On Friday 09 June 2006 11:16 am, 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? > 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. > Are they subject to driver issues like is the case with a cnet 56k modem > I bought which is now no longer supported, i.e. the adsl modem/router > I buy today will it still work under suse of the future? > What should I look for in an adsl modem/router? > Any recommendations? > I have searched google and that has just left me unsure if the users just > don't know what they are doing or if it really is difficult.
I bought a 4 port one for a client from DSE this week and was pleasantly surprised how feature rich it was. Basically just plug it in and then plug your computer into itand either let it get an address via DHCP or set your static address to suit. Then you browse into it to set it up. The DSE model allowed me to select "New Zealand" then "Telecom" (or was it "Xtra" and then all the settings were done (to allow it to connect. It had port forwarding, NAT, firewall and everything I needed. -- Regards, Robert -------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Fisher (aka - Rob, Bob, Robbie, Robbo, Fish) FishNet Computer Services www.fisher.net.nz Phone: 03 383 5807 Mobile: 027 477 3356
