Definitely not wireless...

[HNC_Comp]

Hi you may have seen my thread on anothe board about going wireless, if so forget it.

I have now decided to go with a wired LAN, but i still need some advice :confused:

I have been looking at various routers/modems and am quite interested in this on, from linksys:

http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=34&scid=29&prid=561

However am i right in thinking there is no built in ADSL modem? will i need a seperate modem? if so any recommendations?

can i get a router with a built in modem and firewall anywhere else?

thanks for any help :)

Joe.

[pave_spectre]

You're right, it doesn't come with an inbuitlt modem.

I believe several D-Link models come as combination modem/routers, such as the DSL-504 and DSL-604

[Whyzman]

Here's a nice wireless one...:rolleyes:

http://www.compuplus.com/insidepage.php3?refer=pricewatch.com&id=1002040#moreinfo

I don't have a recommendation as far as the integrity of the company with the lising, but I have the link because I also have been doing some "window shopping" with the idea of a wireless setup...

[HNC_Comp]

Okay I think I have it now.

I found this product from NetGear:

http://www.broadbandstuff.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=25_59&products_id=84

it has everything I need, a router, modem and firewall.

Now my phone connection is downstairs and all my stuff is upstairs (2 pc's and an xbox).

So could i connect all 3 devices to one of these?

http://www.netgear.com/products/prod_details.php?prodID=130&view=

and then have 1 cable comeing out the switch down the stairs and into the router?

a switch is faster than a hub right?

[PrntRhd]

I would run a phone line upstairs as easier/cheaper than running Cat5 Ethernet that distance, and the router will be close to the computer for easier monitoring and troubleshooting.
:D

[HNC_Comp]

Okay that makes sense :)

So i use cat5 to connect each device to the router/modem and then i use normal phone cable to connect the router to the wall socket?

but how does that work with a microfilter? Do I use cat5 from the router/modem into the microfilter and then the microfilter into the phone line cable?

hope you understand my question,

Joe

[pave_spectre]

Standard phone cable goes into microfilters.

If you have a double adaptor at the wall socket then you only need to plug the phone into the filter and the filter into the wall socket otherwise you need a filter/splitter to plug both the router and phone into and the filter goes into the wall socket.

[bassman]

I'm confused. Doesn't your service provider supply your modem?? If not, you better be shopping provider pricing and make sure your getting your monies worth after having to buy something they should provide.

[HNC_Comp]

Thanks for your help pave_spectre , I understand now :)

Bassman my service provider would have provided a simple/cheap modem for £60, so not that cheap :(

but i have 2 pc's and an xbox so i need a router anyway. Also i like to choose my own stuff, instead of having to take what they offer.


Again thanks for all the help.

[bassman]

Understood. ;)
The service I am using provided a free modem that, for whatever it is worth, works and I use a wireless access point for several computers.

To go along with the rest of your thread and concerns about wireless or now lack of, I think you would be very happy with an 802.11B setup for gaming, internet, and file transfer. Consider this: The highest speed DSL connection you will get will be at 1.5 mb. Wireless B runs at 28.8mb, that's 19 times faster then your DSL. Wireless G runs at 56 mb, 37 times faster then DSL.
People play high intensity games over the internet every day with performance numbers much lower then these with quality results.
Just some foor for thought ;)
And as for wireless stability, I have absolutely no issues with dropped connections, cell phone interference, multipul connections,...