networking
 

Hi all. I been using a ntl cable modem for a few years now and had up to 5 rigs networked and all connected to the net but not without problems.
can anyone state the best way to connect the cable modem ie: usb or lan..;)

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hi and :welcome: to the site , you mean usb or ethernet ;)


ethernet is prefered imho , seems a strange request after all your years of experience :disturbd:

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yes i meant ethernet, at the moment i'm using usb ..

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dodgy by name, dodgy by connection :)

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you are not far wrong there :D

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Get yourself a router (and a 5 port switch for the best possible performance) and run everything on CAT5.

You probably won't understand what I'm on about here but I run a star configuration on a peer to peer network and it runs like a dream.

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I understood ;)

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How can you run anything other than a * from a 5 port router?

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Could run a token ring if you had the right equipment, but we're getting OT now. ;)

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You would need a token though. Must say one of the fastest corporate networks I ever used was an IBM token ring. TCP/IP has made tokens rather old fashioned now though.

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got problem sorted now, it was norton A/V 2003 causing the trouble :mad:

thanks for the replies, the 5 port router is now on my shopping list:D