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322397	2005-02-08 03:04:00	Sorry man you guys lost me, the modem i got from telecom has a cable to connect USB or Ethernet, but whats ethernet? do you have to have some sort of card in your comp for that?? When the modem arrives there will be a blue 'ethernet cable' in the box. The ends of this blue cable will resemble a telephone plug but a little bigger. On the back of your computer you will be looking for a female slot that this blue cable will fit into. If you dont have one then pay to get one installed, they are very cheap. I installed one for a friend and couldnt believe how easy it was.	sam m (517)
322398	2005-02-08 04:06:00	When the modem arrives there will be a blue 'ethernet cable' in the box. The ends of this blue cable will resemble a telephone plug but a little bigger. On the back of your computer you will be looking for a female slot that this blue cable will fit into. If you dont have one then pay to get one installed, they are very cheap. I installed one for a friend and couldnt believe how easy it was. Thanks sam, yep got one of those, has a green and a yellow light by it, :)	G-Boy (6793)
322399	2005-02-08 05:53:00	Just to expand on Sam's advice, they're called ethernet cards, network cards, network interface cards (NIC), local area network cards (LAN card), network adapter (MS/OS devices) and yes, they do a have yellow and green activity lights next to the RJ45 socket. Plug er in, set your adapters properties (TCP/IP) then use your browser to set up the router, or do they use those horrible wizard things these days peeps? :yuck:	Murray P (44)
322400	2005-02-08 06:08:00	Just to expand on Sam's advice, they're called ethernet cards, network cards, network interface cards (NIC), local area network cards (LAN card), network adapter (MS/OS devices) and yes, they do a have yellow and green activity lights next to the RJ45 socket. Plug er in, set your adapters properties (TCP/IP) then use your browser to set up the router, or do they use those horrible wizard things these days peeps? :yuck: Is it the D-Link dsl302g? When plugged in you should get the icons on the bottom right saying you are connected. Double click on those to bring up "Local Area Connection Status" box. Click on properties | Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) | then properties. Make sure that 'obtain IP address automatically " & "obtain dns server address automatically" are ticked. OK out of there. Open up Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: 10.1.1.1 Username : admin Password : admin There is a login selection (cant remember exact wording). Click on that and then you should be able to type in your username and password for your jetstream connection. I think you save from there, modem reboots and then you should be working. BTW have you been notified that jetstream is enabled? Wont be worth doing this until so. ps - done from memory as I set it up 2 days ago, apologies if wrong HTH	sam m (517)
322401	2005-02-08 06:42:00	Thanks again for your help people, yea it is the dsl320g sam,waiting for my connection to start Wednesday, so ill give the ethernet install a wizz then, Murray p mentioned ethernet gives a more reliable connection, so it sounds like me, the choice of usb or ethernet has no bearing on the ping time or such for gaming though ay?	G-Boy (6793)
322402	2005-02-08 09:13:00	Dont know what sort of things other than line speed contribute to ping for gaming, but using ethernet cant hurt and the other positives of connecting via ethernet make it a much better option anyway. Good luck.	sam m (517)
322403	2005-02-11 20:33:00	Easy to use? 2 clicks to connect, or disconnect? With an external ethernet connected modem, no such thing as clicking. It is never disconnected unless you wish to power it down for some reason. But what if you don't want to be connected 24/7. In my not quite paranoia world I don't like having my Internet on when I'm away from the computer. Anyway, I'm possibly going the external ethernet route soon, as I'm changing ISP to Xtra and going to grab their freebie just for the sake of it.	Greg (193)
322404	2005-02-11 21:04:00	Anyway, I'm possibly going the external ethernet route soon, as I'm changing ISP to Xtra and going to grab their freebie just for the sake of it. The Xtra freebie is just part of Telecom's push to get 250,000 ADSL connections. Since you are already connected you may not get it. " Offer available to new residential and home business connections to Telecom JetStream network only."	PaulD (232)
322405	2005-02-11 21:29:00	But what if you don't want to be connected 24/7. In my not quite paranoia world I don't like having my Internet on when I'm away from the computer. Anyway, I'm possibly going the external ethernet route soon, as I'm changing ISP to Xtra and going to grab their freebie just for the sake of it. I'm sure the D-Link will have a little switch to turn it off and on, ie, disconnect from the net. If I turn mine off (a Dynalink), which is rare, it takes about 20-30 seconds to boot up and connect. Check out the fine print of the Xtra deal, being promoted as an Xtra deal Telecom should not come into it, but we know different don't we and as Paul suggests, there looks to be a hook in the bait.	Murray P (44)
322406	2005-02-11 22:39:00	But what if you don't want to be connected 24/7. In my not quite paranoia world I don't like having my Internet on when I'm away from the computer. Anyway, I'm possibly going the external ethernet route soon, as I'm changing ISP to Xtra and going to grab their freebie just for the sake of it. Like Murray says, just turn the router's switch off - far quicker than a couple of clicks with the mouse. If your computer and modem are both plugged into a multi-plug board like mine, one switch will turn off everything once the computer is closed down and when switched back on again the modem is online and ready by the time the computer has booted.	topazz (6559)
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