What do you think of these...

[guitarnerd]

I am trying to set up my home network, and I either have to spend $300 on wireless or $54 on these. http://www.techstore.com/solutions/item.asp?sku=043252TD

What do you have to say about them?
Will they cause my DSL connection to slow down since they are running on the same line?

[DCI]

I got one of these.. sort of similar.. its pretty good. I use wingate for internet sharing. Which sucks.. Trying to get new one until then everything is good but it does slow down when your downloading. The speed will go down alot.

The wireless is sort of useless as its so exp.

Thats just what i think

[Robert]

If you want to network your computers..you have 2 choices.

The best and easiest way is to purchase a router. You can purchase the Linksys 4-port DSL/Cable router for around $100 dollars at Best Buy. Simply plug your dsl modem into the router and all your computers into the router and do a few changes (takes 10 minutes) and you will be ready to go.

or you can get a hub and share the internet connection. I recommend a router though.

[Giancarlo]

I suggest using Sygate for internet sharing. Wingate was nothing but problems for me when I was using.

Those cards are much easier than anything else... all you do is plug them into your phone line, and you have a network. It doesn't prevent calls from going out or in because the network card is using a different frequency I think.

[DCI]

Originally posted by Giancarlo
I suggest using Sygate for internet sharing. Wingate was nothing but problems for me when I was using.

Those cards are much easier than anything else... all you do is plug them into your phone, and you have a network. It doesn't prevent calls from going or out because the network is using a different frequency I think.

It also could be because one computer is XP (Client) and host is Win2000. Because in Holland we had same thing but didnt cause any problems.. Both 98

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by DCI


It also could be because one computer is XP (Client) and host is Win2000. Because in Holland we had same thing but didnt cause any problems.. Both 98

Umm the server and client are Win2k Pro at my house, Wingate was just problems.

[DCI]

Anyway, Someone explain the difference between router and hub.. Because now i hear you can do it in like 10 min?

[Robert]

With a router, you plug your dsl/cable modem into the router and any computer can access the Internet whenever they want.

With a hub, you have to connect your dsl/cable modem to 1 comptuer and the hub to that comptuer and if another computer wants to go online, the main computer (the one that has the dsl/cable modem connected to it) has to be on and online.

A router is faster and better. Makes your job simple.

[DCI]

Damn! I wonder why my dad didnt get router?

Are routers alot more expensive or anything?

[Robert]

The prices of routers can vary depending on what you need.

A commonly used and good router is the Linksys 4 port DSL/Router. It has 4 ports for 4 computers and 1 WAN port for your dsl/cable modem. It comes with a built in firewall and a control panel you can access by going to http://192.168.1.1. and entering the password to access it. Very easy to setup.

More information is available at

http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=23&prid=20

[Canuckkev]

So, say if currently my DSL is hooked up to my computer in the basement, and I want a computer upstairs to be hooked up to the router, I have to stick a phone line between them? And, say on the second computer, just hooked up to the router, will it need to have an Ethernet Card, or does the router use regular phone jacks in the modem?

[ducktape]

Originally posted by guitarnerd
I am trying to set up my home network, and I either have to spend $300 on wireless or $54 on these. http://www.techstore.com/solutions/item.asp?sku=043252TD

What do you have to say about them?
Will they cause my DSL connection to slow down since they are running on the same line?

how many times are u gonna ask about networking in different threads u really wanna know then get a book u keep asking fo advice and ppl give it and then u ask again. why dont u find ur old threads and add to those instead of making new threads.

anyways get a router

[Robert]

Originally posted by Canuckkev
So, say if currently my DSL is hooked up to my computer in the basement, and I want a computer upstairs to be hooked up to the router, I have to stick a phone line between them? And, say on the second computer, just hooked up to the router, will it need to have an Ethernet Card, or does the router use regular phone jacks in the modem?

In that case you will need to run a long cat5 cable (network cable) from the Ethernet card on the computer upstairs down your house into the the basement and plug into port #2 on the router. For the computer in the basement, you connect the ethernet card to port #1 on the router and your dsl modem to the WAN port.

example:

phone line ==> dsl modem ==> wan port on router


computer 1 ==> port #1 on router
computer 2 ==> port #2 on router

[guitarnerd]

I have networked and I know about it, I just saw these and I am wondering what you think about them, this is the computer section so I asked about it, my other threads about networking are completly different. I am asking a lot of questions because I am going to buy this stuff on the tenth and I want to make sure I am gettting the right stuff before I do!

I need either this or wireless, because I can't run a cable all through my house. So I just want your opinions on this.

[guitarnerd]

Oh and the reason why I want these is because I do nothave a lot of money. The cheaper the better