[Techtalk] ADSL modems

[Karen Locke]

Berenice,

The most important point is to get an ADSL modem that matches whatever your 
ISP/Telco is using at their end.  While all ADSL modems are theoretically 
interoperable, various manufacturers interpreted the spec differently.  So 
while any modem should work, there may be some degradation in transmission 
speed if the two aren't well-matched.

(No, I'm not an ADSL expert, but I happen to have married one.  :-)

In my home network we have the telco's modem du jour (a Westell WireSpeed, now 
a couple of  years old and therefore antique), and a separate Linksys router.     
They work well together.  We do use the router's firewall.

Karen


> Can anyone tell me: would it be better to buy a router-modem, or to
> buy them separately?
>
> thanks
> Berenice
>
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