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Re: Does Virgin Broadband work with Cable Routers?
Routers need three things configured to work
Connection to Modem:
The WAN address needs to be set to auto, this way the router automatically gets it's WAN address from the cable modem the same way as a PC does when it gets it's address from the modem.
ROUTING
Sometimes you can set up different routing methods on a router. you want NAT or even better NATP (dynamic NAT) enabled
Connection to PC
If you can config the router then likelyhood that the LAN adress is already set up. Most work or default to a 192.168.*.* or a 10.*.*.* address. If you want to connect to a router set up at 192.168.0.1 IP then your PC needs to be set up with 192.168.0.*
Your PC can either be set with a manual address (I.E. you put in the address yourself) or automatically via DHCP (this is where in the router you set DHCP as on and specify an address pool (something like 192.168.0.100 - 192.168.0.200 if your router address is 192.168.0.1, that way your PCs will get allocated in order 192.168.0.100 for the first PC, 192.168.0.101 for the second PC and so on) To use DHCP you network card needs to be set to automatically obtain an IP but if your PC works directly attached to a cable modem this is already set up.
Once configured your modem needs rebooting and then the router and finally your PC.
Kymmy
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