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To: peter michaelson who wrote (7089)	4/16/1999 2:15:00 PM
From: Sean W. Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Peter, You can call me on the phone and I will gladly send your bill for $125/hour consulting fee. What I would buy: 2 Intel Pro100B PCI Fast Ehterhnet Cards 1 Xircom 100Mbps Fast Ethernet PC Card 4 XX Ft Category 5 patch cables. Colored with protective boots 1 Asante FS4004E or FS4008E Ethernet Switch Sean

To: peter michaelson who wrote (7089)	4/16/1999 5:42:00 PM
From: Spots	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Ok, Sean gave you his list, now here's mine: 3 NetGear FA310TX 10/100 ethernet cards 1 Auto-sensing 10/100 hub or a 10/100 bridging hub or a 10/100 full-duplex hub, depending on the way you intend to use the network. Oodles category 5 unshielded twisted pair patch cables, color coded as Sean suggests, in various lengths depending on placement. On hubs: I like sound of, price of, and tests of the various NetGear hubs, but I don't own one. I own a Linksys auto-sensing 10/100 hub which is ok but no better. I own 3 of these Netgear NICs and one Intel pro/100B (base TX), and I much prefer the Netgears, and more bang for the buck. You can get 'em for 22 bucks. There are LOTS of excellent hubs out there, though. You want an auto-switching 10/100 hub because you will want to plug DSL into it, which is going to be 10 mbits but you want it to interface with the 100mbit network. If your main network multiuser-at-one-time connection will be over the internet, an auto-sensing hub will be fast enough and the cheapest option. The other options are faster for multiple users at a time but much more expensive. On cables: Look in the yellow pages and call around to see about getting the main wiring pulled by a pro cable installer (network cable installer, that is). Cost around $200 to pull cat 5 through my whole house, including the cable. Run at least two cables everywhere, you'll thank me for telling you that if you listen and regret it if you don't. Spots

To: peter michaelson who wrote (7089)	4/16/1999 9:05:00 PM
From: Dave Hanson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Hi Peter, you already got good advice from Sean and Spots, here's my 2c: -Contra Spots, DSL is fast e-net (not slow e-net) through US West (I assume this is your carrier, being in Portland? I've had a very satisfying experience with them, even though it isn't as cheap as AtHome.) This means no need for a switching hub, though you may want it for other reasons. -I like Linksys fast PCI NICs--I've had good luck with them, and buy.com has them for net $11.95. Also, they have very cheap, very high quality e-net CAT-5 cable from people like Cables to Go and Belkin, starting at .95c each piece. -Check out onsale.com's Hawking Tech 5 port switching hub, usually on sale every day. I wrote about this last fall. It's cheap at $69, will do 10 and 100 simultaneously, and makes no noise because it needs no fan. If you don't need swtiching and can get by with only 4 ports, they offer a nice cheaper model through the same site. Hope that helps.