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Please help set up a Conexant CA64E on BT Open World
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 8 Comments

Hi - I need help from someone who has set up a Conexant CA64E (4-port) router with BT Open World. I have read several postings, have been to numerous sites, followed all the procedures in the...

newbie's adsl hardware
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 17 Comments

Goodbye to AOL dial-up and hello to Pipex ADSL! I'm finally upgarding to ADSL and need some advice on the hardware i shall require. With my dial-up, i have a longish telephone extension cable...

Metronet again
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 3 Comments

I am liking this idea, shame about the connection charge... Before I take the plunge, is there a program that I can run on my ICS pc that will log all the data so I can check my current NTL usage???

WiFi Alarm and asdl
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 2 Comments

We currently have a "normal" burglar alarm. However, SO wants to change to a Yale wireless variety http://www.yale.co.uk/product_hsa3500.html This alarm can be programmed in a number of ways (eg...

Speedtouch 510E or 530?
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi all, First of all, thanks to all who responded to my previous query "Advice on ADSL Modem/Router - Please!" of 19th Nov. I've been working away from home since then, so I'm just getting round...

Re: 1MB Pipex contention query.......
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 2 Comments

I've heard that in Windows - the QoS service affects the download rate in some way since it's meant to control the flow of data going in/out. Pipex's 1mb service will also have a contention ratio of...

Removed DACS unit and still only 28.8k???
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 8 Comments

Supposed to have had the DACS unit removed this week (the engineer showed the wife the box he took out!) but I can still only get 28.8k on my dial up. Any suggestions? BT have said they will...

BB install then phone quieter?
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi all, Since i`ve had freeserve broadband installed, the phone line seems quieter. My setup is very simple and dull, the microfilter goes into the main phone socket and connects to my pc and the...

New ISP but no ADSL service....yet.
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 5 Comments

Hello Jumped ship from Homechoice and have just started with Bulldog. I received my Netgear DM602 router/modem and had some difficulty setting it up. Very helpful support ran me through settings...

Force 9 BB
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 2 Comments

am currently running force 9 (plus net) with a binatone adsl 500 modem the problem is that the connection keeps being lost - all force 9 have suggested is to contact binatone for a new driver - but...

Strange prob: crashing when external IP changes
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 0 Comments

I`m behind a router with a long lease set up on my (fixed) internal IP address. Whenever the router (aceex AR41) drops connection and reconnects, my machine crashes, and usually loses all response...

Is this all I need for wireless broadband?
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 2 Comments

I am about to signup for Metronets Broadband service, I would like to set up a wireless network to access this and as far as I can see I need the following bits of equipment... A wireless network...

no mails out with bt broadband????
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 8 Comments

I cannot send a message to either of my smtp email accounts whilst using BT DSL. Incoming mail work fine.. I've checked account details for smtp servers on both of my ISP accounts I know these are...

Aid-Call compatibility.
Posted on December 7th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi. Does anyone in here know if ADSL Broadband and one of those Age Concern Aid-Call devices (neck pendant button which calls a call centre in event of an emergency) are compatible? I can't seem to...

ADSL noise on phone
Posted on December 6th, 2003 | 2 Comments

I can hear the noise of ADSL on the phone during calls. I'm guessing it might be that I'm using a cheap setup...?! The BT installation comes in from the line to the Master socket, from which I have...

DG814 new v4.9 firmware released (not beta/RC)
Posted on December 6th, 2003 | 3 Comments

Downloadable from http://nutterx.customer.netspace.net.au/downloads/ That file/site is in Australia so someone may want to host it in the UK somewhere.. Please note this is not the release...

Zone Alarm settings on NTL broadband
Posted on December 6th, 2003 | 3 Comments

Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding settings for ZoneAlarm with an NTL broadband setup. Everything works fine, as far as I can see. However, in the ZA log it seems that NTL are pinging me all...

BT business 500 single user modem change
Posted on December 6th, 2003 | 1 Comments

any advice on the modem i should use with regard to BT business 500 single user. dont want to use the usb thing they supply. cheers

BT say I'm too far from the exchange
Posted on December 6th, 2003 | 3 Comments

OK, this week I moved into a flat in Docklands, within walking distance of the financial capital of Europe and the location of Britain's internet links with the rest of the world. Naturally I...

Re: Can Linksys broadband/wifi routers run inbound/outbound access lists?
Posted on December 6th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Well, all of the Linksys models stop all unsolicited inbound traffic on the "WAN" port unless explicitly permitted (since it is really a Network Address Translation (NAT) box, not a 'router'), so...