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Got Mac laptop... Want to be able to plug home ntl broadband into it, and use it!

  • 04-03-2006 2:09pm
    #1
    Dave!
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    hey folks,

    descriptive title eh :p

    As it says really...! I got a new iBook yesterday and I want to be able to hook it up to the broadband at home.

    I go into the Network Setup Assistant and it sees if the ISP will let me connect automatically or something like that (which it doesn't) -- then it goes onto a page asking for...

    IP Address
    Subnet Mask
    Router Address
    DNS Hosts

    I don't know where to find that on the PC that currently uses the broadband, so I guess if someone could post that, that'd be a good start!

    I don't know if these are details that are the same for every ntl connection, or if they're computer-specific, so if they're general things then where can I find them?

    I haven't rang up customer support yet cos it's a bit awkward dragging the laptop into the phone, and it has to be unplugged, and then I have to plug it into the internet, etc etc., so I'm just trying myself first, and I'll ring them if I fail... again :o

    Thanks for any help!


Comments

  • #2
    philologos
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    are you trying to connect directly with Ethernet or to the router with Airport Express?


  • #3
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    I'm plugging it in with Ethernet. Is Airport Express wireless internet? Cos I presume that's what I'll be using in college... :)


  • #4
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,450 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    DaveMcG wrote:
    I'm plugging it in with Ethernet. Is Airport Express wireless internet? Cos I presume that's what I'll be using in college... :)

    A friend of mine got an ibook recently and it was only a matter of connecting it to the router - the ibook detected all the settings itself. Have you tried doing that?


  • #5
    GarfieldConnoll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 326 ✭✭GarfieldConnoll


    dub45 wrote:
    A friend of mine got an ibook recently and it was only a matter of connecting it to the router - the ibook detected all the settings itself. Have you tried doing that?
    Check Apple Icon> Location> Automatic.

    Check your location is set to Automatic. That should do it for you.

    Garfield.


  • #6
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Ahh, thanks alot folks! :D

    I did try that, just plugging it in and selecting automatic, but it didn't work, so I just unplugged the box and restarted the computer, and hey presto!

    Thanks a bunch :)

    Now, to download FireFox :p


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