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Showing posts with label networking. Show all posts

Friday, August 28, 2009

How to connect ADSL router to ADSL phone and a computer

Is that possible?

SCENARIO 1: ADSL Router + ADSL Phone + more than 1 computer (wired or wireless)
1. Connect a POTS splitter to the ADSL port on the wall jack. On the splitter, an indicator for phone and internet is inscribed. So connect your ADSL phone to the "phone" port on the splitter (ADSL port also), then connect a cable from "internet" port to the router's LAN port (ADSL port). From the numbered 1-4 ethernet ports at the back of your router, you can add ethernet cables or RJ45 to 4 computers. And if the router was configured for wireless, you can add wireless devices too.

SCENARIO 2: broadband router + broadband phone + more than 1 computers
1. the broadband router should have it's own ethernet cable or RJ45 connected to the ethernet port on the wall. 4 wired computers can now be connected using an ethernet cable to the router.
2. the phone cannot be connected using an ethernet cable to the broadband router that is connected to the ethernet port on the wall jack, then the wired computer connected to the phone: impossible.
3. the broadband phone should have it's own ethernet port on the wall jack.

SCENARIO 3: phone + 1 computer
1. from the wall jack, use an ethernet cable then directly connect it to the broadband phone.
2. connect another ethernet cable from the phone going to the ethernet port of the computer.

The scenarios given above has a prerequisite of the router configured for wireless or wired internet connection, and the ports on the wall jack has its own IP addresses (like in an office setting). I'm confused as well, on these scenarios, hehehe.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Difference between Hubs, Switches, Routers and Modem

In layman’s term, these words are sometimes interchanged; sometimes we are talking about the hub when we meant the switch and so on. These are all devices being used for networking: a collection of computers and its peripherals connected physically using a cable or wireless. Imagine a PC connected to the internet using a MODEM, wired. You can’t connect using no MODEM to DSL line. We are not talking about DIAL-UP connection either. MODEM used in DIAL-UP is different for DSL connections, don’t be confused. That is basic, ayt. Now let us connect another PC but the modem has only one port. So we use a ROUTER. The 2 computers are now connected wired to the ROUTER and then the router is connected to the MODEM and the MODEM to the telephone port. If you want to connect those 2 computers wireless, you can do so since the ROUTER is capable for wireless connections. Any number of computers can connect to it wireless but for wired connections, the maximum is 8 PC, most commonly ROUTERS have 4 ports. The signal speed will be the same for the entire PCs. Where is the HUB? You can replace the HUB to the ROUTER from the above setting. HUBs have 4,8 or more ports so PC’s can be connected to it, unfortunately, the more number of computers connected to it, the speed of the internet connection will be lessen. And HUBs don’t have wireless capabilities.
What if there are like 20 PC’s for office set-up? Use a switch. FYI we now have a MODEM-ROUTER in one device. It functions as a modem and router at the same time. Instead of purchasing 2 devices, you can now purchase only 1 device. ...to end: count then share your blessings to others...