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michaelk69 · 06-06-2004, 08:28

Hello all,

Just joined this forum today as I am at my wits' end with ntl, and I am hoping someone here can help me?

I am using a Mac Powerbook, and so I registered via a direct Ethernet connection between my Mac and the STB. That went okay-ish, I can now access the Internet (obviously) by this method.

However, I cannot seem to get my wireless (netgear) router to work? I've read all the advice here, and so have tried to access various ntl pages via the router in order to register it, but to no avail.

Ive tried start.ntl, 80.5.178.26, 80.5.172.26, 172.16.30.35, 172.16.30.83/84 . . . I can't connect to any of these via the router. I only get as far as the 'click here to log in' page, but then I click and nothing happens . . . my blue status bar gets about 1/4 way across the URL (as if the page is trying to load) and then stops.

Ironically, the router was working a few days ago with a snazzy new silver Samsung STB, but there was a fault with the box, so they have come back to me with a dark grey old one, and told me that I would need to re-register for broadband because of the new box.

With this latest (second) box, I had to use one of those Ethernet 'crossover' adapters (not even sure what that is?) and was wondering if maybe that is frying the router's brain (the Samsung box just had a plain ol direct Ethernet connection; no adapter needed)

Any ideas? Anyone??

Thanks very much for any help you can give!!

06-06-2004, 08:28	#1
michaelk69 Inactive Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3	Help with registering wireless router Hello all, Just joined this forum today as I am at my wits' end with ntl, and I am hoping someone here can help me? I am using a Mac Powerbook, and so I registered via a direct Ethernet connection between my Mac and the STB. That went okay-ish, I can now access the Internet (obviously) by this method. However, I cannot seem to get my wireless (netgear) router to work? I've read all the advice here, and so have tried to access various ntl pages via the router in order to register it, but to no avail. Ive tried start.ntl, 80.5.178.26, 80.5.172.26, 172.16.30.35, 172.16.30.83/84 . . . I can't connect to any of these via the router. I only get as far as the 'click here to log in' page, but then I click and nothing happens . . . my blue status bar gets about 1/4 way across the URL (as if the page is trying to load) and then stops. Ironically, the router was working a few days ago with a snazzy new silver Samsung STB, but there was a fault with the box, so they have come back to me with a dark grey old one, and told me that I would need to re-register for broadband because of the new box. With this latest (second) box, I had to use one of those Ethernet 'crossover' adapters (not even sure what that is?) and was wondering if maybe that is frying the router's brain (the Samsung box just had a plain ol direct Ethernet connection; no adapter needed) Any ideas? Anyone?? Thanks very much for any help you can give!!