dianne reuby wrote: > When I installed Ubuntu two years ago, it picked up my ntl/Virgin cable > modem immediately. The modem was using a USB connection. > > Last week the gas company dug up the pavement and managed to break my > Virgin cable and, as the Virgin engineers found today, also concrete > over the break. While they're waiting for their colleague with the > pneumatic drill to visit, they've set up a temporary connection and also > given us a new modem as ours was very old. However it only has ethernet > connections - this is working fine on my husbands XP, but not on Ubuntu > (8.10 installed or 8.04 LiveCD). My ethernet controller is Realtek > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
<snip> So they have given you a new modem that doesn't have USB? Do you have a router at all? If you only have one ethernet connection on the modem and two PC's you're going to either have to either stick in another network card in your husband's PC and setup internet connection sharing to share the connection (which means his PC will have to be on when you use your PC - plus you'll need either a crossover cable or switch) or the easiest way is to get a cheap cable router. These would probably do the job for you... Safecom 4 port Cable router (not wireless though) at £14 ish plus delivery - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Network+Products/Wired/DSL%2FCable+Router/+Safecom+4+Port+Cable%2FDSL+Broadband?productId=26142 MSI Cable router with wireless at about £26 plus delivery - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Network+Products/Wireless/DSL%2FCable+Router/MSI+RG60SE+108Mbps+SuperG+Wireless+Broadband+DSL+Router+?productId=26913 You might even be able to find them cheaper than that or your other option would to be to complain to Virgin Media that you now can't use your internet connection over the two PCs because of the change in modem. They do supply wireless routers to new customers (not sure if you have to be on a specific package) so it might be worth complaining to see if they'll send one out for free. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/