- NTL World and Router advice
- Posted by wheelbase on October 9th, 2004
Hi, A mate of mine is thinking of upgrading to a router (mainly as he wants
to use xbox live)
Having only knowledge of ADSL connections, I was wondering if anyone could
help me in pointing me in the right direction for a decent cable router?
He says he wants a netgear model, I've had a quick look at his setup and he
has a large white "coax type" cable going into a NTL modem (which is
standard kit)
What I would also like to know is does any netgear models have this type of
socket that would just plug straight into the NTL connection?
I can sort all the IP configuration and connection sharing out once I
establish the right cable router.
Thanks in advance
Pete
- Posted by Frank le Spikkin on October 10th, 2004
"wheelbase" <ask@privacy.com> wrote in
news:2sr6rvF1o0uiuU1@uni-berlin.de:
With NTLworld cable you need a cable/DSL router, as opposed to an
ADSL modem router. The key difference is that there's no built-in
modem - you connect it to the existing cable modem supplied by NTL,
which may actually be a standalone device or may be incorporated
into the set-top box (STB).
Have a look here for the low-down:
http://www.networklab.co.uk/cmodem/
- Posted by PJB on October 10th, 2004
"wheelbase" <ask@privacy.com> wrote in message
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you connect the existing modem to the router, leave the modem connected to
NTL's cable. You will need a Cable/DSL router, Netgear FVS318 is a good
example, though there are cheaper ones around. Don't limit yourself to
Netgear, there are other manufacturers ;-) (I use the 318 myself, and it's a
very good router).
P.
- Posted by wheelbase on October 10th, 2004
"PJB" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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Ok cheers guys, will have a go at it this week.
Pete
- Posted by David Wood on October 11th, 2004
In message <2sr6rvF1o0uiuU1@uni-berlin.de>, wheelbase <ask@privacy.com>
writes
There are routers that plug straight into the cable, but ntl: (and, for
that matter, Telewest) will not allow you to use them.
With cable modems and routers, your account has to be provisioned for
the HFC MAC address of the cable modem. Both ntl: and Telewest have a
policy of supplying the cable modem themselves (whether it be in a STB
or stand alone) and they will only provision one of their modems.
Considering the problems that sometimes happen in the US where people
are allowed to install their own cable kit and change their wiring
around, I think there's a lot to be said for ntl:'s policy of supplying
all equipment and prohibiting users from changing the wiring themselves.
David
--
David Wood
david@wood2.org.uk
- Posted by Mark McIntyre on October 11th, 2004
On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 23:26:04 +0100, "wheelbase" <ask@privacy.com>
wrote:
Any router that says Cable/dsl or just cable ready. I've used an
actiontec, a USRobotics and currently an SMC. Upgraded each time for
new features (11b then 11g wireless).
the ntl modem has an ethernet socket for your router to plug into
