[access-uk] Re: Creating a network
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:44:20 -0000
Hi Andy,
The number of wireless connections you want to make is
unlikely to cause any issues, unless of course you want your
entire neighbourhood linked in! (Smile)
One RJ45 would technically be enough for a small system.
The only question might arise if you had a printer you
wished to share where there are four possible ways to
connect.
1) Direct to one of your PCs, in which case that PC would
need to be switched on when you wanted to print from another
system.
2) A network printer - which could be connected to the
router via an RJ45.
3) A wireless printer - becoming more common these days.
4) Some routers have a USB printer port, but these can be a
pain to configure.
An Ethernet cable does indeed have an RJ45 on each end, but
these cable do come in 2 flavours.
1) What is called "Straight Through" or "Patch" cable.
These are the most common.
2) A "Crossover" cable - usually only used when connecting
two PC directly together and not via a router.
I can't say for 100% certainty, but the Wireless Broadband
routers I have had dealings with have generally come with an
RJ45 straight through cable, and a router to phone point
cable and filter. Of course one or both may not be long
enough, but longer cables are easy enough to obtain these
days.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:51 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Creating a network
Hi George -
I'm already on broadband, so have that filter I think you
are talking about,
plugged in to my phone socket. You advised getting a router
with at least
one RJ45, does it matter how many devices I want to connect
wirelessly? Will
one RJ45 be enough for setting up purposes?
You said that a router will come with a cable to go to the
phone filter, so
will I need to buy a separate ethernet cable to go from the
PC to the
router? Also, does an ethernet cable have an rj45 plug on
each end?
Thanks -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 10:44 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Creating a network
| Hi Andy,
|
| Routers do vary, but if you get a wireless, broadband
| router, make sure it does have at least one RJ45 port.
|
| The router should come with a cable to connect to
something
| called a "Filter". The filter is an adaptor which allows
| you to connect both telephone and Router to the telephone
| line. It separates the voice and data. You will need one
| of these filters an any telephone point with a phone
| connected to it, otherwise telephone voice reception will
be
| decided nasty.
|
| Your desk top can then be wired to the from PC to Router.
|
| Once you have the router set up and the system connecting
to
| the Internet, you can then tackle the wireless side of
| things.
|
| George.
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins
| Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 10:27 PM
| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Creating a network
|
| Hi Edward -
|
| Yes, you are right, I do want my laptop on the wireless
| network, but I have
| a PC too, would that stay hard wired via the ethernet
cable
| to the router?
|
| Can I just check for understanding regarding what actual
| sockets/ports come
| on the router please?
|
| I'm guessing there must be a USB connection from the phone
| line, plus an
| ethernet socket out to the computer, is there anything
else?
|
| Thanks again -
|
| Andy
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Edward Green" <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:59 PM
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Creating a network
|
|
|| Hi Andy,
||
|| The switch I mentioned is on the front of your laptop to
| the left of the
|| headphone and microphone sockets, assuming you're meaning
| to set up the
|| network with your new Pavilion.
||
|| I can't remember whether you need to attach the router to
| the phoneline
|| beforehand, can't see that it would hurt though. One
| thing I should have
|| mentioned is that the router is likely to come with a
| power supply which
| you
|| will obviously need to connect.
||
|| Yes, your modem and router is an all-in-one.
||
|| Edward
||
|| -----Original Message-----
|| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
| Of
|| Andy Collins
|| Sent: 24 February 2008 21:55
|| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
|| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Creating a network
||
|| Edward -
||
|| This is great, can I ask some more?
||
|| So, I use an ethernet cable to connect the pc to a
| router,, and the router
|| has a wireless slider switch which pushes to the right
| after the ethernet
|| cable is disconnected right? I'm wondering where is the
| modem? Are these
|| netgear things both routers and modems in one these days?
| If not, and I
| need
||
|| a separate modem, then how does it connect to the router,
| and does it also
|| have to be plugged in to the phone socket when setting up
| the wireless
|| connection in the first place.
||
|| I really apreciated your clear explanation in your first
| email, it's the
|| kind of detail description that really helps me -
||
|| Andy
|| ----- Original Message -----
|| From: "Edward Green" <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|| Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:41 PM
|| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Creating a network
||
||
||| Hi Andy,
|||
||| You'll need to buy a wireless router. I have a Netgear
| which works well.
||| However, be sure it is wireless (the shop sold me the
| wrong router at
|| first,
||| even though I bought it with the laptop and explained
| exactly what I
||| wanted)!
