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| Thread ID: 50335 | 2004-10-17 21:53:00 | adsl router? | yingxuan (3330) | Press F1 |
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| 282205 | 2004-10-17 22:41:00 | OK, Ive looked more closely at that cable, it is an ethernet cable. It will connect from the router to the Ethernet card in the computer. If you have more than one computer then you will also need to get a switch. The switch will have a port to connect to the router and then several outlets to connect to other computers (via their individual ethernet cards). | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 282206 | 2004-10-17 22:46:00 | Whether something is determined as a router or just a modem or hub has nothing to do with the number of ports it has . What makes it a router is the fact that it can route packets of data . That is, addressing the packets to the correct client machines address without using the scattergun technique a hub uses of sending the packets to every client in the hope of getting the info to the requesting machine and visa versa . That is how, when you are sharing a connection, you don't get the web pages the other machine has requested and they don't get to play your online game with you . A hub or switch, sometimes built in to the router, allows you to distribute the data without having to send it through a host client machine (or gateway) as it would be if the PC's were daisy chained in a peer to peer network rather than connected to a central hub/switch . Someone's bound to correct me if I've put you crook in any way ;) Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 282207 | 2004-10-17 22:48:00 | I found the modem at a dicksmith site and it indicates usb 1.1 connector. I don't see any of that on the modem... model is dsl-320g |
yingxuan (3330) | ||
| 282208 | 2004-10-17 23:01:00 | Yingxuan, Quote Ask the seller a question Seller Comment: The dsl-500 that i have has actually One adsl line out hole and one ethernet hole .According the modem it says it is a router EndQuote Having read you, the add, and the comment of the seller. The picture, the item, and the discription, are from different places. Caveat Emptor. D. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 282209 | 2004-10-17 23:01:00 | >>I found the modem at a dicksmith site and it indicates usb 1.1 connector. I don't see any of that on the modem... model is dsl-320g That is a different model to to one on TradeMe. The one at Dick smith does have a USB port as well as an ethernet port. It is better to use Ethernet, and install an ethernet card. The usb connection is for those who havent got\ dont to to fit\cant fit \etc an ethernet card. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 282210 | 2004-10-17 23:03:00 | yES.The modem itself says dsl-500 but the picture is entirely different When i went to dicksmith and look at the modem .The modem looks exactly the same as i have displayed at trademe.Im trying to figure out what is the correct model number! | yingxuan (3330) | ||
| 282211 | 2004-10-18 00:08:00 | The D-Link DSL-500 is not longer on the Dick Smith website, whatever youve found on the DSE site isnt the DSL-500. The picture on the trademe website isnt the DSL-500 either, I use a DSL-500 at home and it looks nothing like that. A router will only ever have one ethernet output, which can be conencted to a single pc or a switch/hub. Some ADSL routers also have inbuilt switches. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 282212 | 2004-10-18 00:36:00 | Peter is right. The TradeMe router is not a DSL-500 unless the case has changed. Here are the two types on the D-Link australian site: DSL-302G (www.dlink.com.au) DSL-500 (www.dlink.com.au) I get the impress the DSL-500 is no longer a current model, that's why it is no longer on the DSE site, and why it is difficult to find on the D-Link site. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 282213 | 2004-10-18 00:38:00 | ...[i]impresssion[i].... | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 282214 | 2004-10-18 01:45:00 | hmm.. at the back of the modem it says dsl-500 and the software driver cd too but the modem looks like dsl-302g | yingxuan (3330) | ||
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