[Ham-Computers] Setting up home network

[Philip Atchley]

Thank you Dale,

73 de Phil  KO6BB

Dale Miller wrote:

> Philip Atchley wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> My ISP (SBCglobal) is presently offering me DSL service for the same 
>> price as I'm presently paying for their dial up (good for a year).  
>> I've decided to take them up on it. Since all I've used for the past 
>> 6-7 years is dial-up, I have a couple questions at least one of which 
>> I'm sure customer support wouldn't be able to help with.
>>
>> 1.  Since it's higher speed than regular dial-up, and uses the phone 
>> lines, I'm certain that that it must operate in the LF RF range.  
>> Does anyone here know approximately what frequencies the DO use for 
>> DSL service.  I suspect it may affect my LF work (longwave beacons) 
>> at least to some degree.
>>
>> 2.  They include a "starter package" for the cost of shipping.  This 
>> includes the DSL modem, software etc.  They state that some computers 
>> may require the installation of an Ethernet card (they're pretty 
>> cheap now).   I KNOW that mine will need it.  They also offer a 
>> "Wireless Home Networking kit" that is very cheap after the rebates, 
>> but I don't think I want to go "wireless" to my second computer  that 
>> my XYL uses for Email (and which will also require a Ethernet card).
>>
>> 3.  So the question is, to network these two machines together 
>> (600MHz P III running Win XP Pro and a 200MHz PII running Win98se) I 
>> will need TWO Ethernet cards and SBC's provided DSL starter kit.  
>> WILL I ALSO need a router to tie this all together?  I suspect I will.
>>
>> 4.  Is there anything special I need to look for in a router, in 
>> other words, any "gotcha's"?
>>
>> 73 de Phil  KO6BB
>>
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> First it shouldn't affect your LF work as it just uses the same pair 
> of wires that you presently use for telephone.
> You will need a router to tie your computers together I would 
> recommend either a D-Link or a Linksys.
> I know of no gotchas but if you think you will ever use wireless I 
> would go for a wireless router.
>