The only problem I see in your proposed setup is that the filter on the phone line should only be connected to the telephone, and not the DSL modem. If there are any other phones connected to the same line, they'll need filters too.
On your present setup, I'm hoping the Ethernet cable from the DSL modem actually goes to an Ethernet port on the old PC and not to a modem port.
Maybe I should have made my explanation for the proposed setup clearer.
1. A filter. The cable from top end the filter goes into a phone socket. The other end of filter has two cables - one goes into a normal phone, and the other goes into the back of a DSL modem.
2. From the back of the DSL modem, an ethernet cable goes into the back of a TrueMobile Broadband Router 2300.
3. The TrueMobile is now set up to communicate with a Dimension 3000 PC (with a wireless adapter already installed).
That's basically correct. The filtered side goes to the phone, and the unfiltered side to the DSL modem. The Ethernet connection between the DSL modem and the 2300 should go to the connector labelled "Internet" on the back of the 2300.
I'm not familiar with AOL broadband. If there's a login required from the PC in your current setup before the DSL connection passes traffic to/from the Internet, the login will need to be performed by the router, since it will be the only device directly connected to the DSL modem. If the login is done using "PPP over Ethernet" (PPPoE), that functionality is supported by the 2300. See the section entitled "xDSL with PPPoE" in the
2300 User Manual.
jwatt
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January 28th, 2005 15:00
The only problem I see in your proposed setup is that the filter on the phone line should only be connected to the telephone, and not the DSL modem. If there are any other phones connected to the same line, they'll need filters too.
On your present setup, I'm hoping the Ethernet cable from the DSL modem actually goes to an Ethernet port on the old PC and not to a modem port.
Jim
paulphonak
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January 28th, 2005 16:00
Thanks for your reply.
Maybe I should have made my explanation for the proposed setup clearer.
1. A filter. The cable from top end the filter goes into a phone socket. The other end of filter has two cables - one goes into a normal phone, and the other goes into the back of a DSL modem.
2. From the back of the DSL modem, an ethernet cable goes into the back of a TrueMobile Broadband Router 2300.
3. The TrueMobile is now set up to communicate with a Dimension 3000 PC (with a wireless adapter already installed).
Correct??
Paul
jwatt
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January 29th, 2005 16:00
That's basically correct. The filtered side goes to the phone, and the unfiltered side to the DSL modem. The Ethernet connection between the DSL modem and the 2300 should go to the connector labelled "Internet" on the back of the 2300.
I'm not familiar with AOL broadband. If there's a login required from the PC in your current setup before the DSL connection passes traffic to/from the Internet, the login will need to be performed by the router, since it will be the only device directly connected to the DSL modem. If the login is done using "PPP over Ethernet" (PPPoE), that functionality is supported by the 2300. See the section entitled "xDSL with PPPoE" in the 2300 User Manual.
Jim