grinning_devil said:
@keith .. iam abt to go for airtel broadband .. nd will be purchasing the modem on my own rather than giving away 3k to airtel ppl ...
so which brand...model no .. shud i opt for. ..
the only requirement airtel chap have told me is the availability of RJ11 on the modem ... ethernet or USB ???
I've got the modem on rent. INR 100 per month. Good option when you're not sure how long you'll stick with one ISP.
Previously I've used Dlink DSL302g and Netgear DG632 modems with Surecom switches (for home LAN) while overseas. Work fine with all aDSL providers. Both excellent modems and cost approx INR 3000 (on direct currency conversion). The Dlink one is a bit tricky when it comes to configuring port forwarding rules. And heats up quite a bit when outside temps are 25C+.
the only requirement airtel chap have told me is the availability of RJ11 on the modem ... ethernet or USB ???
RJ11 is nothing but a technical name for your standard phone jack. All DSL modems have RJ11 port so you can plug in your phone line. RJ45 is the port you require to connect the modem to your PC ethernet card using a standard (non crossed) LAN wire. RJ45 can only be found on the ethernet modem only.
The DSL302g has 1 USB and 1 RJ45. So you can connect 1 PC via USB and another via ethernet RJ45. I had the modem connected to a 4 port switch via RJ45. This makes it possible to connect 4 PC's (3 on the switch, 1 via USB)
Keith