[CTS] Re: Eithernet.
- From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 23:09:22 -0600
Easiest and most expandable/modifiable is a Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS
(higher speed on wireless). You hook your DSL or cable modem supplied by the
provider to the WAN connection, then for wired connections you hook up each
PC to each of the 4 LAN ports if using cabled networking. If you desire
wireless then be sure to get all 802.11G type cards/devices as if you mix
802.11B (11mbps) and 802.11G (54mbps) devices on the wireless and have mixed
mode the system will only go as fast as the slowest mode device, meaning if
you had 3 PCs on G/54 and just 1 as B/11 the wireless section (access point)
of the WRT54G/GS router will kick down to B/11 so your 3 G/54 devices will
only work as B/11 items (since most G/54 devices are backwards compatible
with the B/11 mode and the access point is only working at B/11). It's like
calling a BBS of old with a 2400 baud modem with your superdooper PC with a
54K baud modem - once they negotiate the fastest the transaction will go is
2400 since the slowest device is the fastest that it can go and that the 54K
device switches back to work with older units/standards.
802.11A is on a different frequency and not in use much for personal
networks. It works in the 5.x ghz spectrum where 802.11B and 802.11G work at
2.4 ghz. Best bet is stick with the 54 mbps standard which is the max of the
WRT54G's access point and the most common in use right now (might change
next week the way things go with this IT crap).
Well back to working on my 1983 IBM 5160 PC/XT - reloading DOS 6.22 on it's
teenie 10mb hard drive. It came with 2.11 originally but that sucks. Hope to
find my 1985 Commodore C-128D in the storage building in the near future.
->-----Original Message-----
->From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
->[mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ross Nelson
->Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 7:32 PM
->To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
->Subject: [CTS] Re: Eithernet.
->
->
->There are two routes you can take, and one of them leaves no room for
->adding other computers and is a pain to set up.
->
->The easiest solution for you is to get a router (wired or wireless,
->I've not seen any wireless routers that don't have ports for wired
->connections) and connect everything to that. You connect the router
->to your DSL modem using an ethenet cable (it may or may not be using
->that now; most cable and DSL modems can use USB too, but few people
->use them that way) and connect both computers to the router through
->ethernet.
->
->[ modem] --- [ router ] --- [ computer1 ]
-> \-------- [ computer2 ]
->
->As for routers, you can pick them up at any electronics place or any
->general take-over-the-world-with-pretend-low-prices places. I
->personally own some Belkin wireless router that I got at Wal-Mart that
->has 4 ethernet ports on it in addition to the spot for my cable modem.
-> Belkin, D-Link, and Linksys are generally good brands. For modem
->selection, whatever sounds good on the box and fits your price range.
->For the "average" computer user (no offense intended, of course), any
->router will do. It's when you get to doing things I do (network
->authentication, streaming media off of other computers, lots of
->network file servers) that you need to make sure you have something
->really good. Any generic one with enough ports should do well. I'd
->recommend those three brands (Belkin, D-Link, Linksys -- not
->necessarily in that order) though.
->
->They all come with good instructions in the box that make it really
->easy for anyone to set up. You usually pop in a cd, follow some
->on-screen instructions and plug things in as they tell you to on one
->computer. When that computer works fine, plug in the other one and
->you're good to go.
->
->On 1/4/07, PJBundy <pjbundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
->>
->>
->>
->> I am sure you guys have covered this a lot of times But, I have
->tow computers I what to run off of one DSl connection. I guess
->that means I need a ethernet but that is all I know about it. How
->much does one cost and is this a job for a computer tech?
->> I know a little about the workings of a computer but I wonder
->if I know enough to conquer this.
->>
->> TIa
->>
->> Pam
->>
->> I'There
->>
->
->
->
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