How do I convert an ADSL modem/router to a normal router?
It is very simple. Your modem may have a WAN port, where you can connect your Ethernet cable and your router is ready.But if your ADSL modem does not have any WAN port then you can follow the following steps.Connect your network cable in any of the LAN port.Connect your computer to another LAN port of the modem.Now check your default gateway of the modem using ipconfig Command in CMD.Now open your browser and put default gateway in the address bar.Give your user ID password.Go to LAN settings and disable DHCP.Restart your computer and its done.
How are DSL modems rated as far as speed?
The speed is determined more by the package that you purchase from the ISP and other factors such as line quality and distance. DSL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_subscriber_line is limited by the distance from the DSL modem to the telephone company's DSLAM. In many older neighborhoods previous repairs to the copper lines have extended the length considerably and reduced the quality of the connection. These repairs don't affect the lower frequency voice quality, but play havoc with DSL. For higher DSL speeds these distances get shorter, the faster the speed the shorter the distance. If you exceed these limits quality and speed will suffer. The performance and reliability of the DSL connection is also affected by the quality of the line and weather conditions. You should have a good connection (preferably direct) between your DSL modem and your incoming telephone lines (Demarc Box). This connection should have no filters installed on it. All other active telephones and devices that use phone lines such as FAX machines satellite boxes, etc. should have DSL filters installed on them. That being said, There are a couple of backward compatible DSL modem standards. ADSL2+ is the most common. If you look at the Technical Specs tab on this page, http://www.att.com/equipment/accessory-details/?q_categoryid=cat2020062&q_sku=sku5520232&q_manufacturer=&q_model= You'll see that the Motorola DSL Modem Model 3360 supports both ADSL2 and ADSL2+. As a wired broadband technology, DSL is among the slowest type with a maximum speed of around 20 Mbps under ideal conditions. Most DSL connections are in the 1.5 to 12 Mbps range. Newer technologies, such as fiber optic and DOCSIS 3.0 cable systems can provide much faster speeds. DOCSIS 3.0 cable Internet boasts speeds up to a blazing 305 Mbps in certain areas. http://isp1.us/blog/comcast-to-launch-ungodly-fast-305-mbps-home-internet/ Fiber optic products are also offered in excess of 500 Mbps in select locations. http://isp1.us/blog/verizon-fios-annonnces-500-mbps-speed-tier/ You can even get 1 Gbps Google Fiber https://fiber.google.com/about/ in select cities where it is available. Good Luck...
Do you need other Cable services to get Cable Internet?
My family has always used DSL for our internet, and now we're looking for a new one. I've done my studying and was wondering how I would go about getting a better type of internet, that being Cable or Fiber Optics. I understand that cable and FiOS require different connections over DSL, but how are those installed? And do you need other services like Cable TV in order to get that kind of internet in your home?
What is the difference between an ADSL modem and a DSL modem?
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) is the generic term for services that provide internet connections using digital data connections between a modem and a phone line. What’s great about DSL, is that even when the phone line is in use, there is no interruption, and you can still experience a high speed internet connection even when you are making calls.ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. This type of service means that the speed of data sent is known as upstream, and the data received is known as downstream, and the speeds are not always guaranteed to be the same. They have different speeds that change from time to time. The most requested service is the ADSL service. In regards to ADSL, the internet service providers offer options for higher bandwidth, in upstream, downstream or both. The only thing is, they naturally charge higher rates for higher speeds.ADSL uses a special ADSL modem, and a micro-filter in the subscriber’s telephone line.This is what allows the ADSL service and telephone service to be used at the same time. The word ‘asymmetric’ in ADSL actually means that the downstream is faster than the upstream. ADSL supports a downstream rate of 1.5 to 9 Mbps, and an upstream rate of 16 to 640 Kbps.When you use ADSL, your PC will always be connected to the internet, as long as the power is on, and once you ‘turn on’ your computer, your PC will automatically have an internet connection, unless you manually disconnect. Unlike dial-ups, ADSL can serve various computers within a house for multiple members simultaneously.Source: google
Does AT&T U-Verse Need a Phone Line for the Internet?
Well with U-Verse you do not have to have a phone service for it to work like DirecTV. The technican will actually use your phone jacks to communicate with the equipment outside your phone. I know with DirecTV you have to have a working phone provider so they can get information over the phone. I know many people with U-Verse that do not have phone service with anyone(me being one of them). Your cabling in your home will most likely be used for the U-Verse service, so cables should not be all over the place. For the most part, the tech will put the Gateway where you want it and make your computers wireless compatible. Any other questions?
Which has better speed fiber optic or dsl?
