Re: Question on home networking

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:50:04 -0700, Southwest-Gal wrote:

> This question occured to me after reading the post "Networking just two
> computers"

> FlaseParadigm wrote:
>
> Likely, your DSL provider has supplied you with a network bridge, or router
> (they probably call it a modem for simplicity). If this piece of equipment
> has more than one ethernet port - you have all you need. If not, you will
> need either a router or a hub. If you are not interested in networking these
> PCs, then a router should suffice.
>
> End Quote

> I have a spare dsl modem but am currently on dialup. Can a dsl modem be
> used as a router for dialup on my home network?
> (Dumb question, but one I'd be interested in. I am not all that familiar
> with home networking....don't understand everything there is to know about
> the different types. I am lucky to have made my home network work with ICS.)
> Thanks for in advance for your replies.

I have an old SMC Barricade 7004BR which has a serial port connected to a
dial-up modem. I don't use it often, because I have DSL, but I have
connected it to the LAN through one of its LAN ports. I have to do a
special trick to use it in this fashion, because this device is in addition
to my regular DSL router. It would work nicely to share the dial-up modem
connection if configured as the primary, or only, router on the LAN.

SMC no longer makes the 7004BR, which does not have an automated failover
feature. I believe its replacement is the SMC7004ABR, which does have it.
For a straight dial-up connection, though, either would work.

Netgear, D-Link, and Zyxel all make routers with serial connections so the
device can share a dial-up modem Internet connection on a LAN.

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