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bigboab5 · 19-03-2008, 11:31

Not sure if this will help, but worth a try.

When i got my router, I just could not get on the internet, could see the router from the connected computers, but the router could not see the modem. I spoke to the guy at the shop and he said, that the best idea was to switch off the modem overnight and then try next morning. switching on in this order.... Router.... Modem..... Computers... with a couple of minutes between each switch on as the units settle down. I did this and hey presto... it worked right away. No fiddling about in settings or anything, worked first time. I don't understand why, but it did. The guy in the shop said that in his experience he has had to do this almost every time he connected a router to virgin broadband.

19-03-2008, 11:31	#6
bigboab5 Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Glasgow Services: V+, Extra Box, XL TV Service, XL Phone Service, 20mb Broadband Posts: 215	Re: router will not share cable broadband? Not sure if this will help, but worth a try. When i got my router, I just could not get on the internet, could see the router from the connected computers, but the router could not see the modem. I spoke to the guy at the shop and he said, that the best idea was to switch off the modem overnight and then try next morning. switching on in this order.... Router.... Modem..... Computers... with a couple of minutes between each switch on as the units settle down. I did this and hey presto... it worked right away. No fiddling about in settings or anything, worked first time. I don't understand why, but it did. The guy in the shop said that in his experience he has had to do this almost every time he connected a router to virgin broadband.