Archive for March, 2008
26th March
2008
What Is Broadband?
Traditional Internet is called dial-up, because it works through dialing the phone line to access the Internet. Broadband Internet access provides a higher speed of transmitting the data to the user. The line carrying the data can therefore carry more information to the user than dial-up.
The new and latest consumer broadband implementations of up to 30 Mbits per second are considerably faster and more economical than the ones that were available when the Internet first became popular such as the ISDN and 56 kbits per second. They are also different prices charged depending on the geographical locations, spread over different countries. The main reason for naming these fast connections as broadband Internet is because of the unusually high speeds of transmitting data, which in turn, is due to being able to send different amounts of data concurrently.
In general electronics and telecommunications, any signal or circuit that consists of or handles a broad range of frequencies is known as broadband. This is a term that is used relatively and is best understood in the context of wide frequencies.
Will I Be Able To Get Broadband?
The sad truth about todays broadband Internet technology is that not everyone has easy access to affordable broadband. People in rural areas must often resort to expensive satellite broadband if they are going to have broadband availability. The government feels that broadband should be available to all Americans, and several agencies are taking steps to ensure that this occurs in the near future.
What Kind Of Broadband Options Do I Have?
When it comes to broadband Internet, there are actually several different options you have to choose from, including: DSL, cable, and satellite, as being the most recommended. DSL, or digital subscriber line, uses a phone line to carry digital signals directly, without having to convert them over to an analog signal first. Through DSL, you can attain much higher data rates than with a regular modem, your connection will always be on which means that you will not have to dial-up every time you wish to use the Internet, and as well, because of the fact that the copper wire is split at the exchange, you can even use your home phone while you’re also using the Internet, which is an incredibly useful factor.
There are a number of different options available to users with a broadband connection, whereby they can connect according to varied needs. Some people may ask if it is possible to connect two PCs to a broadband connection or if its possible to have more than two computers connected to the same broadband connection. The answer in short, is yes.
Where Can I Get Broadband?
Getting broadband access can be the difference between surfing the Internet the old way and engaging in its remarkable content the new way. It will change the way you surf the web and change the way you engage yourself, making the Internet a whole new playground to embark on wonderful journeys on. Broadband access is generally available from most Internet companies for a fee that differs depending on the value of the service and the connectivity options. Be sure to consult your local provider for more information.
What Is Broadband Cable?
Traditionally, computers communicate using baseband transmissions, which mean transmissions that only send one signal per wire. When your computer talks to your printer, it is using a baseband transmission. The same goes for your computer and your monitor. Broadband transmission allows one wire to carry many signals at the same time. Cable TV uses broadband technology and because of this, you can get your Internet access through the broadband cable without disrupting your viewing of cable channels.
What Does A Broadband Accelerator Do?
The primary purpose of a broadband accelerator is to sit between that of your broadband connection and your router, and most of these devices use DHCP, and consume an IP address which is generated by your router. Generally all you have to do here is leave it set to the auto-detect mode and let it run on its own without any sort of required assistance, and overall a broadband accelerator does have the same effect in reducing lag when playing over the Internet, until of course you begin to really saturate the network.
A broadband Internet service can change the way you look at your online capabilities. You can get faster download speeds and a more generous time of surfing thanks to the fast connections enabled with broadband Internet services. Some of the best service available online is available through a broadband Internet connection, so ensure that you remain on the cutting edge of technology today and grab hold of a broadband Internet service package before the deals run out.
By: David Mcfarlane
About the Author:
Traditional Internet is called dial-up, because it works through dialing the phone line to access the Internet. Broadband Internet access provides a higher speed of transmitting the data to the user. The line carrying the data can therefore carry more information to the user than dial-up.
The new and latest consumer broadband implementations of up to 30 Mbits per second are considerably faster and more economical than the ones that were available when the Internet first became popular such as the ISDN and 56 kbits per second. They are also different prices charged depending on the geographical locations, spread over different countries. The main reason for naming these fast connections as broadband Internet is because of the unusually high speeds of transmitting data, which in turn, is due to being able to send different amounts of data concurrently.
In general electronics and telecommunications, any signal or circuit that consists of or handles a broad range of frequencies is known as broadband. This is a term that is used relatively and is best understood in the context of wide frequencies.
Will I Be Able To Get Broadband?
