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DNS with Pipex
Posted on February 21st, 2004 | 2 Comments

Does anyone know which is best to use with a DG834 router modem in the seup pages the "Get DNS from ISP" or to set the DNS manually from the ones Pipex give. With the new modemthe net seems very...

Pipex Customer Service?
Posted on February 21st, 2004 | 5 Comments

Is it me or does it take over 30 mins to speak to someone? If you are one of the ones who get through in 5 mins please can I borrow your BAT PHONE! Is it me or is the speed getting slower Y E T ...

Broadband Advice Please and wireless networking
Posted on February 21st, 2004 | 6 Comments

First the good news; our small village in Dorset finally got its exchange enabled for broadband yesterday. Now the bad news; although computer literate I've got no knowledge of broadband or wireless...

Wireless Access, LAN, ADSL & v90 and AOL???
Posted on February 21st, 2004 | 3 Comments

Hi, This is going to sound like an unusual request, but here goes. My brother uses AOL as an ISP. I know, dont hit me. Where he lives he is also unable to get broadband since its quite rural...

Test
Posted on February 21st, 2004 | 5 Comments

Just a test -------------------------------------------------------------------- This footnote confirms that this email message has been swept by Norton AntiVirus for the presence of computer...

multiple modems to same broadband connection?
Posted on February 21st, 2004 | 3 Comments

I have two computers. If I install an ADSL modem on each computer, can they then share the broadband conncetion? This is oppossed to making a network, since the price of an extra modem is cheaper...

NTL Newgroup Connection
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Hi, I am getting the following error message when I try to conect to the newsgroups via NTL Broadband. Is this a problem at my end or NTL? It has happened for months but I am starting to get...

Fee phone calls?
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Do any BB packages for BT lines come with free phone calls? I know I probably want the moon on the stick but thought I would ask. The background is I currently pay £18.99, (approx) for BT Together...

netgear M111 losing connection
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 1 Comments

I have a Draytek Vigor 2600WE router/modem to which I'd hoped to connect 2 pcs using Netgear M111 wireless USB adaptors. The first one all installed fine and was working without problems until I...

External antenna
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 7 Comments

I am looking into the possibility of extending my 600 kbps CATV Broadband to my son's home, 60 yards away using a wireless LAN (I currently use CAT 5 cable throughout my house). The house is brick...

Netgear DG834G max number of wireless clients?
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 12 Comments

Anyone know how many wireless clients the Netgear DG834G adsl/wireless/router can handle? Doesn't seem to be mentioned in the specs. TIA PSB

DSL Modem to go with Linksys BEFSR41?
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 11 Comments

Hi We're going ADSL at work soon with one of the BT broadband resellers. They've told us that we're free to set up the hardware we want. I'm familiar with Linksys's BEFSR41 as that was my router...

Will It Really Take That Long??
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 16 Comments

I have signed up with PlusNet this morning and got a email this afternoon saying my line had passed its initial test. However it went on to say that it "normally takes 7 to 10 working days" before my...

RE: Broadband Router
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Hi again, My router is an ActionTec Wireless Router for use with NTL cable broadband. It says on the box that the router can be used for cable or dsl. Basically if I get rid of my NTL account and...

edNET implement Quality of Service on Network
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 0 Comments

edNET implement Quality of Service on Network edNET, the Scottish business-class ISP, has announced a significant technological development with the implementation of voice traffic prioritisation...

How do I get my line loss and S/N figures from BT?
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Hello, Plus Net have just told me that my line has failed but they can't tell me the line loss and S/N figures due to the data protection act which all sounds like a load of rubbish to me. Who do I...

Best Microfilters to use?
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Can anyone give me any idea which is the best microfilters to use as I shall shortly be getting broadband.I see that they seem to come in all shapes, prices and sizes,but does anyone know which is...

sync loss
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 5 Comments

For over a year my connection has been fine, but just the other day my modem has lost sync every 5 mins and re-sync after about 30 sec. after much searching i thought it was caused by the on board...

RSL Dates
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 1 Comments

We just got our RSL date - Hooray.... My question: Do these dates ever change? My reason for asking is that it is quite a long way in the future (17 weeks) and I don't know whether I need to...

Pipex Newsgroups
Posted on February 20th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Having just gone live with Pipex yesterday using a 1mb Xtreme connection, I was intially very impressed with the News service, despite what I've read on here over the past few months. The retentions...