Re: Two computers on one DSL line

In article
<REMOVEarkay-DB1921.14025824012006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
aRKay <REMOVEarkay@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Entity Phil Stripling spoke thus:
> >
> > I have no idea what a pigtail is.
>
>
> The pigtail for lack of a better term are four in-line filters supplied
> by SBC for my DSL connection. You use them so you and filter the line
> to keep the DSL signal from getting into the telephone. There is one
> input from the line from the wall and the two outputs are for Phone and
> DSL.
>
> It is called a DSL Filter Z-330 TJA Z-Blocker
>
> You can see it at
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Excelsus-Z-330-TJA-SINGLE-LINE-DSL-FILTER-NEW-41_W0QQ
> itemZ6841201899QQcategoryZ14922QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
>
> Where they say
>
> Description
> In-line filter for phones or telephone equipment . Isolates DSL and home
> phoneline networking (HPN) signals from voice signal on both lines for
> peak data performance and voice quality. Effectively filters one or more
> phone devices (standard or cordless phone, answering machine, dial-up
> modem, fax machine, etc.) . Use one filter at each phone jack in use in
> the home or office. Easy to install--just plug the filter cord into any
> standard phone jack, and plug the phone cord into the filter. Provides
> one unfiltered jack for DSL/HPN plus one filtered jack for any
> single-line phone device.
>
> I know I am restricted to four telephone lines. Can I use more than one
> computer?
>
> aRKay

On one DSL line, you can use multiple computers.

You need a Router hooked to the DSL modem, and then multiple computers
can hook to that router using Ethernet cable (or Airport if the router
has wireless capability).

You have to use one computer to set up the Router internal program. Once
that is done, the several computers can be on, off, or removed
altogether.

The Router is a special-purpose computer with memory that stores the
settings you program in on initial setup, and that has multiple wired or
wireless ports to connect to computers and printers. As long as the
router is hooked up and has power, it will maintain the internet
connection through the modem.

Routers come with instructions how to set them up. As far as I know,
they are designed to be set up by a computer running a web browser,
which connects to the router's internal web address, using a prescribed
user name and password.

It is really quite simple.

You can buy a router at most any office supply store or computer store.
Netgear and Belkin are two major trade names, and there are no doubt
others. They come in wired-only or wired-and-wireless variety. They also
generally come with firewalls, and that is a good feature to fend off
snoopers: all the snooper sees is the router, not the computers hooked
to it, unless you intentionally open a software port in the router to
allow specified access to one or more of the computers.

The computers hooked to the router are also hooked to each other through
the router. You can set up file sharing between them as you wish.

As you have already noted, the little pigtails that come with the DSL
modem serve to filter out the DSL signal from the voice phones. That's
all they do.

Bill Collins

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