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two into adsl
Posted on December 20th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Hi, I have here two computers joined with an Ethernet changeover cable, one machine is me old desktop running vanilla W98 and the other is a newish laptop running XP Home, this machine is connected...

Uncontended bandwidth - upload between 256Kb-512Kb
Posted on December 20th, 2004 | 14 Comments

What companies/products fits this criteria above. We are wanting to host a site for 25 users and lease line is too much, SDSL is n/a and broadband all seems to be high contentions. Thanks.

Sagem F@ast 800 hanging problems.
Posted on December 20th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Built a PC for a work collegue, and it's working fine, until he plugs his Tiscali supplied Sagem F@ast 800 ADSL modem in, after which it's very diffucult to start the PC without it locking up or blue...

F'in wireless stuff .. ;-(
Posted on December 19th, 2004 | 0 Comments

So, Connected to AOL V the sts USB ADSL modem and created an account for new router. We logged in using the new account and all seemed ok... Removed the AOL / USB ADSL modem from the main machine...

Use of Realplayer
Posted on December 19th, 2004 | 4 Comments

What is the current perspective on Realplayer. Last time I looked into it, it was said to be full of spyware and should be avoided. So has anyone got the latest postion on it please and which...

Demon Home 500 E mail
Posted on December 19th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Since getting this I have set up my e mail account in outlook express but I cannot send any e mails. I get message ' recipient rejected by the server, Server response 550 SMTP AUTH required from...

Sharing ADSL Connection on two networks
Posted on December 19th, 2004 | 14 Comments

I want to set up two independent networks which share a common ADSL connection. Is this possible and what equipment would I need? -- Les Desser (The Reply-to address IS valid)

Setting the dial tone after ADSL
Posted on December 18th, 2004 | 18 Comments

This is pure curiosity. I have just had ADSL installed (conversion from ISDN line). After setting everything up at my end the engineer went back to the exchange to install the dial tone, which he...

3 weeks of ADSL line activation, 1 engineer visit, 6 "line checks"
Posted on December 18th, 2004 | 24 Comments

and still no broadband. A friend signed up for a BT Yahoo 512k package, recieved a Voyager 502 router but the line doesn't appear to work. A BT engineer came and plugged in his laptop and...

From C/Net: DoCoMo tests 1 Gbps downloads
Posted on December 18th, 2004 | 1 Comments

NTT DoCoMo, Japan's mobile phone giant, said Friday that it has achieved a 1 Gbps download rate for mobile phone data on a laboratory 4G (or fourth generation) network. The company says it will take...

BT pulling a fast one?
Posted on December 18th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Are BT pulling a fast one on unsuspecting ADSL upgraders, or are the people who made the TV adverts stupid? Aparently their low end broadband has a 1Gb download limit rather than the 1GB I...

Faffing about
Posted on December 18th, 2004 | 11 Comments

Tomorrow's the day that we do (or do not) get Broadband. It's Demon Business 1000 and apparently we're at the stage where a BT engineer does something at the exchange to test, and then if OK...

2mb upgade when failed originally - any point?
Posted on December 18th, 2004 | 18 Comments

Quite happy really, after reading the woes of others here I maybe shoudn't be asking this, but... I applied for 2mb line via Metronet, and it came back as failed, line quality not good enough for...

Demon Home500 - Error 721 - solved2
Posted on December 17th, 2004 | 2 Comments

yes thats the modem I've got, some of the supplied drivers have the wrong phonebook.ini file included on the cd :- in section you should have following:- VpiVci_VPI=0 VpiVci_VCI=38 which since...

BT gets arse kicked again
Posted on December 17th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Ofcom orders BT price cuts for broadband rivals By Tim Richardson Published Thursday 16th December 2004 12:31 GMT Communications regulator Ofcom has confirmed a new set of charges today that will...

TalkTalk settings
Posted on December 17th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Hi, Trying to set up Talktalk broadband for a friend using a router (not their supplied modem). Can anyone advise me of the 'pop' mail settings for Talktalk ? so far I cannot find them on their...

Static IP Setup
Posted on December 17th, 2004 | 5 Comments

I am currently with Eclipse Internet and am thinking about changing from a dynamic IP to a static IP. I spoke to Customer Services and they said I will not have to change my router setup as all the...

Best BT deal options for broadband-only users?
Posted on December 17th, 2004 | 16 Comments

Hello peeps, given that many people on this group will be using broadband hired via a non-BT company and hardly using their actual telephone lines to make calls, what do you all find to be the...

DABS PCI Conexant ADSL modem not showing up
Posted on December 17th, 2004 | 16 Comments

I've just replaced my hard drive, in the processing upgrading from Win 98 to XP. Under the old system, I've been happily using a DABS PCI Conexant ADSL modem. Prior to the switchover, I'd taken the...

TalkTalk broadband Any Good?
Posted on December 16th, 2004 | 10 Comments

Any one know if TalKTalk broadband is any good? John D