|||
||| You will receive a cd with the necessary software to
| install.
|||
||| In order to set up the network, you have to use the
| Ethernet cable to
||| connect the router to the computer. You will also need
| to log into a
||| webpage to set up your router, don't worry, you won't
| need to be on the
||| internet.
|||
||| I think the installation wizard will take you directly
to
| that page once
||| you've gone through the installation process, but if not
| the address will
|| be
||| something like www.routerlogin.net
|||
||| The username is normally something like admin, the
| password might be
|| either
||| admin or password.
|||
||| The actual setup should be fairly straightforward, I
| would recommend
||| enabling security when asked, which means you will be
| required to choose
| a
||| pass phrase.
|||
||| When you've set up the router, unplug the Ethernet cable
| from your PC.
| If
||| your wireless switch is pushed to the right, the
computer
| should detect
|| the
||| new network. You'll be required to enter the pass
phrase
| you just chose
|| and
||| you should be away.
|||
||| Hope this helps,
|||
||| Edward
|||
||| -----Original Message-----
||| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
|| Of
||| Andy Collins
||| Sent: 24 February 2008 21:19
||| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
||| Subject: [access-uk] Creating a network
|||
||| Hi all -
|||
||| I'm ready to set up a wireless network now, but have
| little idea what to
|| buy
|||
||| to achieve it.
|||
||| Can some kind soul suggest/recommend and explain what to
| do, with
| suitable
||| hardware.
|||
||| I need to know how it all connects, so please, be big on
| detail for me,
| it
||| really will help.
|||
||| Thanks -
|||
||| Andy
|||
|||
|||
||| --
||| Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
||| Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
||| Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.0.0 - Release
| Date: 11/8/2004
|||
||| ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following
| link:-
||| **
|
[mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
||| ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
||| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
||| ** and in the Subject line type
||| ** unsubscribe
||| ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click
| on the
||| ** immediately-following link:-
||| ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
||| ** or send a message, to
||| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:-
faq
|||
|||
||| __________ NOD32 2898 (20080223) Information __________
|||
||| This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.
||| http://www.eset.com
|||
|||
||| ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following
| link:-
||| **
|
[mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
||| ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
||| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
||| ** and in the Subject line type
||| ** unsubscribe
||| ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click
| on the
||| ** immediately-following link:-
||| ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
||| ** or send a message, to
||| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:-
faq
|||
|||
||| --
||| This email has been verified as Virus free.
||| Virus Protection and more available at
| http://www.plus.net
|||
|||
||| --
||| Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
||| Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
||| Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.0.0 - Release
| Date: 11/8/2004
|||
|||
||
||
||
|| --
|| Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
|| Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
|| Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.0.0 - Release
Date:
| 11/8/2004
||
|| ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following
| link:-
|| **
|
[mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
|| ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
|| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
|| ** and in the Subject line type
|| ** unsubscribe
|| ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click
on
| the
|| ** immediately-following link:-
|| ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
|| ** or send a message, to
|| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
||
||
|| __________ NOD32 2898 (20080223) Information __________
||
|| This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.
|| http://www.eset.com
||
||
|| ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following
| link:-
|| **
|
[mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
|| ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
|| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
|| ** and in the Subject line type
|| ** unsubscribe
|| ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click
on
| the
|| ** immediately-following link:-
|| ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
|| ** or send a message, to
|| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
||
||
|| --
|| This email has been verified as Virus free.
|| Virus Protection and more available at
http://www.plus.net
||
||
|| --
|| Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
|| Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
|| Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.0.0 - Release
Date:
| 11/8/2004
||
||
|
|
|
| --
| Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
| Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
| Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.0.0 - Release Date:
| 11/8/2004
|
| ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following
| link:-
| **
|
[mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
| ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| ** and in the Subject line type
| ** unsubscribe
| ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on
| the
| ** immediately-following link:-
| ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
| ** or send a message, to
| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
|
| ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following
link:-
| **
[mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
| ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| ** and in the Subject line type
| ** unsubscribe
| ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on
the
| ** immediately-following link:-
| ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
| ** or send a message, to
| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
|
|
| --
| This email has been verified as Virus free.
| Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net
|
|
| --
| Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
| Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
| Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.0.0 - Release Date:
11/8/2004
|
|
--
Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.0.0 - Release Date:
11/8/2004
** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following
link:-
**
[mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
** and in the Subject line type
** unsubscribe
** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on
the
** immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
** or send a message, to
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
** and in the Subject line type
** unsubscribe
** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
** immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
** or send a message, to
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
Other related posts:
