12-12-2005, 20:45
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wifi/cable share
Hi
have had TW BB wirelessly connected to a laptop for 18 months
connected via set top box and netgear router supplied by TW
Tw tell me I cannot use both in conjunction
can connect on laptop wifi or on new Pc cabed direct from set top
TW tell me can only use one connection at a time( have to reboot ST box to change connections)
how can I get them both connected?
Tim
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12-12-2005, 20:49
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Re: wifi/cable share
Moved to computers and IT forum.
Right.. Done that..
Now,  to Cableforum.
We actually have an article that should help you a lot (it was written about NTL, but should apply to Telewest as well).
Assuming it is a true Router, you could have (theortetically) hundreds of devices connected. It should certainly cope with two.
Have a look at http://www.cableforum.co.uk/forum/article.php?a=39
When you have it working, it's also worth having a look at http://www.cableforum.co.uk/forum/article.php?a=12 to find out how to secure the network.
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12-12-2005, 21:19
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Re: wifi/cable share
A doc to "How to secure your wireless network" that I posted a while ago!
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.e...%20Network.doc
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12-12-2005, 23:29
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Re: wifi/cable share
I think the "Wireless Routers" that Telewest Supply are little more than Wireless Access Points with NAT
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13-12-2005, 00:04
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Re: wifi/cable share
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Originally Posted by Zeph
I think the "Wireless Routers" that Telewest Supply are little more than Wireless Access Points with NAT
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I beleive you are correct. Basically the Telewest Netgear "router" simply channels the internet to wireless, but will only support a single computer at a time.
Sorry, but it's time to scrap the Telewest Netgear thing and get a fully spec'd wireless router instead.
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13-12-2005, 00:29
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Re: wifi/cable share
Is it even a router or is it just a WAP?
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13-12-2005, 01:04
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Re: wifi/cable share
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Originally Posted by Zeph
Is it even a router or is it just a WAP?
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I think it is a router with a crippled configuration so that it will only allow one connection at a time. If it were a WAP then the Telewest STB / modem, would itself get confused as it would only see the netgear, and no IP addy would get issued to the connected computer?
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