Noob to ADSL. