Re: ADSL connection hardware question ...

Thanks for that Bruce.

Please forgive me ... so I need a modem/router (external device i
presume that plugs into a USB port?) AND and ethernet card?

Why do I need both? What's the ethernet card used for? Hope that's not
a silly question!

Rob.


Bruce Stephens wrote:
> "Rob Keel" <robkeel@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> [...]
>
> > I am using a stand alone PC at home (no network) and wondered what I
> > should replace the USB modem with. Any advice please?
>
> Easy: an ADSL modem/router. If necessary, also buy an ethernet card
> (many PCs nowadays already have ethernet, either on the motherboard or
> provided by a card). Ebuyer sell an OK router for £20 or so (£25 if
> you get the 4-port version, just in case your network grows).
>
> Then you just need to get new kernels to support whatever ethernet
> device you have, but that's likely to be easy (probably the kernel
> supports it).

.

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