William H. Magill on 5 Oct 2004 01:46:02 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Home Networking Questions/Solutions


On 30 Jul, 2004, at 21:16, James Kelly wrote:
1.) Many wireless routers anymore come with ethernet ports on them.  So
in reality, you could put it just about anywhere you want.  You can put
it in bridged mode, and away you go.  What I would do in your case is
figure out which floor you expect to use the laptop on the most, and
take the wired cable that was going to the computer on that floor, plug
it in the new wireless device, then get a short cable and connect it to
your desktop.

LinkSys definitely has an AP that is both a router and a multi-port switch.
(I'm still using an original BEFW11S4 - rev 1.)


2.) Enjoy the cable, I couldn't imagine why you would think it
unpopular*.

The usual complaints about cable have to do with the restrictions placed on its use, not on reliability. (Can't run servers, etc. unless you "upgrade" to the expensive @work version.)


T.T.F.N.
William H. Magill
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