Hi There - my brother in law has ISP with Tiscali and old PC running Win98 needed Speedtouch 330 to allow connection. The guy who came to modify phone cable put a new box in where the modem cable (RJ45 ???) plugged straight into a second socket on the box without using the filter. BIL has now bought a laptop with Win XP and wants to use this in a different room where the phone socket is standard BT phone connection and when I try to set up Speedtouch 330 (using the supplied filter as this is only thing 330 can plug into RJ45 ??) it won't work. Can someone tell me the name of connector for the BT phone socket thingy so I can see if there is a cable that will go from his 330 into the phone socket or tell me what to do - he is poorly and can't get to the room where the connection works - not looking to have more than one running at the same time - be very grateful for any help.
2007-01-10 10:29:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
yeh you you will need is a hub usually 4 port you plug your ethernet cables rj45 into the hub, you can buy them on a windable reel usually 15metre in length so that should be ample to reach upstairs just go to ne pc shop and tell them what you want to do and they will help you out afterall they want your money
2007-01-10 12:03:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
New sockets have a filter built in which is why there is two sockets. It should work using the filter.
If his laptop is wireless I would suggest ditching the speedtouch (rubbish anyway) and getting a wireless router, you can get these for about £40 and would but down on wires going in to laptop.
If he is out of contract with tiscali try calling them and see if they offer a deal for cheaer broadband and say what you really want s wireless maybe they will offer it to retain him.
2007-01-10 12:11:14 · answer #2 · answered by Gordon B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