Here's what a modem and router actually do (and why you need both)

What's the difference between a modem and a router? Learn how these two devices work together to connect your home to the ...
Ars Technica

Triggering dial-up connection from across the LAN

Heylo,<P>I recently gave my mom an old laptop with a network card. It's setup on my little mini-lan. She would like internet access, but we don't have broadband. It's running windows98.<P>I have a ...
Ars Technica

Dial up connection is slow

I've been fooling around with Red Hat 9 lately and finally got things setup the way I want. One of the few problems I've had, is that when I dial up to my isp and successfully connect, it is ...
Wired

AOL Will Shut Down Dial-Up Internet Access in September

After decades of connecting US subscribers to its online service and the internet through telephone lines, AOL recently announced it is finally shutting down its dial-up modem service on September 30, ...
Gizmodo

Bluetooth Dial-Up Modem

This Wireless Modem Set is neat. Plug the base station into a phone socket and the receiver into a spare USB port and the unit uses Bluetooth to bridge the modem connection. It’ll be slow, of course, ...
WFMY News2

AOL to discontinue dial-up internet service after more than three decades

WASHINGTON — The sound that defined the early days of the internet is about to go silent forever. AOL is set to shut down its dial-up internet service, ending more than three decades of the iconic ...