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neilsby · 05-10-2004, 14:35

Wow, that was the fastest reply ever. Thank you very much. I've just purchased a D-Link 624 router, laptop card and pci card based on that advice, the people at broadbandstuff should give you commission!

I can't stress enough how much difference connecting the STB to the LAN card instead of the USB port has made to my connection performance. If any one is experiencing short periods of inactivity with their connection then this might be the cause, especially with older O/S systems like Win 98. I'm not sure if it's a USB confliction with other USB devices or that Win 98 usb drivers have bugs or whatever, but a LAN card only costs ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£20, is easy to install and could solve all your problems. Maybe NTL should carry this advice in their manual, it would've saved me a year of crappy internet.

Anyway, thanks again, hope to contribute to the forum, if only I had anything of worth to add!

05-10-2004, 14:35	#3
neilsby Inactive Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3	Thanks for the advice and USB Converter Hell Wow, that was the fastest reply ever. Thank you very much. I've just purchased a D-Link 624 router, laptop card and pci card based on that advice, the people at broadbandstuff should give you commission! I can't stress enough how much difference connecting the STB to the LAN card instead of the USB port has made to my connection performance. If any one is experiencing short periods of inactivity with their connection then this might be the cause, especially with older O/S systems like Win 98. I'm not sure if it's a USB confliction with other USB devices or that Win 98 usb drivers have bugs or whatever, but a LAN card only costs ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£20, is easy to install and could solve all your problems. Maybe NTL should carry this advice in their manual, it would've saved me a year of crappy internet. Anyway, thanks again, hope to contribute to the forum, if only I had anything of worth to add!