How to add a wireless router to NTL broadband

Hi,

A friend of mine has NTL broadband. His PC is in a different room to
the broadband cable modem. So he has bought a wireless router (Netgear
rangemax wpn824) so that he can connect his PC (with a USB adaptor) to
the modem without any wires.

What's the best way of doing this?. Is it cable modem -> Netgear using
the ethernet port on the NTL modem?. Also, when configuring the
Netgear, does he need to enter his NTL connection info (username,
password etc) into the router?.

Thanks for any info.

"Newsposter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> A friend of mine has NTL broadband. His PC is in a different room to
> the broadband cable modem. So he has bought a wireless router (Netgear
> rangemax wpn824) so that he can connect his PC (with a USB adaptor) to
> the modem without any wires.
>
> What's the best way of doing this?. Is it cable modem -> Netgear using
> the ethernet port on the NTL modem?.

Its the only way.
You can't use the USB port.

> Also, when configuring the
> Netgear, does he need to enter his NTL connection info (username,
> password etc) into the router?.

No.
There isn't anywhere to enter it either.


Don't forget to change the password on the router and to enable WPA once he
has it working.

On Nov 23, 12:40 pm, "dennis@home" <den...@killspam.kicks-ass.net>
wrote:
> "Newsposter" <newspos...@mail.com> wrote in messagenews:(E-Mail Removed) ooglegroups.com...
>
> > Hi,
>
> > A friend of mine has NTL broadband. His PC is in a different room to
> > the broadband cable modem. So he has bought a wireless router (Netgear
> > rangemax wpn824) so that he can connect his PC (with a USB adaptor) to
> > the modem without any wires.
>
> > What's the best way of doing this?. Is it cable modem -> Netgear using
> > the ethernet port on the NTL modem?.Its the only way.
> You can't use the USB port.
>
> > Also, when configuring the
> > Netgear, does he need to enter his NTL connection info (username,
> > password etc) into the router?.No.
> There isn't anywhere to enter it either.
>
> Don't forget to change the password on the router and to enable WPA once he
> has it working.

Thanks.

dennis@home wrote:

> Don't forget to change the password on the router and to enable WPA once he
> has it working.

Would also be a good idea if running the router as a DHCP server to
restrict connections to know wireless MAC addresses (accepting that
having previously enabled WPA it will have have already demand a network
key in order to connect)

Belt and braces and all that :-)

Alan

In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
Newsposter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A friend of mine has NTL broadband. His PC is in a different room to
> the broadband cable modem. So he has bought a wireless router (Netgear
> rangemax wpn824) so that he can connect his PC (with a USB adaptor) to
> the modem without any wires.
>
> What's the best way of doing this?. Is it cable modem -> Netgear using
> the ethernet port on the NTL modem?. Also, when configuring the
> Netgear, does he need to enter his NTL connection info (username,
> password etc) into the router?.

Just checking - is this router described as a DSL/cable router?

J

"Jock Mackirdy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
> Newsposter wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> A friend of mine has NTL broadband. His PC is in a different room to
>> the broadband cable modem. So he has bought a wireless router (Netgear
>> rangemax wpn824) so that he can connect his PC (with a USB adaptor) to
>> the modem without any wires.
>>
>> What's the best way of doing this?. Is it cable modem -> Netgear using
>> the ethernet port on the NTL modem?. Also, when configuring the
>> Netgear, does he need to enter his NTL connection info (username,
>> password etc) into the router?.
>
> Just checking - is this router described as a DSL/cable router?

Its OK, I checked the Netgear site (assuming he quoted the correct number).

"Alan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> dennis@home wrote:
>
>> Don't forget to change the password on the router and to enable WPA once
>> he has it working.
>
> Would also be a good idea if running the router as a DHCP server to
> restrict connections to know wireless MAC addresses (accepting that having
> previously enabled WPA it will have have already demand a network key in
> order to connect)
>
> Belt and braces and all that :-)

Its really a waste of time.
It adds zero security.

(E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
> Its really a waste of time.
> It adds zero security.

To the determined hacker maybe, but to a non-savvy next door neighbour?
It's an extra layer.
--
Regards
Jon

"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> (E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
>> Its really a waste of time.
>> It adds zero security.
>
> To the determined hacker maybe, but to a non-savvy next door neighbour?
> It's an extra layer.

If he turns on WPA then its not going to make any difference.
Anyone that can hack WPA has already bypassed the MAC filters by the time
you have finished reading this sentence,

dennis@home wrote:

> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) et...
> > (E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
> >> Its really a waste of time.
> >> It adds zero security.
> >
> > To the determined hacker maybe, but to a non-savvy next door neighbour?
> > It's an extra layer.
>
> If he turns on WPA then its not going to make any difference.
> Anyone that can hack WPA has already bypassed the MAC filters by the time
> you have finished reading this sentence,

Thanks all for the very useful info. So what's the best method of
security?.