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basa · 23-06-2003, 09:08

OK guys & gals this might be a longish post...I have asked this question elsewhere, but at the moment it has a lot of people foxed !!

I have a ntl BB 150k connection through my old C&W STB CM.

This has been running perfectly for months, with a second client m/c sharing the connection.

I have built a new PC and now wish to connect it to my ntl BB account as 'host' replacing the current 'host'.

The installed NIC is a 'Compaq 3121: 10/100 fast ethernet', (it was previously installed in the client machine and was working perfectly and has since checked out again in the client m/c OK so I know it's working).

Originally my TCP/IP set up was corrupt, but a refresh has cured that and now with 'winipcfg' I can 'see' a PPP ethernet only, the WAN NIC is still not listed. I re-installed the NIC & drivers but still not recognised !

According to Robin Walkers site I should release my current PC IP addy, switch off the STB CM, swap to the new PC, re-boot STB CM, boot up new PC and go to a simple URL and get re-directed to 'start.ntl'.

This doesn't happen ! All I get is "Page Cannot be Displayed" and nothing. I've tried typing in "start.ntl" (exactly as that...no www / http etc.) but still nothing.

The PC is fast so all I can spot in IE's progress bar is something about ".....DNS error....".

I'm stumped !!

Is there a quick way I can determine whether the NIC is seeing the STB CM or if the STB CM is even talking to ntl servers ??

23-06-2003, 09:08	#1
basa Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: S Manchester Age: 78 Posts: 1,766	Connect new PC OK guys & gals this might be a longish post...I have asked this question elsewhere, but at the moment it has a lot of people foxed !! I have a ntl BB 150k connection through my old C&W STB CM. This has been running perfectly for months, with a second client m/c sharing the connection. I have built a new PC and now wish to connect it to my ntl BB account as 'host' replacing the current 'host'. The installed NIC is a 'Compaq 3121: 10/100 fast ethernet', (it was previously installed in the client machine and was working perfectly and has since checked out again in the client m/c OK so I know it's working). Originally my TCP/IP set up was corrupt, but a refresh has cured that and now with 'winipcfg' I can 'see' a PPP ethernet only, the WAN NIC is still not listed. I re-installed the NIC & drivers but still not recognised ! According to Robin Walkers site I should release my current PC IP addy, switch off the STB CM, swap to the new PC, re-boot STB CM, boot up new PC and go to a simple URL and get re-directed to 'start.ntl'. This doesn't happen ! All I get is "Page Cannot be Displayed" and nothing. I've tried typing in "start.ntl" (exactly as that...no www / http etc.) but still nothing. The PC is fast so all I can spot in IE's progress bar is something about ".....DNS error....". I'm stumped !! Is there a quick way I can determine whether the NIC is seeing the STB CM or if the STB CM is even talking to ntl servers ??