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Posted by Dennis K. on January 12, 2007, 12:01 pm
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On 12 Jan 2007 10:39:48 -0600, comphelp@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote:
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>> wrote:
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>> >Go out, and get a router. You can replace the hub with the router, or just
>> >connect the hub to the router.
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>> Would I use a regular cable to connect the hub to the router? Or a
>> crossover cable?
>
>Regular cable should work fine in the uplink port of the hub (or in a
>port switched for uplink), otherwise an xover in a regular port will
>do ya for interconnecting to the switch.
Todd:
Thanks for all the answers.
--
Dennis K.
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Posted by $Bill on January 12, 2007, 2:13 am
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Dennis K. wrote:
> Adelphia (now TimeWarner) is coming out tomorrow to install RoadRunner.
>
> I have several PCs connected on an ethernet via a hub. The PC I want to
> be the host for the cable internet connection only has a low-speed USB
> port.
>
> Would it be best to install the cable modem on the PC's USB port or on
> the ethernet hub?
I also vote for the router. Netgear or Linksys are the approved choices.
Netgear is like $10 less usually, but you can get a wireless B router
for like $40-50 - maybe less with a rebate. Don't bother with any of
the Super-B or whatever - wait for the N router when the standard is
finalized if you need more bandwidth.
If you plan on ever using a laptop, get a wireless router with a 4-port
switch and definitely use ethernet rather than USB - just unplug each PC
from the hub and into the router's switch and connect the router to the
modem and you're good to go.
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Posted by Warren on January 12, 2007, 3:16 am
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> Dennis K. wrote:
>> Adelphia (now TimeWarner) is coming out tomorrow to install RoadRunner.
>>
>> I have several PCs connected on an ethernet via a hub. The PC I want to
>> be the host for the cable internet connection only has a low-speed USB
>> port.
>>
>> Would it be best to install the cable modem on the PC's USB port or on
>> the ethernet hub?
>
> I also vote for the router. Netgear or Linksys are the approved
> choices.
> Netgear is like $10 less usually, but you can get a wireless B router
> for like $40-50 - maybe less with a rebate. Don't bother with any of
> the Super-B or whatever - wait for the N router when the standard is
> finalized if you need more bandwidth.
Never heard of Super-B. G became the new standard a few years back. If you
really still do find a new B router, you should be able to get it for
under $10 ... and you'd still be over-paying for it.
At the stores around here, Netgear and Linksys prices are like Coke and
Pepsi prices. Usually one or the other, or both, are on sale at any given
time. Which one will be on sale when you walk in the door is a coin-flip,
and could be different at another store down the street.
You can almost always find a standard G router from Netgear or Linksys for
$39.99 or less. You can find other brands, like D-Link, Belkin, and a host
of other odd-ball brands for as little as $10 after rebates on a regular
basis. It's also not unusual to see these off-brands for free if you buy
something else like a computer.
As for the soupped-up G models, (Linksys's Speedbooster and SRX models, or
Netgear's RangeMax and Super-G models), unless your NIC uses the same
extra technology, your connection will simply fall-back to standard G. So
don't bother with these models unless you're also buying (or already have,
or plan to buy) the corresponding NIC's as well.
As for pre-N routers, you're betting that they really will be upgradable
to the true N standard once it becomes available later this year. If you
lose your bet, you'll be stuck with a proprietary router that'll drop back
to standard G. And, again, if you don't have the matching NIC's, you've
wasted money on a feature you won't be using.
> If you plan on ever using a laptop, get a wireless router
Non-wireless routers are made in smaller quantities, and are less likely
to be marked-down to sale prices. At best, a non-wireless router will be
just $10 less than it's wireless sibling, but often there won't even be a
price difference. Don't even bother with the non-wireless models even if
you don't now need wireless, and even if you have no plans to use the
wireless capabilities in the future. (You can turn-off the wireless access
for security reasons if you're not going to take advantage of it.)
Wireless, essentially, comes down to a cost-free feature in the
marketplace as it exists today.
> with a 4-port
> switch and definitely use ethernet rather than USB - just unplug each PC
> from the hub and into the router's switch and connect the router to the
> modem and you're good to go.
If you have fewer than four things connected to your hub, you might as
well just get rid of it, and replace it with the 4-port router. (Actually
a router with a 4-port switch built in.) But if you're going to need more
than 4 ports, connect what you can to the router, and run the rest through
the hub (or switch) connected to the router.
Don't bother with the routers with more than 4 ports. Usually an 8 port
version is available, but not commonly available, and you're not likely to
see the same price breaks as with the 4 port versions that are ubiquitous
in stores that sell anything related to computers. Save your money, and
stick with those 4 port versions.
--
Warren H.
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Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my
employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife.
Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is
coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this
response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants
to go outside now.
Shop for networking gear:
http://www.holzemville.com/mall/linksys
http://www.holzemville.com/mall/netgear
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Posted by $Bill on January 12, 2007, 8:07 pm
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>
> Never heard of Super-B. G became the new standard a few years back. If you
> really still do find a new B router, you should be able to get it for
> under $10 ... and you'd still be over-paying for it.
Sorry - I meant G and Super-G rather than B and Super-B (brain fart).
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Posted by Dennis K. on January 12, 2007, 7:23 am
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>I also vote for the router.
I had a hard enough time finding a hub with a coax port (I have an older
PC that I still use occasionally).
Will it work with a hub?
--
Dennis K.
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