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Originally Posted by DaddyHoggy
Due to the arrival of a new baby I've had to rearrange my house somewhat, lose the study and move my PC downstairs.
The VM cable modem (VM branded NTL250 - 2Mb/s connection) still lives upstairs (due to where it was fitted many years ago). I've run a 20m network cable from the cable modem upstairs to the new space for the PC downstairs. It all works fine.
Then I thought I'd be clever as I've got an XP machine already downstairs that I use as a PVR that has never been connected to the internet (due to the geography of the house).
So, I bought a cheap 2nd hand Netgear FS105 off ebay. The switch works fine, my original internet PC connects to the internet just fine through it. But my PVR (XP), my old laptop (dual boot Feisty Fawn/Win98SE) and my new gaming PC (dual boot Gutsy Gibbon/XP) don't connect to the internet via the switch.
Then a little warning bell went off in my head and the word "router" came into my mind. I've cocked up haven't I? I don't want a switch, I want a router don't I?
If the answer is yes - what do I do? Buy a router and put it upstairs with with the cable modem, connect that to my switch downstairs (through the 20m ethernet cable) and then connect all my PCs downstairs to the switch?
Any recommendations for a router? Emphasis on cheap (but good, if you know what I mean).
Apologies if I come across as a bit of a numpty - I'm not new to PCs but I am new to networking!
Cheers,
DaddyH
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I would personally invest in a Linksys Router, and depending on how you want to go, either wireless or wired, I think you would be best going for the Linksys wrt54G as this would be ideal for if you ever want to go wireless.