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Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet and 56K V.92 modem
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Hi
The G5 has the following built in
Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet and 56K V.92 modem
Excuse my ignorance but is this an ADSL Modem or will i need to buy an ADSL Modem to use my broadband connection?
B_2
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They're two totally seperate items. The 56k modem is for dialup and the 10/100/1000 ethernet is where you would hook your machine up to a network OR a modem.
There's no such thing as a computer that comes off the shelf with a built in ADSL modem, this is mainly because (at least in the US) many many people use cable, and then sometimes there are ISPs which prefer to use their own strange modems.
As far as cable modems go, even if there was an option it'd be the same story, ISPs can vary.
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Thanks for clearing that up Link
One further question when i plug my adsl modem into the ethernet
socket will i need to install drivers as i do on a Windowz machine?
B_2
(Last edited by B_2; Jun 17, 2004 at 03:19 PM.
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NO operating system requires drivers for an ethernet-connected DSL or cable modem. (USB is another matter... sigh...) Some ISPs require PPPoE software (which isn't a modem driver!), but Mac OS X has that built in.
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You don't need software for you modem.
On a Windows PC, ISPs offten install custom Internet Browsers with their logos all over it when you order their service. But that's just branding, there's no special software for for ADSL or Cable. That's probably what they did for your Windows PC.
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Thanks again for the replys.
The Modem I am using has a USB & Ethernet connections and with my PC having only USB i had to install drivers for it to work.
So all you guys are saying is plug this thing into the Mac Ethernet Socket & then goto NETWORK Preferences and stick in some connection details?
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(Note that this has drifed squarely into Networking forum territory)
If you use cable, then most likely the default settings will simply work.
If you use DSL, then yes, you will need to enter the appropriate settings.
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Originally posted by B_2:
The Modem I am using has a USB & Ethernet connections and with my PC having only USB i had to install drivers for it to work.
Because Windows is stupid.
So all you guys are saying is plug this thing into the Mac Ethernet Socket & then goto NETWORK Preferences and stick in some connection details?
B_2
Yep. Your ISP should have that info. If it's Cable, usually you just set it to DHCP and your ISP will provide you with a DNS. If it's ADSL, sometimes it's DHCP, sometimes it's PPPoE. Either way your ISP should be able to help you with it.
If they're complete tards, you have help here. 
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