Best DSL Modem?

I'm currently suffering from the loss of 2 ports on my Westell Versalink 327W ... lightning struck awfully close (white light everywhere, and a canon sound that went on forever ... next door neighbor's wooden swing set over here and over there).
Anyway ... I want to buy a DSL Modem that will be compatible with an Asanté FR3004FLC WAN + 4 ethernet port router + Printer Port. I also will be (re)connecting 4 computers by ethernet cables: PowerPC 9500 G3/500, PowerPC 8500 G4/450, a Quicksilver Dual 1GHz and an HP Pavillion.
And I have Verizon DSL ...
Note: The two remaining "good" ports on the Westell, run the PowerPC 9500 and HP which are 10-15 feet away, but when I try to connect the PowerPC 8500 and/or Quicksilver, they show up as connected under Network, but I cannot browse or get mail on them. Distance problem? They're 25-35 feet away on cables.
So ... a "strong" DSL Modem is required (the Westell use to drive them all).
Options? need to consider future of 1000baseT (QS endowed)? Currently no wireless machines ... still plan for them?
Mac Plus, Performa 6116, PPC 8500 G4/450, 9500 G3/500, QS 2@1GHz Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Nothing special. Anything that supports ADSL2+ will work, although many of us have found that modems with Broadcom chipsets tend to work out well. YMMV though!
I suggest standalone modems rather than the gateways. From there using a separate router allows for flexibility and reliability.
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What's the best DSL modem to go with my EA6500 ?

Hi All,
I'm showing my ignorance around modems and routers here but here we go...
I have an EA6500 which obviously has 4 Gigabit ethernet ports for my home network, but I need a DSL modem to get it working.
What's the maximum speed current modems can supply from the Internet to my router, is there such a thing as a Gigabit capable DSL modem these days or am I dreaming ? Is it possible to even get Gigabit dowload speeds via DSL or would I have to go cable to achieve something like that ?
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Best DSL modem/router?

I'm sure this question has been asked but how recently, I wouldn't know. We have a D-Link DSL modem/router sent to us by Verizon in 2010. My desktop Mac is connected via Ethernet to the modem. Our other devices use Internet via WiFi. Verizon can sell us a new basic modem, of course. But I'd like one that has a stronger WiFi signal. Can anyone suggest a specific brand and model that will work with our DSL and emit a stronger signal? Thank you!

sherylsrtx wrote:
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DSL Modem / Router for Airport Extreme / Express

Please can anyone advise re the best DSL Modem / Router to use with an Airport Extreme and Express.
I am in the UK with BT Broadband. I currently have a Netgear DG834G which has been great but seems to need a lot of re-setting recently and has been dropping the connection. I've checked our line with the provider and that seems to be OK. The Netgear DG834G is currently wired via CAT5 to my Airport Extreme which is then also wired to an Airport Express to extend the network.
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I've looked at various forums and am just getting confusing stuff re what works and what doesn't.
We are due to get fibre-broadband in our area next year - very happy to have to get a new router then for that if needed. The important thing for me is to have a decent set-up for now.
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You don't need a modem/router since the AirPort Extreme is a router.
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Best Router with DSL Modem for use with AT&T DSL and Airport Express?

I recently had my old 2WIRE from AT&T DSL service die, so purchased a new 2WIRE 2701HG-B. My old 2WIRE worked with my Airport Express, which is hooked up to my DVR for DirecTV use. The new 2WIRE apparently is not compatible with the Airport Express, so I returned it and purchased a NetGear Wireless-N 300 Router with DSL modem. While this one does work with the Airport Express setup, it runs very slow. This router has mediocre reviews, so I'd like to find a better one.
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Configure the Express as a bridge: Connect via "Ethernet", and set Connection Sharing to "off (bridge mode)".
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do I turn off DHCP on the router,
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A query about Time Capsule, Ethernet, and DSL modems...

