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You can buy a cable modem that will also broadcast WIFI from the cable company Are these combo "cable modems" and "routers a good idea? Or still best to have separate units? |
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John John nowhere.com wrote: You can buy a cable modem that will also broadcast WIFI from the cable company Are these combo "cable modems" and "routers a good idea? My 2-Wire HomePortal 1000 has worked well for many years, as a DSL modem and home WiFi in one. Unless you see lots of negativity, I would assume the combination works well. Read reviews. And especially if you are easily confused, the combo might be less of a hassle. If I were still confused, I would ask in a cable modem group, either on UseNet or on the web. Typical cable modem users would be the most knowledgeable about which equipment works well. Good luck and have fun. -- Or still best to have separate units? Path: news.astraweb.com!border6.newsrouter.astraweb.com! news.glorb.com!news2.glorb.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de! individual.net!not-for-mail From: me privacy.net Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Subject: Can desktop act as "wireless" router? Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:54:00 -0600 Lines: 9 Message-ID: sp73l6h1sh4u3oajc8j9akgg6icj73eeiq 4ax.com References: bno0l619ulhkonvi3u540dhnukjsp8g4pa 4ax.com jLmdnZurW5SR9s3QnZ2dnUVZ_uednZ2d mchsi.com kdt0l6lqb8vr08jvk0jcch6anbeg92el6a 4ax.com E82dnRPB47Q45s3QnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d mchsi.com 3hv0l61qijmu46pvh60hn1avqbd7dp4iid 4ax.com cu04p.57$7i4.41 news.usenetserver.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net S3LPzkZit6tvYYZw2siivgzISbkG5pIU3Zr/od7HIlUuGTgMND Cancel-Lock: sha1:OdIMhYmU+BHjZsd87Z9aVYEYQw4= X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 2.0/32.652 |
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On 9/02/2011 9:48 AM, Grinder wrote:
On 2/8/2011 1:54 PM, wrote: wrote: You can buy a cable modem that will also broadcast WIFI from the cable company Are these combo "cable modems" and "routers a good idea? Or still best to have separate units? Outside of the technical aspects, I don't like modem/router combos. I prefer to have my home network established and just plug the appropriate modem into it for my provider. For example: You work in the opposite manner to me. I prefer to leave the cable side of things undisturbed and twiddle with the home network. I'm currently shopping for a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem to get ready for IPv6. Motorola makes one that looks good, the SB6121, and it retails for about $100. For an extra $35, I can get a unit that combines a DOCSIS 3.0 modem with a Wireless-N/Gigabit router. Even though I already have a Wireless-N/Gigabit router in place, it's attractive to be able to simplify my network some with that combo unit. The downside, however, is that if I were to go to a different provider, like DSL from my telephone company, I would not be able to use that combo unit as a gateway router. That was one of my concerns early in the piece but, since I have remained with the same provider for a dozen years, my concerns were unfounded. As an aside, my provider charges $100 to register a modem not provided by them but nothing if they supply it! Maybe if I could get a unit that was DOCSIS 3.0 + whatever the current/next DSL standard is + Wireless-N + Gigabit, I would consider it, but it just seems easier to work out a local area network with the capabilities I want, and a single, simple, ethernet connection to the appropriate provider-approved modem. Krypsis |
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