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| 322387 | 2005-02-07 06:22:00 | Just after a bit of advice, Telecom are sending me one of their free dynalink (external) modems you get with there jetstream pakage, But i allready have a Conexant internal modem. Is there any benifit over external or internal? and is one of the modems better than the other? | G-Boy (6793) | ||
| 322388 | 2005-02-07 06:35:00 | Is your internal device an ADSL modem? If you have been using it for dial up then its not ADSL, You need a device that matches the delivery method...... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 322389 | 2005-02-07 06:41:00 | Is your internal device an ADSL modem? If you have been using it for dial up then its not ADSL, You need a device that matches the delivery method...... Yes it is a adsl modem, I have two modems on the comp, moved rural and lost my speed a year ago, but telecom have extended the service. |
G-Boy (6793) | ||
| 322390 | 2005-02-07 06:48:00 | Yes it is a adsl modem, I have two modems on the comp, moved rural and lost my speed a year ago, but telecom have extended the service. lucky, they arent doing that for me....... |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 322391 | 2005-02-07 08:25:00 | If you have a choice of ethernet external or a combo (ethernet & USB) and it's not costing you anything, go for it. Are they still using the D-Link routers, if yes, it has ethernet. External ethernet should give you a better more reliable connection than internal PCI or external USB, especially if your at the limit of the signal coverage. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 322392 | 2005-02-07 08:51:00 | The advantage of external ethernet is that is gives an effective hardware "firewall" function through NAT (Network Address Translation) for all inward traffic whereas an internal requires you to use a well configured software firewall, or your PC is wide open to the world. And the issue of reliability for marginal areas. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 322393 | 2005-02-07 20:58:00 | The advantage of external ethernet is that is gives an effective hardware "firewall" function through NAT (Network Address Translation) for all inward traffic whereas an internal requires you to use a well configured software firewall, or your PC is wide open to the world. And the issue of reliability for marginal areas. Just a viewpoint from a longtime user of an inexpensive internal PCI adsl modem - the advantage being their simplicity of use... they are super easy to use.. 2 clicks of a mouse to connect, 2 clicks of a mouse to disconnect. Setup is easy, reliability has been great for 2 years, and from a security perspective, a free software firewall does perfectly. "well configured" of course being important. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 322394 | 2005-02-07 22:52:00 | Greg, as Telecom/Xtra are currently running a deal with "free" bundled external modem, if it was me, I'd take that every time over PCI or USB. If the offer is not taken and the line is subsequently revealed to be unreliable then I doubt they'd throw an external one in for nix to resolve the issue. Most of the setups for external modems are pretty good these days, I'd also rather spend an extra few minutes configuring NAT than not have it with the increasing sofistication of malware and its perpetrators. Then there is the question of networking/sharing the connection. If it's ever required in the future, then ethernet is much more straight forward than a second NIC and MS ICS with consequent need to have the gateway computer on for the other to connect. One other thing with external modems, if your PC spec's are less than stellar on the grunt side of things, they use far less resources than PCI or USB. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 322395 | 2005-02-07 22:58:00 | Just a viewpoint from a longtime user of an inexpensive internal PCI adsl modem - the advantage being their simplicity of use... they are super easy to use.. 2 clicks of a mouse to connect, 2 clicks of a mouse to disconnect. Setup is easy, reliability has been great for 2 years, and from a security perspective, a free software firewall does perfectly. "well configured" of course being important. Easy to use? 2 clicks to connect, or disconnect? With an external ethernet connected modem, no such thing as clicking. It is never disconnected unless you wish to power it down for some reason. The internet just becomes part of the local network, no concious decision is needed to "connect" at all, its just "there" 24/7 Also the external ethernet connected modem makes sharing the connection with another PC a breeze, does not require the "host" to be on and connected as an internal PCI or USB connected modem does. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 322396 | 2005-02-08 02:51:00 | If you have a choice of ethernet external or a combo (ethernet & USB) and it's not costing you anything, go for it. Are they still using the D-Link routers, if yes, it has ethernet. External ethernet should give you a better more reliable connection than internal PCI or external USB, especially if your at the limit of the signal coverage. Sorry man you guys lost me, the modem i got from telecom has a cable to connect USB or Ethernet, but whats ethernet? do you have to have some sort of card in your comp for that?? |
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