When I originally set up my modem, I used the network assistant and it seemed to "auto-connect", where the assistant tells you that your ISP "may allow you" etc. This was done with the ethernet cable as Modem to Macbook Pro. Then when I purchased a TC, I simply connected the ethernet cable to the TC and let Airport Utility set up a wireless network.
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1. In speaking with the ISP tech support, they seemed pretty sure I had to enter specific DCHP, DNS, etc. values in their fields, yet with the network assistant, it seemed to do this not only on its own, but with different values (numbers) then the one tech support told me to use, including an assigned "public" 192 IP address.
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5. I have the TC in Bridge Mode, with Access Control to "Not Enabled". I originally had my MBP and iPod Touch MAC addresses added to Access Control, until I read that this doesn't really help with security. As it stands now, I increased my WPA2 password from an easy to remember one to a random 25 character one. Basically, I am hoping someone can tell me the settings I should use (with detail) to make both the network settings AND the wireless network as safe as possible without having a computer science degree.
Additional information: I only use my MBP and iPod Touch, and the wireless network is only for my use. No guests whatsoever. I do have a usb printer connected to the TC. The modem has a wireless "WLAN" feature which I have turned off since I have the TC. For my email accounts, I have the correct ports entered, as far as I can tell and as far as I've been told by those providers. I occasionally use Acquisition (not sure how safe it is security wise), and I'm often online playing Call of Duty 4 (wirelessly). I think that all I can think of that's important.
I really appreciate everyone's comments and guidance.

4. Strangely, when I connect another ethernet cable from the TC ethernet out port to the MBP (I was attempting a quicker Time Machine incremental back up), and turned Airport off (as an experiment), I still have internet connectivity. I thought TC ethernet out to MBP would only be for disk data transfer. Is this normal? If I have Airport "ON", would that cable then only be used for data transfer?
Whichever connection is toward the top of the list in System Preferences-> Network preference pane is the one which will be used.
5. I have the TC in Bridge Mode, with Access Control to "Not Enabled". I originally had my MBP and iPod Touch MAC addresses added to Access Control, until I read that this doesn't really help with security. As it stands now, I increased my WPA2 password from an easy to remember one to a random 25 character one. Basically, I am hoping someone can tell me the settings I should use (with detail) to make both the network settings AND the wireless network as safe as possible without having a computer science degree.
WPA2 with a long non-dictionary password is the best wireless security.
2. Moreover, the ISP told me I should use PPPoE, yet the network assistant seemed just fine with Ethernet and DCHP.
If your ISP uses PPPoE for Internet connections, the device connecting directly to the DSL modem should be configured to use PPPoE.
3. My ethernet IP address (System preferences/Network) is different from my Airport IP address. Is this normal?
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Apple Airport Extreme Base Station for PPPoE, DHCP and NAT with ActionTec DSL modem

I just spent several hours trying to track down proper instructions for setting up my Apple AEBS to do the PPPoE, DHCP and NAT while connected to an ActionTec M1000 (no wireless module). It turns out my initial set ups on both devices were correct, but that the order for rebooting and reconnecting the two devices is critical. All of the threads I found on this forum and on many others suggested this was not possible, but it is. What I don't yet know is whether it is the best method for running my home network DSL connection to my ISP (CenturyLink).
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In contrast to what Brandon described for the Q1000 modem, my AEBS never reconnected to the modem (he describes his as getting an IP from his ISP, then dropping it then getting another over and over - mine never got an IP). Once you have reset both devices as described, the critical steps I have not found described elsewhere were:
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2. Disconnect the Ethernet cable between the two devices
3. Restore power to the 2 devices and allow them to fully reboot. For the ActionTec M1000, this is indicated when the lights stop blinking. (Note that the Internet light will NOT be lit in this instance since the modem is acting only as a bridge. You will NOT have an Internet connection until the AEBS is reconnected.) The AEBS will be blinking yellow.
4. Reconnect the Ethernet cable between the devices (make sure on the M1000 that you are using the connector with the circle icon over it, not the arrow icon).
Within about 60 seconds, the AEBS light went to steady green and the connection to the Internet was restored.
Now I have to see if this is a more stable configuration than the flaky one I had before while using the AEBS as a bridge and the M1000 to do everything.
Does anyone think or know if it will make a difference?
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Now I have to see if this is a more stable configuration than the flaky one I had before while using the AEBS as a bridge and the M1000 to do everything.
Does anyone think or know if it will make a difference?
No one can accurately predict in advance what the actual results might be. I've tried both ways with different products and cannot say that one method is better than the other. What works is best.
In theory, it is preferable to have the modem provide the PPPoE connection service since it is the device connected directly to the Internet.
In practice, results vary depending on the service provider, products used, phase of the moon, alignment of the planets, etc.

