new router, not working with Sky

richard734

JD,
I agree with Tibby, having read the fuller description, and no insult intended, your techie ability, I would suggest that you take the new Sky router and return the PCW one, rather than try and get teh new one working.
It has NEVER been sky policy to enable 3rd party router.

Now, it may well be that the all singing adapter sold to you by PCW works at N standard and does not pick up B, which judging by the comments on age or old pc, is a possability.
When you plug in teh new Sky router, it may well jump into life

neilwoods

Just out of curiosity (richard734), who makes a usb wireless adapter that isn't backward compatible.

Dory78

Just so you know - Sky have a new N router due out later this month at a cost of £35 for existing customers

richard734

Ahh, now funny you should say that... The £10 jobby I got from Maplins for a quick fix the other month would work with G & N, but not B.
In work at the mo, will check the actual make when I get home and promise to post.

GunJack

it's only pretty new ones that aren't backward-compatable as far as b, however in the context of this thread b-standard wifi is not, I believe, the issue. More likely to be WEP/WPA settings mixed between router and adapter....