I only have a router, no modem, its just 1 white box they sent me,
plug the phone line into it and the adsl cable

I cant send email or recieve it, but I can send mail to this group which is
odd.
I use Direct Connect (p2p) and I can only get files in pasive mode, so
someone suggested I need to 'forward the ports'  hence the big thing about
an English translation or something.

cheers

"Ryan Ginstrom" <ginstrom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Elbow" <tokyoelbowNOSPAM@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:c4ont9$2juvdd$1@ID-220360.news.uni-
> > Its a router but its called  ' ADSL modem(katakana) NV
> > Ive logged onto it via my browser.
>
> OK, I've got mine plugged into a Buffalo router (which has a *brilliantly*
> translated UI and manual, I might add), which takes care of all that
stuff.
>
> However, I once tried plugging straight into the modem to see if I got
> better connection speed (I didn't), and if I recall everything just went
> through kind of like magic. Are you on XP?
>
> But this is probably a dead end. If you are getting onto the Interweb
> thingy, but just can't log onto your email server, I would suspect that
your
> account settings are wonky, and it doesn't have anything to do with your
> modem (router). I see you're on OE -- just mail me your login, password,
CC
> #, mailing address, and mother's maiden name, and I'll see if I can get
you
> sorted out.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Ryan Ginstrom
>