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Russell HAll

hello

i am haveing quite a few problems with my network and
POP3 emails. i am thinking of buying a router but i dont
know how it works. i have one cable running through the
ceilings of my house and i dont want to add another one.
does a router share the internet aswel as keeping the
network all on one cable? how would it phisically have to
be installed? ie: which cables go where?
 
hello

i am haveing quite a few problems with my network and
POP3 emails. i am thinking of buying a router but i dont
know how it works. i have one cable running through the
ceilings of my house and i dont want to add another one.
does a router share the internet aswel as keeping the
network all on one cable? how would it phisically have to
be installed? ie: which cables go where?
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Well, I don't know that a router would solve your problems, but they are
handy to have. Your router would be connected to your DSL/Cable and the
computers on your network would connect to the router by (preferred) Cat 5
cable. Also, most, if not all, routers have a built in firewall which will
increase your online security.

Howard
 
Russell said:
hello

i am haveing quite a few problems with my network and
POP3 emails. i am thinking of buying a router but i dont
know how it works. i have one cable running through the
ceilings of my house and i dont want to add another one.
does a router share the internet aswel as keeping the
network all on one cable? how would it phisically have to
be installed? ie: which cables go where?
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For starters, head for the website of a router vendor or two,
and read their installation guides, plus any other docs for
newbies. I think you'll get everything you need there.

Then, check some of these:

- A basic tutorial on routing for a home network:
http://home.comcast.net/~bobwbsgs/homenet.txt

- A good site for Windows XP network troubleshooting tips:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot

- Adding Windows XP to an Existing Network
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm

- Another site with WinXP networking tips:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxNetwork.htm

- A good site for basic networking info:
http://www.wown.com

- Cisco's handbook on networking:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/index.htm
 
Routers have two finctions:

1) One section controls the Internet access -- Usually WAN
connections

2) Other is a network switch which allows to PCs to share resources
across the network.


You need at least one cable for your broadband modem and one cable per PC
you are connectiong to the switch part.

However, there are wireless routers and wired/wireless combo routers so that
you do not need to pass more cables.

Y.
 
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