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Broadband Set up
Hi All
I am just about to subscribe to broadband through www.e7even.com on their biennial 1Mb package (at £640.00 for the 2 years). They are offering a 1 port Professional Modem - Origo ASR-8100 which can be viewed he https://www.e7even.com/cgi-bin/store...&cat=Broadband free as part of the package. I already own a planet dh-2400 network hub, and have the house wired to the main rooms for wired network. Will this modem/router be suitable, plugged into the hub to give multi use access to the internet? Also, I have no use for wireless just yet, but if I did in the future, could I purchase something to add to the hub and to the pc/laptop that i require wireless for? Hope you all understand. I just want to make sure this kit will work as I want before I purchase.My other alternative I have seen was a Belkin all-in-one box from Dabs at £75.00ish. Manty thanks in advance Matt |
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"Matt Newman" wrote in message ... Hi All I am just about to subscribe to broadband through www.e7even.com on their biennial 1Mb package (at £640.00 for the 2 years). They are offering a 1 port Professional Modem - Origo ASR-8100 which can be viewed he https://www.e7even.com/cgi-bin/store...&cat=Broadband free as part of the package. I already own a planet dh-2400 network hub, and have the house wired to the main rooms for wired network. Will this modem/router be suitable, plugged into the hub to give multi use access to the internet? Also, I have no use for wireless just yet, but if I did in the future, could I purchase something to add to the hub and to the pc/laptop that i require wireless for? OK, a hub is a passive component. IF your DSL works through it, you would only be able to use one computer at a time on your DSL connection. What you want is a broadband sharing router with 802.11g wireless capability and 802.11b backward compatibility. One such product is linked to below. For each laptop, you would want to buy a 802.11b or 802.11g access card for it, also. (2nd link) Note that I linked to these products as an example only, I'm not sure if they are available in the UK or even if they'd work in the UK. But you should be able to find similar products quite easily. Depending on how many computers you want to use, you might not need the hub at all. For example, most routers have at least 3 wired ports and capability to handle several wireless access cards as well. So unless you've got more than ~7 computers in your house, the hub would probably be redundant. But you could use the hub with the router to add more wired connections, if necessary. -Dave http://www.netgear.com/products/prod...odID=174&view= http://www.netgear.com/products/prod...rodID=91&view= |
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forget the hub, get a wireless router, wireless routers can be wired and
wireless so in the future you want to go wireless you are set "Matt Newman" wrote in message ... Hi All I am just about to subscribe to broadband through www.e7even.com on their biennial 1Mb package (at £640.00 for the 2 years). They are offering a 1 port Professional Modem - Origo ASR-8100 which can be viewed he https://www.e7even.com/cgi-bin/store...&cat=Broadband free as part of the package. I already own a planet dh-2400 network hub, and have the house wired to the main rooms for wired network. Will this modem/router be suitable, plugged into the hub to give multi use access to the internet? Also, I have no use for wireless just yet, but if I did in the future, could I purchase something to add to the hub and to the pc/laptop that i require wireless for? Hope you all understand. I just want to make sure this kit will work as I want before I purchase.My other alternative I have seen was a Belkin all-in-one box from Dabs at £75.00ish. Manty thanks in advance Matt |
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1. Yes, the cable modem should work
2. You should get a router: cable modem hooked to cable, router hooked to cable modem, and ethernet coming out of cable modem to hub, computers, etc. This is in my opinion a requirement for broadband security -- preferably look for a router/firewall. I run a small computer service business, and this is the cause of most home user's problems -- lack of minimal home security measures. 3. You can get an "access point" for wireless. Plug it into either the router or hub (whichever is more central in your home). Then if/when you get a laptop or wireless NIC, you can pursue the configuration of the wireless network. "Matt Newman" wrote in message ... Hi All I am just about to subscribe to broadband through www.e7even.com on their biennial 1Mb package (at £640.00 for the 2 years). They are offering a 1 port Professional Modem - Origo ASR-8100 which can be viewed he https://www.e7even.com/cgi-bin/store...&cat=Broadband free as part of the package. I already own a planet dh-2400 network hub, and have the house wired to the main rooms for wired network. Will this modem/router be suitable, plugged into the hub to give multi use access to the internet? Also, I have no use for wireless just yet, but if I did in the future, could I purchase something to add to the hub and to the pc/laptop that i require wireless for? Hope you all understand. I just want to make sure this kit will work as I want before I purchase.My other alternative I have seen was a Belkin all-in-one box from Dabs at £75.00ish. Manty thanks in advance Matt |
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WARNING
Be very careful which Router Wireless or other that you purchase. I guess you will be connecting via a BT phone line. In this case you need an ADSL modem/Router that can handle PPPoA Many sold via PC World and via the online shops are aimed at Cable (NTL, Telewest) customers and will not work with a BT line. The cheapest wired ADSL router I am aware of is from DABS at about £30 quid (DABS value connexant 1 port router) this would plug into your current router and work fine, but the setup may be a little more tricky than normal. To replace your current router with wireless then I think you will be looking close to £100 depending on features. the_gnome "MtM" wrote in message ... 1. Yes, the cable modem should work 2. You should get a router: cable modem hooked to cable, router hooked to cable modem, and ethernet coming out of cable modem to hub, computers, etc. This is in my opinion a requirement for broadband security -- preferably look for a router/firewall. I run a small computer service business, and this is the cause of most home user's problems -- lack of minimal home security measures. 3. You can get an "access point" for wireless. Plug it into either the router or hub (whichever is more central in your home). Then if/when you get a laptop or wireless NIC, you can pursue the configuration of the wireless network. "Matt Newman" wrote in message ... Hi All I am just about to subscribe to broadband through www.e7even.com on their biennial 1Mb package (at £640.00 for the 2 years). They are offering a 1 port Professional Modem - Origo ASR-8100 which can be viewed he https://www.e7even.com/cgi-bin/store...&cat=Broadband free as part of the package. I already own a planet dh-2400 network hub, and have the house wired to the main rooms for wired network. Will this modem/router be suitable, plugged into the hub to give multi use access to the internet? Also, I have no use for wireless just yet, but if I did in the future, could I purchase something to add to the hub and to the pc/laptop that i require wireless for? Hope you all understand. I just want to make sure this kit will work as I want before I purchase.My other alternative I have seen was a Belkin all-in-one box from Dabs at £75.00ish. Manty thanks in advance Matt |
