Re: Which Router for NTL Cable

"Les Desser" <leslie@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
news:RLMaIhIdj2S$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a friend at the moment using NTL cable with a USB
modem and would
> like him to install a proper router.
>
> I use a Netgear DG814 on a BT line, and believe that this
will not work
> for the NTL connection. Can anyone recommend a suitable
router -
> preferably in the Netgear family if possible.

Virtually any DSL router that has RJ45 for both WAN & LAN
connections. Personally, I use the Netgear FVS318, a tad
more expensive than some..
If it's not labeled as ADSL, you *should* be ok ;-)

P.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, PJB
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>
>"Les Desser" <leslie@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
>news:RLMaIhIdj2S$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have a friend at the moment using NTL cable with a USB
>modem and would
>> like him to install a proper router.
>>
>> I use a Netgear DG814 on a BT line, and believe that this
>will not work
>> for the NTL connection. Can anyone recommend a suitable
>router -
>> preferably in the Netgear family if possible.
>
>Virtually any DSL router that has RJ45 for both WAN & LAN
>connections. Personally, I use the Netgear FVS318, a tad
>more expensive than some..
>If it's not labeled as ADSL, you *should* be ok ;-)
>
Thanks. Will that connect direct to the NTL socket or do I still need
some sort of modem?
--
Les Desser

PJB wrote:
> "Les Desser" <leslie@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
> news:$wihmONmW8S$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, PJB
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>
>>> Virtually any DSL router that has RJ45 for both WAN & LAN
>>> connections. Personally, I use the Netgear FVS318, a tad
>>> more expensive than some..
>>> If it's not labeled as ADSL, you *should* be ok ;-)
>>>
>> Thanks. Will that connect direct to the NTL socket or do I still
>> need some sort of modem?
>
> You'll still need to use the NTL modem supplied to him.
> Check that it has a suitable RJ45 connexion to connect to
> the planned router, if it only has USB, then you'll need a
> converter as suggested by someone else.
>

& pray tell us all how you will be able use a USB to ethernet
converter when the USB is plugged into the Cable modem??

Just because there are such things it doesn't hold true that you can
use them everywhere (in both directions) as my friend found out when
they were sold a printer with only usb & had a PC without it. They
were sold a USB to LPT converter & told that it would work, it didn't
of course.

Little hint, with any USB to ethernet/LPT/comms converters the USB has
to be plugged into the computer!!!!!

--
B-)
Life is pain.....
Deal with it!!

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, PJB
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>
>"Les Desser" <leslie@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
>news:$wihmONmW8S$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, PJB
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>
>> >Virtually any DSL router that has RJ45 for both WAN & LAN
>> >connections. Personally, I use the Netgear FVS318, a tad
>> >more expensive than some..
>> >If it's not labeled as ADSL, you *should* be ok ;-)
>> >
>> Thanks. Will that connect direct to the NTL socket or do I
>still need
>> some sort of modem?
>
>You'll still need to use the NTL modem supplied to him.
>Check that it has a suitable RJ45 connexion to connect to
>the planned router, if it only has USB, then you'll need a
>converter as suggested by someone else.
>
Thanks - all is now clear.
--
Les Desser

Kraftee wrote:
> Little hint, with any USB to ethernet/LPT/comms converters
> the USB has to be plugged into the computer!!!!!

Whilst generally true, this isn't alyways the case, eg:

http://www.dlink.co.uk/1918.htm

(Not tried one, probably will one day, though.)

It wouldn't help with the OP's question, of-course.
--
Mark Rogers,
More Solutions Ltd

Mark Rogers wrote:
> Kraftee wrote:
>> Little hint, with any USB to ethernet/LPT/comms converters
>> the USB has to be plugged into the computer!!!!!
>
> Whilst generally true, this isn't alyways the case, eg:
>
> http://www.dlink.co.uk/1918.htm
>
> (Not tried one, probably will one day, though.)
>
> It wouldn't help with the OP's question, of-course.

Doesn't meet the criteria, we were talking about converters not
servers which are a whole different ball game

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Life is pain.....
Deal with it!!