power outlet near the wireless router and has an ethernet cable that runs from it to the router. The ethernet connnection is fed through the house power... where I have the phone, I plugged in the other unit and ran the ethernet connection to the IP Phone. Up to 200 Mbps and offers security. Works GREAT!!!

    Can turn any electrical outlet into a high speed internet connection... works for TIVO, Slingbox, game consoles, TVs... fast enough for streaming HD video.

    Awesome invention!!!

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