Broadband

Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting conflicting
advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging their equipment
than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the same
broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both PCs on
broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?) cable and using
the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is the
right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS is Win.XPPro
(SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

The ethernet card will be a must,the connection to the modem looks like a
telephone jack,but is much larger.2 cards,one modem w/cable,youre set.
A router would give you a dual connection at one time,plus an added firewall.

" wrote:

Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting conflicting
advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging their equipment
than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the same
broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both PCs on
broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?) cable and using
the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is the
right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS is Win.XPPro
(SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

The ethernet card will be a must,the connection to the modem looks like a
telephone jack,but is much larger.2 cards,one modem w/cable,youre set.
A router would give you a dual connection at one time,plus an added firewall.

" wrote:

Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting conflicting
advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging their equipment
than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the same
broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both PCs on
broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?) cable and using
the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is the
right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS is Win.XPPro
(SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

"
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Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide
us with broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am
getting conflicting advice from the ISPs who are more interested
in flogging their equipment than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on
the same broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must
have a radio transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me
that I can have both PCs on broadband by connecting one to the
other with a Ethernet(?) cable and using the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me
which is the right advice or give me another solution to the
problem? MY OS is Win.XPPro (SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.




If you choose an ISP that supplies a BT Voyager 205 ADSL Router
instead of a modem, you can connect two PCs. One is via Ethernet,
the other USB. BT, PlusNet and Bulldog supply it, no doubt there
are others. Otherwise, buy an ADSL modem router - you could then
use wireless or wired connections to your PCs.

Don't fart around with internet connection sharing solutions -
flaky and requires first PC to be booted for the second PC to get a
connection.

"
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Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide
us with broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am
getting conflicting advice from the ISPs who are more interested
in flogging their equipment than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on
the same broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must
have a radio transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me
that I can have both PCs on broadband by connecting one to the
other with a Ethernet(?) cable and using the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me
which is the right advice or give me another solution to the
problem? MY OS is Win.XPPro (SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.




If you choose an ISP that supplies a BT Voyager 205 ADSL Router
instead of a modem, you can connect two PCs. One is via Ethernet,
the other USB. BT, PlusNet and Bulldog supply it, no doubt there
are others. Otherwise, buy an ADSL modem router - you could then
use wireless or wired connections to your PCs.

Don't fart around with internet connection sharing solutions -
flaky and requires first PC to be booted for the second PC to get a
connection.

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Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting
conflicting advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging
their equipment than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the
same broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both
PCs on broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?)
cable and using the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is
the right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS
is Win.XPPro (SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

Go wireless. I have two systems connected via a Netgear 834GT hub -
fantastically reliable and a 'no-brainer' to set up. I can share
everything - files, printers, drives, etc., too. Cost? £100 including a
wireless card for the other system.

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In memory of MS MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

wrote:
Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting
conflicting advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging
their equipment than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the
same broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both
PCs on broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?)
cable and using the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is
the right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS
is Win.XPPro (SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

Go wireless. I have two systems connected via a Netgear 834GT hub -
fantastically reliable and a 'no-brainer' to set up. I can share
everything - files, printers, drives, etc., too. Cost? £100 including a
wireless card for the other system.

--
In memory of MS MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

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wrote:
Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting
conflicting advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging
their equipment than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the
same broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both
PCs on broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?)
cable and using the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is
the right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS
is Win.XPPro (SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.
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Go wireless. I have two systems connected via a Netgear 834GT hub -=20
fantastically reliable and a 'no-brainer' to set up. I can share=20
everything - files, printers, drives, etc., too. Cost? =A3100 including a=
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wireless card for the other system.

Advising someone to "Go Wireless" without including STRONG warnings=20
about security is like telling people that Floride is good for them.

Wireless should be avoided except where no other solution is possible.=20
It's slower than wired, lots slower, prone to signal losses, is open and=20
exposed by default (most vendors products).....

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says...
wrote:
Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting
conflicting advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging
their equipment than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the
same broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both
PCs on broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?)
cable and using the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is
the right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS
is Win.XPPro (SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.
=20
Go wireless. I have two systems connected via a Netgear 834GT hub -=20
fantastically reliable and a 'no-brainer' to set up. I can share=20
everything - files, printers, drives, etc., too. Cost? =A3100 including a=
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wireless card for the other system.

Advising someone to "Go Wireless" without including STRONG warnings=20
about security is like telling people that Floride is good for them.

Wireless should be avoided except where no other solution is possible.=20
It's slower than wired, lots slower, prone to signal losses, is open and=20
exposed by default (most vendors products).....

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95% of broadband routers DO NOT have firewalls in them. Don't confuse
a firewall with broadband routers that provide NAT. They are NOT the
same thing.

On Thu, 12 May 2005 00:51:03 -0700, Andrew E.
wrote:

The ethernet card will be a must,the connection to the modem looks like a
telephone jack,but is much larger.2 cards,one modem w/cable,youre set.
A router would give you a dual connection at one time,plus an added firewall.

