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BT broadband modems
Name: d85kennedy Date: March 15, 2004 at 18:12:38 Pacific OS: winXPhome CPU/Ram: centrino1.3/256
Comment:
well, thanks to a screw up by BT my ordered Belin Wifi Broadband Router/GAteway arrived sometome before the broadband modem.
does anybody know if the Business Single500 modem supplied comes with an Ethernet out, or is it USB? the in to the Belkin is Ethernet. can i buy a USb-to-Ethernet adaptor and use that or do i need the correct modem?
i live in Britain and its a DSL broadband service any help much appreciated
Name: darkfriend Date: March 15, 2004 at 19:28:29 Pacific
Reply:
I'm fairly certain if the modem is USB only you are basically screwed. They do make USB to ethernet adapters but they are meant to be hooked up to computers where drivers can be loaded. The modem will have no such capability. I'm sure the modem will be ethernet or both, as most are, but I do not know. My info is basically stating if it is USB only you will have to buy a different router or get the correct modem. -DF
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Response Number 2
Name: MrNiceGuy (by vng2k) Date: March 16, 2004 at 00:41:53 Pacific
Reply:
I do not know exactly the model that you did specified but I can tell you most modem will come with both usb and ethernet out.
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