Yeah, there's nothing you need to do on the computer aside from setting it to obtain an<br>IP address automatically (DHCP).<br><br>Exactally, adding another PC is as simple is plugging in the network cord.<br><br>Don't sweat the filters, worst case everything will still work without them, you'll just<br>
hear a hissing on the phone as long as the modem is linked up. You can hook them up<br>anytime, it won't hurt.<br><br>There's still a good few independants like us around, many times we're far more advanced then the <br>
big guys because we're small and can focus on the customers more so. We don't really get any<br>competition from them, but our biggest concern is Comcast, Time Warner, etc. Those big cable<br>companies can sell their unregulated (so they don't have to gaurentee any service) phone service for<br>
such a low rate, it's hard to compete.<br><br>They just took over Adelphia out here, so it's going to be scary once they start building. I think <br>our customer service alone will be enough to save us. As for DSL, it's nothing like Comcast advertises.<br>
<br>With some of the newer technologies, I can push upwards of 30megs across a DSL line. :)<br><br>Never made it to a WPLUG meeting, I've been meaning to come to an installfest with my laptop for<br>years, just never got around to it.<br>
<br>I'll try to get that modem out to you by the weekend, I'll let ya know when I do.<br><br>-Mike<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 7, 2008 4:08 PM, Neal Sofge <<a href="mailto:neal_sofge@rand.org">neal_sofge@rand.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">> How would I test to see if it supports bridge mode and how would I<br>
> enable it?<br><br></div>Depends on the hardware. Check the manual or <a href="http://dslreports.com" target="_blank">dslreports.com</a> etc.<br><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>> Bridge means two network devices on different networks are able to<br>
> talk to pass information?<br><br></div>In this context, it's that the modem won't be doing NAT or PPPoE or<br>anything else to the IP-level stuff going over it. It just changes<br>phone line signals into Ethernet signals, and that way you can do<br>
whatever you need to via a single configuration interface in your<br>cheap router.<br><div class="Ih2E3d"><br><br>--<br>Neal Sofge, Web Technology Analyst<br>RAND Corporation <<a href="http://www.rand.org/" target="_blank">http://www.rand.org/</a>><br>
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