DSL - can you turn Airport base station off?

[asd123]

I'll be switching to DSL service from dialup this coming week.
I'm using a white Airport base station to provide links to an iBook and
an eMac, both with their own Airport cards.
My service provider is not that knowledgeable about Macs and
Airport, so I'm kind of on my own here.
I know DSL is an "always on" service but I'd like to turn the
Airport base station off (from the Airport control panel) when I'm away
and not using the service. Will this effectively prevent any access to
my network, or do I have to turn off the DSL modem off to achieve this?
If I actually unplug the Airport base station (which I sometimes do
if I'm going to be away for a long period of time, to protect it from
power outages), will this turn off the DSL modem as well? Or should I do
that as well?
I do have the Airport security measures turned on -- firewall,
password and I've entered my Airport cards as the only ones allowed to
connect to my network.
Thanks for any assistance for someone just getting their feet wet
in broadband.

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asd123

[Lou Lesko]

asd123 <asd123@sympatico.invalid> writes:

> I know DSL is an "always on" service but I'd like to turn the
> Airport base station off (from the Airport control panel) when I'm away
> and not using the service. Will this effectively prevent any access to
> my network, or do I have to turn off the DSL modem off to achieve this?

If you turn off the Airport there is no access to the computer, you'll be fine.