Author Topic: Best option for Broadband sharing? (Read 533 times)

vatiAH · « **on:** July 27, 2002, 06:14:43 AM »

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

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2002, 09:20:47 AM »

Alot of people I know have been going with the wireless hubs. It seems like an ideal household solution.

AKDejaVu

Staga · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2002, 11:42:39 AM »

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

-ammo- · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2002, 07:22:39 PM »

vati--
I use a Linksys bfsr41 router for my home network. Was an easy install and it works fine.

ammo

SOB · « **Reply #4 on:** July 27, 2002, 07:41:38 PM »

http://makeashorterlink.com/?T20751E51

SOB

minus · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2002, 04:04:40 AM »

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

Puh · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2002, 07:10:59 AM »

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. 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

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #7 on:** July 29, 2002, 05:57:44 AM »

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 ?

maddog · « **Reply #8 on:** July 30, 2002, 10:01:35 AM »

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?

HFMudd · « **Reply #9 on:** July 30, 2002, 10:30:20 AM »

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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.

vatiAH · « **Reply #10 on:** July 30, 2002, 11:26:51 AM »

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

Puh · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2002, 12:23:08 PM »

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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

CavemanJ · « **Reply #12 on:** July 30, 2002, 09:28:43 PM »

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

Turbot · « **Reply #13 on:** August 01, 2002, 02:24:19 PM »

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.

Thorns · « **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2002, 08:15:38 PM »

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