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To: Jurgis Bekepuris who wrote (37276)	10/6/2003 11:20:23 AM
From: Fargonaut	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110655

I have some thoughts about your previous question... A router is a big barrier to many kinds of hacking. If security becomes a bigger issue for you, you might want to get one. But you can't have a router with dial-up...unless you get a router with a parallel (or some other) port for a free-standing modem. The router must stand between the modem and the computer(s). My experience with dial-up in rural MN is that it was too slow with my Gtwy desktop (19-23), too slow with my HP notebook (same), but with my new Gtwy notebook the speeds jumped to 38-44. Same phone lines, different modem. This is almost enough for me, but my wife wants to surf at the same times I do, but then the bandwidth is halved and the speeds go back down. This can create strains on our marriage. :o) I went with cable and put the extra expense in the Spouse Maintenance account... Frank

To: Jurgis Bekepuris who wrote (37276)	10/6/2003 4:17:38 PM
From: thecow	Respond to of 110655

Trying to figure out whether to switch to broadband access I can only tell you how I feel about dialup. After having dsl and cable and T1 at work, if I had to go back to dialup I would seriously consider just ditching my home computer. Dialup sucks...if there is an alternative. <gg>

To: Jurgis Bekepuris who wrote (37276)	10/10/2003 2:03:30 AM
From: Dr. Voodoo	Respond to of 110655

Hmm... I don't know if you can just plug in two ethernet cards and file share, but it seems possible. With respect to windoze 2k and networking at home and work. It depends on your work network. If you have a static IP and gateway settings at work, be careful with plug and pray because you could lose those settings. Make sure you have all of those numbers written down in case you accidentally obliterate them. Download speeds on cable for my home are 3 MBps, vs.300- 500 KBps for DSL. vs about 40 KBPs on dial-up on a really good day. So if you're going to spend the money, I would go with Cable, but check out dslreports before shelling out any money. I have 3 boxes networked sharing 1 Cable connection, with a 4 port router that I can plug my laptop into for swapping large files when I need to. My network at work is dynamic and XP Pro handles everything flawlessly between home and work. Cost for the router is probably about 75 bucks plus a few dollars for cables. If you don't really need to move a lot of stuff, don't have an ethernet card... the cheapest solution is file sharing using your bidirectional printer port. Transfer is slow as molasses, but it's like 6 bucks for a cable and works ok if you're in a pinch.