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dparker224 · 01-01-2008, 17:03

hi there,i changed over to cable broadband a few months ago,i have since bought a netgear wireless router which i was told would work with cable,but im unsure how to set it up,i plugged it into my cable phone line but couldnt get laptop to connect or my apple imac g5,at the moment im using the modem virgin gave me which has white cable screwed into the back of it,im just wondering if i need to unscrew that cable and put an ethernet type connection on which would fit the netgear router,anyone any ideas as im no expert on these things,model of router is NETGEAR WPN824.do i still need to connect through the virgin moden?or is there a simpler solution,im on windows vista and tiger 10.4 on apple.any help much appreciated,thanks,daniel

01-01-2008, 17:03	#1
dparker224 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3	How Do I Set Up Virgin Media Wireless hi there,i changed over to cable broadband a few months ago,i have since bought a netgear wireless router which i was told would work with cable,but im unsure how to set it up,i plugged it into my cable phone line but couldnt get laptop to connect or my apple imac g5,at the moment im using the modem virgin gave me which has white cable screwed into the back of it,im just wondering if i need to unscrew that cable and put an ethernet type connection on which would fit the netgear router,anyone any ideas as im no expert on these things,model of router is NETGEAR WPN824.do i still need to connect through the virgin moden?or is there a simpler solution,im on windows vista and tiger 10.4 on apple.any help much appreciated,thanks,daniel