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Old 29-06-2005, 10:51   #1
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Good router for NTL Broadband?

What is a good router compatible with NTL Broadband?
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Old 29-06-2005, 10:57   #2
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Re: Good router for NTL Broadband?

Wireless or wired? A lot of people will say Linksys, Belkin or Netgear
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Old 29-06-2005, 10:58   #3
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Re: Good router for NTL Broadband?

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Re: Good router for NTL Broadband?

I use a Netgear WGT624 Wi-Fi Router. Never had any problems with it. Although there is now a new version of it WGT634U this is the same thing except it has a USB port built into it for a USB2 HDD. This would allow you to have some cheap dedicated network storage.
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Re: Good router for NTL Broadband?

Have a look through http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=30465

Personally, I use a linksys router - WRT54G for Wireless or BEFSR41 for just wired are the current models.
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Re: Good router for NTL Broadband?

When you have got the router do you need to buy a wireless card?
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Re: Good router for NTL Broadband?

The WRT54G gets a lot of praise on here for a wireless router setup as Aragorn has said. I take it the computers to be connected wirelessly already have the necessary wireless cards etc?
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Re: Good router for NTL Broadband?

If I got this PC http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/258407.html
and a router what else would I need to buy for me to get the internet?
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Re: Good router for NTL Broadband?

If you want wireless connection then you will need to get a wireless card for it.
Something like this
http://www.linksys.com/products/prod...id=520&scid=36
Are you comfortable opening the PC up to install a card? They aren't hard to fit
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Re: Good router for NTL Broadband?

If you want the PC next to the router (and Cable Modem / STB) then you shouldn't need anything else (both you NTL CM and router should come with an ethernet cable, afaik).
If you want to place the PC somewhere else in the house, you will need a wireless adapter. If you, or someone you know, is confident putting a PCI card in a computer, the Linksys WMP54G (http://www.linksys.com/international...oid=6&ipid=232) would be a suitable adapter. If you don't want to open up the computer, you can get a USB wireless adapter.
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