NTL broadband - using alternative pc

[vladamir]

have NTL broadband.

use my laptop - no problems.

put the ethernet cable into my pc - no joy. tells me i'm connected to a lan, tells me i'm connected at 100mbps, tells me how long i'm connected etc - but wont let me connect to the internet. - the PC works fine - i've used the net on it hundreds of times in diff. addresses.

i'm wondering, because the first time i used NTL broadband, i used the laptop - would NTL have recorded some details from that computer? and now that i'm trying to use a different computer i'm having trouble?

sorry to trouble AAM, but i've tried tried ringing NTL, i've given up and now i'm close to ringing the samaritans.

 

[Dearg Doom]

I've no direct experience with NTL's broadband set up, but you might check the IP properties for your network card and see if it has a fixed IP address - broadband routers usually require that you enable DHCP (the radio buttons with 'Obtain an IP address automatically' and 'Obtain DNS Server address automatically'). See [broken link removed] - link only viewable in Internet Explorer.