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MovedGoalPosts · 11-07-2005, 23:54

Main reason for lack of preference for USB is that it relies on hardware (CPU) and other resources in your PC, rather than dedicated functionality of the ethernet card.

If your ethernet card works locally, then there is no reason why you should not be able to use it connected to the STB. Make sure you fully power down the PC and STB (unplug the STB from the wall), connect the wires then switch on.

You should now be able to browse. If not, go to internet explorer (or other browser) and type in the address box "start:ntl" should take you to the registration page.

Before you try that, it might be worth just looking in your internet connections and deleting any settings that might be buried in there. Best setup for ethernet connection is to allow everything to connect automatically.

11-07-2005, 23:54	#13
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 62 Posts: 15,868	Re: Baguley behaving badly? Main reason for lack of preference for USB is that it relies on hardware (CPU) and other resources in your PC, rather than dedicated functionality of the ethernet card. If your ethernet card works locally, then there is no reason why you should not be able to use it connected to the STB. Make sure you fully power down the PC and STB (unplug the STB from the wall), connect the wires then switch on. You should now be able to browse. If not, go to internet explorer (or other browser) and type in the address box "start:ntl" should take you to the registration page. Before you try that, it might be worth just looking in your internet connections and deleting any settings that might be buried in there. Best setup for ethernet connection is to allow everything to connect automatically.