Help required for small PC/Mac network

Hi,

I'm new to networking and I could really do with some advice.
I basically want to create a small network of about 3 PCs and 1 Mac
(currently G4 but soon G5).
I also want to share an ADSL connection between these computers.
The network will be mostly used for moving digital audio files, many several
hundred MB each, so speed is a priority.

What advice could anyone offer in terms of how it should be setup and
equipment needed?

Thanks,
ben m

On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 08:24:35 +0000, ben morgan wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm new to networking and I could really do with some advice. I basically
> want to create a small network of about 3 PCs and 1 Mac (currently G4 but
> soon G5).
> I also want to share an ADSL connection between these computers. The
> network will be mostly used for moving digital audio files, many several
> hundred MB each, so speed is a priority.
>
> What advice could anyone offer in terms of how it should be setup and
> equipment needed?
>
> Thanks,
> ben m

Buy a 4 port ADSL router. That will share the ADSL connection and
also network all your computers assuming they all have network cards.

Dave

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Some people use windows, others have a life.

thanks dave,
could i ask what kind of speeds i could expect across the network?
thanks again,
ben m

On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 13:20:51 +0000, ben morgan wrote:

> thanks dave,
> could i ask what kind of speeds i could expect across the network? thanks
> again,
> ben m

Well as far as I know most 4 port routers are 100BaseT, but I will defer
to anyone with more knowledge as to actual data speeds. I don't have any
trouble here, transfering files in secs over this 100 network between 2
Linux boxes and a win box, also has network printer attached as well as
ADSL connection.

Dave

--

Some people use windows, others have a life.

If you are going to be effectively working on files across the network,
you may want to investigate prices of gigabit ethernet, over fiber and
copper (copper is the way you probably will go), and external
USB2/Firewire drives.
Then you would need an ADSL router to give an internet connection.
G

"ben morgan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7fN9d.13$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I'm new to networking and I could really do with some advice.
> I basically want to create a small network of about 3 PCs and 1 Mac
> (currently G4 but soon G5).
> I also want to share an ADSL connection between these computers.
> The network will be mostly used for moving digital audio files, many
> several
> hundred MB each, so speed is a priority.
>
> What advice could anyone offer in terms of how it should be setup and
> equipment needed?
>
> Thanks,
> ben m
>
>

On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 13:20:51 +0000, ben morgan wrote:

> thanks dave,
> could i ask what kind of speeds i could expect across the network? thanks
> again,
> ben m

Just had a thought, if you bought a cheap ADSL 4 port router from Ebuyer,
it would be worth trying it out to see if the file transfer speeds are
good enough. If the speeds are not enough you could always sell the router.

Dave

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Some people use windows, others have a life.