How do I make a DSL connection to my PC?

[Agbeko100]

How do I make a DSL connection to my PC? And what are the devices involved in making a DSL connection to a PC? I have just subscribed for such a service and wants to know how to set it up.

Thanks.

Sam.

 

[bcastner]

You will get a DSL modem. Use an ethernet patch cable, likely included, to connect to an ethernet port on your computer.

If you have more than one computer you want to connect, run to the computer store without pausing and purchase a broadband router. My local store this weekend was offering 4-port wired, 802.11b wireless cable/DSL router from Netgear for less than US $10.

If you are not using a router, you will need something to provide account authentication to your ISP, and something to translate PPoE between computer and the DSL modem. With Windows XP a PPoE interface is native. For other versions of Windows look to the installation CD that will come with the modem.

The last step is to install "Microfilters" on your other phone jacks. This is to prevent, as a rough description, the voice communications side from disrupting your DSL service.