Qwest Communications International on Thursday said it is offering a Wi-Fi modem to new DSL consumers and small-business subscribers. With the new modem, the company said, its DSL (digital subscriber ...

Andrea Gallo, Maddalena Brattoli and Nicola Magistro, ofSTMicroelectronics, describe how an ADSL modem's realtime controlsoftware can be run on a host over the USB. In the last few years there has ...

Asymmetric digital subscriber line, or DSL, uses telephone lines to transfer data to and from computers. Businesses can set up a wired or wireless network on an ADSL connection to avoid cabling in ...

A device used to connect a single computer or a network to a telephone company digital subscriber line (DSL) service for Internet access. DSL is faster than analog dial-up but significantly slower ...

Connect the modem to a wall outlet with a coax cable and plug the modem into an electrical outlet. Connect devices to the modem wirelessly, or with an ethernet cable to a LAN outlet on the modem. When ...

Linux has long been established as the ideal operating system for providing network connectivity. For years system administrators have configured second-hand PCs as firewalls, Web servers and FTP ...

If you have a DSL line in your office and use a DSL modem to connect your business computers to the Internet, you might need to use the modem's Internet Protocol address. If you don't know the IP ...

If your DSL connection is on the fritz, don't just sit around cursing your ISP. Consult these troubleshooting tips instead. Even if your DSL broadband Internet connection inspires you to write glowing ...

Place centrally in the home for maximum reach. Elevate on tall furniture (signals radiate outward and downward). Keep your router out in the open where it can broadcast clearly (avoid drawers or ...

My editor is being very understanding because this column is late, late, late. Why? Well, if you recall, last week I was wrestling my 2Wire 2701HG-B DSL Gateway trying to persuade it to recognize a ...

Your modem and your router may be similar in appearance, but they have distinct roles when it comes to delivering you an internet connection. Even if you aren't running your own server, it's a good ...

Taiwanese manufacturers contend that as ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) modem sales move from telecom operator bids to the retail market, the trend will benefit their own-brand operations.