The estimable PC support company called Traveling Software (206-483-8088) sells a $50 road kit specifically designed for modem-connection crises.

Before installing your new modem, you need to disconnect your old modem from your cable wall outlet and computer first. Connect the modem power cord into an electrical outlet. Connect the other ...

Power off the DSL modem and your computer. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the modem and the other end to the Ethernet port on your computer. Power on the modem, and then power on your ...

While a modem is a plug-and-play device, connecting it to a multi-line phone system will require some additional hardware to provide uninterrupted service.

Is it possible to link the cable modem directly to the hub and assign another IP address to the NIC in the server (a win2k PC) or do I need a second NIC installed?<P>thanks,<P>Tim.

Modems fall into the category of computer hardware known as peripherals. But if you talk to anyone who uses a modem in a business application, they”ll tell you the modem is hardly peripheral to ...

There's a second option: the Dual PC Modem for dial-up users by Actiontec Electronics (about $60 to $70).