Thank you inspector clueso, that is bang on
thank you all, but this IS an adsl service. The modem NTL provided is definetely an average ADSL modem and there is no way, other than USB, of connecting this modem to any kind of router.
I will try the settings you provided tommorrow on Easter (joy

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thank you all for replying, happy easter
oh and BTW inspector clueso, how did you find out those details? PM me if the method was a bit unauthodox