" wrote:

Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting conflicting
advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging their equipment
than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the same
broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both PCs on
broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?) cable and using
the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is the
right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS is Win.XPPro
(SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

95% of broadband routers DO NOT have firewalls in them. Don't confuse
a firewall with broadband routers that provide NAT. They are NOT the
same thing.

On Thu, 12 May 2005 00:51:03 -0700, Andrew E.
wrote:

The ethernet card will be a must,the connection to the modem looks like a
telephone jack,but is much larger.2 cards,one modem w/cable,youre set.
A router would give you a dual connection at one time,plus an added firewall.

" wrote:

Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting conflicting
advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging their equipment
than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the same
broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both PCs on
broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?) cable and using
the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is the
right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS is Win.XPPro
(SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

On Thu, 12 May 2005 15:36:54 GMT, Leythos wrote:

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says...
wrote:
Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting
conflicting advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging
their equipment than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the
same broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both
PCs on broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?)
cable and using the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is
the right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS
is Win.XPPro (SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

Go wireless. I have two systems connected via a Netgear 834GT hub -
fantastically reliable and a 'no-brainer' to set up. I can share
everything - files, printers, drives, etc., too. Cost? £100 including a
wireless card for the other system.

Advising someone to "Go Wireless" without including STRONG warnings
about security is like telling people that Floride is good for them.

OMG - I haven't seen this debate since I left Texas. Tell me again
(even though it is off-topic) - why is flouride "bad" for me?

On Thu, 12 May 2005 15:36:54 GMT, Leythos wrote:

In article ,
says...
wrote:
Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting
conflicting advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging
their equipment than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the
same broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both
PCs on broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?)
cable and using the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is
the right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS
is Win.XPPro (SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

Go wireless. I have two systems connected via a Netgear 834GT hub -
fantastically reliable and a 'no-brainer' to set up. I can share
everything - files, printers, drives, etc., too. Cost? £100 including a
wireless card for the other system.

Advising someone to "Go Wireless" without including STRONG warnings
about security is like telling people that Floride is good for them.

OMG - I haven't seen this debate since I left Texas. Tell me again
(even though it is off-topic) - why is flouride "bad" for me?

"Leythos" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
wrote:
Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting
conflicting advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging
their equipment than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the
same broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both
PCs on broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?)
cable and using the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is
the right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS
is Win.XPPro (SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

Go wireless. I have two systems connected via a Netgear 834GT hub -
fantastically reliable and a 'no-brainer' to set up. I can share
everything - files, printers, drives, etc., too. Cost? £100 including a
wireless card for the other system.

Advising someone to "Go Wireless" without including STRONG warnings
about security is like telling people that Floride is good for them.

Wireless should be avoided except where no other solution is possible.
It's slower than wired, lots slower, prone to signal losses, is open and
exposed by default (most vendors products).....

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Wireless is slower than wired for the LAN. It is more than fast enough for
consumer broadband. I have worked on many ADSL and cable internet connection
wired and wireless and have yet to be able to tell which I'm using. I have
my house wired upstairs with a wireless link to downstairs. I can do
streaming audio with 256 bit mp3s and be working on/repairing two computers
downstairs with the computers downloading windows updates all through the
wireless link and have no noticeable slowdown. This is with a D-Link router
and D-Link wireless bridge which run at 22 Mbps. Wireless-G would be even
faster.

I agree with your warning about security. I can see three other wireless
networks right now. Mine is the only one with any security.

Kerry

"Leythos" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
wrote:
Very shortly my telephone exchange will be upgraded to provide us with
broadband facility. Trying to prepare for this I am getting
conflicting advice from the ISPs who are more interested in flogging
their equipment than anything else.

My problem is that I have two PC (one a standby). I want both on the
same broadband. One ISP advises me that to do this I must have a radio
transmitter and a PC Icode(?) The other tells me that I can have both
PCs on broadband by connecting one to the other with a Ethernet(?)
cable and using the ordinary modem.

I would be very grateful for someone in the know to tell me which is
the right advice or give me another solution to the problem? MY OS
is Win.XPPro (SP2) and I live in UK.Thank you.

Go wireless. I have two systems connected via a Netgear 834GT hub -
fantastically reliable and a 'no-brainer' to set up. I can share
everything - files, printers, drives, etc., too. Cost? £100 including a
wireless card for the other system.

Advising someone to "Go Wireless" without including STRONG warnings
about security is like telling people that Floride is good for them.

Wireless should be avoided except where no other solution is possible.
It's slower than wired, lots slower, prone to signal losses, is open and
exposed by default (most vendors products).....

--
--

remove 999 in order to email me

Wireless is slower than wired for the LAN. It is more than fast enough for
consumer broadband. I have worked on many ADSL and cable internet connection
wired and wireless and have yet to be able to tell which I'm using. I have
my house wired upstairs with a wireless link to downstairs. I can do
streaming audio with 256 bit mp3s and be working on/repairing two computers
downstairs with the computers downloading windows updates all through the
wireless link and have no noticeable slowdown. This is with a D-Link router
and D-Link wireless bridge which run at 22 Mbps. Wireless-G would be even
faster.

I agree with your warning about security. I can see three other wireless
networks right now. Mine is the only one with any security.

Kerry