On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:41 , 'anthony.hill21@btinternet.com' <anthony.hill21@btinternet.com> sent:

(i) what type of modem do I need to get
I have had mixed luck with modems.  I purchased the safecom one from ebuyer and it worked but seemed to have problems.  I then changed to a DLink and it worked fine.  I am at the extreme range for DSL and I think that had something to do with it as I gave the Safecom one to a friend who is 100' from the DSLAM and he has not had a problem with it.

(ii) do I need to get a card (ethernet?) to put inside my Dell Dimension 
Almost all Dell Dimension computers sold (and certainly all in the last 2-3 years) have a built in Ethernet interface.  Look on the back of the computer for an Ethernet connector.  It looks like a US telephone jack like you would find on the back of a modem only wider as it has 8 wires rather than 4.

(iii) can I continue to use the Voyager alongside whatever new modem I attach to the phoneline?

No, only one DSL device may be attached to a single phone line.  They are "always on" and usually "always connected" so attaching a 2nd one would cause problems.  Keeping the Voyager is not a bad idea incase your main modem dies, however, if you have never had the Voyager running it would take more time and effort to get it up and going than just buying a new one.

>I even wonder what 'eth0' means.]

This stands for Ethernet Interface Zero.  In dealing with computer, almost every list is zero based which means they count up as such... 0,1,2,3.  This means that if you had a second ethernet interface on your computer it would be named eth1.

Glad to be of help.

Andy F


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