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Pat Pasqualini (Enzo)
Member
Username: Enzo
Post Number: 566
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 3:14 pm: | |
Tim,
There are wall plates out there now that do everything and make it real easy.
http://www.midsouthcable.com/LevitonWallPlatesInserts.htm
I used these in my computer room at home. On one plate I have data,phone,cable and 2nd cable for modem. Just a thought for you. |
Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 3167
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 3:00 pm: | |
Didnt go wireless. I dont mind running cables, as 2 of the rooms are pretty much right above each other, and for the one that isnt i can run it under the carpet. I'm still undecided if i want to install wall jacks in all the rooms, or just run a cable right to the comp. The walls are plaster, so i have to take that into consideration. |
Dan 360 (Dan360)
Junior Member
Username: Dan360
Post Number: 54
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 2:12 pm: | |
Quite an impressive first post - to solution speed here! Wireless is great, I spent 90 mins last night sat on my lounge floor with my laptop loafing thru F-chat whilst my wife was watching law and order. A great solution to chill out time without getting in trouble for being in the office for hours!
Make sure you turn on encryption and choose a sensible oblique key. My next door neighbour spent a hour or so trying to access my network to keep himself amused (he wasn't able to). Your channel (default of "6") and your network name are broadcast on the wireless, so with no encyption anyone locally could use your broadband. |
Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 3166
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 1:45 pm: | |
Went with a Netgear. Netgear products had very good reviews on CNet.com from people who bought it. One thing i that owners said was that it should not install it in a hot place, and a fan should be on it to keep it cool (Which, from what i read, goes for any router. |
Pat Pasqualini (Enzo)
Member
Username: Enzo
Post Number: 564
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 1:16 pm: | |
If you go wireless Tim make sure you lock down your connection or anyone else with a wireless card will be able to gain access to your wap. |
Ed Christophersen (Dr_c)
Junior Member
Username: Dr_c
Post Number: 52
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 7:46 am: | |
Last weekend, I purchased a Linksys 2.4 GHz wireless router and one Linksys PCI card for my laptop. Both computers can now access my cable high speed line. The instructions that came with the router were adequate for setting it up. I do not notice any difference in download or upload speed.
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Kyle Madan (Kmadan)
New member
Username: Kmadan
Post Number: 36
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 1:57 am: | |
Netgear or Linksys - both about the same - best you can get for the money and easy to set up.
Standard DSL and cable modem will have about the same bandwidth so the biggest consideration should be reliability. Check with people in your neighborhood for experiences with the local providers of each.
If you do set up a wireless network be sure to set up WEP keys and use mac address filtering (will be explained in the router manuals) Both Linksys and Netgear provide this capability. Also note that with wireless you will have to buy a wireless card for each computer, which is more expensive the regular (wired) network card.
A router with a built in firewall is good, but you can always use a free software firewall like zonealarm on each PC. Or use both a router firewall and software firewall for additional security. |
Grigio_512 (Grigio_512)
New member
Username: Grigio_512
Post Number: 19
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 1:31 am: | |
Go wireless, Linksys. |
Adam (Fasttalk)
Junior Member
Username: Fasttalk
Post Number: 95
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 1:08 am: | |
I would go wireless, save yourself a lot of time. |
Tyson Hall (Trhall)
New member
Username: Trhall
Post Number: 35
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 1:07 am: | |
Linksys,Siemens,and Belkin are good brands. Check out pricewatch.com they have great deals. |
Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 3162
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 12:52 am: | |
I'm going to be setting up a home network in two weeks. Anyone have any suggestions/recommendations for a 4 port router? I hear that Netgear makes good reliable routers. I'm also considering the switch to a cable modem. The DSL connection should be fast enough, since there is no way all 4 computers will be used at once since there are currently only 3 computer literate individuals in the house, BUT cable is cheaper and faster. The only thing that worries me is security, but the router i would buy would have a firewall. |