MORE COMPUTER CHAOS!!!!

TGB! · **MORE COMPUTER CHAOS!!!! -** 06-06-2004, 11:59 AM

Right, networking was one of those things I never figured I'd need to learn about. But now the time has come, I purchases a ThinkPad but it wasnt the model with the combo card (which wouldnt let me be mobile anyway), and so right now I need to get a Router and a Pcmcia wireless card. But I am quite the cheap little man, and want to get the best deal. So what I need to know is whats the bare minimum I should be looking for in a router/wireless card.

For the router it doesnt need to be wireless since I have pretty lengthy CAT-5 cables that are working fine for now (modem in living room, this computer in room). So what could I go cheap on. However a guy from Ebay lives in my city and is selling this -

[url=http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=173&scid=0:3e5ea]http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=173&scid=0[/url:3e5ea]

Good deal for 20 bucks?

As far as wireless cards, again what am I looking for? I see wireless cards that are strictly for sharing internet, but then others that offer to share other networking things like shared HD space, etc. Heres one I'm looking at from FRY's (big computer chain)

[url=http://shop4.outpost.com/product/2975175:3e5ea]http://shop4.outpost.com/product/2975175[/url:3e5ea]

Airborne Butters · 06-06-2004, 12:51 PM

as much as I hate you, and with a burning passion I do, I'll offer the advice of never getting wireless. I've heard of nothing but problems with the wireless internet routers from freinds. One freind actually had to turn off the sattelite in his room in order to get good connection from the internet.

Duke_of_Ray · 06-06-2004, 01:02 PM

[quote="Airborne Butters":5a481]as much as I hate you, and with a burning passion I do, I'll offer the advice of never getting wireless. I've heard of nothing but problems with the wireless internet routers from freinds. One freind actually had to turn off the sattelite in his room in order to get good connection from the internet.[/quote:5a481]

Wires were made to be use, lets use the wires in a wire.

TonyMontana · 06-06-2004, 01:10 PM

i have a wireless network set up, im using a Linksys Wireless Access Point Router 802.11B, which is the same thing that guy is selling for 20$, and the card is good. I havent really had any problems. Nothing in my house has interfered with my connection.

I say go for it

ShagNasty · 06-06-2004, 01:57 PM

Wireless sucks ass. Cordless phones and microwaves interfere, and we all have them don’t we. Linksys support sucks ass bitches don’t even speak English worth a shit.

TonyMontana · 06-06-2004, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ShagNasty

Wireless sucks ass. Cordless phones and microwaves interfere, and we all have them don’t we. Linksys support sucks ass bitches don’t even speak English worth a shit.

ur stuff just sucks, as i posted before, ive had no interference problems, i have 2 cordless phones, one in my room where the router is, a microwave, and all other shit. As for tech support, nothing has gone wrong with my stuff, and ive had it for more than 8 months so i havent needed to use it

Mr.Buttocks · 06-06-2004, 04:09 PM

802.11g rock:

TonyMontana · 06-06-2004, 04:14 PM

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":4c2f6]802.11g rock:[/quote:4c2f6]

i woulda recommended that, but he only wants the minimum

SoLiDUS · 06-06-2004, 04:18 PM

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":9dfca]802.11g rock:[/quote:9dfca]

802.11b is more than enough for him. He only needs a realistic throughput
of 2.5-4Mbps for his little home network. Obviously, he doesn't need more
than an 802.11b type Router.

If he plans to upgrade in the future, I suggest purchasing a g-type card and
Router. In terms of security, disable broadcast and enable WEP protection...

TGB! · 06-06-2004, 04:23 PM

[quote=SoLiDUS][quote="Mr.Buttocks":68a37]802.11g rock:[/quote]

802.11b is more than enough for him. He only needs a realistic throughput
of 2.5-4Mbps for his little home network. Obviously, he doesn't need more
than an 802.11b type Router.

If he plans to upgrade in the future, I suggest purchasing a g-type card and
Router. In terms of security, disable broadcast and enable WEP protection...[/quote:68a37]

Yea looks like I'm going with these two pieces:

[url="http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3999188"]http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3999188[/url]
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3999228

For that price, and the negative reviews seem to be from peoples setup issues, and not getting sooper-dooper dl speeds are meaningless since I'm not going to use this for more than internet access and being able to get it my files on the desktop.

SoLiDUS · 06-06-2004, 05:50 PM

Looks fine to me...

Jotun · 06-06-2004, 11:56 PM

you call that networking?

i recently completed my Cisco case study. we had to set up a 5 computer, 3 router, and one web server LAN, with ACLs for the management computers, subnetting and everything.

we had to calculate the subnets, assign IPs, set up the hosts, web server, wire the routers, configure the routers (ip addresses, host tables, interfaces, clockrates, and the routing protocol was IGRP on AS 1143 and put up the Access Control Lists which were so hard to do.

TGB! · 06-07-2004, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun

you call that networking?

i recently completed my Cisco case study. we had to set up a 5 computer, 3 router, and one web server LAN, with ACLs for the management computers, subnetting and everything.

we had to calculate the subnets, assign IPs, set up the hosts, web server, wire the routers, configure the routers (ip addresses, host tables, interfaces, clockrates, and the routing protocol was IGRP on AS 1143 and put up the Access Control Lists which were so hard to do.

Is that a long-form way of saying youre a virgin? oOo:

SoLiDUS · 06-07-2004, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun

we had to calculate the subnets, assign IPs, set up the hosts, web server, wire the routers, configure the routers (ip addresses, host tables, interfaces, clockrates, and the routing protocol was IGRP on AS 1143 and put up the Access Control Lists which were so hard to do.

*LOL*

No offense, but that was pretty much our final *lab test* and it was a joke.

I alone took care of the subnetting, IP addressing, physical routing and
left the rest to my teammates...

Cisco 1 was on cruise control for me. Did you get your certification, at least ?

Jotun · 06-07-2004, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoLiDUS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun

we had to calculate the subnets, assign IPs, set up the hosts, web server, wire the routers, configure the routers (ip addresses, host tables, interfaces, clockrates, and the routing protocol was IGRP on AS 1143 and put up the Access Control Lists which were so hard to do.

*LOL*

No offense, but that was pretty much our final *lab test* and it was a joke.

I alone took care of the subnetting, IP addressing, physical routing and
left the rest to my teammates...

Cisco 1 was on cruise control for me. Did you get your certification, at least ?

of course i did, Cisco is hard as hell to learn, but easy as hell to pass the class mainly because my test scores count for like 20% of my marking period grade.

and no, TGB, im not a virgin.