Thread: Azurewave NR 580 connection problems
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Old 18-08-2008, 20:34   #10
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Re: Azurewave NR 580 connection problems
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Originally Posted by Rentawreck View Post
It seems that their cable (Azurewave) connection is through DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) while our cable (Virgin Media), connects by DSL (Digital Subscriber Line). The two systems are different and don't marry up together.
Just to correct a couple of things: DHCP is a method of assigning IPs (essentially an internet address). It is not a delivery mechanism.

Also, Virgin do use DSL (actually the ADSL variant) to deliver broadband via a BT phoneline in areas not on the cable network. The cable network uses it's own technology for internet delivery.
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