[thechat] 2 Mac questions

[Martin]

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Kevin Stevens wrote:

> > D-Link DSL-504 - 4-port 10/100 switch, adsl modem, does nat and some other
> > fancy stuff, you can pick it up from ebuyer, scan, amazon for around
> 75-100
> > quid - very very good, very very worth the spondoolicks.
>
> I've heard NetGear is the best, do you think D-Link is better? And, say I
> bought one of these (I'm thinking of updating my network anyway) can I just
> unplug the modem Blueyonder gave me and plug this thing in instead?

No, the router goes after the modem. BY's modem has a coax on the outward
side and ethernet on the inward side. You take a normal ethernet cable
from the modem to the router.

cheers
Martin
(former happy BY customer when I lived in an area they covered)


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