Virgin Wireless

[Tech_Boy]

Originally Posted by Akia

Nope DSL is basically ADSL or SDSL and I think theres VDSL. Its just variants on technology, ADSL gives you a fast download but slower upload. SDSL give you the same upload as download but is only mainly used for business. All of these use the BT phone line

Cable is just cable.

I was just trying to clarify that for a VM (cable) connection you need a router sold as a DSL (or cable) router, as an ADSL router would (normally) have a modem built in, and no WAN/Internet port.

[GeoffB]

Is encryption set up on the wireless network? Try disabling it and see if you get a connection then. Also, see if broadcasting the SSID makes any difference. Try every channel. (I'm assuming you can get to the router's config. page via ethernet.) If none of this works, there are values that you can enter manually into the TCIP setup box on your computer for the network you want - (you have tried enabling automatic issue of a network address through DHCP already, I assume).

[jfant1]

Firstly, thank you everyone for trying to help. I have had some success today but am stuck a little further on.

I now have a wired connection working from the new modem to the Linksys router and then on to the pc. I had a virgin engineer in today to fix a problem with the tv. I took the chance to talk about my router problem. He said there have been problems like mine with new modems being placed too far away from the routers even though they are connected by Ethernet cable. Sure enough, as soon as I brought the router in the living room next to the midem and connected them together with a shorter Ethernet cable from the modem to the router it worked first time...

However, I still need help! Its been so long since I created my secure wireless connection that I can't remember how to do it. I know it had something to do with pressing a button on the front if the router and I'm sure that's pretty much all I had to do. I really like a wireless connection indoors as our phones have wifi and its really useful. Can anyone help me with this one?

Thanks again

Jim

[techyguy4]

Originally Posted by Akia

Nope DSL is basically ADSL or SDSL and I think theres VDSL. Its just variants on technology, ADSL gives you a fast download but slower upload. SDSL give you the same upload as download but is only mainly used for business. All of these use the BT phone line

Cable is just cable.

nope DSL = CABLE MODEM

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by techyguy4

nope DSL = CABLE MODEM

DSL is the name for a group of technologies that enable broadband over telephone lines.

ADSL (Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line) is the most common variant offered by BT (and other ISPs), although there are other variants such as SDSL (Synchronous Digital Subscriber Line) that are offered in some places (near cities and large towns usually).

Cable is, as has been said, Cable.

[haydnwalker]

Originally Posted by Tech_Boy

basically it boils down to

ADSL = via BT phoneline

DSL = Via Cable

Errm...no ADSL = Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line... ie Downstream is faster than upstream.

ADSL is just a variant of DSL. There are different flavours of DSL (ie VDSL = Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line)


Cable is completely different in the way it works. And is always on truely as there's no need to dialup. You technically still need to dialup to ADSL even though its faster.

[DEBWALES]

I'm having the same problems, but only since getting a new Dell laptop about 6 weeks ago on Windows Vista. Up until then wireless was fine. After about an hour and a half on the phone to Netgear they said they would send me a new wireless router free of charge as there must be something wrong with the old router - that took 2 weeks to arrive. Then after initally seeming to succeed at a wireless set up, when I tried to use upstairs the connection was too weak. I tried to move the router, but had to unplug it, and since then cannot get any wireless on it - another hour on the phone to Netgear, trying to reset routers factory settings to no avail. They have now promised to phone me back within 48 hours - but after reading some of the above posts, I am beginning to lose hope I will ever get wireless again unless I get a new router - and even that might not work! Any ideas?

[R.Scott]

VIRGIN WIRELESS ... MSN, YAHOO, SKYPE:

Can anyone explain why these constantly fail to work on Wireless. Worked fine when was wired up direct but since going wireless with a laptop, these have stopped working. I've tried all sorts from changing my 54g router to an N1. Even tried the direct wire but still no luck.
MSN fails to deliver messages though I can see my niece typing a message.
Yahoo, just a joke nothing comes thru what so ever.
Skype keeps quitting and restarting.
Other than the communication programs, everything else works fine.
Oh and I've also installed and reinstalled the programs to make sure I have the upto date versions and to solve the problem that way, but no luck.

This is my last chance to see if I can solve the problem, otherwise I think I shall be saying goodbye to Virgin Media and going back to BT who have a fantastic internet service.