28-09-2004, 21:01
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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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28-09-2004, 21:06
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Re: networking
hi and  to the site , you mean usb or ethernet
ethernet is prefered imho , seems a strange request after all your years of experience 
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28-09-2004, 21:09
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Re: networking
yes i meant ethernet, at the moment i'm using usb ..
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28-09-2004, 21:15
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Re: networking
dodgy by name, dodgy by connection 
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28-09-2004, 21:18
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Re: networking
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Originally Posted by tkiely
dodgy by name, dodgy by connection |
you are not far wrong there 
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28-09-2004, 21:48
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Re: networking
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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28-09-2004, 23:11
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Re: networking
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Originally Posted by Richard M
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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29-09-2004, 00:04
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Re: networking
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Originally Posted by Richard M
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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How can you run anything other than a * from a 5 port router?
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29-09-2004, 00:08
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Re: networking
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Originally Posted by SMHarman
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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29-09-2004, 00:10
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Re: networking
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Originally Posted by Richard M
Could run a token ring if you had the right equipment, but we're getting OT now. |
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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29-09-2004, 21:33
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Re: networking
got problem sorted now, it was norton A/V 2003 causing the trouble 
thanks for the replies, the 5 port router is now on my shopping list
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