From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: September 6, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: can I plug my router into my phone line?
>
> Leo,
> PLEASE help me, I have been searching web sight after web
> sight and have not been able to answer my very simple
> question. I want to buy a linksys wireless "B" router just so
> I can have an access point for my sony PSP. Can I plug my
> router into my phoneline(Verizon Southwest is my phone
> service),and then plug my computer into the router? Then will
> I be able to use the router as an access point?(My internet
> service is AOL v9.0). Please help me!
If you have DSL or broadband, then yes - that's pretty much
how things should work. You would plug your router into your
broadband modem. Much like the diagrams here:
http://ask-leo.com/how_should_i_set_up_my_home_network.html
If you have dial-up, then no. Routers are meant to connect
to networking equipment, and a phone line is not that.
While it's possible to share a dialup internet connection
from a plain phone line across multiple computers, I don't
recommend it. It's somewhat complex to set up, and it takes
a slow connection and makes it even slower by sharing.
There are specialized routers out there that may do what
you're asking, but I don't have any direct experience with
them, so can't really direct you.
Thanks for asking!
Leo
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