Guest Peter Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 I just get a 1 port ADSL modem router from the ISP. From the specification, it says that I can use it for Internet sharing. However, as there is only 1 port (1 port for connecting ADSL signal and 1 port for Ethernet), I would like to know why they say that modem is a router ? From my basic understanding, a router should connect more than 1 machine. Thanks
Guest RalfG Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 Re: How to share internet with 1 port ADSL modem router ? Not neccessarily. ADSL modems with a single output connection can have routing built in as well.. got one. You attach a switch to the modem to handle multiple connections. Routing has to be turned on in the ADSL modem though. Often the default modem setting is bridge mode, which does not do routing. If that's the case, or if you want wireless access, it is not much more expensive to simply attach an external router to the modem. "Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:Oq6UVWO2HHA.5884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >I just get a 1 port ADSL modem router from the ISP. From the >specification, > it says that I can use it for Internet sharing. > > However, as there is only 1 port (1 port for connecting ADSL signal and 1 > port for Ethernet), I would like to know why they say that modem is a > router > ? From my basic understanding, a router should connect more than 1 > machine. > > Thanks > >
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