John Rumm wrote:
Zen83237 wrote:
I was asking last week about getting cable installed for telephone. I
have booked Virgin to do an installation but I gather that the
broadband comes via the tv coax not the paired telephone cable.
I assume therefore that a router connects directly with what ever tv
terminal that they install, not the telephone box.

They will provide a cable modem (typically by Cisco at the moment it
seems) with a single ethernet port on it. You can also elect to have
them provide a 4 port wired/wireless router (DLink), or provide your
own. The modem will come with some additional co-ax fly-leads and a F
type two port RF splitter to insert between the cable entry point and
the TV box. Hence allowing a split to the cable modem.

In mine, the cable enters the house, runs round for a bit and ends up at
a two-port F-type wall outlet in the living room, one of which port is
blanked off with a screw-on blanking plug (it appears to be intended for
FM radio, but doesn't seem to work as I once tried connecting it to the
hifi without success). The second port of the wall outlet connects to
a second, in-line, 2-port F-type splitter which divides the cable
between the cable modem and TV box.

Out of interest - because I'd like to do it to mine - is there any
reason why I shouldn't move the in-line splitter so it's before the wall
outlet? ie, is the wall outlet just a simple splitter too? That would
be much better as I could then site the cable modem with my PC kit,
rather than having it contribute to the spaghetti pile behind the TV in
the living room.

David