Connecting dial-up modem to router

I'd like to attach a dial-up modem to one of the spare ports on my
router, so that while traveling away from home I can dial in to access
either my home computer, which is also attached to the router, or the
internet the broadband connection.

Is there a dial-up modem available that will directly interface to a
router in this way? Most modems I have seen only have serial ports
fitted.

Chris

Chris Blunt wrote:

> I'd like to attach a dial-up modem to one of the spare ports on my
> router, so that while traveling away from home I can dial in to access
> either my home computer, which is also attached to the router, or the
> internet the broadband connection.
>
> Is there a dial-up modem available that will directly interface to a
> router in this way? Most modems I have seen only have serial ports
> fitted.
>
> Chris
>

Easier to connect the modem to your PC.

> I'd like to attach a dial-up modem to one of the spare ports on my
> router, so that while traveling away from home I can dial in to access
> either my home computer, which is also attached to the router, or the
> internet the broadband connection.

How about a solution like VNC (virtual network computer) - it lets you
access your machine as though you`re sat at the keyboard over the
internet.

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On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 02:55:37 GMT, Rusty <rusty.soft@com> wrote:

>Chris Blunt wrote:
>
>> I'd like to attach a dial-up modem to one of the spare ports on my
>> router, so that while traveling away from home I can dial in to access
>> either my home computer, which is also attached to the router, or the
>> internet the broadband connection.
>>
>> Is there a dial-up modem available that will directly interface to a
>> router in this way? Most modems I have seen only have serial ports
>> fitted.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>
>Easier to connect the modem to your PC.

Agreed, but I'd also like to be able to do this when the computer at
home is switched off. The main purpose of this is to get access to the
internet via my broadband connection.

A dial-up modem with an ethernet, rather than a serial port, is really
what I'm looking for.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Chris Blunt <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 02:55:37 GMT, Rusty <rusty.soft@com> wrote:
>
>> Chris Blunt wrote:
>>
>>> I'd like to attach a dial-up modem to one of the spare ports on my
>>> router, so that while traveling away from home I can dial in to
>>> access either my home computer, which is also attached to the
>>> router, or the internet the broadband connection.
>>>
>>> Is there a dial-up modem available that will directly interface to a
>>> router in this way? Most modems I have seen only have serial ports
>>> fitted.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>
>> Easier to connect the modem to your PC.
>
> Agreed, but I'd also like to be able to do this when the computer at
> home is switched off. The main purpose of this is to get access to the
> internet via my broadband connection.
>
> A dial-up modem with an ethernet, rather than a serial port, is really
> what I'm looking for.


I suspect that you're trying to solve a problem which doesn't exist!

In your earlier post, you said you wanted to access your home computer. This
would have to be turned on to permit this, so an internal modem would fit
the bill.

With regard to internet access, you would be limited by the speed of your
dial-up connection and would not benefit from the speed of broadband when
accessing it remotely. In addition, you may well be paying for national rate
phone calls. Why not simply use a PAYG connection to your ISP - for which
you will likely only be paying local call rates. [This assumes travelling in
UK, of course. If you're overseas there won't be any difference in the call
charges - but there's still no advantage in accessing the internet via your
home connection rather than directly].
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On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:39:55 -0000, "Tiscali Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>Chris Blunt <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 02:55:37 GMT, Rusty <rusty.soft@com> wrote:
>>
>>> Chris Blunt wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'd like to attach a dial-up modem to one of the spare ports on my
>>>> router, so that while traveling away from home I can dial in to
>>>> access either my home computer, which is also attached to the
>>>> router, or the internet the broadband connection.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a dial-up modem available that will directly interface to a
>>>> router in this way? Most modems I have seen only have serial ports
>>>> fitted.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>
>>> Easier to connect the modem to your PC.
>>
>> Agreed, but I'd also like to be able to do this when the computer at
>> home is switched off. The main purpose of this is to get access to the
>> internet via my broadband connection.
>>
>> A dial-up modem with an ethernet, rather than a serial port, is really
>> what I'm looking for.
>
>
>I suspect that you're trying to solve a problem which doesn't exist!
>
>In your earlier post, you said you wanted to access your home computer. This
>would have to be turned on to permit this, so an internal modem would fit
>the bill.
>
>With regard to internet access, you would be limited by the speed of your
>dial-up connection and would not benefit from the speed of broadband when
>accessing it remotely. In addition, you may well be paying for national rate
>phone calls. Why not simply use a PAYG connection to your ISP - for which
>you will likely only be paying local call rates. [This assumes travelling in
>UK, of course. If you're overseas there won't be any difference in the call
>charges - but there's still no advantage in accessing the internet via your
>home connection rather than directly].

Perhaps I should have mentioned that I'm not in the UK.

Local telephone calls here are free, but the ISPs make a charge for
access time, and this is what I'm trying to avoid. With what I'm
proposing to do, I could dial into my router and hence access the net
for free while traveling away from home. I do realise that I would be
limited by the speed of the dial-up connection.

The ability to access my home PC was really nothing more than an
additional side benefit. For extended trips away, I would probably not
want to leave the PC on.