The sad truth about todays broadband Internet technology is that not everyone has easy access to affordable broadband. People in rural areas must often resort to expensive satellite broadband if they are going to have broadband availability. The government feels that broadband should be available to all Americans, and several agencies are taking steps to ensure that this occurs in the near future.
What Kind Of Broadband Options Do I Have?
When it comes to broadband Internet, there are actually several different options you have to choose from, including: DSL, cable, and satellite, as being the most recommended. DSL, or digital subscriber line, uses a phone line to carry digital signals directly, without having to convert them over to an analog signal first. Through DSL, you can attain much higher data rates than with a regular modem, your connection will always be on which means that you will not have to dial-up every time you wish to use the Internet, and as well, because of the fact that the copper wire is split at the exchange, you can even use your home phone while you’re also using the Internet, which is an incredibly useful factor.
There are a number of different options available to users with a broadband connection, whereby they can connect according to varied needs. Some people may ask if it is possible to connect two PCs to a broadband connection or if its possible to have more than two computers connected to the same broadband connection. The answer in short, is yes.
Where Can I Get Broadband?
Getting broadband access can be the difference between surfing the Internet the old way and engaging in its remarkable content the new way. It will change the way you surf the web and change the way you engage yourself, making the Internet a whole new playground to embark on wonderful journeys on. Broadband access is generally available from most Internet companies for a fee that differs depending on the value of the service and the connectivity options. Be sure to consult your local provider for more information.
What Is Broadband Cable?
Traditionally, computers communicate using baseband transmissions, which mean transmissions that only send one signal per wire. When your computer talks to your printer, it is using a baseband transmission. The same goes for your computer and your monitor. Broadband transmission allows one wire to carry many signals at the same time. Cable TV uses broadband technology and because of this, you can get your Internet access through the broadband cable without disrupting your viewing of cable channels.
What Does A Broadband Accelerator Do?
The primary purpose of a broadband accelerator is to sit between that of your broadband connection and your router, and most of these devices use DHCP, and consume an IP address which is generated by your router. Generally all you have to do here is leave it set to the auto-detect mode and let it run on its own without any sort of required assistance, and overall a broadband accelerator does have the same effect in reducing lag when playing over the Internet, until of course you begin to really saturate the network.
A broadband Internet service can change the way you look at your online capabilities. You can get faster download speeds and a more generous time of surfing thanks to the fast connections enabled with broadband Internet services. Some of the best service available online is available through a broadband Internet connection, so ensure that you remain on the cutting edge of technology today and grab hold of a broadband Internet service package before the deals run out.
By: David Mcfarlane
About the Author:
David McFarlane is a proud contributing author and writes articles on broadband. You can visit his site at http://www.broadband-assistance.com
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23rd March
2008
BrianG8 asked:
This is a quick and easy way to get more range for pennies.
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21st March
2008
JERRY P asked:
My computer is wirelessly connected to a 2wire dsl modem to Century tel internet acess, the computer that is connected physically has a hp photosmart c5280 printer attached to it, how do I configure the two computers so I can print from the wirelessly connected computer, or is that possible? How does printer sharing work?
My computer is wirelessly connected to a 2wire dsl modem to Century tel internet acess, the computer that is connected physically has a hp photosmart c5280 printer attached to it, how do I configure the two computers so I can print from the wirelessly connected computer, or is that possible? How does printer sharing work?
19th March
2008
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) means technology which allows to build wireless data networks with satisfactory parameters and quite large ranges of operation at a comparatively low cost. Additional advantage of this technology is short time needed for its implementation.
Potentiality of WLANs
* wireless access to local network in home, office, business etc.
* wireless access to the Net in public space, e.g. in airports, stations, cafes etc. (hot-spot)
* wireless point-to-point links (connecting LAN networks, telemetry, remote control, remote monitoring)
* wireless access to the Internet (both in cities and in the country)
* emergency communications link (duplication of wired network)
WLAN standards
I will describe some solutions compliant to the next three standards:
* 802.11a - in 5 GHz band: 5.150 - 5.350 GHz and 5.470 - 5.725 GHz, transfer rate up to 54 Mbps;
* 802.11b - in 2.4 GHz band: 2.4 - 2.483 GHz, transfer rate up to 11 Mbps;
* 802.11g - in 2.4 GHz band: 2.4 - 2.483 GHz, transfer rate up to 54 Mbps;
However, there are also used other standards:
* 802.11f - IAPP - Inter Access Point Protocol - for cooperation between access points;
* 802.11i - standard defining new security methods in wireless networks;
* 802.11n - standard for transmitting multimedia in homes using MIMO technology, up to 300 Mbps;
* 802.11e - standard defining QoS - support for high quality of services;
* 802.16 - WiMax standard for backbone networks of high capacity
Wireless network range
It should be realized that the range of a wireless network depends on many factors; we can have an influence on some of them and the rest is unknown. The range of wireless network depends on:
1. Factors related to used devices:
* output power (it has been decided by the manufacturer),
* cable attenuation (depends on the cable and its length),
* gain of antennas (given by the manufacturer),
* sensitivity of devices (given by the manufacturer).
