Re: [PLUG] Home Networking Questions/Solutions

["William H. Magill" <magill@mcgillsociety.org>]

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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