Originally Posted by Jeynesey

Hi, i had a look through a fair few threads and couldnt find the answer so i thought i would register and ask myself

Basically ive moved home to my parents house and want to hook up to their internet connection. They have NTL broadband and ive previously been running Tiscali.

Anyway, i have hooked an ethernet cable up to the modem and my comp.... ive tried having them both switched off, turning on the modem and then my comp, but it doesnt recognise anything. Likewise ive run a "search for modem" and it doesnt find anything that way either.

Could someone please run through what i need to do.


Possible issues -

the cable may or may not be appropriate. Ive tried it both with and without a twisted adaptor and i get nothing. It was previously used to connect my missus' laptop to the net through my network card.

My folks connect through the USB rather than ethernet.


Just to be 100% clear, i dont want to connect at the same time, i just want to be able to unplug the wires from this rubbish comp my folks have and hook up my own comp.

Thanks very much in advance.