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why isn't authentication needed on a connection?
Posted on August 8th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I have lent my old router to a friend so he can test it on his ADSL connection with Freedom2Surf. He sees my connection details in there and apparently hasn't been able to enter his own details,...

BT$ cuts rip off SDSL charges a little
Posted on August 8th, 2005 | 29 Comments

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/01/bt_sdsl/ BT$ cuts rip off SDSL charges a little It will only cost you rip off britain 999 pounds for a line and 315 quid for connection (wholesale...

Migrating from Pipex to Plusenet
Posted on August 7th, 2005 | 13 Comments

I noticed a lot of users were satisfied with plusnet. So I am thinking about moving to them as well. I was looking at the Broadband Premier option. Is this £21.99 for unlimited downloads @ 2...

Can you trust PlusNet
Posted on August 7th, 2005 | 42 Comments

PlusNet have been shaping/throttling packages that they have sold as unthrottled for over 14 days and have only just informed their customers of this fact. Even though their own T&C state: 20 How...

Broadband tommorrow?
Posted on August 7th, 2005 | 16 Comments

Tommorrow between 9 and 5 according to BTbroadband they are installing it! According to the website the modem is delivered tomorrow What happens now, does an engineer visit the house or do I go out...

SMC 7904bra
Posted on August 7th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I have ADSL being installed this week and I have been shopping around for a combo ADSL Modem & Router I have a wired LAN and intend to plug my Router into my existing hub/switch .. I have been...

Problems accessing emails.
Posted on August 7th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Hi folks I have asked this before on this ng and got a few pointers but not much furthur on. I have a dual boot desktop with XP pro and Linux (xandros) and also a laptop with XP linked wirelessly via...

BT
Posted on August 7th, 2005 | 6 Comments

When is BT Yahoo going to roll out 24 Mbps service Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION **...

Tiscali web page FTP access down?
Posted on August 7th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Has anybody succeeded in uploading to web pages at ftp.myweb.tiscali.co.uk today? Even a DOS FTP attempt fails for me. -- Joe Soap. JUNK is stuff that you keep for 20 years, then throw away a week...

I was so looking forward to broadband
Posted on August 7th, 2005 | 19 Comments

Well the activation date was Wednesday, Thursday came and went (with a phone call or four!) Friday came , oh... someone will call you back with progress of your broadband installation and went......

Wireless Netgear & Windows 95
Posted on August 6th, 2005 | 6 Comments

A friend wants wireless broadband on her PC. It runs windows 95. Does anybody know if the Netgear DG834GT will work on this system. I haven't checked the PC yet but I would think it only supports USB...

BT Broadband/computer settings
Posted on August 6th, 2005 | 2 Comments

ok I will try to explain this the best way I can.... I used to be able to click on iexplorer and it would automatically connect to the internet and show my home page, no problem. Now I have to click...

Monitor Icon
Posted on August 6th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I used to be able to click on the monitor Icon on the bottom right of my desktop and it would tell me my BB connection speed................How did I set it up ??????

Who said plusnet support was good?
Posted on August 6th, 2005 | 8 Comments

Anyway, Here's the question Plusnet cannot give me a straight answer to! I'm migrating from Pipex to Plusnet. Pipex issued me with a MAC code valid for 30 days. This expires on the 10th of august....

Cheap but reliable ADSL NAT/Firewall router
Posted on August 6th, 2005 | 16 Comments

As some of you will know from other threads, I have been having problems with my 3Com 3CRWE754G-72A wireless router - and it's still playing silly B's at times, but not consistently enough to...

BT Shdsl
Posted on August 6th, 2005 | 3 Comments

just got into configuring a bt shdsl line not gone with the bt route but have a billion bipac 8520 which works fine when i use th automiatic ip addressing from bt but using fixed ip addresses...

Paradigm PAE-CE84 ADSL Router - Firmware Update
Posted on August 6th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Does anyone know where I can download the latest firmware for this ADSL router ? I have tried the manufacturers site, but there is no firmware available to download. It is the 2004 version I am...

NO CONTRACT Broadband?
Posted on August 6th, 2005 | 18 Comments

Hi there, I am moving house, but am going to be in temporary accommodation for about 4-8weeks with a friend. Who is the best non 12 month contracting broadband provider around at the moment? The...

DrayTek VoIP router
Posted on August 6th, 2005 | 4 Comments

i'm looking for a new router recently.And i saw an AD of DrayTek VoIP router in the PC magzine.but actually i really konow nothing about routers.has anyone heard about or has used this router...

Problem with AOL / BT
Posted on August 5th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I cancelled my account with AOL (Broadband 2MB) on 5 July Unfortunately, I still can't subscribe to another provider since i still shows a marker on my line. BT say they have received nothing from...