2. External factors:
* attenuation between antennas (can be estimated basing on FSL model);
* interferences from other devices (can’t be predicted - some additional margin of safety needs to be provided to compensate these interferences),
* influence of physical barriers (walls, floors, trees etc.)
So, if we want to know what would be the effective range of our network we have to gather the information mentioned above and carry out simple calculations showed in the further part of this self-help book.
Propagation of radio waves
Fresnel zone
Fresnel zone is one of the most important conceptions connected with propagation of electromagnetic waves, which is indispensable to assess parameters of wireless link. It is the area actively participating in transmission of radio signal energy. Shape of this area is an ellipse in longitudinal section, and circle in cross-section. Radius of this circle is a function of the ratio of distances between antennas - it has the maximum value in the middle of the link. The importance of first Fresnel zone comes from the fact that almost all energy of the signal is conveyed via this space.
The shape of Fresnel zone. R1 is the radius of the I zone.
[m]; where:
* dkm = d1km+d2km, is the distance between masts in km
* d1km - distance from the first antenna in km
* d2km - distance from the second antenna in km
Wrongly made installation. The installer didn’t secure mutual visibility of antennas. The radio link does not work.
Another example of wrongly made installation. Presence of barriers in the first Fresnel zone causes that radio link still doesn’t work properly.
… it is only the begining… full version of this text you can find on DIPOL library web site (free of charge, no login needed).
By: Michal Lepiarz
About the Author:
Potentiality of WLANs
* wireless access to local network in home, office, business etc.
* wireless access to the Net in public space, e.g. in airports, stations, cafes etc. (hot-spot)
* wireless point-to-point links (connecting LAN networks, telemetry, remote control, remote monitoring)
* wireless access to the Internet (both in cities and in the country)
* emergency communications link (duplication of wired network)
WLAN standards
I will describe some solutions compliant to the next three standards:
* 802.11a - in 5 GHz band: 5.150 - 5.350 GHz and 5.470 - 5.725 GHz, transfer rate up to 54 Mbps;
* 802.11b - in 2.4 GHz band: 2.4 - 2.483 GHz, transfer rate up to 11 Mbps;
* 802.11g - in 2.4 GHz band: 2.4 - 2.483 GHz, transfer rate up to 54 Mbps;
However, there are also used other standards:
* 802.11f - IAPP - Inter Access Point Protocol - for cooperation between access points;
* 802.11i - standard defining new security methods in wireless networks;
* 802.11n - standard for transmitting multimedia in homes using MIMO technology, up to 300 Mbps;
* 802.11e - standard defining QoS - support for high quality of services;
* 802.16 - WiMax standard for backbone networks of high capacity
Wireless network range
It should be realized that the range of a wireless network depends on many factors; we can have an influence on some of them and the rest is unknown. The range of wireless network depends on:
1. Factors related to used devices:
* output power (it has been decided by the manufacturer),
* cable attenuation (depends on the cable and its length),
* gain of antennas (given by the manufacturer),
* sensitivity of devices (given by the manufacturer).
2. External factors:
* attenuation between antennas (can be estimated basing on FSL model);
* interferences from other devices (can’t be predicted - some additional margin of safety needs to be provided to compensate these interferences),
* influence of physical barriers (walls, floors, trees etc.)
So, if we want to know what would be the effective range of our network we have to gather the information mentioned above and carry out simple calculations showed in the further part of this self-help book.
Propagation of radio waves
Fresnel zone
Fresnel zone is one of the most important conceptions connected with propagation of electromagnetic waves, which is indispensable to assess parameters of wireless link. It is the area actively participating in transmission of radio signal energy. Shape of this area is an ellipse in longitudinal section, and circle in cross-section. Radius of this circle is a function of the ratio of distances between antennas - it has the maximum value in the middle of the link. The importance of first Fresnel zone comes from the fact that almost all energy of the signal is conveyed via this space.
