Hi all, Can anyone recommend a cheap hardware firewall to sit between a PC and the Motorola Surfboard cable modem my friend has? I asked Solwise and they reckoned I needed their £60...

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Once again we see the classic signs of CONservation hooliganism at work. The BTO and RSPB are setting the ground for a huge burden on the taxpayer and their members by making false and highly...

are there any ISPs that offer this ? and whats the lowest costs?

I'm currently using freeparking to host my domain name mainly so that I can receive mail direct to my server. The server uses some spam block list providers so that it dramtically cuts down on the...

I wonder if someone could give me a little advice please. I am already on the adsl 512k service with BTBROADBAND, no complaints, good isp etc, specially customer service. The thing is now, I want to...

Strange question, but on the day my line was ADSL enabled my analogue dial up speed dropped from 45k to under 40k (sometimes as low as 30k). Not a big issue, but I have to use standard dial up...

Do I need firewall software if I have a router? JPG

I've got an a Alcatel Speedtouch Home adsl modem/router thingy (Model number: 3EC18505BCAA03 and piccie of it on page 5 at: http://www.speedtouchdsl.com/pdf/sthome_manual_04.pdf) and it's driving...

does this combination work together or does aol's rubbish software prevent it working? cheers

It's now got so bad that the text groups are missing posts. Of course, it'll soon get much better because they're upgrading the newsservers soon <guffaw>! It's more likely that the hole in my arse...

or possibly other makes: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/69/36044.html Regards, Martin

Rather than use a phrase I should like to generate a 40 digit random key for my laptop/router connection. Can anyone tell me of a site that might do this or do I have to reinvent the...

Just bought a 9m RJ11 to RJ45 cable as described to replace a cheap 15m argos extension. I have plugged it in only to find it's dead. I wiggled the RJ11 connector through a hole I had made so I could...

Hi I have a week old WAG54G I have understood there is a firmware upgrade that will fix some initial problems located at http://www.linksys.com/international/firmware.asp?intfwid=26&coid=6 Have...

I'm upgrading to broadband from traditional dial-up, and I'm wondering whether to connect via a router or via a USB modem. I gather that routers: -are more expensive -provide better security -need a...

I've finally taken the plunge and will swap my Demon/Surftime (full) dial-up service for BT Broadband, the £27/month version. It's due in a week or so. Although I gather from my son (who overtook me...

I recently upgraded to the 1MB BT Yahoo! service. I have a Netgear DG814 router. Before the service upgrade, the router reported a downstream speed of 576Kb/s. After the service upgrade, the...

My ADSL 4 port Router switch mysteriously went duff following a visit from a BT engineer - not my fault guv, so I had to buy a new one. Originally, the cable from the ADSL filter to the router had...