ethernet adsl modem

GUI

lads esat are giving me one of these
now i know..
i know i hook rj11 from ethernet modem into phone line and
rj45 back into a nic..

but these devices are just modems ?

as in do they have IPs?

and if so can they be used my multiple users on a lan
as a cheap router

or do i have to go and purchase a router

Frank Grimes

It depends on what type of modem it is. Most that I've seen have IPs so you can make changes in the config. But most of them are just modems, nothing else.
One exception I know of is the Zyxel 643 that Eircom supply, that can be configured as a modem or a router.
And even it is just a modem, you could just use connection sharing software or something to share out the connection.

GUI

what brand ethernet modem do esat sell?

GUI

i just need a standard router without and adsl modem soo..


any recommendations

Frank Grimes

There's threads everywhere about this, just do a search.

po0k

If it has an RJ-45 connector it's a router. It'll have it's own IP.

I think a general rule is that RJ-45 DSL modems have a router built in, where as those with a USB connection only more then likely are just xDSL modems, like a normal 56k, with no routing capabilities, which means the machine you hook it up to (the gateway for the LAN) has to remain on 24/7.

the Rj-45 router method is the better option in my belief, and with the Solwise models an the dreytek you can forward ports to an IP inside the lan should you want to host a server on your old 486 that's been gathering dust all these years.

Frank Grimes

Originally posted by SyxPak
If it has an RJ-45 connector it's a router. It'll have it's own IP.

I think a general rule is that RJ-45 DSL modems have a router built in

That's not necessarily the case, I've seen one or two ethernet modems that are just modems.

GUI

lads..

SyxPak i know what your talking about also
the Zyxel come with secret Ips of something like 192.168.1.1
password 1234

what ya reckon of this model so..

http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=34&scid=29&prid=142

reckon it would do the job for a router connecting to the ethernet modem esat provide

http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=20&scid=29
with 4 port switch

http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=155&scid=29
with 8 port switch

Frank Grimes

Originally posted by GUI_XP
lads..

SyxPak i know what your talking about also
the Zyxel come with secret Ips of something like 192.168.1.1
password 1234

Hardly a secret. They tell you in the manual.

GUI

never got a manual with mine from eircom!

do you connect via telnet?

what port do u connect on ,default 23 ?

Frank Grimes

Originally posted by GUI_XP
do you connect via telnet?

what port do u connect on ,default 23 ?

Yep. You can console into it too.
The manuals are on the Zyxel support site too afaik.