Re: [CGUYS] Switch from dial-up to broadband

2007-05-04 Thread Tom Piwowar
The place where I work, a small shop, is moving to broadband from dial-up. As this new broadband hookup will use the ethernet port previously used to network two computers for point-of-sale purposes... Most broadband routers include a 4 port hub/switch. Will that suffice? The two POS

Re: [CGUYS] Switch from dial-up to broadband

2007-05-04 Thread Paul Meyer
Here, here. Wireless is a pain in many ways. Btw, don't use WEP it can be hacked. Rev. Stewart Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hardwired has a whole lot less problems involved than Wireless. Too many things can and do interfere with Wireless. If I could I would rather do a whole house with

Re: [CGUYS] Switch from dial-up to broadband

2007-05-04 Thread Steve Rigby
On May 4, 2007, at 3:19 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: Most broadband routers include a 4 port hub/switch. Will that suffice? I am not really in the loop as pertains to decisions in this situation. I am asking these questions just to see if the powers that be are going to make the right

Re: [CGUYS] Switch from dial-up to broadband

2007-05-04 Thread Steve Rigby
On May 4, 2007, at 2:29 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: hardwired has a whole lot less problems involved than Wireless. Too many things can and do interfere with Wireless. If I could I would rather do a whole house with prewired outlets in rooms, than doing wireless. Also note so that you

Re: [CGUYS] Switch from dial-up to broadband

2007-05-03 Thread Tony B
I wouldn't want to screw with the existing network, so I'd take them all wireless. Well, two of them anyway. The two POS computers already are hardwired by a CAT5 cable for their networking * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND