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DSL modemA device used to connect a computer to a telephone company digital subscriber line (DSL) service for Internet access. Compared to analog dial-up, DSL significantly increases the bandwidth between the user's computer and the Internet. Download speeds have reached 3 Mbps and beyond, but the connection is asynchronous. In order to prevent users with lower-cost cable access from hosting high-traffic Web servers, the upload speed is approximately 10 times slower. Telephone companies also routinely change IP addresses assigned to users to prevent Web hosting (see DDNS). See DSL and cable/DSL gateway. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Providing a solution to share ADSL access between two PCs at the same time, 3Com Corporation introduced a dual-active-port DSL modem. If it is connected to a DSL modem, it automatically populates itself with the settings and passwords originally used for modem setup. Telephone companies have developed sophisticated systems for managing broadband services that reach as far as the DSL modem in the subscriber's home. |
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