DSL hardware question

[haroldact]

I just moved into a new house and my roommate has DSL installed in one
of our rooms. What am I going to need (hardware wise) to bring the
signal into another room in the house? I have a desktop and laptop
that I would like to be able to connect to the DSL. The laptop has
wireless capabilities (802.11b), so it would be nice to utilize that
as well. So basically I would like to take 1 DSL line and connect 2
desktops (network cable) and 1 laptop (wireless) Thank you.

Harold

 

[Wheaty]

haroldact enlightened us all with the following:

I just moved into a new house and my roommate has DSL installed in one
of our rooms. What am I going to need (hardware wise) to bring the
signal into another room in the house? I have a desktop and laptop
that I would like to be able to connect to the DSL. The laptop has
wireless capabilities (802.11b), so it would be nice to utilize that
as well. So basically I would like to take 1 DSL line and connect 2
desktops (network cable) and 1 laptop (wireless) Thank you.

Harold

Run a wireless network. Use an SMC or Linksys (Dlink = Poo) and purchase a
PCI wireless adapter for the Desktop. No muss, no fuss. lose the wires and
make your lives easier. Only one system needs to be wired, so why run any
more?
I provided links to wireless B (802.11b) Router/Access points and NICs. I
would suggest though, to purchase a wireless G (802.11g) setup
(router/access point and NIC) and think about upgrading the laptop later on
with a wireless G adapter. Less costly in the long run if you are thinking
of upgrading anyways. However if you don't plan on doing any networking,
802.11b will work just fine.
Product Links:
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Products&pg=Product-Details&prod=63&site=c
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Products&pg=Product-Details&prod=7&site=c
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=35&prid=544
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=36&prid=196


Wheaty.

 

[Paul Murphy]

I just moved into a new house and my roommate has DSL installed in one
of our rooms. What am I going to need (hardware wise) to bring the
signal into another room in the house? I have a desktop and laptop
that I would like to be able to connect to the DSL. The laptop has
wireless capabilities (802.11b), so it would be nice to utilize that
as well. So basically I would like to take 1 DSL line and connect 2
desktops (network cable) and 1 laptop (wireless) Thank you.

Harold

It does depend as to how the DSL is installed in the one room, its a country
specific thing (you never mentioned your location), so the all important
question is what country are you located in because wireless
standards/frequencies vary so any devices you buy should be designed to work
in your country. Here in the UK (as is the case with lots of European
countries) ADSL to householders arrives using the standard old telephone
jack - the same one the phone was previously plugged into. Is it just a DSL
enabled telephone line and wall jack with nothing connected to it yet or has
your flatmate got it set-up working with a PC in that room? If its the
former then a device which incorporates an ADSL modem (or a separate
Ethernet modem) will be required. If its the latter, how is the flatmates
machine connected to it e.g. is it a USB or PCI modem or is there an all in
one device which includes a modem and router already there? I'm using an
SMC Barricade all in one device which includes a print server (so a single
printer can be shared among all machines without any particular machine
needing to be on at the time) its datasheet (a 139 kb PDF file) is here:
http://www.smc-europe.com/english/support/driver_manual/broad/download/7404WBRA/7404WBRA.pdf
although it has 4x 10/100 ethernet ports its only 802.11b (11 Mb capable
wirelessly) so they are going very cheap these days (if you can still find
them). Its more than enough if all you want to do is access the internet
over the network (who has an internet feed at home faster than this?) and do
the odd bit of file exchanging between PCs.

Paul

 

[General Schvantzkoph]

I just moved into a new house and my roommate has DSL installed in one
of our rooms. What am I going to need (hardware wise) to bring the
signal into another room in the house? I have a desktop and laptop
that I would like to be able to connect to the DSL. The laptop has
wireless capabilities (802.11b), so it would be nice to utilize that
as well. So basically I would like to take 1 DSL line and connect 2
desktops (network cable) and 1 laptop (wireless) Thank you.

Harold

Get an 802.11g/b wireless router. The router will have four ethernet
ports plus 802.11g & b. Ethernet will give you a faster and more secure
connection but it involves running wires. 802.11g can give you a
connection that's almost as fast but it's not as secure. If all you are
planning to do is share the DSL connection and not network the computers
then 802.11b is good enough, however routers that can do both G & B are
pretty cheap.

 

[DaveW]

You need a 4-port wireless router. I would highly recommend getting a
Linksys brand.