- Broadband works :-) but windows printer and file sharing doesn't :-(
- Posted on December 19th, 2003 | 14 Comments
I have just changed to broadband and my main machine quite happily sees the internet. I say my main machine as I have two laptops which I use on a local network to share the printers and files and...
- OT: FA Sony MZN510 NET Silver MiniDisc Walkman
- Posted on December 19th, 2003 | 1 Comments
Last hour or so left Sony MZN510 NET Silver MiniDisc Walkman http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3065666540&category=15056&rd=1 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
- PCI or USB
- Posted on December 19th, 2003 | 21 Comments
I had a bad experience with a 56K USB modem, it seemed to suck CPU cycles and slow my whole PC down. I guess ADSL USB modems don't do this, or a lot of people would be complaining? Are PCI modems...
- Advice needed. pci modem doing my head in
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 9 Comments
I have had a PCI adsl modem for over 18 months but it always seems to take ages to connect. I am looking for something that is already connected even when the PC off, so that when I boot up the PC it...
- How hard is it to connect two wireless network adaptors?
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 3 Comments
I'm planning on setting-up a wireless network using only two wireless network cards (no router or wireless modem) using my existing BT Broadband set-up (USB modem, Windows XP). Can anyone tell me if...
- Router problems
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 4 Comments
Hi I have finally got my router after 3 weeks of waiting. I ordered the SAR715+ I have got it set up as NAT with just 2 pc's connected to it. I can connect to the internet fine. When i try to play my...
- Swapping ADSL modems
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 4 Comments
Hi, Having had enough of ICS & inheriting a router I decided to get a modem I could plug into it, the BT Voyager 100 doesn't have a LAN port, so I've got a Netgear DM602 that I'd like to swap...
- Interference from christmas lights
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 8 Comments
After tearing my hair out for days - I finally found the cause of my ADSL router losing sync. Every evening around tea time, my router would suddenly lose connection. The line light would stay off...
- Connection type?
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 6 Comments
One of the broadband tests I am trying to use asks whether my connection is Normal, or PPP..., or other things. How do I tell which type I have? Thanks
- BT_ADSL_CODE FAQ V1.0
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 7 Comments
Can I get ADSL on my line? The various ISP and BT line checkers all access databases which return a 4 letter code for the phone number entered. This code is usually referred to as the BT_ADSL_CODE...
- multilinking
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 2 Comments
Ok so it may be a daft question but can adsl lines but multilinked giving more speed and if so what routers support this. Thanks Glenn
- Binaries & Plusnet
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 5 Comments
If you're a binary (even small binaries) downloader who's thinking of Plusnet then you might like to think again. I've yet to see a complete multi-part binary on Plusnet's 'newsserver'. So,...
- 2TB per day news ??
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 5 Comments
Zen's latest excuse for the current state of their news server is that it was only designed to handle 400GB of traffic per day, when they're now getting 2 Terra-Bytes per day. This seems an...
- [UK-Bug] Down for some maintenance
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 1 Comments
Appologies for the short notice for those that read this group, but uk-bug.net is down at the moment (and has been for a while) for some maintenance (we're trying to fix something if we're...
- BT Broadband and Routers
- Posted on December 18th, 2003 | 9 Comments
This question has been asked many times but I cannot find an answer in this group anywhere, so... We have just ordered BT Broadband (the basic home package) and ideally want to setup the connection...
- BT Broadband
- Posted on December 17th, 2003 | 1 Comments
Recently I got a mail from BT saying they are offering free modem, free activation and £40 cash back. I followed the link in the mail and placed an order. When I phoned BT to check the progress of...
- Standalone INternet Radio Tuner ?
- Posted on December 17th, 2003 | 2 Comments
Is there such a product ? I don't mean the Audiotron one or the UK made device which relies on a pc to get it's feed. A unit which simply plugs into the phone line and allows tuning of the 1000's of...
- Free modem with ether, not USB
- Posted on December 17th, 2003 | 4 Comments
Hi, Looks like my new house isn't serviceable by NTL so I have to switch to a BT line. Can anyone tell me which ISPs offer free ETHERNET adsl modems, not USB. I have a router and need an ether...
- BT Boraodband £40 Cash back
- Posted on December 17th, 2003 | 2 Comments
Recently I got a mail from BT saying they are offering free modem, free activation and £40 cash back. I followed the link in the mail and placed an order. When I phoned BT to check the progress of...
- Exchange Upgrades
- Posted on December 17th, 2003 | 9 Comments
I've noticed alot of exchanges being given RFS dates lately havn't hit their triggers, some are at less than 50% but just being given RFS dates, some of them not to long off. Why do BT do this?

