Cable modem/wifi advice

[Stu DemonD]

Right, should be an easy one for you cable guys!

A works colleague has just bought a laptop, and had cable installed recently at her house - it is NTL, although I did advise her otherwise [and yes, they missed their first appointment time ]

So the next thing she wants is to go wireless.

She has the NTL cable modem - now she wants a wireless router and a PCMCIA card for her lappy [it should have had built-in wifi, and sold as such, but she has decided to keep it and let them refund some money that will go towards this purchase].

So any advice? I have only dealt with ADSL not cable routers....

 

[custard]

did ntl not offer a wireless install? may be worth approaching them as telewest did(does?) a set up for about £10/£20 extra

 

[Alex]

Got US Robotics at home wireless router with 4port switch attached. Seems to work very well and very easy to set up... Wouldn't recommend the US Robotics WIFI card though that was much more hastle to set up, I'd go for Linksys or 3COM, or D-Link

 

[Stu DemonD]

did ntl not offer a wireless install? may be worth approaching them as telewest did(does?) a set up for about £10/£20 extra

No idea, she did speak to the 'cable guy' about it when he turned up - not sure what she ordered initally :chin: - if she is on MSN, I will ask her...

 

[Stu DemonD]

Got US Robotics at home wireless router with 4port switch attached. Seems to work very well and very easy to set up... Wouldn't recommend the US Robotics WIFI card though that was much more hastle to set up, I'd go for Linksys or 3COM, or D-Link

Cheers for that - I will have a look on eBuyer for it - she has got an account set up with them, so can get delivered to work address.

I noted eBuyer do one similar http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52629

I presume you just plug the NTL modem into the back of this, using an ethernet cable?

I use a 3com router with built-in modem, plus I use ADSL - reason why I am asking

 

[Alex]

I presume you just plug the NTL modem into the back of this, using an ethernet cable?

Spot on... then you can add as many other things ethernet/wi-fi devices as you need.

 

[poggy]

NTL

 

[stilosporting]

im with telewest an have the modem box provided by them. and am using a netgear wireless router. its spot on.

 

[The Negotiator]

DOes the modem they gave her have an ethernet socket or just USB?

 

[joecinq]

DOes the modem they gave her have an ethernet socket or just USB?

My one is ethernet, as it's wired in. The router is not.

 

[The Negotiator]

Mine is also ethernet (and USB) but have heard stories of USB ones only being used which means it can't be used with most routers which obviously only have an ethernet input for the WAN.

 

[Alex]

Mine is also ethernet (and USB) but have heard stories of USB ones only being used which means it can't be used with most routers which obviously only have an ethernet input for the WAN.

you can get a USB to WAN adaptor for the modem, telewest do usually give LAN modems though, if not you can always buy one, there not very expensive. If you tell Telewest, they may be able to give you a compatable LAN modem anyway.

 

[Stu DemonD]

DOes the modem they gave her have an ethernet socket or just USB?

Hmm, I am sure it has both, BUT NTL guy recommended she connect it via ethernet.