interface card question

Verizon is sending all the necessary equipment to set up DSL on my main
computer, but my other computer is just a dialup connection, no interface
network card etc. My plan is to buy a wireless router, but won't I also need
to install an interface card into the second computer??? Also, what is an
adapter?? PC World mention I need to install an adapter or interface card to
the second computer.
Also, is the router primarily to have the two computers communicate with
each other...I assume the router allows the second computer to access the
DSL connection. Finally, is the router even necessary if I just use an
adapter to plug the second computer into an existing phone jack. Sorry for
all the questions, very new to broadband. Thanks for the patience again.

"snow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Verizon is sending all the necessary equipment to set up DSL on my main
> computer, but my other computer is just a dialup connection, no interface
> network card etc. My plan is to buy a wireless router, but won't I also
need
> to install an interface card into the second computer??? Also, what is an
> adapter?? PC World mention I need to install an adapter or interface card
to
> the second computer.
> Also, is the router primarily to have the two computers communicate with
> each other...I assume the router allows the second computer to access the
> DSL connection. Finally, is the router even necessary if I just use an
> adapter to plug the second computer into an existing phone jack. Sorry
for
> all the questions, very new to broadband. Thanks for the patience again.

The DSL modem supports only one device to be directly connected to it. You
cannot reach the DSL modem from a computer with the house telephone wiring.
If you want multiple computers to be able to use the DSL connection, then
you need a router, which will be the one device that connects directly to
the DSL modem. All you computers then access the DSL connection through the
router. If any of your computers will access the router wirelessly, then
you need the router to be a wireless router. Every computer that
communicates with the router will need a Network Interface. For computers
that connect to the router with wire, you'll need an Ethernet Network
Interface Card/Adapter. For computers that connect to the router
wirelessly, the computer will need a Wireless Adapter.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.

You won't be able to just plug in your computer to a phone jack and have it
work. You have to go through the DSL router. All of your phones will have
a DSL filter on it so that you can be on the phone at the sametime that your
on the internet. Verify your DSL router isn't already wireless enabled.
All of the new ActionTec DSL routers are wireless enabled. Yes, you will
have to have a wireless card for every computer you wish to be wireless.
You will need to purchase a $30 switch or hub for more then one computer you
want to contect via ethernet.

sean
"snow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Verizon is sending all the necessary equipment to set up DSL on my main
> computer, but my other computer is just a dialup connection, no interface
> network card etc. My plan is to buy a wireless router, but won't I also
> need
> to install an interface card into the second computer??? Also, what is an
> adapter?? PC World mention I need to install an adapter or interface card
> to
> the second computer.
> Also, is the router primarily to have the two computers communicate with
> each other...I assume the router allows the second computer to access the
> DSL connection. Finally, is the router even necessary if I just use an
> adapter to plug the second computer into an existing phone jack. Sorry
> for
> all the questions, very new to broadband. Thanks for the patience again.
>
>