“what is the difference between a dsl and a ehthernet connection”
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DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. It usually refers to the connection from your ISP (e.g., the connection from your telco such as AT&T). DSL is usually based on one of the ITU standards. Ethernet is the most widely used IEEE LAN standard. There are a variety of speed and grades. For example, most routers support 10/100 Ethernet speed (e.g., up to 100 Mbps). Newer devices support 10/100/1000 speed (e.g., up to 1 gigabit per second). In enterprise settings, there are 10/25/40/100 Gbps Ethernets for cloud or backbone servers. For most wireless router applications. The router has one WAN port and four LAN port. The WAN port should be connected to DSL (or cable modem) while the LAN ports should be connected to your internal LAN devices such as PC or switch, etc.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.DSL, or Digital Subscriber Line, is provided by your phone company and needs to be converted to an Ethernet signal through a DSL modem/gateway. Ethernet runs over Cat5 cable and is used for wired networking inside of your house or business. You can't plug a DSL line into your computer or printer, but you can plug an Ethernet line into them.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.DSL is the type of service coming into your house. There is also cable and fiber optic solutions that come to peoples homes. All services require a modem to handoff the internal network to. Some routers support DSL connections directly so you can eliminate having an additional modem. Ethernet would be the wired or wireless connections within your house which is referred to as your internal network. There are services that provide ethernet connections to your home but that is extremely expensive.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You really can't compare the two as they are different things. DSL stands for digital subscriber line. Ethernet is a type of data cable.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.DSL is high-speed internet service that comes in over your dial-up telephone line. Ethernet is a standard for cables that can be used to connect computers in a network to the router or to each other.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Enternet=LAN is for locally, short distance connected devices. DSL pertains to your home connection TO your ISP provider ( a phone company in the DSL case usually, the phone company provides tour Internet access). It requires a phone jack RJ-11 and is using your hone phone lines, so you can easily move it around. You must also install special filter on any land line phones in your home so your land line phones phones could work properly on the same wires. LAN stands for Local Area Network, it allows multiple devices to connect to each other (via a router/switch or hub), but can it must connect to a WAN( Internet), via a ROUTER, which could translate and hide tour home(LAN) network from the Web/Internet. Usually the Router have integrted 4-port switch capability, which allows multiple LAN devices(wired or Wifi) to SHARE the same Internet connection(DSL / Cable / Fios, etc) Example: you can have printers, laptops, gaming at home talking to each other via LAN(Enternet cables or Wifi), but can NOT connect to the Internet without some Internet Service provider AND a router. In the case of DSL usually the DSL modem provided by your phone/ISP company has integrated router+switch capabilities. DSL routers are usually useless if you move to FIOS or (cable company like Time Warner) Internet.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.DSL is an slow, old, fashioned telephone company internet connection. Ethernet is the inside connection that you use to connect computers, printers, switches, routers, TV's, etc. together.
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