My brother is about to install a DSL Router on for his NTL broadband
service delivered via his TV digital set top box.

I'm on TW with a standalone cable modem, and just wondering what the
differences are in the service - for connecting a router.

Also, on NTL, do you have to manually register the MAC address of the
router (or is it automatic like TW)?

Cheers,
Josh

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:49:41 GMT, Josh
<joshua.phillips@electricblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>My brother is about to install a DSL Router on for his NTL broadband
>service delivered via his TV digital set top box.
>

No difference, just stick the ethernet cable from the router into the
ethernet socket on the STB.

>
>Also, on NTL, do you have to manually register the MAC address of the
>router

No

--
Alison

In article <FxsRd.17868$8B3.168@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk> , Josh wrote:
> My brother is about to install a DSL Router on for his NTL broadband
> service delivered via his TV digital set top box.
>
> I'm on TW with a standalone cable modem, and just wondering what the
> differences are in the service - for connecting a router.
>
> Also, on NTL, do you have to manually register the MAC address of the
> router (or is it automatic like TW)?

Depending on the make of router it should configure itself when the
router is inserted between the STB and the PC. Normal practice is to
power down everything, connect it all together, then switch on STB
followed by router followed by PC. The instructions with the router
should flag up any oddities. I believe there's no need to fiddle with
manual MAC addresses now (though my Belkin router has a MAC-spoofing
process).

--

Jock Mackirdy
Bedford

Jock Mackirdy wrote:
> In article <FxsRd.17868$8B3.168@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk> , Josh
> wrote:
>> My brother is about to install a DSL Router on for his NTL broadband
>> service delivered via his TV digital set top box.
>>
>> I'm on TW with a standalone cable modem, and just wondering what the
>> differences are in the service - for connecting a router.
>>
>> Also, on NTL, do you have to manually register the MAC address of the
>> router (or is it automatic like TW)?
>
> Depending on the make of router it should configure itself when the
> router is inserted between the STB and the PC. Normal practice is to
> power down everything, connect it all together, then switch on STB
> followed by router followed by PC. The instructions with the router
> should flag up any oddities. I believe there's no need to fiddle with
> manual MAC addresses now (though my Belkin router has a MAC-spoofing
> process).

Try reading what has been actually posted......

A DSL Router on a Cable Digi box?????

Don't think so.......

In article <42177a84$0$16960$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net>, Kraftee
wrote:
> Jock Mackirdy wrote:
> > In article <FxsRd.17868$8B3.168@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk> , Josh
> > wrote:
> >> My brother is about to install a DSL Router on for his NTL broadband
> >> service delivered via his TV digital set top box.
> >>
> >> I'm on TW with a standalone cable modem, and just wondering what the
> >> differences are in the service - for connecting a router.
> >>
> >> Also, on NTL, do you have to manually register the MAC address of the
> >> router (or is it automatic like TW)?
> >
> > Depending on the make of router it should configure itself when the
> > router is inserted between the STB and the PC. Normal practice is to
> > power down everything, connect it all together, then switch on STB
> > followed by router followed by PC. The instructions with the router
> > should flag up any oddities. I believe there's no need to fiddle with
> > manual MAC addresses now (though my Belkin router has a MAC-spoofing
> > process).
>
> Try reading what has been actually posted......
>
> A DSL Router on a Cable Digi box?????
>
> Don't think so.......

Au contraire, provided it's a cable/DSL router like my Belkin, which goes
just fine with an NTL cable modem. Obviously a router designed for ADSL
would have a bit of a compatibility problem.

--

Jock Mackirdy
Bedford

Jock Mackirdy wrote:
> In article <42177a84$0$16960$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net>,
> Kraftee wrote:
>> Jock Mackirdy wrote:
>>> In article <FxsRd.17868$8B3.168@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk> , Josh
>>> wrote:
>>>> My brother is about to install a DSL Router on for his NTL
>>>> broadband service delivered via his TV digital set top box.
>>>>
>>>> I'm on TW with a standalone cable modem, and just wondering what
>>>> the differences are in the service - for connecting a router.
>>>>
>>>> Also, on NTL, do you have to manually register the MAC address of
>>>> the router (or is it automatic like TW)?
>>>
>>> Depending on the make of router it should configure itself when the
>>> router is inserted between the STB and the PC. Normal practice is to
>>> power down everything, connect it all together, then switch on STB
>>> followed by router followed by PC. The instructions with the router
>>> should flag up any oddities. I believe there's no need to fiddle
>>> with manual MAC addresses now (though my Belkin router has a
>>> MAC-spoofing process).
>>
>> Try reading what has been actually posted......
>>
>> A DSL Router on a Cable Digi box?????
>>
>> Don't think so.......
>
> Au contraire, provided it's a cable/DSL router like my Belkin, which
> goes just fine with an NTL cable modem. Obviously a router designed
> for ADSL would have a bit of a compatibility problem.

But he doesn't state that he states _DSL_, no more no less..