What is a LAN Modem?
A. Typically, most people start out with just one workstation with a modem attached. As their needs grow, and they require more workstations, it becomes necessary to network your workstations together, and to share modems and phone lines. This is where the LAN Modem comes in. It allows you to network your workstations together, and share the modem between them. The LAN modem is essentially an analog router with a built-in Ethernet hub. With the latest firmware, you can also dial into a LAN Modem. This allows you to connect 2 LAN’s together, or to have user dial into the LAN to access servers.
A. Typically, most people start out with just one workstation with a modem attached. As their needs grow, and they require more workstations, it becomes necessary to network your workstations together, and to share modems and phone lines. This is where the LAN Modem comes in. It allows you to network your workstations together, and share the modem between them. The LAN modem is essentially an ISDN router with a built-in Ethernet hub. It eliminates the COM port speed bottleneck (because the LAN is running at 10 Mbps in comparison to a 115 Kbps or 230 Kbps serial port rate), and at the same time provides local networking (for file and printer sharing) between the attached workstations. With the latest firmware, you can also dial into a LAN Modem. This allows you to connect 2 LAN’s together, or to have user dial into the LAN to access servers.
