Home network questions

Jessie · Post by **Jessie** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:19 pm

I am thinking of making a home network (of sort) but I am not sure who to believe on what network type device to buy. Say Linksys or netgear? do I go B or G or even G faster. This is all confusing and I thought I would ask those I can trust the most.

Jessie

PS any other advice about setting up a home network would be apreated also.

Beauty · Post by **Beauty** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:23 pm

Hi Jessie,

It's just a matter of choosing on or the other. Don't get too bogged down in the details.

I know we have people here who may want to help you though and that can be helpful. I'd recommend asking the store or department manager for help and you should get a pretty good help that way too.

Best of luck!

Beauty

Ahzz · Post by **Ahzz** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:31 pm

b is the old standard. As a result it can be found cheaper as "surplus" items. Typically the b devices are less frequently field upgradable.

g devices are the new 54Mbps standard. They are usually field upgradeable so you can "patch" them if a flaw is discovered or a new feature is added.

If you are on a tight budget, look to ebay for a b access point and card set on the cheap.
if you can afford the now decent pricing of new equipment, go for the G. It'll last you longer as a useable (read that as non-obsolete) part of your computers.

G is backwards compatible with b, so no fear of hooking up to incompatible devices.

Hope this helps!

Jessie · Post by **Jessie** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:53 pm

Beauty the reason I was asking here as the stores seam to want to sell me something where as here I could get some some un bias advice so that is why I ask the friends here.

Jessie

Beauty · Post by **Beauty** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:29 pm

Hi Jessie,

I understand honestly. Sorry if it came off rude. I just do this kind of stuff (on a larger scale) as a living. Whenever I go home I always spend my vacation time with family setting up their systems. So I've learned a store manager usually gives you the ear you're looking for. I purposely said manager so you'd get the most out of your time.

That's what I was trying to pass along. I think however it came off like I was saying something that wasn't helpful.

Again I'm really sorry if my post came off like a meanie.

Beauty

Jessie · Post by **Jessie** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:28 pm

No problem!! I have decied to get a netgear.

Jessie

Gaven McLaren · Post by **Gaven McLaren** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:56 pm

Just rember that when you set up the router you have to do it from physical connection to the router. I would also set up the strongest encription possible unless you want other people seeing aht you have on your network and giving bandwith to the whole neighborhood. Also if you are runnimg XP turn on the internet connection firewall.

Jessie · Post by **Jessie** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 11:47 am

Well I got to the store was just about to buy it and then talked to anouther person and that person said "that router will not work with your X-Box because it does not say X-BOX compliant" I never got any more info it just turned me off to the whole thing becuse the router (not a wireless one) was the only one they had and anouther employ told me that it (d-link) is not one of the better units. I got really confused and kind of angry over the whole thing. I was ready to spend about $200 but they just suddenly turned me off to the whole thing. I was going to use it as a router untill I got my own place (turning off the wi-fi). But now I do not know and then I found that if I want to get more ram for my computer they do not make it any more.

Jessie