Which modem router for me ? - Page 2

domtheboy · 11-02-2005, 15:28

Hi again chaps

Can any of you clarify something for me - my other half has been asking for some advice from one of her network engineers (she works for a telecoms company). They have recommended that we use a "switch" such as this one:

http://www.netgear.com/products/details/FS105.php

and this will be sufficient to sort out our network. Can anyone advise if this is correct or not ?

Rik · 11-02-2005, 15:32

I strongly recommend 3Com Cable/DSL gateways or if your budget stretches to a 3Com VPN Firewall go for one of those

http://www.3com.com/prod/en_UK_EMEA/...&subcat=134490

domtheboy · 11-02-2005, 15:43

Bump...

SMHarman · 11-02-2005, 15:48

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Originally Posted by domtheboy

Hi again chaps

Can any of you clarify something for me - my other half has been asking for some advice from one of her network engineers (she works for a telecoms company). They have recommended that we use a "switch" such as this one:

http://www.netgear.com/products/details/FS105.php

and this will be sufficient to sort out our network. Can anyone advise if this is correct or not ?

No it won't. This is just a switch. NTL only give you one IP address, a router will take this and share it between all the attached devices (using the magic of DCHP). The Routers suggested have a built in 4 port switch.

Now if you end up with more than 4 PCs at home, you will buy one of those and connect it to your router and connect the next 4 PCs to it. and so on until you get to 253 when you need a bigger router and subnets and a network engineer.

Get the linksys.

domtheboy · 11-02-2005, 15:57

Right, so just to make sure I've understood correctly the difference between the router and the switch is that the router will share the 1 IP address, whereas the switch will not ?

Sounds like she is working with some shady engineers ! Either that or they are assuming that we already have a router of course. Right, thanks again.

SMHarman · 11-02-2005, 16:13

Yep

Nope, just home networking results in a pile of corporate networking bits in a box. That box includes, firewall, NAT, DCHP server, Router and Switch.

domtheboy · 11-02-2005, 18:08

Hi again

Right - just got back from my expedition to PC World - they didn't have the Linksys router I wanted originally, so I've ended up plumping for another Linksys, the BEFSR 41. Having read all the details I think it should work okay - I'm going to work on setting it up this evening so will let you know how I get on ;-)

Dom

11-02-2005, 18:14

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Originally Posted by domtheboy

Hi again

Right - just got back from my expedition to PC World - they didn't have the Linksys router I wanted originally, so I've ended up plumping for another Linksys, the BEFSR 41. Having read all the details I think it should work okay - I'm going to work on setting it up this evening so will let you know how I get on ;-)

Dom

I have one of those - it was a doddle to set up, it literally worked straight out of the box using the default settings.

domtheboy · 11-02-2005, 20:02

Hi chaps !

Right, the router seems to be working fine, internet connection sharing set itself up immediately so an absolute doddle on that score.

Now comes the tricky part that I seem to have come unstuck on - actually setting up my home network ! We've run the network connection wizard on both of the PC's but not much seems to have happened, I can't see the other PC's details when looking in windows explorer for example.

Can anyone suggest where I may be going wrong ?

Thanks !

Dom

Hom3r · 11-02-2005, 20:07

do the pc's have the network name if they don't they won't find each other

it should be under your network properties

Tezcatlipoca · 11-02-2005, 20:12

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Originally Posted by domtheboy

Hi chaps !

Right, the router seems to be working fine, internet connection sharing set itself up immediately so an absolute doddle on that score.

Now comes the tricky part that I seem to have come unstuck on - actually setting up my home network ! We've run the network connection wizard on both of the PC's but not much seems to have happened, I can't see the other PC's details when looking in windows explorer for example.

Can anyone suggest where I may be going wrong ?

Thanks !

Dom

Have a look here for some info - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=16565

aliferste · 11-02-2005, 20:58

Why cant you use a crossover cable?

Hom3r · 11-02-2005, 21:12

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Originally Posted by aliferste

Why cant you use a crossover cable?

a cross over cable is used to connect two PCs with network card together directly.

11-02-2005, 21:13

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Originally Posted by aliferste

Why cant you use a crossover cable?

For what?

aliferste · 11-02-2005, 23:02

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Originally Posted by JohnHorb

For what?

When you use a router?

I have had to buy a router but I have a crossover cable (long story) can I use it until I get the other cable?