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My mate has NTL broadband. He's just sent me this e-mail. I know some of you went through this, so can you tell me what he should do?
"I found out my cable modem is USB. So I've got the connection going into the Ethernet slot. I've taken the USB cable out and the PC is off. So in effect, the PS2 is connected to the cable modem which is connected to the wall. Next up, I've went through the whole detection process and it's auto detected the modem and it's also did the wee network detection and it all seems to be working fine til I get to the Central Station bit. When I get there it keeps coming up with Couldn't Connect To Central Station, check your settings or something."
"I found out my cable modem is USB. So I've got the connection going into the Ethernet slot. I've taken the USB cable out and the PC is off. So in effect, the PS2 is connected to the cable modem which is connected to the wall. Next up, I've went through the whole detection process and it's auto detected the modem and it's also did the wee network detection and it all seems to be working fine til I get to the Central Station bit. When I get there it keeps coming up with Couldn't Connect To Central Station, check your settings or something."
Yep I have NTL also, switching off at mains for more than a minute then switching back on seems to solve 50% of problems and is the usual answer when phoning NTL Tech Support.
I'm pleased I could help :) I don't know why the heck it works like you say. :S
Hey Natbuc, he did exactly as you suggested, deleted and started again, and it worked! Ishn't that weeeird???
And 70 quid for a router just to avoid a bit of cable swapping is ridiculous.
And 70 quid for a router just to avoid a bit of cable swapping is ridiculous.
I just switch it off at the wall, plug in my PS2, then switch it back on. Peasy.
Yeah I would advise him to invest in a router.
rebooting the modem everytime you change from pc to ps2 (or the other way) will eventually become a pain in the a$$, i eventually invested in a Linksys BEFSR41 router, means no swapping of cables and can use both at the same time (ie browsing forums between rounds in Socom)
you'll have to reboot the modem if you are using a direct connection setup
Well, to solve that problemo, this may sound silly but it really works. Delete all your settings, then do them again. I had that trouble, did that, now it works straight off. I don't think it depends on your ISP, but that should work. I hope. :)
My mate has NTL broadband. He's just sent me this e-mail. I know some of you went through this, so can you tell me what he should do?
"I found out my cable modem is USB. So I've got the connection going into the Ethernet slot. I've taken the USB cable out and the PC is off. So in effect, the PS2 is connected to the cable modem which is connected to the wall. Next up, I've went through the whole detection process and it's auto detected the modem and it's also did the wee network detection and it all seems to be working fine til I get to the Central Station bit. When I get there it keeps coming up with Couldn't Connect To Central Station, check your settings or something."
"I found out my cable modem is USB. So I've got the connection going into the Ethernet slot. I've taken the USB cable out and the PC is off. So in effect, the PS2 is connected to the cable modem which is connected to the wall. Next up, I've went through the whole detection process and it's auto detected the modem and it's also did the wee network detection and it all seems to be working fine til I get to the Central Station bit. When I get there it keeps coming up with Couldn't Connect To Central Station, check your settings or something."