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Fubseh · 10-10-2005, 20:32

Well, I just got a knock on my door.

Seems my housemate left the modem, router, and laptop connected for a while. He started poking around in the properites (god knows what he did), and managed to get it working (wirelessly).

I had a quick check that he wasn't connected to next door's unsecured network, and he was definately connected to his own.

I vaguely remember something about the NTL Modems locking onto a single MAC address, then releasing and renewing every 4 hours or so. This was years ago, and I didn't think they still did it.

Regardless, after a quick Modem/Router/Laptop cold restart, it was still working. So I guess sharing a cable connection through an ADSL router is possible.

Thanks for all the advise.

10-10-2005, 20:32	#7
Fubseh Inactive Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	Re: Trying to get NTL Cable working with ADSL Router Well, I just got a knock on my door. Seems my housemate left the modem, router, and laptop connected for a while. He started poking around in the properites (god knows what he did), and managed to get it working (wirelessly). I had a quick check that he wasn't connected to next door's unsecured network, and he was definately connected to his own. I vaguely remember something about the NTL Modems locking onto a single MAC address, then releasing and renewing every 4 hours or so. This was years ago, and I didn't think they still did it. Regardless, after a quick Modem/Router/Laptop cold restart, it was still working. So I guess sharing a cable connection through an ADSL router is possible. Thanks for all the advise.