DSL
Joe Negron
I'm thinking of finally upgrading to DSL (from dial-up). What do I need
to do/check in order to get it to work with OS/2?
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Joe Negron from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Aidan Grey
Your best bet is to buy an external DSL modem/router box. That is, one
that combines the DSL modem with a DHCP server, and usually about 4 network
jacks.
If you get one of those, then you just set your OS/2 machine to use DHCP,
and the DSL box does all the work.
Check with your Internet Service Provider. There are a number of DSL
standards around now, and it can be hard to find if a modem will work or not.
Aidan Grey
Joe Negron
> On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:58:03 +0000 (UTC), Joe Negron wrote:
>
>>I'm thinking of finally upgrading to DSL (from dial-up). What do I need
>>to do/check in order to get it to work with OS/2?
>
>that combines the DSL modem with a DHCP server, and usually about 4 network
>jacks.
Any recommendations? Verizon DSL comes with a self-install kit, but I
could find no information on their site as to precisely what is
included.
> If you get one of those, then you just set your OS/2 machine to use DHCP,
>and the DSL box does all the work.
How does on use DHCP?
> Check with your Internet Service Provider. There are a number of DSL
>standards around now, and it can be hard to find if a modem will work or not.
It seems like Verizon is my best bet here in NYC, at least so far as
cost is concerned. The only thing I could find on their website is:
================================ Begin =================================
What equipment do I need?
To use Verizon High Speed Internet, you'll need the following equipment:
Note: You must wait for the Service Ready Date before installing the DSL software.
* A computer that meets the system requirements
* High Speed Internet filters
* 2-for-1 adapter
* modem
* power cord
* phone cord
* Ethernet cable
* Universal Serial (USB) cable (if you received the Westell Dual Connect modem)
* Verizon Broadband Software with Installation Overview on the CD
================================= End ==================================
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Peter Brown
Do *Not* agree to accept a USB connected Modem; you want 1 with a rj45
(network) connection.
To use DHCP simply run the tcpip configuration notebook and select DHCP.
Might be worth your time to have a bit of a read about DHCP; dipamst.hlp
may be a starting point.
It is also be worth checking that the modem supplied by Verizon can be
configured using a browser rather than only by Windows/Mac setup software.
Regards
Pete
Pierre Jelenc
>
> It is also be worth checking that the modem supplied by Verizon can be
> configured using a browser rather than only by Windows/Mac setup software.
I'm running DSL from Covad on a Verizon line, with a Netopia router. It
installed through the browser.
The one thing that I had trouble with was a lock-up on some destinations,
most noticeably the Google family, which was traced to a problem with the
MTU. It's still not understood what happens, but dropping the MTU down to
576 (from the default of 1536) solved the problem.
Pierre
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Marc Lewis
Hello all.
<On 30Nov2008 18:50 Joe Negron wrote a message to All regarding
Re: DSL >
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> Your best bet is to buy an external DSL modem/router box.
> That is, one that combines the DSL modem with a DHCP server,
> and usually about 4 network jacks.
JN> Any recommendations? Verizon DSL comes with a
JN> self-install kit, but I could find no information on
JN> their site as to precisely what is included.
Beware of the fact that these "self-install" type programs are
_windoze ONLY_. Your best best is to disregard them altogether
and read the manual (probably on the CD) for the router. It's
generally configured via web browser interface. See my notes on
TCP/IP below...
> If you get one of those, then you just set your OS/2 machine
> to use DHCP, and the DSL box does all the work.
JN> How does on use DHCP?
First off: Does your OS/2 setup have TCP/IP installed? It's a
must have for it to work.
DHCP auto-assigns a private (usually something like
192.168.xxx.xxx) address to your machine. DHCP is NOT mandatory
but is convenient. It's set up in the TCPIP configuration
program that's part of the OS/2 TCP/IP package. If you're
running Warp4 it's there, unless you told the setup program to
NOT install TCP/IP.
The interface to most routers through your web browser (STRONGLY
recommend installing Firefox - AT LEAST v 2.xx along with the
Java runtime.) Many of the routers have decent, semi-automatic
setup programs. You need NO resident software on your machine -
regardless of whatever ISP you have tells you. (It's bullc**p.)
Note that many routers cannot be configured with the old IBM
issued Netscape browser - it simply is too out of date to be of
any use for almost anything.
Best regards,
Marc
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Truth...@nospam.net
The DSL provider is going to send you a DSL modem, right?
The easy way to set it up is to get a router, D-Link, etc. Plug the DSL
modem into it, then the computer into the router. You set the router up
with a web browser. A plus is that you get a hardware firewall out of
it.
D-link routers usually work (at least the ones' I've had) with the IBM OS2
web browser. Otherwise you might need to have a windows machine handy to
set up the router/DSL the first time. I use to keep a spare drive with
Windcrap on it, that I could plug into a laptop when I needed wincrap for
something. (Now I have separate laptop with XP on it to run certain
programs.)
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