By nature fiber optic cable can handle more and faster data than can the standard copper twisted pairs used in conventional DSL. DSL is limited by the distance from the CO or telephone companies central office. The copper limits are around 15,000 feet. and this would be the actual length of the cable not the point to point distance. If your neighborhood has fiber optic this distance can be extended, For higher DSL speeds these distances get shorter, the faster the speed the shorter the distance. A 3 Mbps DSL connection would be about a maximum of 6000 feet from the CO. If you exceed these limits quality and speed will suffer. To compete with the cable company's offerings DSL providers have started upgrading to fiber optic cabling. Verizon's FiOS and At&t's U-Verse are examples of fiber ADSL2+ offerings. Newer ADSL2+ services can be as fast as 50 Mbps, usually transmitted on fiber optic cables and often combined with copper from the street to the house. FTTH (Fiber To The Home) This is the Verizon FiOS connection which brings the fiber all the way to your house, if you get the At&t verison (U-Verse) it is FTTK (Fiber To The Kerb/Curb) which uses copper from the curb to your house. Both Fiber connections provide ADSL2+ Internet speeds up to 50 Mbps and can also provide on demand HD television and digital telephone service on the same line. Good Luck...
Does an FTTH connection need a modem? Can the ONT be connected directly to a wifi router? Also, any reviews on MTNL FTTH?
Except for direct broadband connection from a LAN switch to your home requires a Modem. In this case an ISP takes an Internet 1 Tbps connection from Tata, VSNL, Airtel, and other large service providers and then distributes this bandwidth to retail customers via CAT5/RJ45 cables.This type of service does not require Modem.MODEM = Modulates & Demodulates signal to and from to 0 & 1 which is recognized by Computer & smart phones.DSL modem translate from electrical pulse to 0 and 1 from the main telephone line and back from computer to telephone line in electrical pulses.ONT / Fiber Optic Modem works on light and hence you need a modem which converts this light signal from and to in machine language i.e 0 & 1. Since the communication format is in the form of Light that's the reason it is termed as one of the fastest and disturbance free voice/data services.While the data connection in computer requires a CAT5/6/RJ45 cables, all modem is equipped with LAN ports which can be connected directly to computer systems via LAN cable.Earlier the interconnection between two computers were done using the LAN cable and network switches. This is the most popular and fastest way to transfer data between different users.After development of laptops the need for wireless access to a network was created and WLAN was introduced.Wireless network allows users to connect with any other devices without LAN cables. It nullify the requirements of network switches and running CAT5/6 cables through your home or office.The answer has already been provided, I just explained how different modem works.
I have a BSNL internet connection (RJ11) so how can I use it on my new TP Link wifi router which has RJ45 cable port?
The previous answer has already answered your question. I would like to explain things here.Rj11 and rj45 are different in lot of properties. As said Rj11 is nothing but your telephone line cable. This interface uses telephone line's unused bandwidth for transmission of data alongside voice. But here we have to remember one thing that just like your telephone voice transmission, data transmission over this is analog, i.e. the graph that you get is a wave form with every possible value from 0–1. This network interface is commonly known as DSL.Now, as we know computers, or for that matter any electronic, computes and understands only binary, 0 and 1,and nothing in between. Its either everything or nothing. So what a rj11 modem router does is it first converts analog signal to a digital one, the modem function. Then the router takes this digital signal and transmits this in the environment for the electronics to catch it.On the contrary, a signal coming through rj45 is already in binary, digital form, and it is not needed to be change into anything. Therefore, such routers only have routing capabilities and not that of modem and hence do not take rj11 as input.My suggestion, if you want to use your tp link router get a dsl modem and connect it to your tp link via ethernet.Hope now you have some clarity over both types of networking interface.Thanks.
How to set up ATT U-Verse internet without a phone line?
At&t U-Verse is FTTK (Fiber To The Kerb/Curb) which uses copper from the curb to your house and fiber from there back to the provider. Fiber connections provide ADSL2+ Internet speeds up to 50 Mbps and can also provide on demand HD television and digital telephone service on the same line. DSL requires a good (preferably direct) connection to the copper phone lines at the Demarc box where the DSL provider's lines connect to your internal telephone wiring. This box is usually located on the outside of the house or perhaps in a garage or basement. The connection to the DSL modem should have no filters installed on it. All of your other active phone line devices such as telephones, answering machines, FAX, satellite receivers, etc., should have a filter installed between it and the phone jack. You'll need a connection to the phone line in port (green outline) on your U-Verse gateway box, this should connect to your incoming lines with no filters as stated above. Good Luck...