Not Sure How To Hook Up Router

[JOnBrown]

I have a Siemens SpeedStream 2604 4-port DSL/Cable Router

I also have, for my ADSL use, a 3com 3CP3617 PCI DSL Card


My DSL is currently running into my old PC which then shares out via NICs and WIN98SE (ICS) Internet Connection Sharing and works just fine...


I purchased this Router in hopes of securing my network...


Here is my problem:

The connections are not the same! The connection into the back of my 3Com PCI card is a telephone size plug and the connection for the router is a cat-5 plug? How on earth am I to connect the two?

 

[BML]

Your dsl modem should have a RJ45 cable running out of it.
Every dsl modem i have see does.

 

[scorpioLP]

should plug the DSL line into the Siemans Speedstream (assuming it works with your ISP) and then connect the Speedstream to your PC, usually via Ethernet, although I know some routers can use USB. I'm not sure what type of connection the Speedstream uses.

DSL card in your PC is not going to be used. To "secure" your network, you need the router to be between your PC and the internet.

 

[JackMDS]

This Link might help:

Diagram of Broadband Connection with Cable/DSL Router.

 

[skyking]

your current modem does not support the use of that router. You will need an external modem, with an rj45 connection.

 

[dmcowen674]

OK, sounds like you have an internal DSL card. If you want to go out to a network of machines you can run a Network card out of your machine to the router and then to the rest of the machines. Your machine is the demarcation point for DSL. For your machine you need to run a Firewall program to secure it and set up a DMZ zone for your Router. You can read about all this at DSLReports.com

EDIT: If you don;t like your main rig being the main point of DSL via the internal card you can get an External Modem. It used to be hard to purchase a DSL Modem (Without having to go to the Phone Company or ISP) but it is getting easier.

 

[JOnBrown]

thanks for the advice guys...


I use my old PC (celeron 366@550) for my DSL connection, the 2nd PC is the one I really use... so If I route the DSL through the router I could use it to secure the 2nd PC, and the 1st would have to simply live with a firewall... hmm.. thats not so bad

 

[skyking]

You can do some research, and find out which external modem is supported by your ISP. An external can be had for less than $50 on the FS/FT forums, and is the most reliable solution for continuous connectivity and uptime, unless you intend to run a BSD or 'nix router box.
This would depend heavily on hardware support for that internal modem, of course.
Then you could sell your siemens router altogether, and get a hub or switch.

 

[bsr]

So what your saying is you want the second pc to be behind the routers firewall but want the other to be outside of the firewall ? It is possible to do this by enabling DMZ on the pc you want outside of the firewall (this will still block few things). Also just so you are aware a router isnt 100% secure, if you really want security on the 2nd pc running a software firewall as well would be the best thing to do.

 

[JackMDS]

Basic Protection for Broadband Internet Installation.