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Old 07-27-2004, 09:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I am working on networking the home computers. Three upstairs for the kids in their rooms and one downstairs, all using XP. I was able to connect the upstairs systems together using Cat-5 cables and a hub.

The connection going downstairs will have to be wireless.

My question: How does DSL connect? Does it just plug into an existing phone jack with a splitter? Can it just plug into the hub? How do I connect the wireless to the downstairs system?
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Old 07-27-2004, 10:00 AM   #2 (permalink)
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It depends on your DSL modem for part of your question. For the most part, you connect your DSL with a standard phoneline cable that goes from the jack to the DSL Modem. If you get one with a built in ethernet connections, you connect the cat5/RJ-45 connecter into that. My phone company offers a Wireless DSL modem and if I were a tech setting up your house, I'd set the Wireless DSL Modem upstairs and connect all three of the upstairs computers to that and then the 1 downstairs connection would be the Wireless.

As for what you'd do with other phones, in our kits, we give our customers a phone line splitter that you'll plug your phoneline from the jack to the DSL Modem then the other side, you put a filter that goes to your phone. On the rest of your phones, you're supposed to put a filter because if you don't you'll be getting a staticy-wavish sounding noise when you're DSL modem connects to the Telco's equipment.
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Old 07-27-2004, 10:01 AM   #3 (permalink)
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DSL connects to a phone line, usually through a splitter called a DSL filter. One RJ-11 is for data, one for voice.

The DSL connection will connect to a DSL modem that will convert it to Ethernet over an RJ-45. That RJ-45 can plug into a wireless router (which can replace your hub and will work much better) and grant wireless access to your home as well.

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Old 07-27-2004, 10:04 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Mustang if I were you I would wait till Verizon "Fios" comes out here in so cal. 15mb down/ 2 up for 50 dollars a month! thats nuts!!!
 
Old 07-27-2004, 05:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
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What you can do is plus a wireless access point into the hub - or the better solution is to get a wireless router and hook that straight into the DSL modem, and then from there, you'll have several connections (I think 4 or 8) to hook Cat5 up directly, plus a wireless AP built in to connect your downstairs computers to.

If you find you need more wired connections, you can always plug the hub into the router (remember that you'll need a crossover cable for this) and just hook more up to that.

As for how the DSL modem works, I'd pay attention to the people above me - I've never used DSL - just speaking through practical networking knowledge.
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Old 07-28-2004, 10:57 AM   #6 (permalink)
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What is an ADSL modem?

http://sbc-yahoo-dsl-availability.co...m_packages.htm

I think I will hook it up upstairs, I might go with the $80 bundle cause I may get a laptop for my daughter as she starts college soon.
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Old 07-28-2004, 01:19 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Your question is about DSL or Wireless Netoworking. you have to subscribe to receive DSL before you can use it. You will receive a 'DSL modem'. This will use either a USB or ethernet connection to your computer. Try and use the ethernet as you will need this to connect to a wireless broadband router. Most broadband routers will have one uplink RJ-45 to a DSL or Cable Modem, plus 4 more RJ-45 connections for other computers that are directly connected through CAT-5. With the wireless part of the router you will be able to connect your computer downstairs, provided you have a wireless card for it.

Remember to use WEP on you wireless router and if possible to have it not transmit its SSID. This way people will not know that you have a wireless system at all. This may sound like a lot of stuff, but you will find out it is very easy.
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Old 07-28-2004, 01:31 PM   #8 (permalink)
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If possible, I'd enable WPA, not WEP, for your wireless. Much more secure...

It requires an add-on for Windows XP - one that's not automatically available through the updates page. Here's a site that shows you how to set it up: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1277020,00.asp
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Old 07-28-2004, 06:23 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Your question is about DSL or Wireless Netoworking. you have to subscribe to receive DSL before you can use it.
Well, you can configure everything but the uplink on the router to the DSL connection before you even get the DSL modem - you'll have an in-home network.
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Old 07-29-2004, 07:23 AM   #10 (permalink)
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That is what I want to do set up the network then get DSL.
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Old 07-29-2004, 05:29 PM   #11 (permalink)
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In that case, if you're planning on running the wireless network, I personally recommend getting this puppy as the core of your home network. It will handle DHCP to hand out IP addresses to your computers (set them all to dynamically acquire IPs), it will run the wireless access point to get your downstairs computers on the network, and when you get your DSL modem, plug the DSL modem into the uplink of the router - and you should be good to go.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
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Old 08-01-2004, 12:08 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I second that motion on buying the Linksys. I'm not sure how DSL handles traffic to your house, but I do know for cable, you have to clone the mac-address of the cable modem that you are using. Shouldn't be too hard, it should be pretty self explainatory when you are setting up the router. I have set up the same router as the linksys, but for 802.11b, not 802.11g. But to the user, it is all the same (except speed of course )
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Old 08-01-2004, 12:19 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I third it. It's the one I use, and never had any problems.

Cheaper than I had expected as well.
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