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Originally Posted by bikeman
Hi
Got a Linksys wrt54 router attached via ethernet to VM cablem modem.
Moving to ADSL. Do supplied ADSL modems have an ethernet port? Can I connect my router direct or do I have to buy an adsl router?
Thanks
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ADSL ISPs are increasingly supplying an ADSL modem/router that by itself does the same job your Linksys router and VM modem are currently doing separately.
If you get an ADSL modem/router you will not need to use the Linksys unit. If you want to use the Linksys unit, then you will need a standalone ADSL modem. You don't see so many of those any more because it's a waste of space having a separate modem and router on your desk when you can combine the two into one.
The only standalone ADSL modem I ever owned was the one supplied to me by VM when I first took up their ADSL service, about 3-4 years ago. That was a Thomson Speedtouch, and was USB only ... no use for connecting to a router.