Re: [ubuntu-uk] NTL Cable installation
Eamonn Sullivan wrote: > On 11/9/06, Gary Kearley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am moving very soon, into an area which has NTL Cable, now I've never >> had Cable before and need to know what I am dealing with. >> > > I use Blueyonder, in the London area, which is part of Telewest (now > owned also by NTL). I have not had any problems. > > You won't be able to reuse your current DSL modem. It'll be a cable > modem. It shouldn't matter at all. As long as what comes out the > *other* end is an ethernet cable, you just plug in and go. > > If you get something that plugs into your USB port and not your > network card, that can be a little more troublesome. I have not had to > do this, and will let someone else chime in. I bet, however, that you > can tell NTL that your PC has a network card and they'll give you the > right equipment. > > -Eamonn > > Both modems I've had have been usb+ethernet. Although I have always used the ethernet option. Mike -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] NTL Cable installation
Gary Kearley wrote: > Hi, > > I am moving very soon, into an area which has NTL Cable, now I've never > had Cable before and need to know what I am dealing with. > > Would it be possible for someone who has NTL cable to describe, with > pictures if at all possible, the install and kit. > Basicly, it is a little blue (atm anyway, has been grey before) box that hooks up to a coax cable coming from the wall, and has a standard ethernet (rj45) socket on the back. As long as you have an ethernet connection on your computer you should be fine. Installation currently requires a windows box, but once setup it doesn't matter what OS you use. One caveat, is that you can only change mac addresses once within a 24 hours period. > IE I'm going to order the 3 for £30 offer they have, so with the one > cable entering the building, what connections will NTL supply (ie for > telly and phone and Internet, and what do I need to buy to have a > broadband wifi router with Ethernet switch? > > Is there anyway to use my current dsl router? (bt voyager 2100) (I doubt > this) > Nope, different protocols. > sorry for the basic and silly question, but I just don't know. > > Thanks > > Gary > > So far, I've been with ntl for around 6 years with 1 year off while I was living abroad. In that time I have had no issues besides the changing on ip addresses in the middle of the night about 3 times. (They changed the ip subnet I was on but the dhcp lease was still active. Required manual intervention to get back on (although a reboot would have also probably worked)) The speed they advertise is generally what you get and the usenet feeds on their server have a pretty good retention time (if you use that type of thing) Put simply, I prefer NTL (soon Virgin Media) with its guarenteed bw to these ADSL things where you can't be sure if today you will be syncing at 8Mbit or 64kbit... Mike PS NTL are testing 50Mbit cable in the kent area according to the register -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] top posting row (was Uk Loco team forums)
> >> Although it has been requested that the subject of forums be dropped, >> I was thinking (yes dangerous I know), is it possible to build a forum >> style front end onto mailman? It already holds archives of every >> message made to the list. If we use a front end to mailman it will not >> be a separate communication, the group will not be divided. (Mailman >> it written in python, which I have yet to get around to learning, its >> on my todo list though, but things seem to rarely get done of my >> todos). >> >> > I do believe there is something of the sort but: > a) It's commercial > b) It's expensive > c) I can't remember what it's called > Iirc, there is an open sores email to nntp gateway, and many nntp to web gateways... maybe that could work... Only got limited net access from here so I can't do much grepping... but I'll look into it tonight Mike -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums
Sean Miller wrote: > Ian wrote: > You might find that VMWare is a good way to experiment with Ubuntu > whilst still running windows... you can download a free 30-day-trial of > it from their website... you could then have Ubuntu in a window and "get > to know it". > VMWare Server for windows and linux is now free (just have to register and request upto a 100 license keys for free) its not the crippleware of yesteryear... Mike -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
