NTL; Networking:

[MRev]

Can anybody explain to me in laymans terms how to network 2 PC's with my
"cable set top box" from NTL; Can you tell me please what hardware and
software is required for the task? and if possible a blow by blow account
of how to do it? The PC's are running XP including SP2: 1 Pc is 1200MHZ
Athlon with 20 Gig of memory spare and 512MB DDR RAM; the other is an Athlon
3200MHZ with 100 Gig memory spare and 512MB DDR RAM:

Thanx very much
Mercury_Rev

 

[Sleepless in Seattle]

You need to run cat5 from the STB to the WAN port of a broadband router.

The WRT54G http://www.linksys.com/international/product.asp?coid=6&ipid=452
is a broadband router + 4 port 10/100 switch + 802.11g access point. THIS IS
WHAT YOU NEED IF YOU WANT TO SHARE INTERNET ACCESS for both wired and
wireless devices and do not have an existing broadband router.

See slideshow re: device connection.
http://www.linksys.com/edu/networkbasics/Linksys Networking Basics_files/frame.htm

File sharing etc. explained

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0204.mspx

 

[MRev]

Thanx very much for your help.
Mercury_Rev

You need to run cat5 from the STB to the WAN port of a broadband router.

The WRT54G
http://www.linksys.com/international/product.asp?coid=6&ipid=452 is a
broadband router + 4 port 10/100 switch + 802.11g access point. THIS IS
WHAT YOU NEED IF YOU WANT TO SHARE INTERNET ACCESS for both wired and
wireless devices and do not have an existing broadband router.

See slideshow re: device connection.
http://www.linksys.com/edu/networkbasics/Linksys Networking Basics_files/frame.htm

File sharing etc. explained

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0204.mspx

 

[sailho]

have you checked out
http://www.ntlworld.com/help/support/solution.php
http://www.ntlworld.com/actiontec/ ntls partner

http://www.ntlworld.com/help/index_broadband.php
http://www.ntlworld.com/help/support/solution.php
? do you want to share your printer then may be look for a router with
wireless print server as well

 

[sailho]

two more sites

http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/beginnersguides/
http://www.homepcnetwork.com/