OK, let me see if I understand this correctly- the DSL modem plugs
into a router, which can understand PPPoE, and it connects to my
computer(s) via ethernet, and talks to them via TCP/IP. What kind of
connection is it between the modem and the router? Will this router
also serve to network printers, etc? How does a router relate to a
web browser , or to put it another way, what could cause a router to
require a certain browser capability? I am currently running IE
5.1.7. Can I choose a little bit older router to "fit" that? As you
can see from all these questions, up to this point I've been blithely
unconcerned about routers.
Thanks for everyon's input.
Gary
At 7:04 PM -0500 11/4/05, Gary & Jamie Witmer wrote:
I was considering a Verizon DSL account until the Verizon rep told
me I need OS X. I recall a thread sometime ago about using DSL w/o
using all the Verizon software. Could anyone point me in the right
direction in the archives to that info, or does anyone have
experience using Verizon DSL on a power mac (not upgraded to G3 or
G4)? I have a Performa 6400/180, and am running OS 8.1
I'm going to assume here that Verizon DSL uses The Abomination known
as PPPoE. That would be one reason for requiring OS X. While there
are OS 9 clients, they have problems. OS X's PPPoE client appears
to work reasonably well. A simple way around it though is to use a
router, even if you only have one machine. The router deals with
PPPoE and your computer(s) only need to access it via ordinary
TCP/IP.
Another reason for an ISP to specify OS X is sheer cussed laziness
in not wanting to have to support more than a few versions of the OS.
One problem you could have is that the router MAY need a newer
browser than you have on your machine, especially as you are running
OS 8.1.
--
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting
"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
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