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Re: New method for connecting Dreamcast!

Post#41 » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:37 am

The seller doesn't seem to know much about this device but I think it should work I just wanted to see if anyone else had opinions on the item.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110849142231?ss ... 500wt_1202

I got the Netopia 2020 for $20

http://www.ebay.com/itm/120882791327?ss ... 822wt_1185

I just need the line simulator as a few friends on mine want to play something other then Quake 3 and PSO with me so if anyone could lend a little insight if that one would work or a cheaper alternative. As I can't justify paying more then a BBA to get a 56k modem online. I already bought a BBA to play online and have a type "A" modem for the old VM setup but once my HDD crashed I have no intention of every trying that again. :lol:

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Re: New method for connecting Dreamcast!

Post#42 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:22 pm

That phone line simulator should work. I think its just the first generation of TLS simulators. Also here is a TLS-2 for $45 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teltone-TLS2-Te ... 3a7262bb5a


The teltone tls, tls-2, and tls-3 are all pretty much the same. You dial 40 for "station 40" and 29 for "station 29". http://www.teltone.com/support/faq.htm#tls
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Re: New method for connecting Dreamcast!

Post#43 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:58 pm

Thanks for that link now I have another to bid on and that one is the v2 of the device and cheaper while the one i was looking at is the v1 and cost more. The netopia modem arrived today so I'm only missing one piece the line simulator. If I win the auction as it is now I will have spent under 100 dollars about $80 which isn't bad as the ones I was looking at would have ran me more than a broadband adapter and since I have 1 of those I wasn't looking to spend 150 or more dollars. But thank you very much for finding this message out as I did not feel like setting up a virtual pc again.

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Re: New method for connecting Dreamcast!

Post#44 » Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:44 pm

Just got all my needed supplies in and I will be doing this with a Netopia 2020 and TLS2, if successful i will post results. All in all I spent $85 for my setup I hope it works as those TLS3's are stupidly expensive and from what I can tell the TLS and TLS2 should be able to do the same thing for less then half the cost.

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Re: New method for connecting Dreamcast!

Post#45 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:57 pm

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Got all my hardware but silly me forgot to get telephone wires as I haven't had one in years. Well since the DC was still online. I will report back with results of using a TLS2. I paid a little over $85 for this setup only because I didn't notice the modem I bought had no PSU but for $20 what did I expect? The PSU ran me $15 and $50 for the TLS2.

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Re: New method for connecting Dreamcast!

Post#46 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:14 pm

haha well good luck setting up. If you have any questions feel free to ask
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Re: New method for connecting Dreamcast!

Post#47 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:25 pm

Does anyone know if a Netopia R2121 would work?
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Teal'c - lvl 119 HUcast - GC# 11666
Alto - lvl 39 FOnewm - GC# 12964

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Re: New method for connecting Dreamcast!

Post#48 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:22 pm

I just looked it up and looking through the manual i would say yes the r2121 should work. It seems to be very similar to the r2020. Its got 2 56k modems which can be used for dial-in access. ill attach it to this.
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Re: New method for connecting Dreamcast!

Post#49 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:59 pm

Cool. So can you tell what the difference is or is it just a newer model?
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Alto - lvl 39 FOnewm - GC# 12964

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Re: New method for connecting Dreamcast!

Post#50 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:20 pm

I think its just the r2020 with some extra features. On page 47 of that manual it talks about a java based web management for it which i know the r2020 doesnt have. I dont think you can access "advanced" functions of the router through that though you still have to use telnet.
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