There was a recent "Ask Slashdot" article about this exact topic, which I found very helpful (look at the +4/+5 comments).
Shachar Tal Verint Systems -----Original Message----- From: Itay 'z9u2K' Duvdevani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 12:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Networking my new home (or RJ45's vs. WiFi) Hey all, and happy-new-year! I have a network that includes 7 computers, a gateway/firewall, and 6 clients (Mixed Windows and Linux boxes). My gateway uses ADSL to connect to the internet (with an ethernet modem). We are about to virtually re-construct our home, and I would like to do the networking thing wise, and low-cost. I thought about two options... a. putting the modem and the hub in the place the phone line gets into the house and split. This way I can put the RJ45's alongside the telephone lines, in the same pipe. I'll bring two cables to my gateway's room (one for modem and one for the hub), and one cable near each phone-jack in the house. That'll be much cheaper then putting special piping for the RJ's... b. Using wireless network (WiFi?). Should like alot nicer, but: 1. which kernel supports these WiFi-gizmo-Ethernet card, if any? 2. will it be slower then regular RJ's? 3. can it lead to data corruption? 4. is it secure? 5. can a computer connect to the network, if it has a concrete wall between itself and the hub? I'm looking for the cheaper solution, but I need it to work well... Thanks, Itay 'z9u2K' Duvdevani, GNU/Linux Kinneret. Public GPG Key: ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/kinneret/z9u2k.asc ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] This electronic message contains information from Verint Systems, which may be privileged and confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify us by replying to this email. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
