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I would really appreciate some help.
Thanks.
So thanks for all your help and suggestions, much appreciated.
They will be able to provide much better help.
If all else fails, I'd recommend returning what you have and getting the Actiontec package I linked to earlier. They are ridiculously simple to get working.
I've got one of the older Actiontec models (bought it through NTL a few years ago now) and it was beautifully simple to set up. I just had to plug in the hardware and insert the CD-ROM - that took care of everything.
My own router is hardwired to the cable modem, and my PC is hardwired to that. The second PC is connected wirelessly through a USB dongle (basically an external network card).
Your router should have 2 IP addresses, one for the local network (usually 192.168.0.1) and one for the NTL network (usually something like 81.nnn.nnn.nnn). Each PC should be allocated an address of 192.168.0.2, 192.168.0.3 and so on.
On the Actiontec set-up, all this is taken care of by the supplied CD-ROM.
> Any more questions, just ask - I'm with NTL and have a wireless
> set-up, so I'll do my best to help.
I have bought a 54mpbs wireless cable/dsl router and a 54mbps wireless lan pc adapter.
I have managed to fit the card into my PC, but i am struggling with setting the actual network up. any tips or pointers you could give me?
Cheers
All you need should be here: [URL]http://bbplus.ntlworld.com/help/services/wireless/[/URL]
Any more questions, just ask - I'm with NTL and have a wireless set-up, so I'll do my best to help.
Does the required equipment change? - Or will it be a case of using USB for the modem and using the ethernet port with the router?
The equipment you use for this will vary in price from shop to shop, but I'll assume you'll be buying from Special Reserve here, so below is a list of the eqipment you will need in order to set this up, and links to the devices for more info:
1 x Wireless Access Point [URL]http://specialreserve.co.uk/US-Robotics-SureConn_4669_r.html[/URL]
1 x Wireless Network Card for your son's computer [URL]http://specialreserve.co.uk/US-Robotics-SureConn_4745_r.html[/URL]
Microfilters
The amount of microfilters you will need depends on how many phone sockets you have in your home and how many you are currently using. If broadband is already working as it should on your computer downstairs though, then you probably have all the microfilters you need, and they are probably already set up properly.
To make it all work, you simply plug 'em all in as described in each instruction manual for each device.
Good luck!