Getting DSL Modem, TimeCapsule, and XBox 360 to play nice

I just bought a 1TB Time Capsule and pretty much hooked it up without reading the manual by using what seemed like the defaults. Everything seems to be working fine...I've got internet access, my two MacBooks are backing up using Time Machine...my only issue is that XBox 360, which connects wirelessly, is offline, (i.e., it can't connect to XBox Live.)
I have AT&T DSL internet. I plugged my TC into the Westell DSL Modem and ran the Airport configuration software. Using the default or recommended options, My TC assumed the settings for the wireless server of my Westell Modem. (I selected the "Bridge" setting when I got to that part.) When I was told to turn off the other wireless device (My Westell modem's wireless), I just logged on to the modem and turned off the wireless.
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I still have my HP Color LaserJet hooked up via ethernet to the Westell.
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Maybe I shouldn't have said I have the "default settings". At each step along the initial configuration path, I read the details for each option, and choose the path that would seem to work best in my environment.
In my initial post that indicated that I chose the "Bridge" route that you recommended, but my XBox 360 is not getting an IP address from my Westell DSL modem. Yet my 2 MacBooks, 1 MacBook Pro, 2 iPhones and 1 iPod touch all seem to get served IP addresses without a hitch.
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How make iphone auto-select network - DSL modem wifi "extended" through AEBS

I hope this is the place to post this - it involves an iPhone but concerns my wifi network.
I have a DSL modem on the ground floor which broadcasts a wifi signal.
I also have an Airport Extreme on the second floor which extends this signal to the third and fourth floors of the house where the DSL modem's wifi can't reach.
This extension by the AEBS is done by "creating" a new network (in Airport Utility's settings) which uses the same SSID.
This setup works very well and laptops can access the network on all four floors. However, my iphone - which I use for Skype a lot and is a main phone link in the household - gets "confused" on the first floor because it seemingly doesn't know which of the two stations to connect to. On this floor I think both signals are pretty much equally strong.
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However, my iphone - which I use for Skype a lot and is a main phone link in the household - gets "confused"
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Nature of the beast until Apple gives us a better iOS operating system. In the meantime, about all that you can do is power off the iOS device when you move it to another area and then power it back up to see if it will pick up the closer wireless access point.
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Can you disable the DSL modem on 837 Router

Hello is there any way to turn off / disable the DSL modem on the 837 router? I have shutdown the ATM0 interface but the modem is still trying to train up. I'm trying to disable it as I am now using an external modem with PPPOE.

Hi Jeff,
Hmm, there does not seem to be any command that would deactivate the modem. I do not have such a router handy though - can you enter the global config mode and try writing the controller ? command including the question mark? Is it recognized? If yes, does it allow you to refer to either the ATM or a DSL interface? If yes, try entering the mode provided by the controller command, and use shutdown to deactivate it. As I said, though - I am not sure if this command is supported on your platform. Perhaps try entering the service internal command as the very first command before trying playing with the controller - this hidden command in the global config unlocks some of other hidden features.
In any case, do you have any problems with the modem still running? I understand it is kind of irritating to know that the modem continuously stays up and tries to bring up the link. Then again, it shouldn't do any harm...
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Should DSL modem be left on all the time?

For the last week, I have been having serious intermittant DSL connectivity problems. Nothing has changed in my house, we do not have wireless, no other comm devices, etc. I have opened a trouble ticket with Verizon.com because of static on the phone lines - perhaps that is the problem.
However this morning, I called the DSL tech support line (800-567-6789) and described the problem. That individual told me the following:
-- I should leave DSL modem (Westell 6100G) on all the time in order for the modem to maintain sync with the central office.
      ==> IS THIS CORRECT?
              If this is correct, would someone please explain the technical reason for this?
-- The tech support person is sending new DSL filters just in case. When I tried to use the automated Verizon phone system, the system keep thinking I was inputting wrong answers to questions. I turned off the modem and this problem disappeared. Wierd!!!
-- The tech support person is conducting a 24 hour test to see if line problems are discovered.
Thoughts anyone?
Thank you all - this is a great forum!!!
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David_3 wrote:
For the last week, I have been having serious intermittant DSL connectivity problems. Nothing has changed in my house, we do not have wireless, no other comm devices, etc. I have opened a trouble ticket with Verizon.com because of static on the phone lines - perhaps that is the problem.
However this morning, I called the DSL tech support line (800-567-6789) and described the problem. That individual told me the following:
-- I should leave DSL modem (Westell 6100G) on all the time in order for the modem to maintain sync with the central office.
      ==> IS THIS CORRECT?
              If this is correct, would someone please explain the technical reason for this?
-- The tech support person is sending new DSL filters just in case. When I tried to use the automated Verizon phone system, the system keep thinking I was inputting wrong answers to questions. I turned off the modem and this problem disappeared. Wierd!!!
-- The tech support person is conducting a 24 hour test to see if line problems are discovered.
Thoughts anyone?
Thank you all - this is a great forum!!!
DSL is very sensitive to noise quality issues, and if you are getting static, I would wager that they are directly connected. If it's the splitters that are the problem (and yes that is possible) then removing them and your phones from the picture would yield a positive result. but that would mean you would have to leave the phones and filters unplugged for x amount of time and depending on the frequency of the drops, that may be unrealistic.
Phones and filters go bad, so it's possible to have had a working set of phones and filters, and never touched them and yet still have a problem in the future.
The DSL modem should be connected at all times, as that is what DSL was designed to be. an always on connection.
In a perfect world I would say that you can disconnect and connect it at your leisure, but with all the little things that make DSL hiccup, its best to leave it plugged in 24/7. you can unplug it, it won't hurt it, and it will save you a little bit of energy, but it won't do much for your performance other than extend the life of your router.
and do not believe that they are running any legitimate proactive 24 hour test - they MIGHT grab some stats off the modem that show stuff, but a lot of it is information that a normal tech would not be able to decipher.
My advise, either disconnect the phones and test that way like I described above, or wait for the filters.
leaving the modem plugged in is a personal decision, I personally would leave it plugged in 24/7 unless I was not protected properly on my PC and worried about attacks/virus's

