[Ham-Computers] Setting up home network

[johngadd at comcast.net]

1. YES the speed increase will be wonderful
2. NIC cards are cheap and ez to install
3. WIN 98 2nd is still a pain. Support desk will help you BUT you will need the Win 98 disk to load drivers

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> 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. 
> > 
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