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BoneIdle
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I've actually had a linksys router decide that while the home network was a really worthy collection of computers well worth servicing, it didn't care for the cable modem at all and refused to communicate with it.
That's why I like having at least one box that's wired: One less step from the internet.
Right now I'm using a Belkin wireless router. It actually seems to be more reliable than the previous 3 linksys routers I've had /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif
That's why I like having at least one box that's wired: One less step from the internet.
Right now I'm using a Belkin wireless router. It actually seems to be more reliable than the previous 3 linksys routers I've had /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif
tony barnhill
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Basil turned me on to Skype...I went down to Radio Shack & bought a $20 pair of headphones with mic buiilt in...downloaded it & it's great! Sound is clearer than regular telephone...I can turn volume up or down as I like...went to Skype & bought $10 worth of minuteds at 2 cents each so my computer can talk to telephones...computer to computer is free..as I said, Basil knows more than me....but he, Mickey Richaud & I are all on it.
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I have the Linksys SRX system and my garage is "wired" (whoops, I mean wireLESS). I even post digital pictures straight from the garage.
Howard_The_Duck
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Me and my roommates are geeks.
Everyone is set up with wireless connectivity via Linksys Wireless-G router and individual PCI Linksys wireless cards.
But it still wasnt fast enough so we still ran CAT-5 through the roof and dropped it into the rooms! Hahaha.
Everyone is set up with wireless connectivity via Linksys Wireless-G router and individual PCI Linksys wireless cards.
But it still wasnt fast enough so we still ran CAT-5 through the roof and dropped it into the rooms! Hahaha.
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Yup. Cat-5 throughout the hovel, 2 drops each room. Linksys G as well. All WEP'd up for the beer-n-hammock days: My backyard "office."
I have Linux on the Toshy Sattelite, G NIC has a Realtek chipset as Linux seems to like 'em. Tried several others with varying success, settled onna Realtek as I can buy 'em cheap and script the MODULES file to just jump on it. Hard enough to get the O/S stuffed on the Toshy, don't need any more complexity. Anxious to try it on the IBM laptop, since they're so ~Linux Friendly~. mehheh. Right. Sure.
I have Linux on the Toshy Sattelite, G NIC has a Realtek chipset as Linux seems to like 'em. Tried several others with varying success, settled onna Realtek as I can buy 'em cheap and script the MODULES file to just jump on it. Hard enough to get the O/S stuffed on the Toshy, don't need any more complexity. Anxious to try it on the IBM laptop, since they're so ~Linux Friendly~. mehheh. Right. Sure.
Steve_S
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Just to clear things up, running hard wires instead of using a wireless connection will not increase the speed at which you access the internet unless you have an incredibly fast (read: incredibly expensive) internet connection. The standard 10/100 routers being sold today transfer data far faster than any normal DSL / Cable connection. A hard wire will only increase data transfer between computers in your home network.
I also use Skype and have for some time. I travel quite a bit and it saves money, especially when I'm out of the country. I can call anywhere in the USA from anywhere in the world for 2 cents per minute! I talked for about an hour from the Bahamas to Los Angeles earlier this week and it cost a few cents. If I had used my cell phone it would have cost well over $100! It only requires a stable and fairly fast connection to the internet. They also sell handsets you can use like a normal household telephone so you don't have to sit by the computer with headphones on.
I also use Skype and have for some time. I travel quite a bit and it saves money, especially when I'm out of the country. I can call anywhere in the USA from anywhere in the world for 2 cents per minute! I talked for about an hour from the Bahamas to Los Angeles earlier this week and it cost a few cents. If I had used my cell phone it would have cost well over $100! It only requires a stable and fairly fast connection to the internet. They also sell handsets you can use like a normal household telephone so you don't have to sit by the computer with headphones on.