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Dave,
He owns a hub, why trash it? I have my firewall router in one room connected to my modem, a switch in another (serving two computers), and a hub in the living room (serving a computer and a wireless access point), giving me much more upgrade and network configuration options. You are right about the hub, he might not have realized it offers no firewall protection at all, since he called it a router in his first posting. He isn't ready to go wireless yet, so I think the firewall router is the most important purchase and the only one needed at this point, for protection and easy networking of other computers. But, even with ONE computer, it should be installed for the protection features alone. And he will be happy with 802.11b, in my opinion, unless he plans on moving large files all the time, but 802.11g is the future... mtm "Dave C." wrote in message ... "Matt Newman" wrote in message ... Hi All I am just about to subscribe to broadband through www.e7even.com on their biennial 1Mb package (at £640.00 for the 2 years). They are offering a 1 port Professional Modem - Origo ASR-8100 which can be viewed he https://www.e7even.com/cgi-bin/store...&cat=Broadband free as part of the package. I already own a planet dh-2400 network hub, and have the house wired to the main rooms for wired network. Will this modem/router be suitable, plugged into the hub to give multi use access to the internet? Also, I have no use for wireless just yet, but if I did in the future, could I purchase something to add to the hub and to the pc/laptop that i require wireless for? OK, a hub is a passive component. IF your DSL works through it, you would only be able to use one computer at a time on your DSL connection. What you want is a broadband sharing router with 802.11g wireless capability and 802.11b backward compatibility. One such product is linked to below. For each laptop, you would want to buy a 802.11b or 802.11g access card for it, also. (2nd link) Note that I linked to these products as an example only, I'm not sure if they are available in the UK or even if they'd work in the UK. But you should be able to find similar products quite easily. Depending on how many computers you want to use, you might not need the hub at all. For example, most routers have at least 3 wired ports and capability to handle several wireless access cards as well. So unless you've got more than ~7 computers in your house, the hub would probably be redundant. But you could use the hub with the router to add more wired connections, if necessary. -Dave http://www.netgear.com/products/prod...odID=174&view= http://www.netgear.com/products/prod...rodID=91&view= |
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"newbie" wrote in message ... It sounds like you might know what you are talking about. The second item (laptop card), doesn't say it can be used on WindowsXP. Do you know why it would be usable with all the other windows os's and not XP? Thanks. http://www.netgear.com/products/prod...rodID=91&view= Oh, I see what you mean. In the specs, they list every OS except XP. Not to worry. If you go to the link below, it specifically says it was designed for Windows XP (in the logo off to the side). It would seem that it's backward compatible with every other Windows OS, also. And if you go to the second link, they have a ton of drivers including XP certified drivers and red hat linux drivers! So it looks like that one should work on just about any laptop with a Type II PCMCIA slot, regardless of OS. -Dave http://www.netgear.com/products/details/MA401.php?view= http://kbserver.netgear.com/products...atic/MA401.asp |
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I believe you are right. The Professional Modem - Origo ASR-8100 should
take care of routing the IP packets. There is a note here (http://lists.virus.org/bugtraq-0310/msg00198.html) about being attacked remotely with a (reset to factory default.) You might check with your cable company about this. But to get back to your question. You should be able to just connect the modem to your hub and share the internet. There are issues with firewall protection and virus protection. Do a lot of home work and check it out. Aloha, Richard "Matt Newman" wrote in message ... Hi All I am just about to subscribe to broadband through www.e7even.com on their biennial 1Mb package (at 640.00 for the 2 years). They are offering a 1 port Professional Modem - Origo ASR-8100 which can be viewed he https://www.e7even.com/cgi-bin/store...&cat=Broadband free as part of the package. I already own a planet dh-2400 network hub, and have the house wired to the main rooms for wired network. Will this modem/router be suitable, plugged into the hub to give multi use access to the internet? Also, I have no use for wireless just yet, but if I did in the future, could I purchase something to add to the hub and to the pc/laptop that i require wireless for? Hope you all understand. I just want to make sure this kit will work as I want before I purchase.My other alternative I have seen was a Belkin all-in-one box from Dabs at 75.00ish. Manty thanks in advance Matt |
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"Matt Newman" wrote in message ... Hi All I am just about to subscribe to broadband through www.e7even.com on their biennial 1Mb package (at £640.00 for the 2 years). It must be a good deal to pay so much so far in advance? Won't prices come down? What happens if they go bust? |
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On Wed, 12 May 2004 16:58:46 GMT, "CWatters"
wrote: "Matt Newman" wrote in message ... Hi All I am just about to subscribe to broadband through www.e7even.com on their biennial 1Mb package (at £640.00 for the 2 years). It must be a good deal to pay so much so far in advance? Won't prices come down? BWAAHAHAHHHA! We found the missing optimist ;-) What happens if they go bust? They'll get swallowed by a bigger fish, who likely has to honor the contract? /daytripper |
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