Virgin Set Top Box Cable Modem Please Help

[mryan30]

Hi All
Am a complete newbie and any help would be much appreciated.
have had virgin set top box with broadband internet running through it for about 3 years.Recently my girlfriend bought herself a laptop and wants to connect to the internet..so bought a wireless router but am at a loss as to what to do ( where to connect it,with what cables ect)..and do i need a modem?
thanks in advance mark

[derrick]

you can buy a router and carry on with virgin broadband you can use laptop any where in the house then

[mryan30]

thanks for the quick reply,but really what i need to know is HOW to connect the wireless router (think im being dumb) as instruction weren't clear..Do i connect to my computer or does it just connect to the existing cable that is coming from my set top box to my computer.
thank you mark

[derrick]

if u get the router it will come with instructions mate, maybe sum1 can tell you where to purchase one

[mryan30]

hi,i have bought the router already but now dont know what to do,i dont have a modem (i dont think,broadband runs through settop box),so where do i go from here.thanks

[fiesta]

Have you not got a motorola modem from VM' as well as your set top I havnt heard of the set top being a modem aswell, I have had broadband with vm for about 3 years and have a seperate box with this you plug your wireless router into this then plug your laptop into router go on set up wizard and it configs every thing and away you go May be you just plug router into set top then laptop into set top and let the wizerd do the work, hope this helps

[mryan30]

hi,thanks for the reply..no i dont have anything apart from the settop box..is connected from a cable directly to my computer to get broadband.currently getting 2mb through it. thanks

[kevin_molyneux]

you need a modem you need to connect your router to your modem using an ethernet cable then connect your pc to your router using another ethernet cable or if youre going wireless you can configure it with the software that comes with the router or just use windows zero config which will do it for you