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Originally Posted by bravon33
Thanks for the reply Rob!
So, from that, I believe my plan of attack is.....
1. Order cable modem from NTL and tell them I need to connect via USB (for now, but also Ethernet longer term)
2. Do initial set up of broadband by connecting the cable modem via an Ethernet cable to the USB1 port (with a dongle provided by NTL?) on my old Win98 desktop.
3. Connect up the Linksys wireless router beteen cable modem and desktop and do the intial set up of router settings including security.
4. Connect the wireless PCMCIA card to my Win2K laptop
5. So now I have a wireless laptop and wired desktop (albeit through slow USB1) - then I can play around at my leisure to try the Ethernet card properly (or get a new card) on the desktop, etc
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I'd get the cheapo network card and install that into the desktop now. Easier in the long run, than even faffing about with the USB. You should be supplied with a USB fitting as well as the ethernet, but not necessarily. While modems often have bith USB and ethernet ports, only one can be used at a time, so when you are ready to add your router, which will be ethernet, you would have to disconnect the USB anyway.
Then you get ntl bb installed. Plug your desktop ethernet to the new modem, and get the bb all up and running quite nicely.
Now at your leisure, aquire a router. Power down the modem, and PC, plug in router to modem and to PC. Repower and get the modem > router > desktoop ethernet setup operational.
Now you configure the wireless setup, add a wireless PCMIA card to the lappy, configure the wirelesss card and you should be done.