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On Sunday 18 December 2005 7:33 pm, Jondavey wrote: > Hi, I've just set up a dual boot Windows and Mandrake 9.0 system. I would > like to get on-line with Mandrake and use Windows less (been threatening to > do this for years) but my internal modem won't work in Mandrake. If it's an internal modem, that'll be dial-up - the connection where you have to dial-out on an 0845 or SurfTime 0840(?) number, gets lots of noises and then connect. A router will NOT dial for you. > I recall a > fair amount of talk on here about the benefits of using a router rather > than a modem for your connection, ... the benefits of using an ADSL router rather than an ADSL modem for your broadband connection .... Nothing in that discussion related to dial-up users. I can't think of an internal ADSL modem - if you have to tell Windows to connect each time you want to get onto the internet, you'll be on ordinary dial-up, not ADSL (which is always on and allows you to use the telephone whilst connected to broadband). > could someone go over this again for me > please and point me towards what I need to be getting, router-wise. IF you have broadband, get a router to *replace* the ADSL modem that is commonly attached via USB. If you do not have broadband (but it is in your area), get it and don't be swayed into getting a modem in the first place, insist on a router. If you cannot get broadband, forget the idea of a router and buy an EXTERNAL modem - i.e. a hardware modem, one that does 100% of the work itself and connects to your SERIAL port, not USB. It'll need it's own power supply. Then move the telephone cable from the connection on your internal modem to the connection on the external one. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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