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From: gecko on 30 Mar 2008 19:22
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:41:43 -0700 (PDT), "jameshanley39(a)yahoo.co.uk"
<jameshanley39(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:


>You have 2 types of product on the market
>
>Plain Routers
>and Router/Modems
>
>Router/Modems have the RJ11 socket - which is for connecting the modem
>part of it to the wall. (in the USA, i.e. where you probably are, the
>telephones use RJ11 at the wall too.. The RJ11 socket you refer to is
>probably a modem socket not a telephone socket)
>
>DSL Router implies it is a router/modem, because DSL refers to the
>modem. You have DSL modems not DSL Routers.
>
>It is possible for a Router/Modem to have a telephone socket.. Just
>like an answering machine might have a telephone socket on it.
>Becuase the answering machine usees one socket. So it provides another
>one. So if you don't have a Y adaptor, lucky you, the device has it.
>
>
>Router/Modems can work alone and usually do.
>But I guess you can connect a plain Router to them if you want.
>
>Plain Routers tend to be more advanced in the Router aspect, than
>Router/Modems.
>They cannot work alone.. They have an RJ45 socket typically labelled
>WAN. It is for the DSL Modem. So you connect the router and modem
>together with an ethernet cable.
>
>(I know.. technically a Router/Modem's RJ11 socket is connecting to a
>WAN too.. But this is just how things are labelled.)
>
>Now for some less clarity..
>
>From what I have seen, and this may be UK only, since many people
>disagree with me.. but then cannot find products to give examples to
>counter..
>
>In the UK, we tend to have
>Routers, and Router/DSL Modems.
>
>We do not have Router/Cable modems. i.e. our Router/Modems have an
>RJ11/telephone/modem socket not a cable connector.
>
>We have separate cable modems. (maybe only taking one computer, not
>sure).. Or you can connect a Router to them and connect more.
>
>
>There are also little very limited DSL Router/Modems, for one or two
>computers to connect.. Generally the ones with many ports are called
>Router/Modems. And the ones with one are called Modems. No good
>reason really.. really though, the difference between one port and
>many, is a Network Switch.
>
>Plain Routers can be used for Cable or DSL. Once they have a DSL
>modem in there i.e. they are a router/dsl modem, they are not really
>for cable.. though perhaps you could just not use the DSL modem, and
>use the router functionality.


Thanks for the insight
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