Correct. Most dsl "modems" arn't really modems but just routers.
Anywho, I was speaking of REAL "modems". On Sunday 07 October 2001 01:38 pm, you wrote: > > It's modulated and demodulated into analog format. Hence > > MoDem. > > Actually, even though DSL and Cable "modems" perform their signaling in the > RF spectrum, they don't use frequency modulation for the physical > signaling, so they aren't really modems. > > > Im sure the > > modem does error checking on THAT process, but the tcp/ip > > error checking is > > done when the packet is sent up the stack, which happens at > > the driver level, > > not the modem level. > > Correct. Although some of the new Ethernet cards to TCP/IP CRC checksum > validation in hardware now, instead of sending it up the stack, alleviating > this burden on the host CPU. > > > I'm sure Stan can describe this process better. > > I'd really rather not spend the time necessary to explain DSL or cable > "Modem" signaling in depth right now... :) Suffice it to say that most DSL > and cable "modems" are capable of over 10Mb/s of raw signaling rate with > full CRC. This is not going to cause any OSI Layer 3 (TCP/IP) packet > latency. > > StanTheMan > TheHardwareFreak > www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- What, were you expecting something witty?