The shape of Fresnel zone. R1 is the radius of the I zone.
[m]; where:
* dkm = d1km+d2km, is the distance between masts in km
* d1km - distance from the first antenna in km
* d2km - distance from the second antenna in km
Wrongly made installation. The installer didn’t secure mutual visibility of antennas. The radio link does not work.
Another example of wrongly made installation. Presence of barriers in the first Fresnel zone causes that radio link still doesn’t work properly.
… it is only the begining… full version of this text you can find on DIPOL library web site (free of charge, no login needed).
By: Michal Lepiarz
About the Author:
Text by IT and network specialist. All rights are reserved.
14th March
2008
Jim S asked:
A. Purchase a Palm OS 4.1 upgrade kit.
A. Purchase a Palm OS 4.1 upgrade kit.
B. Do nothing; all Palm Pilots are WLAN ready.
C. Connect it to a mobile phone.
D. Install more RAM.
13th March
2008
WiFi is the other name for wireless internet or wireless network, this name is mostly used by none technical users who just knows how to access internet wirelessly, they know pretty much nothing beyond that. WiFi is basically short form for wireless fidelity. However many advance users are not well aware of this terminology either, it is ,more known with a name of Wifi. WiFi term is written in many ways which are, Wifi, WiFi, WIFI, Wi-Fi fiwi etc.
Wi-Fi was introduced by Wi-Fi alliance in 1985 it was the time when it was not used as commercially but were just set to certain organizations for testing purposes. Wi-Fi Alliance is pioneer in developing WiFi technology and all the hardware associated with Wifi is mostly certified by Wifi Alliance compliance. Wifi later developed properly and than eventually lunched for public use in USA in 90’s, gradually wifi become standards for most of the computer communications in countless organizations around the world.
Wifi uses all the networks referring to any type of 802.11 network standards which is set by IEEE. IEEE is short form of Institute of electric and electronic engineering. There are lots of enhancements made in standards of 802.11 and 802.11a, 802.11b and other dual networks. The latest standard of 802.11 family is 802.11y. Other known standards are 802.16, these are the standards for upcoming technology known to be WiMax. There is one more known set of standards for Ethernet it is known to be IEEE 802.3.
Growth of Wifi networks is still on going world wide this huge growth raises security issues. Wifi is the most widely used network world wide and many organizations transfer their sensitive data using Wireless networks. Increased use of Wireless network increases potentially risks of the security of the users or organization. Wireless network carries data of every type, that can be normal data in bits of information or it can encrypted or even highly sensitive. WiFi security mechanism insures the certain level of data integrity and confidentiality just as wired network provides. However if proper security measures are not adopted properly intruders can attack the network and can cause major damage to not only network but privacy of users also.
There was a time when cables were used to network many computers together. Hardware like routers, hubs, switches etc were required for communication between computers, but Wifi brought high tech change in communication of computers by providing wireless connectivity features. It just keeps things very simple without much hassle and networks can be made far more easily. No wires are required. Wireless network keeps environment very neat and clean. There are many other features of Wireless LANs for example high speed connectivity. Wifi provides high speed connectivity and faster communication where cables are not feasible to install for example in remote areas. The list of the Wifi features is long some other major features included Site survey, enterprise grade equipment, Scalable systems, VPN Compatibility, flexible authentication methods, Guest satisfaction, End user mobility and easy access through Hotspots.
WiFi supports two different types of modes; they are known to be infrastructure and the other one is ad hoc. In Ad hoc Wireless connections can be made without central device called router or access point. Most network administrators prefer ad hoc over infrastructure mode. Ad hoc how ever have issues also. Wifi devices connected using Ad hoc mode offers less security against unauthorized users. Ad hoc mode configured devices cannot disable SSID broadcast in contrast to infrastructure mode, this brings hackers into play, and using ad hoc mode it is not very difficult to prevail into the wireless network. There are two major differences between these two modes that is the rate at which they transfer data. Wife network standard 802.11g requires Ad hoc mode of communication to support 11Mbps bandwidth in contrast to it 54Mbps data transfer is supported using infrastructure mode. Hence Ad hoc mode is considered much slower than Infrastructure mode.
