NTL and BT signals

[valerian]

hi guys
just a quick one
a friend has an ntl cable provider for their internet
they have just bought a belkin router to give them more access, i.e. more computers
i have offered to configure it
can i configure the router and the laptop, on my bt broadband line, will the same settings work on each
i think the real question is.
is the broadband connection signal the same whoever provides it

thanks in advance

 

[Bin Boy]

I understand, your wanting to set up internet sharing in your house with BT Broadband and then take the router/laptop around to the house with ntl cable broadband.

Well you may find that the PC with the ntl cable broadband going in to it will have be set up for internet sharing, then the rest should work.

I say internet sharing is nothing to do with the signal but rather having a connection to the internet in any form is going to make internet sharing possible.

And i think thats why your asking about the "signal" when you might not have thought, the PC with ntl broadband is going to have to be set up for internet sharing, so it is impossible for you to take a laptop/router away with you and complete the process of configuring it from somewhere else.

It might be possible with windows XP remote desktop? but why

edit**

Also "signals" = tcp/ip protocols are the same for ADSL and Cable broadband.

 

[valerian]

I understand, your wanting to set up internet sharing in your house with BT Broadband and then take the router/laptop around to the house with ntl cable broadband.

Well you may find that the PC with the ntl cable broadband going in to it will have be set up for internet sharing, then the rest should work.

I say internet sharing is nothing to do with the signal but rather having a connection to the internet in any form is going to make internet sharing possible.

And i think thats why your asking about the "signal" when you might not have thought, the PC with ntl broadband is going to have to be set up for internet sharing, so it is impossible for you to take a laptop/router away with you and complete the process of configuring it from somewhere else.

It might be possible with windows XP remote desktop? but why

edit**

Also "signals" = tcp/ip protocols are the same for ADSL and Cable broadband.

thats the answer i wanted -cheers
the signals bit

 

[Burbleflop]

i think the real question is.
is the broadband connection signal the same whoever provides it

No. An cable router for ntl will have an ethernet WAN port but an ADSL router will have an RJ11 WAN port.

TCP/IP is the same, but the physical connection and type of signal is different between cable and ADSL.

That said, you can easily setup the router (not that you'll really need to do anything - it should work out of the box) without having the WAN port plugged in to anything, ie, no internet connection.

 

[valerian]

i have more info now i have the thing he has bought in front of me

he's got a belkin 54mbps router (not modem)

my understanding is in this case that i plug this belkin into his ntl cable modem
via an ethernet cable
the modem stays plugged into the line
and so on

ps he wants this belkin to share connection
on the back it has the usual 4 ethernet ports
plus 1 extra which says 'modem'

ok?

 

[tolien]

Well you may find that the PC with the ntl cable broadband going in to it will have be set up for internet sharing, then the rest should work.

Erm, no.

It mostly sounds right, but you a) shoudn't have to configure anything (either on the router or the PCs) and b) you can't connect your ADSL to the WAN port without putting an (ethernet) modem in front of it, which mostly defeats the point.

Switch modem off, connect router, switch modem on, wait for lights to settle down, switch router on, ta da. All done (as far as the internet side goes).

 

[valerian]

ok
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