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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: vatiAH on July 27, 2002, 06:14:43 AM
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Good morning,
This coming monday I'm moving into the 21st century ( well maybe only the late 20th ) with my internet connection. I'm having Cable installed in the house!! Anyway, Currently we have 2 PC's in the house, mine and my sons, and I need to know what is the best option for sharing the cable connection. Right now we have a basic peer to peer network between the two machines with no hub or switch. I know I can share the connection threw my machine with out much effort, but is this the best way to do it? I'm thinking a router would be better since with the router my machine does not have to be on for my son to be able to use the internet. Any other options I should be looking at? If a router is the way to go, which one should I be looking at ? Keep in mind a 3COM 16port rack mount for $2500 is not an option :)
BTW I know I have to change the crossover end on my CAT5 cable :)
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Alot of people I know have been going with the wireless hubs. It seems like an ideal household solution.
AKDejaVu
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I'm having +30 meters of Cat5 cables running around my apartment. When I get some money I'm going to throw those to storage and get few WLAN-cards and base-station :/
If you're just beginning to built a LAN save your nerves and forget cables.
Maybe this would work: http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/detail.jsp?tab=features&pathtype=purchase&sku=3CRWE20096A
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vati--
I use a Linksys bfsr41 router for my home network. Was an easy install and it works fine.
ammo
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http://makeashorterlink.com/?T20751E51
SOB
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for begining just get some 2 standart ethernnet cards and the cable , use WIN xp and it work realy fine to share internet conection or HDs and is the less expensive and more sure way to begin
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If you want quite a cheap router that would solve the problem with a computer needed to be on all the time, I would suggest looking at D-Links sortiment. You can find their products
at this page (http://www.dlink.com/products/DigitalHome/CableDsl/index.asp). Scroll down some and check out the models at "Internet Servers/Firewalls". Look at the DI-804 and the other models. They cost somewhere in the 120$ range.
My family uses on of these products, and they managed to configure it without my help..!
Good luck in setting up your network!
Regards,
Puh
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used a netgear 4 port router , like 100 bucks 0 problems in 1.5 years.
but the wireless sound better now except for bandwith arent they limited to like 120 mbs or somthin ?
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My cable goes from the cable modem to a hub.... have 4 sys going into hub with 0 problems running peer to peer....... Why the extra expense of router?
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Why the extra expense of router?
Gives you a hardware firewall.
Oh, and I use a Linksys BEFSR41 router and have had no troubles in the 2 years I have been using it.
If all your equipment is in one room then cables are cheaper.
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Bought a 4 port Linksys router, but no cable yet!! We have Adelphi and Time-Warner in this area and I found out I live right on the boarder of the two. How did I find this out you might ask ...well the Adelphi guy showed up and attached the cable to the house ( this house was owned by my wifes grandmother up untill we bought it and it never had cable ) and when he ran the cable out to the pole he discover the Connection was Time-warners!! My friend that lives 2 houses up has Adelphia!! Who knew!! Just figured it was Adelphia's like my friends!!! Time-warner is more then happy to have me as a new customer, but they will be unable to install for 5 to 7 days!!! I'm wondering if the Adelphia guys can run 1/4 mile drop line to the pole by my neighbor house!!
Vati
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Why the extra expense of router?
Some companies don't give more than one IP per household, and then you need something capable of NAT'ing/Masquerading your traffic.
Puh
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I've got an SMC Networks Barricade router / 4port switch. Cost me 80 bucks at CompUSA. Setup was a snap. Took me longer to set it up, plug it in, and connect all the cables than it did for me to set it up. It's also got a print server and a serial port for an external 56k modem to use as a backup if the broadband goes down. Now if only ComCast would get off thier fat, lazy tulips and get cable modems finally running :mad:
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When you are done, still run Zonealarm (I suggest you buy the Pro version) to "assure" security.
Check out this site http://www.GRC.com a widely regarded security information site.
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I've been using a D-Link DI-704 for my work laptop, wife's computer, and my gaming computer. Got it on sale, and with a rebate at BestBuy for $39.99, and it works great. :)
Thorns
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Anyone having trouble using the AH-voice on more than one computer while using the Lynksys or D-Link routers?
I've tried and tried to find the answer to this question the last few days. No joy.
When I head up to one of my squadies place here in Okla once or twice a month. We run the router for a LAN party. 3 or 4 of us hook up to AH with our accounts NO PROBLEM.
I'm a certified computer tech A+ ,etc etc. But my networking skills are pretty basic. I've tried to find the answer to this problem in the other forums here with no luck.
I assign one PC as the DMZ host. The Linksys only allows one I think. AH-voice works on the DMZ PC, but has an echo.
The other machines do not receive the voice coms. I do believe that others in voice range can hear them though. As I remember making a couple of radio checks while working on this problem last month from each machine .
I've tried the port forwarding also . 2000 thru 4000 I think it was.
I'm not at the location at this time so I'm a bit unsure about what all I've tried. I would very much like to solve this mystery before next weekend as we plan another AH-Micro Con the 8th through the 11th of August.
Thank you,
Components of network:
Linksys BEFSR41 (4 port router)
One dynamic IP address (Cox-Cable)w/modem
3 to 4 PCs (1.13mhz and up ,all running Win98se)
Cat5 cable