Wireless based networks are increasing every where; every organization is installing it if it was not using it before. Some cities have actually provided the entire city a wifi and turn the city into hotspot, big example in front of us is Chicago. Chicago have installed huge transmitter in shape of big size dish of Wifi which broadcast Wireless LAN radio signals through out the city. It provides high speed internet connectivity very cheaply. Laptops, desktop computers, PDAs and other Wireless LAN card installed devices can access the network and get high speed connectivity on move. WiFi users increasing day by day therefore its hardware manufacturers are manufacturing the products on huge scale. These products are easily available in market with reasonable cost. Laptops, PDAs, mother boards of latest desktop computer are mostly come with build in wireless LAN cards. If it is not installed already in your laptop one can buy PCMCI slot wifi card to install for accessing wireless network. Wifi PCI cards are also widely available in market. Now USB wifi are also available for short range but still works good.
Intelligent routers are available in market which works to connect different devices to wireless network. These routers can be configured with or without PC. All is required to plug internet cable in Ethernet or USB port to router’s appropriate port. When internet is available to routers it can be configured using its control panel using IP 192.168.1.1. That’s where we can enable SSID broadcasting or disable it and perform other functions. PCs can also be attached to routers for more advance management which routers can not performs. PCs are mostly required to be used where network is huge and keeping and maintaining its integrity and stability is very important.
In this modern era every one wants every thing wireless, Wifi belongs to wireless technology family. There are so many other wireless technologies which have evolved around the time and Wifi is now taken for granted and world is now talking about much advanced and enhanced wireless network known to be WiMax. WiMax beats Wifi technology on many bases which includes Speed at which data rate is transferred, range with which connection is made and so much more. Now we have to see in how much time WiMax will take over WiFi, and which technology will eventually take over WiMax. One thing is for sure latest technologies in wireless technology will keep coming and will keep getting over looked by new ones.
By: M. Aslam
About the Author:
Wi-Fi was introduced by Wi-Fi alliance in 1985 it was the time when it was not used as commercially but were just set to certain organizations for testing purposes. Wi-Fi Alliance is pioneer in developing WiFi technology and all the hardware associated with Wifi is mostly certified by Wifi Alliance compliance. Wifi later developed properly and than eventually lunched for public use in USA in 90’s, gradually wifi become standards for most of the computer communications in countless organizations around the world.
Wifi uses all the networks referring to any type of 802.11 network standards which is set by IEEE. IEEE is short form of Institute of electric and electronic engineering. There are lots of enhancements made in standards of 802.11 and 802.11a, 802.11b and other dual networks. The latest standard of 802.11 family is 802.11y. Other known standards are 802.16, these are the standards for upcoming technology known to be WiMax. There is one more known set of standards for Ethernet it is known to be IEEE 802.3.
Growth of Wifi networks is still on going world wide this huge growth raises security issues. Wifi is the most widely used network world wide and many organizations transfer their sensitive data using Wireless networks. Increased use of Wireless network increases potentially risks of the security of the users or organization. Wireless network carries data of every type, that can be normal data in bits of information or it can encrypted or even highly sensitive. WiFi security mechanism insures the certain level of data integrity and confidentiality just as wired network provides. However if proper security measures are not adopted properly intruders can attack the network and can cause major damage to not only network but privacy of users also.
There was a time when cables were used to network many computers together. Hardware like routers, hubs, switches etc were required for communication between computers, but Wifi brought high tech change in communication of computers by providing wireless connectivity features. It just keeps things very simple without much hassle and networks can be made far more easily. No wires are required. Wireless network keeps environment very neat and clean. There are many other features of Wireless LANs for example high speed connectivity. Wifi provides high speed connectivity and faster communication where cables are not feasible to install for example in remote areas. The list of the Wifi features is long some other major features included Site survey, enterprise grade equipment, Scalable systems, VPN Compatibility, flexible authentication methods, Guest satisfaction, End user mobility and easy access through Hotspots.
WiFi supports two different types of modes; they are known to be infrastructure and the other one is ad hoc. In Ad hoc Wireless connections can be made without central device called router or access point. Most network administrators prefer ad hoc over infrastructure mode. Ad hoc how ever have issues also. Wifi devices connected using Ad hoc mode offers less security against unauthorized users. Ad hoc mode configured devices cannot disable SSID broadcast in contrast to infrastructure mode, this brings hackers into play, and using ad hoc mode it is not very difficult to prevail into the wireless network. There are two major differences between these two modes that is the rate at which they transfer data. Wife network standard 802.11g requires Ad hoc mode of communication to support 11Mbps bandwidth in contrast to it 54Mbps data transfer is supported using infrastructure mode. Hence Ad hoc mode is considered much slower than Infrastructure mode.
