ntl and wireless

a mate has asked me to fit a wireless connection so two computers can access
his ntl connection. have had quite a bit of experience of broadband wireless
using a combined adsl router/modem but this is my first stab at a cable
modem. have bought a wireless router and usb reciever, would be really
grateful if someone could take me through where to go from there, i am
presuming the router plugs into the host computer and the modem then plugs
into the router, what after that

thanks mick

"mick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> a mate has asked me to fit a wireless connection so two
> computers can access his ntl connection. have had quite a bit of
> experience of broadband wireless using a combined adsl
> router/modem but this is my first stab at a cable modem. have
> bought a wireless router and usb reciever, would be really
> grateful if someone could take me through where to go from
> there, i am presuming the router plugs into the host computer
> and the modem then plugs into the router, what after that

You shouldn't need to purchase a cable modem, that is provided by
NTL. Which make/model of router and 'usb receiver' did you buy?

mick wrote:
> a mate has asked me to fit a wireless connection so two computers can access
> his ntl connection. have had quite a bit of experience of broadband wireless
> using a combined adsl router/modem but this is my first stab at a cable
> modem. have bought a wireless router and usb reciever, would be really
> grateful if someone could take me through where to go from there, i am
> presuming the router plugs into the host computer and the modem then plugs
> into the router, what after that

NTL usually provide the modem. This then connects to the router via the
WAN port. Then PCs can connect to the wireless router either via cable
from their own NIC to the router or via wireless NIC (or USB wireless
tranceiver), also to the router but with no cable involved.

What do you mean by 'host' computer?

Have a look at these:
http://www.gyre.co.uk/help/broadband...on_sharing.php
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...s/homelan.html
(a bit more techie)

I found these in about 20 seconds by Googling for
"setting up a cable internet connection"

hi
the router and tranciever are us robotics. the cable modem is attached to
laptop upstairs and he wants to link it via wireless to a computer in the
living room
regards mick
"John Fryatt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> mick wrote:
>> a mate has asked me to fit a wireless connection so two computers can
>> access his ntl connection. have had quite a bit of experience of
>> broadband wireless using a combined adsl router/modem but this is my
>> first stab at a cable modem. have bought a wireless router and usb
>> reciever, would be really grateful if someone could take me through where
>> to go from there, i am presuming the router plugs into the host computer
>> and the modem then plugs into the router, what after that
>
> NTL usually provide the modem. This then connects to the router via the
> WAN port. Then PCs can connect to the wireless router either via cable
> from their own NIC to the router or via wireless NIC (or USB wireless
> tranceiver), also to the router but with no cable involved.
>
> What do you mean by 'host' computer?
>
> Have a look at these:
> http://www.gyre.co.uk/help/broadband...on_sharing.php
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...s/homelan.html
> (a bit more techie)
>
> I found these in about 20 seconds by Googling for
> "setting up a cable internet connection"

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:20:02 +0100, "mick" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> i am
>presuming the router plugs into the host computer and the modem then plugs
>into the router, what after that

I would assume the broadband router's WAN port plugs into the cable
modem / set top box ethernet output socket. After that it looks like
an ADSL modem/router setup with wired and wireless connections to the
broadband router.

Phil
--
Remember - Global Warming is only a weather forecast :-)

mick wrote:
> hi
> the router and tranciever are us robotics. the cable modem is attached to
> laptop upstairs and he wants to link it via wireless to a computer in the
> living room
> regards mick

Ok. Slightly unconventional as it stands perhaps, but no reason why you
can't do it that way.

The conventional way would be to connect the cable modem to the router,
and then the computer
in the living room (assuming this is not a latop) to the router with a
cable, on the basis
that the downstairs PC won't move around so wireless has no major
advantage. After that you
can attach the transceiver to the portable and connect to your small
network wirelessly. That
way you can actually use the portable to connect to the network anywhere
within range, e.g.
from the garden maybe?
If the cable entry point is upstairs and you need to put the router
there, it is possible to connect the downstairs PC wirelessly also, if
you prefer not to run long cables.

| wires
| |---------<PC>
===========<.modem.>----<.router|---------<PC>
cable | \ |---------<PC>
| \
\~~~~~~~~~~~~~<laptop>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~<PC>
wireless