Re: New to wireless questions
- From: Bob Willard <BobwBSGS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:18:53 -0400
rick wrote:
After 15 years of 2-3 kbs download speeds we finally have the option of
getting cable internet through Charter in St. Louis and instead of renting
the modem and router for $10 a month I would like to purchase my own but I'm
new to this equipment and looking for any suggestions.
I checked on Newegg and I think the Linksys WRT54GL router along with the
D-link DCM 202 modem will do the trick but not sure?
I plan to have my computer as the main and the wife and daughters pickup
through a network card and not sure which network card to choose from.
Also if it makes any difference on the equipment I would like to play around
with the DirecTV on demand feature sometime in the future.
My system consist of a Asus P3B-F MB, Intel slot 1 P3 1gig CPU, 512 MB PC
133 SDRAM, Win XP
Any input would greatly be appreciated.
Rick
Connect all 3 PCs directly to the Linksys router, since that is more robust
and easier to manage than using your PC as a router; as a side benefit, you
won't need a second NIC on your PC. And, using wired connections to the
router is a bit faster and a lot more secure; if you use wireless, then
use the strongest encryption that that (or those) PCs support.
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Cheers, Bob
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