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orlando · 22-07-2010, 09:33

My computer is seven years old - a top of the range model when it was bought. I'm now trying to set up a router - so I went on the web and bought a dynamode BR411NT because it had clear instructions on how to connect to a virgin cable modem. Followed instructions - it did not work. The system light would not move from "flashing" to "on all the time" as it was supposed to. Phoned virgin - they sent me a DIR-615(£50) which was easy to set up and worked until I switched every thing off. Next time it would not work - tried rebooting it and it did. So now I leave the modem and the router on all the time.
questions-
1. Do you have to have a virgin router for a virgin cable modem?
2. Is my computer a bit old to be trying to attach a router?
2. Is it usual practice to leave modem and/or router on all the time?

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

22-07-2010, 09:33	#1
orlando Inactive Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5	help with routers - please My computer is seven years old - a top of the range model when it was bought. I'm now trying to set up a router - so I went on the web and bought a dynamode BR411NT because it had clear instructions on how to connect to a virgin cable modem. Followed instructions - it did not work. The system light would not move from "flashing" to "on all the time" as it was supposed to. Phoned virgin - they sent me a DIR-615(£50) which was easy to set up and worked until I switched every thing off. Next time it would not work - tried rebooting it and it did. So now I leave the modem and the router on all the time. questions- 1. Do you have to have a virgin router for a virgin cable modem? 2. Is my computer a bit old to be trying to attach a router? 2. Is it usual practice to leave modem and/or router on all the time? Any advice appreciated Thanks