3Com HomeConnect 3CP4130 User Manual page 72

Bridging Mode
Getting Started
Using your modem
Advanced
Operations
General Information
Troubleshooting
FAQs
The Dual Link is a flexible connection
The Dual Link is a flexible connection for LAN and WAN. The WAN interface connects
your home to the phone company or service provider network.
The interface is the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) port on the back of your
modem. The LAN interface attaches to the PC(s) you have in your home. It is accessible
through the Ethernet 10Base-T port and the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.
The HomeConnect ADSL Modem Dual Link allows simultaneous use of the Ethernet and
USB ports, treating them as a single network. That is, computers that are attached to the
Dual Link Ethernet port can share files and resources with a computer attached to the
USB port.
For example, you may have a desktop computer in your home-office and a laptop
computer that you also take with you to a remote office.
Typically, you might use an Ethernet card in your laptop to connect to the corporate
network.
At home you can connect your desktop computer to the USB port of the Dual Link and
connect your laptop computer to the Ethernet port. Both computers can share resources
(i.e., a printer or scanner, etc.) and both can access the Internet or other remote
destinations through the ADSL port.
Or use the Ethernet port for your desktop and the USB port for your laptop.
As an alternative, you can run your Ethernet hub (used with the network) from the
Ethernet port and use the USB port as well if desired.