[Wiltshire] I'm back online at last but...

[David Fletcher]

On Wednesday 17 December 2008 20:26:36 Dianne wrote:
> Thanks for all the help I've been given.
>
> I finally put in a spare hdd, installed XP, whinged at Virgin, who told
> me to power off modem, plug ethernet back in, etc etc - exactly what
> i've been doing for 6 weeks, and the darn thing worked! Repartitioned
> and installed 8.10 clean, and it worked.
>
> XP wouldn't let me use my old user name, so in a fit of childish pique I
> chose "linuxrules" as my user name. :)
>

Do you now have a router in between the Virgin Media cable modem and your PCs? 
It provides you with some safety and local stability.

Dave