3Com OfficeConnect 56k LAN Modem ( 3C886A-US )

3COM 3C886A -US OfficeConnect 56K LAN Modem. RJ-11 connector. 4 10BASE-T Ethernet ports (RJ-45 connectors). It lets users have dial-out or dial-in access, and create an instant LAN over 10 Mbps Ethernet and it takes only minutes to set up.

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I have installed one of these and recommended that someone with less experience than me install one. I also installed a similar ISDN LAN modem. The installation is a breeze. And it works without a hitch.Any of the four computers trying to access the Internet causes the modem to dial in to the ISP. If the modem is already dialed in, the connection is instantaneous for a user accessing the Internet. One of the four computers has a program to manage the LAN and to test the ISP.One has to set up the network in the usual fashion, which is quite easy, if a little laborious.So you can share files among computers on the LAN as well as all computers on the LAN sharing a modem. One can hook a hub in as one computer to increase the number of computers on the LAN, but that would be stretching the modem.Of course, if all four computers are on the Internet at the same time, the access will be slow for each one of them.