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Questions regarding DSL installation
I just received notification that my DSL service is ready and am getting
ready to perform the self-installation (Verizon Online), but have a few questions about procedures and any cautions I should take. I primarily use a desktop which currently is using a dialup account. The dialup is working fine and I don't want to lose access to it if anything goes wrong with the installation. I also have a new laptop that has not been configured for any internet access, and was thinking of using that as the testbed for my DSL installation. My plan was to use the laptop to test the installation, and if it succeeds then to proceed with the desktop installation afterwards. Does it matter if I change the location of my DSL modem after the initial setup? Is this a sound plan? Also, to add to the wrinkle, I will be adding a wireless router after the DSL installation checks out (I already have router), and plan on running an ethernet cable to the desktop and adding a wireless PCMCIA card to the laptop. Is there anything I should think about in doing this? Any assistance before I proceed will be greatly appreciated. I'm generally not inclined to mess with anything that is working (if it ain't broken, why fix it?), and worry about making things worse rather than better. Thank in advance for you advice. Pan |
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"Pan" wrote in message ... I just received notification that my DSL service is ready and am getting ready to perform the self-installation (Verizon Online), but have a few questions about procedures and any cautions I should take. I primarily use a desktop which currently is using a dialup account. The dialup is working fine and I don't want to lose access to it if anything goes wrong with the installation. I also have a new laptop that has not been configured for any internet access, and was thinking of using that as the testbed for my DSL installation. My plan was to use the laptop to test the installation, and if it succeeds then to proceed with the desktop installation afterwards. Does it matter if I change the location of my DSL modem after the initial setup? Is this a sound plan? Also, to add to the wrinkle, I will be adding a wireless router after the DSL installation checks out (I already have router), and plan on running an ethernet cable to the desktop and adding a wireless PCMCIA card to the laptop. Is there anything I should think about in doing this? Any assistance before I proceed will be greatly appreciated. I'm generally not inclined to mess with anything that is working (if it ain't broken, why fix it?), and worry about making things worse rather than better. Thank in advance for you advice. Pan Looks like a dandy idea...the location of your modem changing will not matter. Personally tho, if you test out the DSL and it works fine, then I would proceed to just hooking up the router. Forget testing the desktop, it will just add another (basically useless) step to the process. -Chris |
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On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:10:04 -0400, "Pan" wrote:
I just received notification that my DSL service is ready and am getting ready to perform the self-installation (Verizon Online), but have a few questions about procedures and any cautions I should take. I primarily use a desktop which currently is using a dialup account. The dialup is working fine and I don't want to lose access to it if anything goes wrong with the installation. I also have a new laptop that has not been configured for any internet access, and was thinking of using that as the testbed for my DSL installation. My plan was to use the laptop to test the installation, and if it succeeds then to proceed with the desktop installation afterwards. Does it matter if I change the location of my DSL modem after the initial setup? Is this a sound plan? It shouldn't affect your dialup, so long as you don't modify it. You can leave the dial up config alone. The only mod you might want to make is to change your default to the DSL. While it doesn't come up often, you'll like this arrangement. When DSL goes down for maintenance, or whatever, you can still at least check email via dialup. Assuming the phoneline is the same (ie. the same number), you can move the modem to any jack in the house. Just be sure to put filters on any line that's *NOT* connected to that modem. There's nothing wrong with your plan, there's no real reason to, but then there's nothing wrong with being cautious either. Also, to add to the wrinkle, I will be adding a wireless router after the DSL installation checks out (I already have router), and plan on running an ethernet cable to the desktop and adding a wireless PCMCIA card to the laptop. Is there anything I should think about in doing this? Not much really. Assuming this is an ethernet modem, you just need to plug the ethernet cable from the modem into the WAN port on the router. Plug your ethernet connection in using a standard (not crossover) ethernet cable. Use the router's setup (usually an intranet webpage, accessed via a browser), to set the channel, SSID (network ID -- it's anything you want to call it), and most important, the encryption key. Open broadcast is easiest to deal with, and make sure that your modem is set to radio broadcast -- some default to OFF, in which case, it's wired ethernet only. Make sure to set the SSID and encryption key (put it in the same slot as on the router) to match on the notebook (I presume that's what's going wireless). All this should be in the Manual. If either the modem or wireless card give you the option to adjust broadcast strength and interval, turn it to max strength, and shortest interval. That should give you the most solid signal (and gives you better odds at a good connection). Finally, once it's working, if you're getting crappy signal strength, even up close, try changing the broadcast channel to something other than 6 (on both router and card). 6 is the default, and if there's a lot of other people doing the wireless thing nearby, there could be interference. Only real gotcha is if Verizon gives you a USB modem. Then you'd need to get a router that accepts a USB modem connection, and at where I am, those are hard to find. Easier to try and get verizon to give you an ethernet modem (or buy one off of ebay). --------------------------------------------- MCheu |
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I read somewhere that the modem had to less than a certain distance away
from something :- powerpoint? wall socket? I don't remember, I was drunk. I am no help am I? "Pan" wrote in message ... I just received notification that my DSL service is ready and am getting ready to perform the self-installation (Verizon Online), but have a few questions about procedures and any cautions I should take. I primarily use a desktop which currently is using a dialup account. The dialup is working fine and I don't want to lose access to it if anything goes wrong with the installation. I also have a new laptop that has not been configured for any internet access, and was thinking of using that as the testbed for my DSL installation. My plan was to use the laptop to test the installation, and if it succeeds then to proceed with the desktop installation afterwards. Does it matter if I change the location of my DSL modem after the initial setup? Is this a sound plan? Also, to add to the wrinkle, I will be adding a wireless router after the DSL installation checks out (I already have router), and plan on running an ethernet cable to the desktop and adding a wireless PCMCIA card to the laptop. Is there anything I should think about in doing this? Any assistance before I proceed will be greatly appreciated. I'm generally not inclined to mess with anything that is working (if it ain't broken, why fix it?), and worry about making things worse rather than better. Thank in advance for you advice. Pan |
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2 km from the exchange I think... and that is indirect telephone line
distance. Also, Like someone else said... do not install the software they give you it will poop in your computer. On win9x use this instead... http://www.raspppoe.com/ regards will, http://www.fileant.com "half_pint" wrote in message ... I read somewhere that the modem had to less than a certain distance away from something :- powerpoint? wall socket? I don't remember, I was drunk. I am no help am I? "Pan" wrote in message ... I just received notification that my DSL service is ready and am getting ready to perform the self-installation (Verizon Online), but have a few questions about procedures and any cautions I should take. I primarily use a desktop which currently is using a dialup account. The dialup is working fine and I don't want to lose access to it if anything goes wrong with the installation. I also have a new laptop that has not been configured for any internet access, and was thinking of using that as the testbed for my DSL installation. My plan was to use the laptop to test the installation, and if it succeeds then to proceed with the desktop installation afterwards. Does it matter if I change the location of my DSL modem after the initial setup? Is this a sound plan? Also, to add to the wrinkle, I will be adding a wireless router after the DSL installation checks out (I already have router), and plan on running an ethernet cable to the desktop and adding a wireless PCMCIA card to the laptop. Is there anything I should think about in doing this? Any assistance before I proceed will be greatly appreciated. I'm generally not inclined to mess with anything that is working (if it ain't broken, why fix it?), and worry about making things worse rather than better. Thank in advance for you advice. Pan |
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