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Todd (Tkrefeld)
Junior Member
Username: Tkrefeld
Post Number: 96
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 3:37 pm: | |
Try this
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/add.html
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BobD (Bobd)
Member
Username: Bobd
Post Number: 873
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 11:15 am: | |
Correct me if I'm wrong... I believe residential DSL runs downstream at a speed of 300 kbps. I just ran a speed report for my cable modem - http://www.dslreports.com/stest .... I'm running up at 100 kbps and down at 1000. This, I believe, is 3+ times faster than DSL... at least "home" DSL service.
DSL is probably more reliable.... my cable ISP service goes down every now and then. |
Bruno (Originalsinner)
Member
Username: Originalsinner
Post Number: 813
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Friday, December 20, 2002 - 6:03 pm: | |
no dsl yet but it's coming.I am trying to get an eta so I can decide if I should wait or not. |
Kyle Madan (Kmadan)
New member
Username: Kmadan
Post Number: 5
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 11:48 pm: | |
Bruno- Wouldn't worry much about the 1 way service. The upload is only when you are sending information out to the internet. Unless you are running some sort of server for others to access (violation of cable contract anyays) it should not matter. They key is having the cable co set it up right the first time- it might take a little bit of work on their part as it can be tricky sometimes.
If you have any questions feel free to ask me- I work with telco's and cable companies on the backend for Cisco- so I know a bit about this stuff. ;-)
I am assuming no DSL in your area? Satellite (DSS) will have the same problem as the cable 1 way- many use the telephone connection to dial for the upload. |
Bruno (Originalsinner)
Member
Username: Originalsinner
Post Number: 809
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 10:45 am: | |
I found out now that my cable only offers "1 way service" and I need to use the phone line to upload. Not to thrilled about that.calling my satelite company to see what they offer. Anyone have experiences with 1 way? |
BobD (Bobd)
Member
Username: Bobd
Post Number: 864
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 7:33 am: | |
Bruno, prices on Wireless LANs have come way down since I put mine in 18 mos ago... I think you can get the wireless base unit (switch/router) for about $100. Then you need the wireless cards for each remote PC... they run about $75 each and come in a couple different varieties (PCMCIA, USB, internal). Linksys used to be the only player in town... but now there's several companies selling the stuff. |
djmonk (Davem)
Junior Member
Username: Davem
Post Number: 166
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 9:41 pm: | |
Bruno. Depends on your vendor, here in CT i bought mine for $100 but now thier free.
Very important is make sure you get a firewall as your 'live' all the time when pc is on.
I have Zonealarm which is a free download for the basic protection. |
Bruno (Originalsinner)
Member
Username: Originalsinner
Post Number: 820
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 9:32 pm: | |
Whatr kinda $$$ Bob did it set u back. |
BobD (Bobd)
Member
Username: Bobd
Post Number: 859
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 6:53 pm: | |
I have a wireless network (Linksys) in my house and love it. We have the cable modem connected to the router and out from there. We can take the laptop into the TV area and play around while watching TV... or take it to the back yard. We have 4 PCs connected throughout the house.
One suggestion, put the wireless base station (with antenna) in the center of the house... or centerpoint of all your PCs. Sometimes the signal is weak but overall it's great! |
Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Intermediate Member
Username: Mlemus
Post Number: 1116
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 5:45 pm: | |
Fine. I have the same setup at home. I have the DSL connected to a router. the router connected to a mini switch and the wireless unit connected to the miniswitch. You can get a combo router/wireless now however. If your ISP provides multipule IP addresses or it NAT's (network address translation) then you are fine and good to go. But you will need to verify with them first. If they don't there are ways to correct it. Let me know |
arthur chambers (Art355)
Member
Username: Art355
Post Number: 851
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 5:39 pm: | |
Matt:
What do you think about a wireless network for my home? I have a laptop and a desk top, and the desk top has DSL to it now, without a connection to the laptop. Both are current IBM machines, with quite a bit of memory (512)
Art |
Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Intermediate Member
Username: Mlemus
Post Number: 1111
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 5:05 pm: | |
Bruno,
e-mail me the spec's of your computers (os, ram and processor)and the equipment to have and I'll design something for you that will not break the bank |
Bruno (Originalsinner)
Member
Username: Originalsinner
Post Number: 817
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 4:58 pm: | |
Also If I buy a cable modem instead of renting one is there an advantage other then no rent. |
Bruno (Originalsinner)
Member
Username: Originalsinner
Post Number: 816
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 - 4:56 pm: | |
Guys I am getting a cable modem. Finally, available in my area. Now I got 2 desktops and a laptop. What do i want to do.Get an external modem installed in a common area with a router?.Do i even need a router cant i just use 1 computer at a time?Switch manually? Wireless?. Hard wire? Ethernet cards?. Dont want to brea the bank either. Dont care if it's wireless or not whatever is cheaper in the long run. |