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| Thread ID: 50335 | 2004-10-17 21:53:00 | adsl router? | yingxuan (3330) | Press F1 |
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| 282215 | 2004-10-18 01:46:00 | Some things you need to know:- There are 2 types of Ethernet cables, "crossover" & "straight or patch". Crossover is for connecting two computers. Patch or Straight is for connecting computers to Routers. Most Routers will only connect with a Patch cable, but Dick Smith Routers (XH1169 & XH1149) adjust themselves to adapt to the type of cable plugged in. Dynalink must have Patch cables. So if in doubt fit Patch cables. A Router/Modem can have any number of Ehertnet ports & usually has one USB port. You can have one computer on the USB port & another on the Ethernet plug at the same time. (can't spell simotaneously?) You need software for the USB port but none for the Ethernet. |
Mzee (158) | ||
| 282216 | 2004-10-18 02:09:00 | >A Router/Modem can have any number of Ehertnet ports No the ADSL routers that ship with more than one ethernet port have intergrated switches/hubs. These arent routers they are a modem+router+switch. Thanks to companies like DSE with next to know technical knowledge incorrect terms are used in advertising that are very confusing. What is commonly sold in NZ as a router isnt acutally a router its a ADSL modem + router. It is possible to just buy a simple router with has one ethernet input and one ethernet output, without a external ethernet modem its useless. A routers job is to mearly share an internet connection, you still need a modem to establish an internet connection, and you still need an existing network to share the connection over. Ive seen countless cases where people have brought routers assuming (thanks to DSE) that they will work with there DSL connection. They get the router home rip the box open and find that there nowhere to plug the telephone cable into. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 282217 | 2004-10-18 02:41:00 | From what I have been told, a router moves data between 2 or more networks. It doesn't have to have anything to do with the internet. An ADSL router moves data between 2 networks, the internet and your local network (which might be one or more PC's). NAT (Network Address Translation) allows the internet connection to be shared by more than one PC. A router must have 2 or more network sockets on it to work (or in the case of an ADSL router one network socket and a telephone socket) |
CYaBro (73) | ||
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