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To: Warpfactor who wrote (19105)	3/10/2003 8:44:28 PM
From: Sweet Ol	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

Warp, I am real happy with my home LAN. I have a LinkSys DSL router behind my DSL modem and the other computers plug into it. It is simple and transparent. All the puters see each others disks and printers & etc. I used 10/100 Ethernet, but wireless does the same thing for about the same cost when you figure in the cost of cables. Spend the money to get a good router and modem and you will save a lot of problems later. Best to all, JRH

To: Warpfactor who wrote (19105)	3/10/2003 8:45:18 PM
From: Timelord	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23153

Hi Warp - Thought I'd jump in with your wireless question. I have an emachines T4155 running Windows XP and my wife has an older emonster 550 running Windows 2000. The network I opted for is based around a Netgear Cable/DSL wireless router model MR314. The Wirespeed dsl modem from Pacbell or whatever they call themselves these days is hooked directly into the router. The local PC is ethernet wired into the router as well. The remote PC is USB linked through a Netgear Model 101A wireless interface. The router is the gateway, not the CPU. It has the added advantage of having a built in firewall. The reason I selected Netgear was because of the network I had installed at work which used one of their hubs - it was a dream to install and I never had a single problem with it. The one I installed at home was the same way (Of course, I have to confess I cheated and read the instructions first <ggg>). I've worked on PC's many years and I've never had an easier installation. Especially with something so prone to frustrating problems. Some of the reviews I read before I bought the Netgear equipment also said the install was relatively easy, but you have to follow their instructions. There were a few people who did report some difficulty, but it's hard to predict with all of the different types of equipment out there. I think the router was around $214, but you can get them for $80-$90 now (ouch), and I just had to replace a broken remote adapter at $54.95. Best to comparison shop ZDNET or mySimon. Alex