The port speed setting for a modem, controls the speed that the computer communicates with its modem.
Port speed is how fast the computer talks to the modem. Modem speed is how fast the modem talks across the phone line to the other modem.
In Device Manager, right-click the serial port labled Communications Port (COM1), and select Properties. Select Port Settings tab.
A USB modem plugs into your USB port.A "normal" modem plugs into your RS232 port or your parallel port.
Yes, this will connect a computer to a second port on your modem/router
If your not using it then don't worry about it. But motherboards don't come with a modem port. A modem port is on an add on card like a PCI Modem. Take out the old one and insert another and load the drivers from the included CD that is the cheapest way.
You need to connect a modem using the modem port and the telephone cable.
RJ-45 Ethernet, RJ-11 Modem
You first need to sign up for an Internet Service Provider (ISP). They will hook you up with service and give you a cable or dsl modem. From there, install the cable or dsl modem, install the software they gave you on your computer, plug in the cable or dsl modem. you know should have HIGH SPEED!
A wireless router will usually be connected directly to a high speed modem between the modem and any other device. This allows the router to correctly pass internet requests from the local network (computers connected wirelessly or to a standard port) to the ISP (the high speed modem connected to the Internet port). Connecting a wireless router to a computer would be unusual but it could function if connected to the network port on the computer provided the router-computer connection was properly configured. In this case the computer would have to be configured to route.
A modem is a serial port interface to a telephone line, allowing you to create dialup connections to other modem equipped computers. Often, a modem card includes a serial port interface, a COM port. The term modem has also become applicable to other interfaces, such as DSL modems and cable modems, though that usage is tenuous in some cases. Modem stands for Modulator/Demodulator.
Depending on how old the modem is, it may connect to the serial port, the USB port, or an internal connector.
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