-=PCTechTalk=- Re: router?

Hi Sandy
Are you going to leave the connection to the ISP the same (Dial up) or are you 
going to get cable?

If I remember correctly, in a previous email you stated that your Mom had 
Windows 98 OS. In any 
event, please go to Belarc. com (http://belarc.com/free_download.html) and 
download their program on 
each computer in the house. This program will tell you everything you have in 
the computer, both 
hardware and software. This program comes in handy when we are discussing 
things like what is in the 
computer.

I do not remember or saw what puter (desktop or laptop) you are using not its 
OS. What are they?

There are a couple of different network configurations to consider and the 
selection will be based 
upon what you want to do and how you want to do it (what ever "it" is).

I described, in general, one of the layouts previously.
One computer will be connected to the phone lines and have the dial up modem 
and this computer is 
called the Gateway (not to be confused with the computer manufacture Gateway). 
The other computer 
will be connected to the Gateway via a Cat 5 cable or through a router or a 
switch. This 
configuration can get a little more hairy if you are going to go wireless, but 
this will be 
addressed later when we find out how you want to operate. I do not know if they 
make a wireless 
switch cheap enough for home use. The advantage here is cost. This set up will 
have to use the 
internet connection sharing option in the OS's. The disadvantage (in my 
opinion) is that the Gateway 
computer must be on in order for the other puters to be able to access the 
internet.

The next configuration is where you have an external modem connected to the 
phone lines and then a 
router connected to the external modem (Two pieces of equipment here) and then 
computers connected 
to the router. I would not recommend using a switch in this setup 
configuration. Again if you want 
wireless, this configuration can get a little hairy then if all are connected 
by cables. The 
advantage here is that each computer can access the internet independently of 
the others. The 
disadvantage is the cost, maintenance, and you must be knowledgeable on the set 
up and requirements 
of each piece of equipment and updates and how they work together.

Do you have a computer? If so, if it is not a network printer, then it must be 
hooked up to one of 
the computers and the printer sharing option in the OS's must be set up. Also, 
for the other puter 
to use the printer, the computer the printer is connected to must be on for 
both general 
configurations.

Your equipment can have a determining factor in which layout (above) would work 
best for you.

Need to know what computers you have (desktop, laptop), what OS they are? Do 
you want wireless, even 
if you do or do not have a laptop? I believe you previously mentioned you would 
be in the same room. 
If you have a laptop, will that be used in a different room from time to time, 
and if so how far 
away is that room. If you do not want wireless in this case, that means you 
have to string a cable 
(permanently or temporarily) from the connection device to the other location. 
The cable will have 
to be run through the walls or laid down on the floor or stapled to the ceiling 
to go to the other 
location. With wireless, for one reason or another, the signals may not reach 
each other. In this 
case, an access point must be installed (usually on the ceiling) somewhere in 
between to relay 
signals back and forth to each device. Hope this paragraph is clear.

In some of this, I may be able to help you, in others I may not, but I am sure 
some in here can be 
of a help.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <sandy1943@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:32 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: router?


> correct,  no DSL available here  I had hoped to put in DSL instead of cable,
> but... it's not available.
>
> Mom's computer is old, how do I check and see what the OS is?   both computer
> are gateway but mine is newer and has more bells and whistles.
>
> If we wanted to connect wired that would be idea, we are in the same room, 
> what
> do I need to know to do this?    Or is it something difficult?
> Sandy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "BashfulBob" <Bashfulbob@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:52 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: router?
>

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