Cable internet and TV question for the Techies
 

Guys

After finding out that Bell can only supply 512Kbps to our property, I've opted for Rogers Cable 6Mbps and the bare minimum cable TV package.

This is going to be fitted when we're still in the UK and our property developer is going to let the Rogers monkey in to work his magic.

I know NOTHING about cable TV so I'm told he'll leave a cable box and a TV remote in the Lounge. Do you know if I connect a TV via an S-Video cable to the receiver box? Just curious...

He's going to fit a cable modem in the office. Apparently, you can only fit a Rogers modem to the line...is that a load of old cobblers per chance?

Additionally, does anyone know if I can simply bang a wireless router into the cable modem via a length of UTP, to share out the connection.

Many thanks.

Little-Bster.


Ps. Rogers impose a 62GB monthly download limit now, to reign in all you p2p'ers ;)

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Yes, we have a Rogers cable and three machines connected via a router.

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We get 5.1Mbps with Videotron cable, along with the basic cable package. There is a cable in the basement that I've split to feed TVs in two rooms and the Boy's computer, when he nicks the modem from my office upstairs (another split cable).

Interesting about the download limit (ours appears to be 20 gigs). What does it mean?

<wishes he could work out how to use the router thingy>

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Using wires :

1. Walk to router vendor.

2. Purchase router.

3. Shut down all computers.

4. Disconnect power to modem.

5. Disconnect wire coming out of modem from computer, plug into router.

6. Run wire from router to original computer.

7. Go for a fag.

8. Plug in modem.

9. Plug in router.

10. Restart original computer.

11. Surf a little porn, just enough to be sure it works.

12. Plug wires from other computers into router ports.

13. Start other computers.

That's it. I expect it's similar with wireless but I haven't bothered with it.

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Ours is wireless. Currently useless.

It would work fine if both the computers were using reasonably recent versions of Windows. The pooters would "just know". As it is, one is using Millennium, the other '97. It can be worked around but the instructions were written by someone that doesn't like other people very much.

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When I connected my brother's computer (about 3 years ago, Windows XP Pro) to a router and a Rogers Hi Speed modem It would always give me a DNS not found error. I got over that by connecting the computer directly to the modem, writing down the address for the DNS Server and making it the default DNS server for that computers network connection and finally hooking everything up again. Somehow when we connected his PS2 so he could play online it worked flawlessly without having to do any changes. Besides that everything worked great from the beginning and he is still using it without any problems.

bm71

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7. Go for a fag.
I'm trying to give that up :D not smoking but using that expression as it caused a lot of embarrassment when i first got here

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MS service pack 2 ****s up routers :( most issues with routers are software based and if both pcs etc have service pack 2 only 1 works.. its madness :(

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No Andy, I think dbd did really mean go find a gay man!!! ;)

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lmao, i did wonder :confused:

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I meant an oily.

If Souvenir wants to step away and enjoy some rent that's not a matter of concern to me but it would take longer than the modem needs to reset. (At least, I'd guess it'd take longer). I think it unlikely that he would, Mrs. Souvenir would likely not be pleased, but then who's to say, once one leaves for the colonies conventional mores really no longer apply.

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Now then I thought you had an inbuilt aversion to social and conventional mores!!!! I am disappointed ;)

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Not an aversion, no, I strive for conventionality, I'm just not very good at it.

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Thanks guys.

Souvenir - the bandwidth limit theoretically means that your web connection will stop working or you'll get hit with charges if you touch the limit.

I think 62GB is quite generous though - even if you're a real bit-torrent\Kazaar fan (ie, you download some huge files..continuously).

Little-B.

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Is that 62gb down, or up and down combined? Off to hurriedly check if Shaw's the same...