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I have an old BT Model 5861 (Part No 120-5861-003) router, which I want to use to enable two PCs to use my Wanadoo broadband account, is this possible and if it is, how do I do it and do I need any driver software?

Thanks,

Dom.

I really dont have a clue try e-mailing BT about this.

you will need to logo onto the router and tell it your wanadoo log in detials

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Originally posted by Meloco
I really dont have a clue try e-mailing BT about this.

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that gave no help what so ever !!!

post reported !!!

p.s.
change your avater caption, its too long

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Originally posted by toddy

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Originally posted by Meloco
I really dont have a clue try e-mailing BT about this.

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that gave no help what so ever !!!

post reported !!!

p.s.
change your avater caption, its too long

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actually it did, e-mailing is a good idea? maybe yours should be reported

lol. thanks. how do I log onto it? I'm guessing I need to connect to it first but how do I enter the details?

have u not got an instructions ??

well u need to network it to both computers and then log on to it tho internet explorer. to log on you will need to know the ip address of the router, and then you will need to input the username and password.

for my make of router, the username is the make of the router and the password is "password"

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http://www.broadbandreports.com/faq/eff#9 seems to have abit of information in it

Thanks so much, I haven't got any instructions with it because I bought it off a friend after my old one failed (I had someone else set up my old one). I'll try it, thanks.

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Originally posted by deej
because I bought it off a friend

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ask him for the ip adress and the log in details !! or even ask him to set it up

His computer has crashed and I don't know his phone number so I can't ask him the IP. Is there any other way I can find it?

Not really no.  I'd assume it would be in the range of 192.168.0.*

Just keep attempting to connect to it via internet explorer or telnet or even hyperterminal depending on how it accepts connections.