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:47:24 +0800, Chris Blunt
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:39:55 -0000, "Tiscali Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>>In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>>Chris Blunt <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 02:55:37 GMT, Rusty <rusty.soft@com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chris Blunt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'd like to attach a dial-up modem to one of the spare ports on my
>>>>> router, so that while traveling away from home I can dial in to
>>>>> access either my home computer, which is also attached to the
>>>>> router, or the internet the broadband connection.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a dial-up modem available that will directly interface to a
>>>>> router in this way? Most modems I have seen only have serial ports
>>>>> fitted.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Easier to connect the modem to your PC.
>>>
>>> Agreed, but I'd also like to be able to do this when the computer at
>>> home is switched off. The main purpose of this is to get access to the
>>> internet via my broadband connection.
>>>
>>> A dial-up modem with an ethernet, rather than a serial port, is really
>>> what I'm looking for.
>>
>>
>>I suspect that you're trying to solve a problem which doesn't exist!
>>
>>In your earlier post, you said you wanted to access your home computer. This
>>would have to be turned on to permit this, so an internal modem would fit
>>the bill.
>>
>>With regard to internet access, you would be limited by the speed of your
>>dial-up connection and would not benefit from the speed of broadband when
>>accessing it remotely. In addition, you may well be paying for national rate
>>phone calls. Why not simply use a PAYG connection to your ISP - for which
>>you will likely only be paying local call rates. [This assumes travelling in
>>UK, of course. If you're overseas there won't be any difference in the call
>>charges - but there's still no advantage in accessing the internet via your
>>home connection rather than directly].
>
>Perhaps I should have mentioned that I'm not in the UK.
>
>Local telephone calls here are free, but the ISPs make a charge for
>access time, and this is what I'm trying to avoid. With what I'm
>proposing to do, I could dial into my router and hence access the net
>for free while traveling away from home. I do realise that I would be
>limited by the speed of the dial-up connection.
>
>The ability to access my home PC was really nothing more than an
>additional side benefit. For extended trips away, I would probably not
>want to leave the PC on.

If you use Pipex as your adsl provider, then you can have a reduced
rate dial-up account. You then activate global roaming (where there is
a small fixed charge for any month in which you actually use it). This
gives you access via a local vpop in most countries. If local calls
are free you do not then pay for that connection.

I use this when travelling and it works very well. For instance,
travelling with a colleague in the USA a couple of years ago, logging
in for the office email cost him over $700 from his hotel room in a
week (international dial rates to our incoming modem). It cost me
about $10 (50c per local unlimited time call) + £5 roaming charge.
Quite a saving!

More recently, I have begun using Remote Desktop over a vpn tunnel
back to my office machine with this system. Again, works a treat.

The most difficult thing sometimes is finding out how to set up DUN to
insert the correct dial out codes to get an outside line from the
hotel room.

Regards

Ronnie

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 09:46:35 +0000, Ron Reid <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:47:24 +0800, Chris Blunt
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:39:55 -0000, "Tiscali Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>>>Chris Blunt <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 02:55:37 GMT, Rusty <rusty.soft@com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Chris Blunt wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd like to attach a dial-up modem to one of the spare ports on my
>>>>>> router, so that while traveling away from home I can dial in to
>>>>>> access either my home computer, which is also attached to the
>>>>>> router, or the internet the broadband connection.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there a dial-up modem available that will directly interface to a
>>>>>> router in this way? Most modems I have seen only have serial ports
>>>>>> fitted.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Easier to connect the modem to your PC.
>>>>
>>>> Agreed, but I'd also like to be able to do this when the computer at
>>>> home is switched off. The main purpose of this is to get access to the
>>>> internet via my broadband connection.
>>>>
>>>> A dial-up modem with an ethernet, rather than a serial port, is really
>>>> what I'm looking for.
>>>
>>>
>>>I suspect that you're trying to solve a problem which doesn't exist!
>>>
>>>In your earlier post, you said you wanted to access your home computer. This
>>>would have to be turned on to permit this, so an internal modem would fit
>>>the bill.
>>>
>>>With regard to internet access, you would be limited by the speed of your
>>>dial-up connection and would not benefit from the speed of broadband when
>>>accessing it remotely. In addition, you may well be paying for national rate
>>>phone calls. Why not simply use a PAYG connection to your ISP - for which
>>>you will likely only be paying local call rates. [This assumes travelling in
>>>UK, of course. If you're overseas there won't be any difference in the call
>>>charges - but there's still no advantage in accessing the internet via your
>>>home connection rather than directly].
>>
>>Perhaps I should have mentioned that I'm not in the UK.
>>
>>Local telephone calls here are free, but the ISPs make a charge for
>>access time, and this is what I'm trying to avoid. With what I'm
>>proposing to do, I could dial into my router and hence access the net
>>for free while traveling away from home. I do realise that I would be
>>limited by the speed of the dial-up connection.
>>
>>The ability to access my home PC was really nothing more than an
>>additional side benefit. For extended trips away, I would probably not
>>want to leave the PC on.
>
>If you use Pipex as your adsl provider, then you can have a reduced
>rate dial-up account. You then activate global roaming (where there is
>a small fixed charge for any month in which you actually use it). This
>gives you access via a local vpop in most countries. If local calls
>are free you do not then pay for that connection.

Thanks for the information, but I have no connection with the UK or
any ISP there. All this is taking place overseas, so none of the
suggestions have much relevance to me, although I'm grateful for the
replies.

Actually, all I really wanted to know was is there such thing as a
dial-up modem that will interface directly to an Ethernet port on a
router, rather than the normal serial port than most come with?

"Chris Blunt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have no connection with the UK or
> any ISP there. All this is taking place overseas, so none of the
> suggestions have much relevance to me.

So why post here it is UK.telecom.broadband

Chris Blunt wrote:

> Is there a dial-up modem available that will directly interface to a
> router in this way? Most modems I have seen only have serial ports
> fitted.

What you describe could be done with a standard external modem connected
to the WAN interface of a router that supports dial-up connections.

There used to be cheap (ish - i.e. under 100 pound) devices designed for
sharing a standard modem on a network - since the rise of ADSL these are
far less common these days. If you can track one down then it is just a
case of setting it to allow auto answer, and setting up its routing to
talk to your broadband router.

Failing that a fully integrated modem / router like this should do it:

3Com Office Connect 56K LAN

http://www.dabs.com/uk/productView.htm?quicklinx=T4N

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