have been considering going boardband for a while now but I need a few pointers in the right direction. as we have our own phone company here in hull I thought I best try them first I got the following info no connection fee £65 for modem then 28.99 per month for up to 1 gb downloads £38.99 for unlimited downloads the speed is 500k

Having loads and loads of problems with NTL BB, have been with them over 12 months so looking around. Have found PlusNet £19 PCM 512K, but have noticed the below .... Software programs not supported include, but are not limited to, KaZaA, Gnutella, Edonkey, Napster, WinMX, Aimster and Audiogalaxy. To ensure the quality of service offered through Home Surf, all further file-sharing applications...

Hi, Could someone tell me what makes a good adsl router & what makes a bad one, also could someone recomend me one.I have 2 pc's so i guess i need a 4 port router. Thanks

I am about to get a Wireless router/modem. I have narrowed it down to Vigor 2600 due to the good reports I have read here. What advantage would I have if I waited for the 2600g with the 54mps as opposed to buying a 11mps version now? I use my system for gaming and browsing and a laptop connected (will be wirelessly)

Hi, Let me set the scene, I lived in North London (Edgware) - had b-band happily for 12months, then moved to North West London (Harrow). Naturall, living on the outskirts of the biggest metropolitan area in the world I didn't bother checking before I moved to see whether I could get b-band. Imagine the nightmare having been told that I live too far away from an exchange! The phone line is also...

Hi all, I've recieved about 150 emails since late Friday night asking if UK-Bug is coming back at all - seemingly some people like the site ;o) Due to problems with out host (DNS it appears at the moment as A & MX records for sure have been removed), and we're promised resolution within the next few hours (although I'd say probably 24 is more realistic given DNS propergation.

I have just checked the logs sent by my DG814 for the first time in quite a while and have found a problem. Originally, the log showed one line at a time with the date and time - as one sees it when browsing the log on the DG814 itself. Now (see below) it strings multiple actions on one line and the date/time is missing. Currently on V4.9RC1 July. 15, 2003

Hi all, Anyone know anything about the firewall on the DLINK DSL 604+ router ? The sales pitch claims its an SPI firewall, which is great, but the web setup for this is abysmal, and all the dox I have been able to find for the command line telnet interface are lousy. Its a shame, its a nice piece of kit, and it works really well,

Hi all, Anyone know if its possible to disable the switching on the the 4 wired ethernet ports on the DLINK DSL 600+ (or any simmilar ATMOS based router) ? I would like to be able to do various network monitoring tasks from a box connected to one of the ports, but as it is switched, I can't.

About to go live with ADSL, and I have shiny new router to play with. I know very little about ports, TCP, UDP, firewalls, DoS, port-scan attacks, etc. What are the done things with firewalls etc? How does one set them up to be effective? ISP is plusnet, and useage will be per-perr filesharing, websurfing, newsgroups and email. Not into remote management although I should like to

I am considering changing form one ADSL ISP to another , or perhaps going to cable . My question is related to metering of uploads/downloads. Anyon know how I can figure out my monthly averages. I am considering other ISPs that allow for smaller GB caps than I currently have with my current ISP, and need to know if I will be over my average downloads/uploads .

I've just installed a couple of wireless network cards on an ad hoc network for a friend of mine who's connected to Blueyonder broadband but can't get ICS working. The two pc's communicate ok. Can anyone point me in the right direction as the cable modem setup is somewhat different to my frog! Thanks Roly

I've got a 5861 with the latest software, v5.3.80 and am trying to get it working in bridge mode so I can use a proper firewall behind it. It connects OK, but then gives up with Peer not negotiating `BNCP' right now. I've raised a call with the ISP but am still waiting for a response. All the information I can find indicates that it should just work, but looking at this error it indicates...

In message , John Kerr writes My sister is after an ADSL modem /router to use with: 1) A desktop machine - ethernet connection. 2) A laptop - wireless via pcmcia card. I guess it should incorporate a 2-4 port hub in case she decides to expand her network.

Hi all Been thinking of getting BT (BB) But all i have herd is dont go on BT thay suck. But what is rong with them? AAA

"HaroldA" wrote in message ... ...free connection and/or modem AND no minimum subscription period? I guess none, as they have to recoup the 'offers'? Virgin offer a one month minimum contract period and free connection. They will also offer to sell you a modem but you can buy one cheaper from

I'm waiting for an upgrade from 512 to 1mb ADSL and have read something strange posted by another upgradee. Apparently BT sent an engineer to his house to do a line check. Is this normal practice considering that when I had "wires only" installed any line testing was done remotely? Cheers Bal

I understand that I need PPPoATM to log into btbroadband, however, my FM114P only appears to support PPPoE. My DM602 supports PPPoATM but do not seem to be able to access it through the FM114P firewall, any ideas out there. Codger

I see that Redcare is supposed to be compatible with ADLS now, before I jump up and down and order it has anyone had any experience good or bad combining these two. we've got a 2 meg adsl pipe from Mistral cheers

Just been told by BT my line is to far from the exchange to get BB, when it shouldnt be. They must wrap my line in circles! Been told I will not and probably never will get ASDL. They have cancelled my order with Pipex. Their ****y checker has told me for the last 5mths I could get BB. I'm totally hacked off. BT say there is no point in me trying to order a second line......basically I've had...