[Logicdaddy]

what DSL modems are available for use with a G4 tower, USB/PCI ? do they all follow the same protocol??

thanks

usually a dsl modem is provided by the provider, and typically they are ethernet enabled..

[Logicdaddy]

Well, I am living in a country that is 99% PC and the monopoly provider does not give a damn about macs, there modems are only PC and they only support PCs, So I figured I would buy a modem from the net and configure it myself......www.alshamil.net.ae

[AirSluf]

The modem generally doesn't care a whit about what is on the other end of the cable. Worst case though would ba a USB modem that the computer would need a driver for, modem still couldn't care less though. Ethernet connections are just that and if you have a Mac (that's not ancient) you have ethernet, no extra drivers necessary.

Biggest pain is the PPPoE protocol the computer-modem-provider connection uses(most DSL providers). OS X will do that though. Other options are an Airport base station or a DSL router (w/PPPoE support). It can be done without too much pain.

[ddiokno]

An incredible resource to check out is http://www.dslreports.com ... There is a section on hardware...
good luck,
dave

[Edit: I corrected a typographical freudian slip. ]

[This message has been edited by elzinat (edited 03-21-2001).]