broadband activated - what now?

mac123

just got email from Virgin that my BB has been activated.

all i want at the moment is to plug the router in the wall and use my laptop wirelessly as i dont want to set up my pc aswell yet.

Gonna get the ADSL Netgear router, what's the basic setup procedure for this??

regards
mac

Idiophreak

it should come with instructions, but generally it's pretty easy anyway.

1) Plug router into wall/phone line.
2) Plug lappy into router via ethernet patch cable.
3) Go to the router's IP in internet explorer (often 192.168.0.1 by default)
4) Set up the wireless. (normally only a couple of options)
edit: need to set up internet connection here too!
5) Unplug the patch cable and off you go

espresso

Full instuctions for setting up a Netgear here.

mac123

sorry, just realised no router till sunday ...

is there a temp way to access internet tonight even using a cable or do i need modem etc??

thanks

espresso

You will need a modem or a router with a modem built-in.

mac123

would there not be a modem built in with my laptop?

crox

Quite a few people have usb modems sitting in boxes in the loft (courtesy bt/tiscali etc), ask among your mates and I'm sure someone will have one.

espresso

mac123 wrote:

would there not be a modem built in with my laptop?

For dial-up yes but not suitable for BB.

mac123

albertross wrote:

didn't you get anything from Virgin? Are you buying the Netgear router from a shop?

i didnt get anything from virgin no, should i have??

i am getting the netgear from the shop but cant pick it up till sunday