Hiya Stuart (and all),
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Erm... sorry that wont work... You need a cable router (ethernet) if you are going to use the NTL connection.
If you have ADSL then it will be o.k.
If you use the switch port it will simply connect the cable modem to multiple computers and wont route the trafic. This will result in no firewall and you would only be able to use one computer off the switch...
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That's a shame, I had hoped that the switch on the ADSL router would be transparent and so I could see the cable modem via ethernet through the switch port as if the modem were connected directly to the ethernet on my PC.
[EDIT] after a bit more of a looksy a router looks like the way forward, but does anyone know if NTL is PPoA or PPoE? Some routers seeem to be fussy.
PS. I have a software firewall so I'm not too bothered about the hardware firewall at this time.
Ta.
Jon