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| 302584 | 2004-12-13 08:49:00 | I've decided it's time to evolve from the stone age and investigate ADSL. It appears that in NZ we're all using PPPoA rather than PPPoE, but I'm still not 100% sure how it works. If two clients on a LAN accessed the internet through a gateway, what would that gateway need to by connected to? A router, a modem? Or does the gateway actually do the job of the router? This is my diagramatic undetstanding: CLIENT A ------- SWITCH --------- GATEWAY ------- MODEM -------- internet CLIENT B ... CLIENT N Is this correct? |
Caesius (3758) | ||
| 302585 | 2004-12-13 09:05:00 | Routers often are gateways, just like a computer can be a gateway, it's more in the setup than the actual function, you just name the routers IP as the gateway in your TCP/IP settings or in your case Eth0 or 1, I guess . Get yourself an ADSL router, it'll also have a modem . It makes life simple if the you have a router that is in combination with a modem, it's the latter that makes the connection the former that makes dure it gets to the correct client machine (LAN)and in reverse, the correct end point on the internet (WAN) . Most ADSL routers these days come with built in switches, although you can still get them sans switches, which is what your likely to want as you already have one, you'll be able to save a few $$ . |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 302586 | 2004-12-13 09:08:00 | Add in: When it comes time to purchase the ADSL router, post for suggestions or whether your choice(s) are appropriate. My advice is to stick with external ethernet devices, that is avoid PCI (generally not routers) and USB. | Murray P (44) | ||
| 302587 | 2004-12-13 17:07:00 | y'know many say 'avoid usb' but why ? | drcspy (146) | ||
| 302588 | 2004-12-13 17:36:00 | Well for the most part USB is slower compared to ethernet. Over the last 2 weeks I've installed the D-link modem which comes with the Xtra ADSL package. 3 of them were USB and the last one was ethernet. The 3 USB connections all ran @ about 10Mbps while the ethernet ran @ 100Mbps. Also with the ethernet connection I did, it was up and running in 20 minutes.... that includes hooking up 2 clients and a switch. For me personally I prefer the ethernet setup as it is a lot easier and faster to get up and running. There's no need for driver installation just a free network card/adapter and you're away. cheers chiefnz |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 302589 | 2004-12-13 18:43:00 | hm.......perhaps the ethernet is easier to setup, (i've done both), but as for the speed well I feel thats largely irrelevant cause even 10mbs is WAY faster than any isp connection you are gonna get.......... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 302590 | 2004-12-13 19:18:00 | Other issues with USB and PCI. If your line isn't completely up to scratch, USB & PCI modems will be affected long before ethernet has an issue. Ever seen a PCI modem with a hub/switch and router? Ever seen a USB one for that matter. On windows machines avoid MS ICS by using an external ethernet router. You can then have a less complex connection. USB and PCI modems both use your processing power not their own as per ethernet. Somewhat similar to winmodems vs hardware modems. Most USB and PCI ADSL modems are pretty much dumb. A router is the most secure option. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 302591 | 2004-12-13 19:43:00 | "USB and PCI modems both use your processing power not their own as per ethernet"..............pretty much irrelevant with todays processors.......as for your not use MS ICS i'd agree it's crap.......I did recently set up an system which had an internal pci adsl modem and did a wireless network using a wireless router and in order for the other pc's to connect i used analogx 'proxy' program.......it's actually FAR superior to MS crap and very very easy to setup/run......... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 302592 | 2004-12-13 19:55:00 | >>USB and PCI modems both use your processing power not their own as per ethernet >pretty much irrelevant with todays processors gamers would disagree ;-) (same goes for winmodems) also pci/usb tend not to handle poor lines very well so if your at the end of the adsl rangethen an external will be reliable. ever noticed the amount of USB problems we see here ??? i would use a pci over a usb, usb relies of far to many other things which can cause problems. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 302593 | 2004-12-13 20:22:00 | Agree there tweak'e . Drcspy, I could trawl through some posts to find out what Caesius's machine specs are, maybe USB or PCI will be fine for the machine but I adhere to the principle that if it's unnecessary to put extra load on your machine, don't, especially if there is a superior option available which will fit perfectly with the current LAN setup . I also think eth will be more compatiable with BSD which is Caesius's primary OS . Ethernet configuration is all that is required without having to get into USB or modem software on top of that . |
Murray P (44) | ||
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