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To: peter michaelson who wrote (6968)	4/9/1999 1:58:00 AM
From: Nemer	Respond to of 14778

Peter --- ------here are some URLs for you for home networks via phone lines diamondmultimedia.com (Diamond also has one for wireless hook up at the same site) actiontec.com -------here are a couple for wireless hookup innomedia.com proxim.com -------here is one for using the electric wires in your home for hookup intelogis.com the phone line ones use 1Mbps speed as compared to 10Mbps for the slow/old hard wired ethernet types. while the newer faster hard wired ones operate at 100Mbps. the home wired ones seem to experience some appliance usage problems but I've only heard of that, no personal experience. The most trouble free and reliable still seems to be the hard wired ones .... I have just hooked up a hard wire unit between the two offices in my house --- 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs ..... works great and I know that sooner or later the severe itching all over my arms, neck, head and hands caused from the fiberglass insulation in the attic will dissipate ........ gggggg Nemer

To: peter michaelson who wrote (6968)	4/9/1999 10:20:00 AM
From: Spots	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

>>Our machines are about 15 meters distant from each other and I don't wish to string wires. Peter, my absolute best advice is to string wire. Run category 5 unshielded twisted pair. It's as easy to run as phone cord, and you can put 100 megabits on it. If you want a little more best advice, run the cable from each pc location to a point pretty close to where the phone service comes into your house and put a hub there. Then you're set for cable, DSL, whatever comes. However, you can put a hub near either machine and run cable to the other, or with only two computers you can get a crossover cable and skip the hub. Save the RF etc connections for out by the pool <gg>. Spots