[OT] Help to set up a Virgin cable modem fro broadband access

["Neil Ball" <neilball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm stuck trying to help my mum set up her PC to use a new Virgin
broadband
connection and I live 250 miles away so we are trying to do this over the
phone! Her PC runs Windows ME so cannot use the setup disc provided by
Virgin as it needs Windows 2000 or XP. I'm sure that the cable modem could
be used with a router but am struggling to get Virgin to confirm this. They
keep on insisting that she has to upgrade to XP and use the modem connected
directly or to buy a new computer! Are there any cable broadband users on
the list who can confirm that the modem will work with a suitable router?
If
so then what are the main settings on the router (apart from user name
&
password) that need to be set.



Neil B.







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