It does sound like her friend is hooking up at least two computers so a
router is most likely going to be the easiest way to do this on a home
system. You are right Harry, it can be done, but it is a pain in the
neck. Her friend will still need a cable / dsl modem.
I might suggest that your friend do the following:
Instead of getting a four port router, get a one port router and then a
gizmo called called a multi-port switch. It will be hooked up like
this:
internet <<++>> (cable/dsl) modem <==> router <==> switch <----
computer one
<---- computer two
<---- printer one
<---- printer two
<---- other stuff if you want it.
<---- more other stuff
(a four port router that you see being listed is really a one port
router with a four port switch connected to it, all in one box).
If you get a separate switch (these come in four, eight, 16, 32, etc.
available port connections) so you can add computers and printers and
other stuff as you wish, not being limited to just three other gizmos
on the router box
AND (this is the important part, the reason to use a separate switch)
the devices can see each other really easily (without having to cross
over sub-network ID numbers -- even with whatever Apple has renamed
Rendezvous into this can be tricky) AND you can use 10/100/1000 speed
switches if you wish -- this speeds up your LAN considerably. The one
port router can usually handle over 100 computers connecting to the
internet at once (true it is slow because the max speed is 10Mb) so
just plug in a switch and go. Note: if you need the more oomph than
that, a Cisco router system can be installed, but that is waaay beyond
the scope of the original question.
Jerry
On Nov 15, 2004, at 10:05 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:
> I really like my Linksys Wireless, four port router. But if your
> friend
> is only hooking up ONE computer to the network, I don't believe she/he
> needs a router. S/he does not either a cable or dsl modem.
>
> Harry
>
> Monday, November 15, 200412:18 PMBeth Ernstbernst at fastline.com
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>> I haven1t had any experience with cable or DSL but a co-worker is
>> wanting to
>> hook up their Mac and PC at home using DSL. They were told that they
>> would
>> need to get a router and they are asking me for help. They found two
>> on the
>> internet, Asante FR1004 4 port router and a D-Link DL-604 4 port
>> router.
>> Does anyone have any experience with either of these and a Mac? Or
>> any other
>> suggestions?
>> --
>> Thanks,
>> Beth
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