DSL modem problem

I recently had to replace my Westell DSL modem. Went to Best Buy and got the ATT-branded Motorola 2210. Now I can't remotely access my home computer from my laptop (using Back to my Mac). I tried the 'bridge mode' in the modem and entered PPPoE settings in my Time Capsule at home (this is how I had set up the old Westell). However, when doing that, I could not get Internet access at all.
Any suggestions? Is there some trick to the bridge mode setting?
thanks
Ken

The blinking of WLAN & Internet light shows the connectivity & Data Flow between Modem & router.
The WLAN light shows that the wireless is connected to the wireless adapter.
So there is no need to worry for the blinking on both lights on Router.

Dsl modem for extreme

Hi
I have just ordered an airport extreme; I use now a wireless modem/router (linksy).
From experience what DSL modem would you recommend that is stand-alone, (not connected to a pc/Mac all the time) and will connect to the AE without problems.
Thanks

wrong question
you want the right DSL modem that works best with your ISP, ask them
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Cannot make connection to DSL modem

I have a Westell 2100 DSL modem that works with my original computer (Dell XPS Gen5)
I have a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop that I am trying to set up to connect to the Internet through this same mode.
I get "Limited or no connectivity. No network address assigned" errors when I try to set up the connection using my DSL installation CD.
The integrated NIC works fine, the Ethernet cable is good, & the laptop had no trouble connecting to a LAN a couple of weeks ago.
Device manager shows no problems.
XP SP3
I spent 30 minutes with Verizon support yesterday with no resolution. The best the guy could come up with is that I "might" need to get a router and connect it to the modem and then connect both computers to the router.
What's going on?
Is a router the best solution?
I don't want to spend money on one just to find out that it doesn't work as intended.
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I do not know about your modem. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22390129-modemrouter-Wesell-2100-supports-DHCP-wo-bridge-mode
It may be dumb modem (does not do NAT) or if it is, it is a modem combo that in bridge mode.
Helium2 wrote:
So I have to wait for the IP addy to expire before I can do a new connect?
That would be correct with all networking equipment turned off (including the computer). This unless you know how to spoof/clone the MAC Address on your version Windows (Which most people do not know how to do)...
Helium2 wrote:
I've found a cheap Linksys wired router and should have it by Wednesday.
While your modem maybe a modem combo in bridge mode, good.
Since most Linksys routers have four LAN ports - this way, you can have more than one computer at the same time without needing to use ICS or installing a proxy server/configuring the proxy server so that only users from the inside can connect to this proxy, and configuring any clients to use the proxy server..
Helium2 wrote:
Once the router is set up I just need to run the Verizon install CD, correct?
I do not know but I would think: You do not need to unless you want to install their software and you want it to configure your client(s) for you. This means your e-mail client, news client, web client (more commonly known as a web browser).
If you do not want it to configure any client for you, here is the path to what you need to know.
http://start.verizon.net/ -> Support -> E-mail -> Setup and Use -> Email settings.
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