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From: Peter on 7 Jun 2010 16:28
In article <huibv9$hu2$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
hadronquark(a)gmail.com says...
> Peter <pete.ivesAll_stRESS(a)blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
>
> > In article <6f185f76-27a3-4db0-8c21-
> > 106dd69b7130(a)j8g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, raylopez88(a)gmail.com says...
> >>
> >> Stupid question #2: if I go with the D-Link, I just power it up, plug
> >> the speedtouch DSL modem into the "WAN" port as input, then ethernet
> >> cables from two of the four other ports to my two PCs' ethernet card
> >> ports, right? Then on bootup the PCs should both recognize the DSL
> >> modem, right? And both can independently surf the internet via the
> >> same DLS modem right? (with a performance penalty I assume for sharing
> >> the same bandwidth of course).
> >>
> >
> > No, the router would replace the modem and connect directly to the phone
> > line.
>
> Router's do not replace modems.
>
> Unless it's a dsl modem/router combo product.
>
>

Isn't that what he has? A DSL modem. Which in my book is replaced by an
ADSL modem/router. Which I thought the D-Link was. And if it isn't, then
it's no good to him.

--
Pete Ives
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From: RayLopez99 on 7 Jun 2010 17:00
On Jun 7, 11:28 pm, Peter <pete.ivesAll_stR...(a)blueyonder.co.uk>
wrote:
> > Router's do not replace modems.
>
> > Unless it's a dsl modem/router combo product.
>
> Isn't that what he has? A DSL modem. Which in my book is replaced by an
> ADSL modem/router. Which I thought the D-Link was. And if it isn't, then
> it's no good to him.

Yes, that's right. But Peter Ives I've elected to try the old DSL +
new Asus switch in lieu of the new ADSL modem/router, and for now at
least Windows is having no problem with it...I'll see what the Linux
machine does later tonight.

RL
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