Colin J Thomson wrote:
Best route is.. Add a NIC to the system (one that is supported) and then get either an ethernet DSL modem or better a DSL router (With a built in modem)..Hi Mark, Antonio
On Tuesday 27 January 2004 21:48, Mark wrote:
Get a DSL modem that works on ethernet and not USB. Then pretty much
the modem will work with any OS as long as your network card is working.
OK, so you both say keep away from USB, hmmm
FYI the system here is just Desktop use not networked at all and no other OS, so the best route is? sorry for the Dumb question, I guess its late ;)
Colin
First the NIC if you are on a tight budget then pretty much anything with a realtek chip should work fine.. Otherwise most of the name brands like 3com or Intel are good bets..
As for the DSL router be careful of the things called a "broadband firewall router" or "DSL firewall".. make sure it has a built in DSL modem.. The easy way to check is to look at the ports on the device, if there are only ethernet ( RJ45 ) ports then its not what you are after, you want a device that has 1 or 4 ethernet ports and one DSL ( RJ11 ) port..
Hope that helps..
