xircon Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 My mate has cable and has bought a dlink wireless router, which I am going round to setup tonight. Any pitfalls I should be aware of? dont know model etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esme Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 nowt that I can think of of the top of my head, I would recommend setting up the router using utp cables first, make sure you can connect to the internet that way, sort out any configuration issues and then set up the wifi as the last thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallonoroff Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 can't think of owt, but these sites may prove useful if you do... http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/cmtips/index.html http://www.networklab.co.uk/cmodem/index.html . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xircon Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 Thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xircon Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 Major pitfall - telewest bloody installer "doesn't always work on windows XP":loopy: !! But luckily it still works!! Had to phone tech support after the installer couldn't contact their reg server, but whilst I was hanging on:huh: , I launched a browser window and it worked:thumbsup: . Dlink install was a dream (considering I normally buy netgear cos I read the book once and therefore don't need to rtfm again). Still took 3 hours to set up new computer/reinstall b/yonder/go wireless/set up other PC's with dongles. And I didn't get me tea!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Why use telewest installer?? you dont need to use any of the telewest software -- uhh! sorry, Bloatware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xircon Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 Cos its the first cable install I have ever done and it seemed the easiest way to do it - I know better now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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