If its a router, from where I can check if it has firewall installed.
This modem has small indicator lights with heading: 'link' 'act' ---'ADSL' & again 'link' 'Act' ----'Lan'.
2006-07-10 08:40:45 · 11 answers · asked by Vicky 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
no a router gets your connection and makes other people able to use it. the A in ADSL only means that you have diffrent download and upload speeds.
2006-07-10 08:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
well a adsl modem is only designed for 1 machine, but a router can share the connect to 254 machines using wifi connection
some routers have built in firewalls like netgear,linksys but its also good having a firewall on the pc's as well.
2006-07-10 08:46:27 · answer #2 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a modem and a router are two different things. You will have to log into the hardware through a hard-wired computer with a browser to see the settings and if it has a firewall installed (doubtful but possible). The IP address of the hardware should be in the paperwork that accompanied it.
2006-07-10 08:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by PuterPrsn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. There are some modem/router combo's out there (which are routers with built-in modems). Usually routers have built in 3 or 4 port switches. If you have 3 or 4 rj-45 jacks on the back, it may be both.
2006-07-10 08:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by J S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess from what I learnt, the answer is no. Well, your understanding is correct. ADSL uses telephone cable. But, they did not call the internet provider. When you apply DSL network to your telephone cable, they will add a different kind of traffic on your line. If you notice that when they mounted the ADSL modem and stuff on your home, they will put a line spliter on your main telephone line controller. this spliter job is to seperate between the DSL traffic and telephone traffic. so if you want to do the thing that you want, I guess you can discuss with your provider to remove the splitter. But if you remove it, everytime there is an incoming call, the call will either send a busy tone, or your internet traffic will be disconnected, and automatically it will switch the traffic to telephone call. Well I don't know if there is any technology that can do the thing that you wanted.
2016-03-26 23:59:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most modems that you get with your DSL service now are routers as well, but not all.
You can check to see if it has a firewall configured by logging on to the modem configuration (usually if you go to 192.168.0.1 in a browser, but not necessarily, read the manual or contact your provider if that doesn't work).
2006-07-10 08:47:04 · answer #6 · answered by John J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the brand of the modem. If you got it from your ISP (like Verizon), then odds are it is NOT a router. If it has more than one ethernet jack on the back though, it most likely is. Though I'm going to bet it's not because most ISPs want you to get the modem and then have them set up a router for multiple computers separately.
2006-07-10 08:44:28 · answer #7 · answered by lordxanadubk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melissa is right - it's only a router if you can connect multiple computers to it. Usually the modem from the cable/phone company doesn't include a router.
2006-07-10 08:45:40 · answer #8 · answered by myste 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's only a router if you can connect more than one computer or device to the modem. Think of a router as a splitter.....
2006-07-10 08:42:50 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that's a router.
2006-07-10 08:42:39 · answer #10 · answered by fhssoccer6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