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In need of geek advice...
Jun. 11th, 2002 11:23 amOkay, so here's what I want to do. If you've seen my house, it will be easier for you to advise, but in general I just need some input.
Ralph (parent's computer) and the cable modem are in the back room of the house on the ground floor. My room is at the front of the house and one floor up. The hosue is three rooms long... actual footage I am not sure of, perhaps 12'-14' each? but I know that the ground floor is 8' high and the floor above is 7.5' high.
I want to connect Rasklonikov in my room, and I want him to be online. So, I know I need the following:
*** Router
*** cat5 cable: I'm guessing around 100' to thread through the house -- up walls and aroudn doorways and such to avoid interfering with the set patterns of ppl here and to avoid having it stepped on and such -- but that will be measured properly (yay string!) before purchasing.
*** nic for Raskolnikov
I'm debating just buying a spool of cat5 and ends and crimpers and learning how to assemble them myself. I'll want to do this again no doubt when I have my own place, and so I might as well have the equipment if it will be cheaper in the long run, which it probably will be.
Incidentally, how much do cable modems run? We're currently "renting" one from AT&T broadband at $10/mo. I suspect we've already spent more on the rental fee then a new one would cost, but I'm not sure. To get one of those, Ralph would also need a new nic.
So, advice on where to go, best approach, what to get, etc is much needed and apprecieted. Also, I have a vague idea of how much I'll be spending, but if you can give me a better idea, that is much appreciated.
Yeah... I've got a decent idea of what I need to do so far from talking to people, but I'm not confident enough to just go out and do it... Besides, I don't want to suffer the wrath of my parents if I do it and it blows up or some other horrible tradgety. *shudders*
I'd also like to replace a couple of computers, so if anyone has some systems that are better and a Pentium 200mmx w/ 64Mb RAM, please let me know, and what you're asking for them :) Also looking for a laptop with decent processing power and RAM and accessories and such.
Thanks people!
Ralph (parent's computer) and the cable modem are in the back room of the house on the ground floor. My room is at the front of the house and one floor up. The hosue is three rooms long... actual footage I am not sure of, perhaps 12'-14' each? but I know that the ground floor is 8' high and the floor above is 7.5' high.
I want to connect Rasklonikov in my room, and I want him to be online. So, I know I need the following:
*** Router
*** cat5 cable: I'm guessing around 100' to thread through the house -- up walls and aroudn doorways and such to avoid interfering with the set patterns of ppl here and to avoid having it stepped on and such -- but that will be measured properly (yay string!) before purchasing.
*** nic for Raskolnikov
I'm debating just buying a spool of cat5 and ends and crimpers and learning how to assemble them myself. I'll want to do this again no doubt when I have my own place, and so I might as well have the equipment if it will be cheaper in the long run, which it probably will be.
Incidentally, how much do cable modems run? We're currently "renting" one from AT&T broadband at $10/mo. I suspect we've already spent more on the rental fee then a new one would cost, but I'm not sure. To get one of those, Ralph would also need a new nic.
So, advice on where to go, best approach, what to get, etc is much needed and apprecieted. Also, I have a vague idea of how much I'll be spending, but if you can give me a better idea, that is much appreciated.
Yeah... I've got a decent idea of what I need to do so far from talking to people, but I'm not confident enough to just go out and do it... Besides, I don't want to suffer the wrath of my parents if I do it and it blows up or some other horrible tradgety. *shudders*
I'd also like to replace a couple of computers, so if anyone has some systems that are better and a Pentium 200mmx w/ 64Mb RAM, please let me know, and what you're asking for them :) Also looking for a laptop with decent processing power and RAM and accessories and such.
Thanks people!
