Re: Wireless router on NTL

"Ian M" <cde4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1136642698.18504.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sorry if this is a daft question, but I have no experience of setting up a
> wireless internet access. My dad is on NTL and he applied for broadband. A
> guy came round and, instead of doing the usual thing of fitting a
broadband
> modem to the computer and a filter to the telephone socket, he fitted a
> modem direct to the cable in the living room behind the TV.

this isnt that unusual - NTL claim to have over 1m broadband connections in
the UK, and there are other cable providers in different areas.

The problem is
> the computer is upstairs. The guy said my dad should get a wireless router
> to connect to the computer.

the router WAN port uses Ethernet to connect to the cable modem or set top
box.

so you either need the router near the modem, or an Ethernet link between
them (2 pair of UTP is the minimum), or something that can provide an
Ethernet link - maybe a homeplug link across the mains wiring?

you need a router with an Ethernet WAN port, or one "suitable for cable
broadband", or various other descriptions.

I'll probably get the job of sorting this out.
> Will it be straightforward?

depends on whether you have cabling routes around the house.

My main worry is how can you set up the router
> if it is not fitted to a computer at all, but direct to the NTL cable in
> another room? Any advice would be much appreciated.

just about all the wireless routers support Ethernet connections to PCs etc
as well as wireless, so you may have some choices.

dont configure the router from the PC using wireless - use an temp Ethernet
connection.

if you need some further info try
www.chetnet.co.uk

--
Regards

stephen_hope@xxxxxxxxxxxx - replace xyz with ntl


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