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Originally Posted by Schnitzel
Thanks guys 
I've actually ordered a Linksys BEFSX41
It seems all of these have a 10/100 WAN port. I'm not a very lucky guy, there's a very high chance that I'd somehow end up with an old BEFSR41 lol.
From what I can gather, this router is basically the same as the BEFSR41, but it has better firewall features, and VPN support (not that I'll use the VPN stuff), but it should still work with the Blueyonder pretty much out of the box I hope.. lol |
Yes, that's what I'm using now, Schnitzel, and you can use it straight out of the box just as with the BEFSR41.
Incidentally, if you feel up to it (it's not difficult), upgrade to the
1.52.9 firmware for it: this has been the latest update for a while now, and seems very stable. There are actually a v1 and a v2, but they both use the same firmware and have the same port speeds etc.
Edit: one wrinkle: I'm not sure how it works with Telewest, but with ntl, if you have a SACM (stand-alone cable modem) you need do no more than power down, connect up and power up again if you already have the connection set up. With an STB (set-top box, for TV as well), it looks for the MAC address of the device it's connected to and, of course, your router will have a different MAC address to that of the PC you set the account up with.
There are two ways to deal with this: a) just connect up and power up, and when you open your browser, you'll be directed to a provisioning page (you'll need the details you used to set up the connection; user name etc) where you can set up another device (with ntl I think you can have three going) that the STB will allow to connect, or b) you can use the software that comes with the router to 'clone' your computer's MAC address to your router.