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    Using a dial-up card for DSL

    General pfSense Questions
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      skullabyss
      last edited by

      This is probably a stupid question, but is there anyway of using a dial-up card to use as a DSL Modem Card with PFSense?

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        acald
        last edited by

        There are POTS cards and there are DSL cards. Different frequency's, different modulations, etc.
        No  ;)

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        • jimpJ
          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
          last edited by

          No, and trust me, you wouldn't want to.

          Having a lightning strike fry a $30 DSL modem is a lot better than having it directly fry your $$$$$ pfSense router. :-)

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            Klaws
            last edited by

            The external modem is also easier to swap. They don't actually require a lightning strike to get fried, so I prefer to always keep a spare modem on the shelf.

            I can even explain a "dumb user" how to swap modems if the internet failed after "something started to smell funny".

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