Julian Visch wrote:
Thinking of buying an adsl modem/router but unsure if setting up is easy
or difficult, I have in the past managed to connect two machines together
via a network connection, is it as simple as that or is there a lot more to
it?
DSL router? as in a stand-alone LAN device that just happens to connect
to an ISP as well? Isnt that a UTP cable to the computer? A-la No
device therefore no device drivers required? (along the lines of finding
out if there are linux drivers out there for a lan hub)
Set device of your choice on the table, Plug in the power, connect a LAN
cable from router to computer, phone cable from wall to router,
configure via WEB administration doohicky, and away you go.
Should I buy the modem/router first and work out if I can connect from
computer to it before I get an adsl connection as I want to be sure I can
get it working before I start paying for an adsl connection that I can't get
working. This then leaves me the option of returning the modem/router if
I can't get it working.
Xtra router home installation kit... Good router. When next in Harvey
Norman, find out what the router is, then hit trademe for a realistic
price on one.
Are they subject to driver issues like is the case with a cnet 56k modem
No external modem will suffer driver issues. No external router will
either. It's all self sufficient, doesnt require the computer, doesnt
rquire the OS, Drivers, operator, or anything. Of course, it's nice to
HAVE all this stuff, but it doesnt NEED it...
Internal modems, they're another story altogether. Much fiddlier...
Have a look at a DLink DSL 504G, for example... Not a bad router, and
relatively easy enough to "set and forget"
