Modem/Router Information

[BlackRaven]

Hi

I have a optus motorola modem conected to a computer, i would like to
connect a second computer to the internet and i have been told to get a
router.

Can anyone tell me what i need to do to hoop up a second computer.

thank you

 

[Elmo]

Hi

I have an Optus Motorola modem connected to a computer; I would like to
connect a second computer to the internet and I have been told to get a
router.

Can anyone tell me what I need to do to hook up a second computer?

thank you

Post the model number of the modem. Also post how you connect to the
mode, if there's a choice of USB or ethernet card/NIC.

 

[smlunatick]

Hi

I have a optus motorola modem conected to a computer, i would like to
connect a second computer to the internet and i have been told to get a
router.

Can anyone tell me what i need to do to hoop up a second computer.

thank you

- Locate a standard broadband home router (like:
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Sate...ommon/VisitorWrapper&lid=6154239789B01#widget)

- Connect the Motorola's Ethernet cable to the router's WAN port

- Connect all PCs to the router's LAN section (Wired) -- Need one
Ethernet RJ-45 cable

- If you selected a wireless router, read the install guide on how to
access the router's configuration web pages and turn on the wireless
networking signal.

Note: If you are connecting the PC to a wired router, most routers
come of 4 LAN ports. You are not limited to 4 wire connection but by
adding addition network switched, to can usually expand to have 254
devices connected to you network.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hi

I have a optus motorola modem conected to a computer, i would like to
connect a second computer to the internet and i have been told to get a
router.

Can anyone tell me what i need to do to hoop up a second computer.

thank you

These days, it's extremely easy to do this with a router.

Basically all you have to do is plug a standard ethernet cable from the
modem into the router's WAN or Internet port, then use standard cables to
plug the PCs into the other ports on the router. Restart the PCs.

If you have Cable internet that doesn't require a username and password, you
*might* need to power off the cable modem for a minute or two, then power it
back on. That's it.

If you are using DSL that does require username and password, you'll log
into the router using the instructions provided with it. Often the default
IP and username and password are on the label on the bottom of the router.
Enter the DSL username and password, save, and you're done.

If the router has wireless capabilities, *do* change the SSID away from the
default, and do enable encryption. Leaving the SSID at the default can
cause a lot of confusion with other systems, and using encryption prevents
casual nearby users from making use of your network.

There are then other options within the router, which you may or may not
need, but you can be up and running in just a few minutes.

HTH
-pk

 

[db ´¯`·.. >]

a router acts no differently
than a telephone line splitter.

however, if i am not mistaken,
there will be a special cable
called a crossover cable used
specifically between a modem
and the router.

once your computers are
connected to the router with
standard network cabling,
not only will the computers
access the net, but you basically
have created a home network
and can transfer data between
the computers.

keep in mind that some routers
come with a firewall but don't
need it since each computer has
its own.

some routers have time outs
that will disconnect the system
from the internet when
idling and for added protection
and can be a nuisance. so look
for a router with an on/off
switch to reset the unit to connect
to the net.

ps: i don't recommend d-links.

 

[BlackRaven]

Thank you everyone for all the information.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

a router acts no differently
than a telephone line splitter.

however, if i am not mistaken,
there will be a special cable
called a crossover cable used
specifically between a modem
and the router.

All of the modems and routers I come into contact with require standard
straight-through ethernet cables.

Interesting that you don't like d-link; I find them more reliable than the
other major brands here.

-pk

 

[db ´¯`·.. >]

well, the dlink wireless
router does require a
crossover cable, but as
you elude to it is not
typically used or required
for other devices.

also, what i found is that dlink
has sold devices having
similar model numbers
but different revisions.

in other words one model
will have several revisions
which is not good p.r.

one goes to the store and
buys something off the shelf
only to discover that is of an
older revision and the revision
is either no longer supported
or has been scheduled to be
not supported soon.

though dlink may claim that
the information is disclosed
on their website, the consumer
is unable to research the homesite
from the store and before buying the
outdated product.

 

[smlunatick]

All of the modems and routers I come into contact with require standard
straight-through ethernet cables.

Interesting that you don't like d-link; I find them more reliable than the
other major brands here.

-pk

I find D-Link "after purchase" support pitiful!

 

[Patrick Keenan]

All of the modems and routers I come into contact with require standard
straight-through ethernet cables.

Interesting that you don't like d-link; I find them more reliable than the
other major brands here.

-pk

I find D-Link "after purchase" support pitiful!
===
Ah. I can't say I've had to use anybody's support services recently. I
have found d-link products to be somewhat more reliable than their
competition; I think I had a stack of five or seven dead Linksys units.
I've only had d-link power supplies fail.

I did, however, find an odd bug in a Netgear router when filling in the four
wireless encryption key sections. If only one was filled in, all was well.
If more than one was filled in, wireless connection was impossible. No,
Netgear support didn't respond.

-pk