Please help-complete novice here

traveller

Hi everyone, I need to get a laptop for my son's birthday next friday.We already have virgin broadband.How do I go about getting him set up on another connection or go wireless?I really would appeciate some help as I know nothing and time is running out:o .Thanks in advance:D

Blacksheep1979

You'll need a wireless router, depending on if you want one with a modem built in you'll have to check whether you get your internet via cable or the telephone line. They're quite cheap these days but it is worth going for a decent brand such as linksys etc.

traveller

Hi, I get internet via cable. How would I install this-do virgin have to do this for me or can i do it myself and do i just put it in the modem we have now?Thanks for your reply.

scheming_gypsy

i set the same up for a friend. i picked one of these up
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=546994

plug the Virgin modem into it and run the wizard on the router and it sets itself up.

traveller

Hi again, today my frend came round and tried out a wired router with my modem to see iff it would transmit connections to both devices and the modem only transmitted to one, i was also told that the modem that i have is only a standard modem and does not support some kind of inside router that will transmit the multiple IP addreses instead of just one???? my modem was changed recently due to the original modem breaking i assume most peopl have with virgin broadband
(White with green lights) and was replaced with a small black modem that seems to be useless. I just wanted to know if that link you sent me wit the router if that router woulsd work with my modem this is the name of the modem if it helps Scientific Atlanta 2100 its black with green lights please help
Thanks

traveller

Hi AGAIN,
sorry for the fuss but to make things simpler what wireless router would work with the Scientific Atlanta 2100 Modem thanks for the help
xx:D

scheming_gypsy

traveller wrote: »

Hi again, today my frend came round and tried out a wired router with my modem to see iff it would transmit connections to both devices and the modem only transmitted to one, i was also told that the modem that i have is only a standard modem and does not support some kind of inside router that will transmit the multiple IP addreses instead of just one???? my modem was changed recently due to the original modem breaking i assume most peopl have with virgin broadband
(White with green lights) and was replaced with a small black modem that seems to be useless. I just wanted to know if that link you sent me wit the router if that router woulsd work with my modem this is the name of the modem if it helps Scientific Atlanta 2100 its black with green lights please help
Thanks

Firstly.. what your friend said doesn't make sense.
The modem itself connects to the router via a cable. The modem connects to the internet and then connects to router to the internet so any device that connects to the internet connects through the router which connects via the modem.
The router will deal with all the IP addresses needed for each client machine so the modem doesn't need to deal support more than one as it is only dealing with 1 IP address and that's the IP address of the router.

Not sure on the make and model of the modem they have but it is black with green lights and you should have no problem connecting with one.

traveller

Sorry about this but does that mean that the router you recomended wil lefinatelyt work with my modem as i was told different 6tanks soo much for the help

scheming_gypsy

i can't say definately but i can't see why not. It's a cable modem and Virgin is cable. I've set one up myself with no problems..

buy router - unbox - plug in - connect to modem via the network (RJ45) cable, connect computer using an RJ45 cable just incase the wireless isn't enabled - open internet browser - type in the IP address of the router (probably 192.168.1.1) - follow wizard.

all done

traveller

Thansk for that i will give it a try

BillScarab

Traveller I'm with Virgin and have a Scientific Atlanta 2100, it works fine and allows faster speeds than the older ones. I think your friend was thinking of the combined modem routers you can use with an ADSL connection but your'e on cable.

For what it's worth I use a Netgear WGR614 with mine and it's working fine with a wired PC, wireless laptop and wireless Wii.