Hello,
I've been thinking of subscribing to a DSL service being offered by my ISP. I've been with them for many years and the service has been great. They do offer a self-install kit or professional installation, at an added cost.
My concern is that I would like to connect a G3 Lombard to the DSL service and since the laptop has an internal modem, I'm not sure I can even do this.
Has anyone out there had experience with connecting a Powerbook with an internal modem to DSL service?
While the internal PB modem and the DSL modem perform similar functions they are in no way interoperable. The DSL modem plugs into your phone line and an Ethernet cable connects to the laptop via the built in Ethernet port.
My DSL comes in through a DSL modem then into a Belkin wireless router. From there it goes wired to the household network and wireless to laptops.
The ISP also offers a SLIPSTREAM modem as part of the DSL hookup but makes no demand that their own modem be used. I would guess that another brand of modem might require additional concerns for installation and hookup.
Might as well use their's.
I have no experience with DSL and would like to know what might be some of the other modems for this purpose? Is a combination modem/router a good route to take for connecting to a DSL line?
I haven't seen too many DSL modems with the router built in. The only one that comes to mind was a SDSL modem meant for the business market. For home use the inexpensive routers are the way to go. These models work with either DSL or Cable modems.
Lastly, since it might be desirable to have a firewall with the DSL service, what might be some of the best types to use? Is this even a necessity with a Mac computer?
Any router will include a firewall. Also the basic function of a Network Address Translation (NAT, hiding multiple machines behind a single real world IP address) provides the best firewall possible.
OS X includes a firewall. OS 9 as a rule doesn't need it. OS 9 only turns on services when you tell it too and those services seem to be far more secure than similar services under certain "other" OSes.
One issue to check on is whether your ISP is using PPPoE. PPPoE is a "feature" cooked up by ISPs to make their life easier. So naturally it makes your life more difficult. One problem is that the PPPoE client software for Mac OS 9 is flakey. If you do have to use PPPoE then I'd strongly recommend a router.
My ISP doesn't use PPPoE but I have setup some systems using it. OS X's PPPoE client is supposed to be far more robust but I haven't used it.
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