ADSL modem question

If an ISP supplies an ADSL modem as part of the package, will it have an
ethernet port? - I ask because an earlier thread suggested you might only get a
USB connection, and I prefer not to use USB on my daughter's Win98SE machine P2
166Mhz. - I am intending to use a wireless router anyway but I suspect routers
don't routinely have USB ports.

JPG

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:04:01 +0000, JPG <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>If an ISP supplies an ADSL modem as part of the package, will it have an
>ethernet port? - I ask because an earlier thread suggested you might only get a
>USB connection, and I prefer not to use USB on my daughter's Win98SE machine P2
>166Mhz.

Almost certainly just a USB port.

JPG wrote:
> If an ISP supplies an ADSL modem as part of the package, will it have an
> ethernet port? - I ask because an earlier thread suggested you might only get a
> USB connection, and I prefer not to use USB on my daughter's Win98SE machine P2
> 166Mhz. - I am intending to use a wireless router anyway but I suspect routers
> don't routinely have USB ports.

What modem you get and what facilities it offers is up to the individual
ISP. They are likely to change the model and specification as time goes by.

So you could ask them or buy a router.

> If an ISP supplies an ADSL modem as part of the package, will it have an
> ethernet port?

Typically no.

> I am intending to use a wireless router anyway but I suspect routers
> don't routinely have USB ports.

You shouldn`t need one if you`re connecting wirelessly - get a wireless
network card :-}

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On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:03:39 +0000, Steve Pearce <*(E-Mail Removed)*>
wrote:

>On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:04:01 +0000, JPG <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>If an ISP supplies an ADSL modem as part of the package, will it have an
>>ethernet port? - I ask because an earlier thread suggested you might only get a
>>USB connection, and I prefer not to use USB on my daughter's Win98SE machine P2
>>166Mhz.
>
>Almost certainly just a USB port.

How can I plug that into a wireless router if it doesn't have a USB port? Can
you get USB - RJ45 converters?

JPG

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:06:33 -0000, Colin Wilson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> If an ISP supplies an ADSL modem as part of the package, will it have an
>> ethernet port?
>
>Typically no.
>
>> I am intending to use a wireless router anyway but I suspect routers
>> don't routinely have USB ports.
>
>You shouldn`t need one if you`re connecting wirelessly - get a wireless
>network card :-}

But how do I connect from modem to router if the modem only has USB output?

I have wireless network capability in the PC and also a WinXP latop.

JPG

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:36:20 +0000, JPG <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:06:33 -0000, Colin Wilson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>> If an ISP supplies an ADSL modem as part of the package, will it have an
>>> ethernet port?
>>
>>Typically no.
>>
>>> I am intending to use a wireless router anyway but I suspect routers
>>> don't routinely have USB ports.
>>
>>You shouldn`t need one if you`re connecting wirelessly - get a wireless
>>network card :-}
>
>But how do I connect from modem to router if the modem only has USB output?
>
>I have wireless network capability in the PC and also a WinXP latop.
>
>JPG
From your message it's not clear if you already have a wireless router. If you
haven't then it'd best for you to purchase your own combined ADSL
modem/wireless router and then your lan could just interface with the
modem/router wirelessly

If you already have a wireless router (and you want to keep it) then what you
basically need to do is get yourself an ADSL modem that has an ethernet port.
Most ISPs supply ADSL modems with a USB port, as it's easier for the end user
to configure. Most people who want a lan setup usually just ignore the ISP
supplied modem and get their own preferred make/model.

You can't, as far as i know, get a `reverse' USB - ethernet adapter, i.e. one
that plugs into the USB port of the modem, to convert the modems USB port to
ethernet.

Clansman


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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, JPG says...
> On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:03:39 +0000, Steve Pearce <*(E-Mail Removed)*>
> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:04:01 +0000, JPG <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >>If an ISP supplies an ADSL modem as part of the package, will it have an
> >>ethernet port? - I ask because an earlier thread suggested you might only get a
> >>USB connection, and I prefer not to use USB on my daughter's Win98SE machine P2
> >>166Mhz.
> >
> >Almost certainly just a USB port.
>
> How can I plug that into a wireless router if it doesn't have a USB port? Can
> you get USB - RJ45 converters?
>
Short answer, you can't. Better to buy a cheap 4 port ADSL Modem router
for around £40.


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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 07/03/05, 14:24:07, JPG <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote regarding Re: ADSL modem
question:


> On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:03:39 +0000, Steve Pearce
<*(E-Mail Removed)*>
> wrote:

> >On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:04:01 +0000, JPG <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >>If an ISP supplies an ADSL modem as part of the package, will it have
an
> >>ethernet port? - I ask because an earlier thread suggested you might
only get a
> >>USB connection, and I prefer not to use USB on my daughter's Win98SE
machine P2
> >>166Mhz.
> >
> >Almost certainly just a USB port.

> How can I plug that into a wireless router if it doesn't have a USB port?
Can
> you get USB - RJ45 converters?

> JPG

Most ADSL routers including wireless routers have a built in modem, so
you just put the supplied usb modem in a drawer some where as a backup.

Regards Ian Donaldson

Newtownards
Northern Ireland
(E-Mail Removed)

>But how do I connect from modem to router if the modem only has USB output?
>


USB modems are controlled by a PC. They need a PC for power and to
supply connection settings.


Ethernet type modem / routers can store their own configuration
settings and connect independently of what your pcs are doing.


If you want your laptop to connect to BB and don't want to have to
switch on your desktop machine just to do it then buy a adsl modem /
router combo.