networking

[nicke261192]

my dad is in the local TARA and they have just got there own office.
I am being payed to setup the computers. Since they dont have a tremendus budget they cant hire really professional people. They have 2 computers and they may get the internet proberbly ASDL. They have 1 USB printer which is going to connect to only one computer and then another printer which only has ethernet output. can you please suggest a router (not wireless) so they can connect the two pc's together and both can have the ethernet output printer on. nothing fancy (dont mind if its slow or owt)

thanks nick knight

[Matthew]

I would say a Linksys or DLink, depends on what your budget is. Also you cannot have a domain without a server do I'm presuming MPRATANET is your workgroup?

[handyman]

Here you go. £15.56 job done.



This broadband router is designed to power the LAN link for your entire office, including secure communications with embedded 4-port 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet switch..

• Conforms to IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u and IEEE 802.3x standards
• 10/100Mbps WAN interface (RJ-45) to connect with DSL or cable modem
• 4 port 10/100Mbps switch
• Provides 1 USB 1.1 Printer Server Port to connect USB Printer
• Supports most Dynamic and Static IPs
• Firewall function protects your PCs from outside intruders
• Configurable through any networked PC’s web browser
• Simultaneously acts as either a DHCP server on the LAN and a DHCP client on the WAN
• URL Blocking function to prevent specific web sites form interior user’s access
• Administrators can block specific interior users’ Internet access
• Supports web-based firmware upgrade.
• Supports DDNS & UPnP functions

Simple really , though if they are paying you to do it you really should have known what you where looking for....

[nicke261192]

Originally Posted by handyman

Here you go. £15.56 job done. This broadband router is designed to power the LAN link for your entire office, including secure communications with embedded 4-port 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet switch..

• Conforms to IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u and IEEE 802.3x standards
• 10/100Mbps WAN interface (RJ-45) to connect with DSL or cable modem
• 4 port 10/100Mbps switch
• Provides 1 USB 1.1 Printer Server Port to connect USB Printer
• Supports most Dynamic and Static IPs
• Firewall function protects your PCs from outside intruders
• Configurable through any networked PC’s web browser
• Simultaneously acts as either a DHCP server on the LAN and a DHCP client on the WAN
• URL Blocking function to prevent specific web sites form interior user’s access
• Administrators can block specific interior users’ Internet access
• Supports web-based firmware upgrade.
• Supports DDNS & UPnP functions

Simple really , though if they are paying you to do it you really should have known what you where looking for....

i like that router thanks and i meant workgroup lol i got confused thanks. any other tips or anything also the router here says it has 1 usb port for the printer in the router so i can connect the usb printer to both pc's. could i plug in the ethernet printer into this router aswell and use it on both

[Millay]

Yes you could plug in the ethernet based printer as well.

Assuming by ethernet printer you mean it has a NIC installed

[nicke261192]

UPDATE:
fully installed to diagram with both computers running windows xp professional. i created users on both computers for each member and made the root location of my documents the same on both pcs so now pc1 which is always on has all the documents stored on it. thanks for your help people