Wireless based networks are increasing every where; every organization is installing it if it was not using it before. Some cities have actually provided the entire city a wifi and turn the city into hotspot, big example in front of us is Chicago. Chicago have installed huge transmitter in shape of big size dish of Wifi which broadcast Wireless LAN radio signals through out the city. It provides high speed internet connectivity very cheaply. Laptops, desktop computers, PDAs and other Wireless LAN card installed devices can access the network and get high speed connectivity on move. WiFi users increasing day by day therefore its hardware manufacturers are manufacturing the products on huge scale. These products are easily available in market with reasonable cost. Laptops, PDAs, mother boards of latest desktop computer are mostly come with build in wireless LAN cards. If it is not installed already in your laptop one can buy PCMCI slot wifi card to install for accessing wireless network. Wifi PCI cards are also widely available in market. Now USB wifi are also available for short range but still works good.
Intelligent routers are available in market which works to connect different devices to wireless network. These routers can be configured with or without PC. All is required to plug internet cable in Ethernet or USB port to router’s appropriate port. When internet is available to routers it can be configured using its control panel using IP 192.168.1.1. That’s where we can enable SSID broadcasting or disable it and perform other functions. PCs can also be attached to routers for more advance management which routers can not performs. PCs are mostly required to be used where network is huge and keeping and maintaining its integrity and stability is very important.
In this modern era every one wants every thing wireless, Wifi belongs to wireless technology family. There are so many other wireless technologies which have evolved around the time and Wifi is now taken for granted and world is now talking about much advanced and enhanced wireless network known to be WiMax. WiMax beats Wifi technology on many bases which includes Speed at which data rate is transferred, range with which connection is made and so much more. Now we have to see in how much time WiMax will take over WiFi, and which technology will eventually take over WiMax. One thing is for sure latest technologies in wireless technology will keep coming and will keep getting over looked by new ones.
By: M. Aslam
About the Author:
http://www.wifinotes.com provides free information about Wifi and indepth knowledge of Wi-Fi Technology.
8th March
2008
With the ever changing world of technology there remains one constant. People do not understand all of the terminology when it comes to computers and the internet. At a basketball game I overheard two people discussing their internet and what kind of service they had. One guy said he had a DSL router through his cable company. The other disagreed and said he had high speed internet through the phone company and he thought it was DSL.
Here are a few simple ways to remember what kind of internet service you have if you want to keep you conversation accurate.
1. Many people still have the old slow dial up internet connection. It ties up your phone line and is not the fastest way to be online. Because of where they live this may still be the only option they have.
2. Cable broadband internet comes from the local cable company. You get access to it right through the cable coming into your home. The cable guy will come out to your house and do the installation for you. To do this he splits the connection from your TV to a cable modem box. Then he plugs it into your computer or router.
One benefit of having internet access from your cable company is it doesn’t matter how close you live to cable company’s office. Wherever you live you will get it at the same speed as everyone else in your neighborhood. One thing that does matter is the number of households subscribing will affect the bandwidth available and at certain times of the day your service will be slower.
3. DSL is short Digital Subscriber Line and is provided by a phone company. You will probably not need an installer to come out to your home to get started. Your phone company will turn on your service and they will send you a DSL modem and DSL router or filters. You can use the phone line you have without ordering another one.
To get connected, you plug one end of a DSL modem into a regular phone jack and the other end into your computer or DSL router. The filters are used to eliminate potential DSL static from phone jacks in which phones are used. These filters fit easily into the phone jacks and then the phone connections are plugged into the filters.
Because you are using your phone line sharing bandwidth with your neighbors is not an issue. However the further away you live from the phone companies office the slower your system will operate.
If you live too far away you may not even be able to get DSL service and would not need a DSL router, modem or filters. You will have to check with your cable company to see what your options are at that point.
By: Steve Lee
About the Author:
Here are a few simple ways to remember what kind of internet service you have if you want to keep you conversation accurate.
1. Many people still have the old slow dial up internet connection. It ties up your phone line and is not the fastest way to be online. Because of where they live this may still be the only option they have.
2. Cable broadband internet comes from the local cable company. You get access to it right through the cable coming into your home. The cable guy will come out to your house and do the installation for you. To do this he splits the connection from your TV to a cable modem box. Then he plugs it into your computer or router.
