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| 212881 | 2004-02-04 20:42:00 | Is anyone using the $97 intermal dsl modem from DSE ? Results ? Other recommendations ? Cheers T |
TonyF (246) | ||
| 212882 | 2004-02-04 20:51:00 | Only if you really have to. Internal DSL modems are less sensitive and unsuited in marginal signal areas, and give zero protection from hackers. You need a fully configured firewall if using one. An external ethernet connected router is far better if you can afford to go that way. They give NAT (Network Address Translation) which acts as a hardware firewall against incoming problems. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 212883 | 2004-02-04 21:09:00 | Agree with Goddie. Internal DSL (& USB ones) are the equivalent of cheap winmodems to dialup. They work ok if everything is perfect in the world but, can throw wobblies for no apparent reason. They also put an verhead on your processing power although, if you machine is reasonably recent, it won't have much effect. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 212884 | 2004-02-04 21:58:00 | > Internal DSL modems are less sensitive and unsuited > in marginal signal areas, and give zero protection > from hackers. Also external are just the same! they also give zero protection from hackers, that is why you need a firewall of some type e.g. a hardware firewall or a software firewall. So it does not really matter if you have an internal or external adsl / dsl modem, you will still need a firewall. And you don’t even need a router (and the extra cost for getting one), if you have more then one computer that you what to connect to the Internet then just use ICS (Internet connection sharing). |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 212885 | 2004-02-04 23:25:00 | Stu, most external ethernet connected ADSL modem/routers include the NAT functionality . They are most definitely not the same as internal . That give a hardware firewall funtion for all incoming packets . Anyone trying to get in can only see the router and not the PCs . With no software firewall at all, my 4 PCs are all totally stealthed when behind my modem/router . Connecting when using a router is so much easier than ICS . Any PC can access the web without the ICS host being on . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 212886 | 2004-02-04 23:56:00 | And ICS can be very fickle as well. Just search through the posts for a start. :D Much better with a router, well worth the extra cost. |
Pheonix (280) | ||
| 212887 | 2004-02-04 23:59:00 | > So it does not really matter if you have an internal > or external adsl / dsl modem, you will still need a > firewall. For outgoing especially I agree with you Stu but, I would rather have a NAT router with a software firewall than PCI/USB modem with same. > And you don’t even need a router (and the extra cost > for getting one), if you have more then one computer > that you what to connect to the Internet then just > use ICS (Internet connection sharing). Time is money. Mucking around with extra un-needed ICS settings and glitches are a cost all the same and if you don't achieve the same quality of service that's, another cost. 2 cents worth ;) Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 212888 | 2004-02-05 02:02:00 | I have tried all of them; Internal DSL modem heavy on PCU resources and sometimes takes time to log on. Also needs drivers. D-Link External USB modem- problems with drivers with XP and slow to log on. DSE ADSL Ethernet Router exellent in all respects. Price has now been reduced to $145. Well worth it. Has 4 ADSL sockets and 1 USB socket. Always connects in a few seconds. |
Mzee (158) | ||
| 212889 | 2004-02-05 02:27:00 | > DSE ADSL Ethernet Router exellent in all respects. > Price has now been reduced to $145. ?? $159 ?? |
TonyF (246) | ||
| 212890 | 2004-02-05 03:31:00 | $144 Trade Price $159 Retail Price |
godfather (25) | ||
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