ADSL router on NTL cable ..

May be a long shot but is it possible to use ADSL router to work on NTL
broadband? I'm trying to help a friend who've just moved to NTL broadband
and as expected, he just couldn't plug his NTL modem to the router and
expect thing to work. The router in question is the Belkin ADSL Wireless
modem/router (F5D76324uk), appreciate if someone can tell me if I'm going
to waste more time to get this setup to work.

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:22:00 +0100, WiraOne <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>May be a long shot but is it possible to use ADSL router to work on NTL
>broadband? I'm trying to help a friend who've just moved to NTL broadband
>and as expected, he just couldn't plug his NTL modem to the router and
>expect thing to work. The router in question is the Belkin ADSL Wireless
>modem/router (F5D76324uk), appreciate if someone can tell me if I'm going
>to waste more time to get this setup to work.

the short answer is no it won't work.

The long answer is that the NTL thingy won't provide IP addresses and
do the NAT for multiple PCs and the Belkin can't do that if the NTL
WAN connection is plugged into a LAN port, so I think you're stuck.

I have a non-ADSL equivalent here somewhere which has the opposite
problem - its a PITA to get to work with ADSL.

Phil
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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:20:56 +0100, Phil Thompson wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:22:00 +0100, WiraOne <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>May be a long shot but is it possible to use ADSL router to work on NTL
>>broadband? I'm trying to help a friend who've just moved to NTL broadband
>>and as expected, he just couldn't plug his NTL modem to the router and
>>expect thing to work. The router in question is the Belkin ADSL Wireless
>>modem/router (F5D76324uk), appreciate if someone can tell me if I'm going
>>to waste more time to get this setup to work.
>
> the short answer is no it won't work.
>
> The long answer is that the NTL thingy won't provide IP addresses and
> do the NAT for multiple PCs and the Belkin can't do that if the NTL
> WAN connection is plugged into a LAN port, so I think you're stuck.
>
> I have a non-ADSL equivalent here somewhere which has the opposite
> problem - its a PITA to get to work with ADSL.
>
> Phil

Thanks, will ask him to get the cable version instead.

"WiraOne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:20:56 +0100, Phil Thompson wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:22:00 +0100, WiraOne <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>May be a long shot but is it possible to use ADSL router to work on NTL
>>>broadband? I'm trying to help a friend who've just moved to NTL broadband
>>>and as expected, he just couldn't plug his NTL modem to the router and
>>>expect thing to work. The router in question is the Belkin ADSL Wireless
>>>modem/router (F5D76324uk), appreciate if someone can tell me if I'm going
>>>to waste more time to get this setup to work.
>>
>> the short answer is no it won't work.
>>
>> The long answer is that the NTL thingy won't provide IP addresses and
>> do the NAT for multiple PCs and the Belkin can't do that if the NTL
>> WAN connection is plugged into a LAN port, so I think you're stuck.
>>
>> I have a non-ADSL equivalent here somewhere which has the opposite
>> problem - its a PITA to get to work with ADSL.
>>
>> Phil
>
> Thanks, will ask him to get the cable version instead.

Assuming it wont destroy it, you could try the opposing hardware's firmware
on it? Probably a dire idea but from what i seen they're the same piece of
kit, prob biggggggg differences hardware wise tho. I'd try it but hey

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:35:20 GMT, "Taylor"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Assuming it wont destroy it, you could try the opposing hardware's firmware
>on it? Probably a dire idea but from what i seen they're the same piece of
>kit, prob biggggggg differences hardware wise tho. I'd try it but hey

the "broadband router" has an ethernet WAN input, the "ADSL modem
router" an RJ11 phone line interface.

I would say they are sufficiently different to not want to try
cross-fertilisation of firmware :-)

Phil
--
Tiscali - dialup speeds at Broadband prices, see
http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist...&Board=tiscali

AOL - the unlimited ISP of choice for heavy downloaders.

"WiraOne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> May be a long shot but is it possible to use ADSL router to work on NTL
> broadband? I'm trying to help a friend who've just moved to NTL broadband
> and as expected, he just couldn't plug his NTL modem to the router and
> expect thing to work. The router in question is the Belkin ADSL Wireless
> modem/router (F5D76324uk), appreciate if someone can tell me if I'm going
> to waste more time to get this setup to work.

nope - dont even bother trying...just get a cable router - Netgear WGT624 or
WGR614 work well for me