One benefit of having internet access from your cable company is it doesn’t matter how close you live to cable company’s office. Wherever you live you will get it at the same speed as everyone else in your neighborhood. One thing that does matter is the number of households subscribing will affect the bandwidth available and at certain times of the day your service will be slower.
3. DSL is short Digital Subscriber Line and is provided by a phone company. You will probably not need an installer to come out to your home to get started. Your phone company will turn on your service and they will send you a DSL modem and DSL router or filters. You can use the phone line you have without ordering another one.
To get connected, you plug one end of a DSL modem into a regular phone jack and the other end into your computer or DSL router. The filters are used to eliminate potential DSL static from phone jacks in which phones are used. These filters fit easily into the phone jacks and then the phone connections are plugged into the filters.
Because you are using your phone line sharing bandwidth with your neighbors is not an issue. However the further away you live from the phone companies office the slower your system will operate.
If you live too far away you may not even be able to get DSL service and would not need a DSL router, modem or filters. You will have to check with your cable company to see what your options are at that point.
By: Steve Lee
About the Author:
Steve Lee invites you to visit his routers website for the best articles, tips, and information on routers.
For all of your router needs and answers to your questions you can learn more here: http://www.routersguide.com
8th March
2008
Lisa asked:
I just purchased a Acer Aspire Netbook and I love it. The challenge is, there is no aircard slot for my Sprint Novatel Wireless Merlin S720. Instead of returning this laptop or buying the sprint usb modem, is there an adapter that I can simply plug into my usb port? Essentially, I could plug the sprint broadband card into a device that would plug into my usb? Please let me know. Thank you!!!
I just purchased a Acer Aspire Netbook and I love it. The challenge is, there is no aircard slot for my Sprint Novatel Wireless Merlin S720. Instead of returning this laptop or buying the sprint usb modem, is there an adapter that I can simply plug into my usb port? Essentially, I could plug the sprint broadband card into a device that would plug into my usb? Please let me know. Thank you!!!
7th March
2008
With the arrival of Broadband, the access to internet has become easier and faster. This way, it has added colours to the lives of millions of those who are using features of the internet. Briefly speaking, Broadband is an excellent medium for internet connection and gives features like high speed access and efficient downloading.
Globalisation has been one of the major reasons behind the increase in the competition among Broadband ’service-givers’. Broadband providers are,therefore, forced to provide competitive and cheap services. This is why broadband is quite an affordable option for the users nowadays. Broadband works faster than the normal mediums for connection. Hence, one can quickly do downloading of emails, files and movies.
The word Broadband is very common nowadays, but an average person may not be aware about the broadband. Actually, there are different methods of accessing the internet while using a Broadband connection. You can avail the Broadband services using a connection via existing telephone line or cable TV line. You can also have Broadband access through time-tested wireless technologies.
Nowadays, there are lots of cheap Broadband providers all over the world and they give various affordable and marvellous Broadband services. Some of these providers are also giving special offers, this season. These offers have features like free calls, free Wi-Fi, modem etc. So this is a ‘win-win’ situation for both the users and the Broadband providers. Both these parities benefit from each other.
This year, some new schemes have already hit the market along with some special offers. Many Broadband providers like Reliance Broadband, British Telecom, 3 mobile Broadband, Orange,Talk talk, Toucan, Demon, Tesco, AOL, PlusNet, Direct save telcom, Namesco, Sky,Vodafone, BSNL,T-mobile phone etc. are offering Broadband services. These services are also backed by alluring offers. The user just needs to choose any one of the providers according to his usefulness and his requirements.
The Broadband services are available at very competitive prices. There are various leading players who are offering some of the best broadband deals. In order to be able to choose the best Broadband provider, Broadband guides are available online where you can find all the useful information about broadband. Information in terms of being both basic and advanced in nature, is present on these online guides.
One can compare the services of different companies who are dealing in the business of giving Broadband services. Hence, the user is able to have the opportunity of choosing some of the best Broadband providers.
So if you are looking to avail some of the unique Broadband services along with some very attractive offers this year then this is the right time for you when different companies are competing against each other to give some of the best services.
Before going for these services, one needs to understand their features and benefits. You should,therefore, compare the prices, features, and benefits of each and every brand. One also needs to understand the terms and conditions of the given deal.
By: Issac Brandon
About the Author:
Issac Brandon is an author of Xpert4u a Price comparison site that provides the relevant information on Broadband Providers UK.
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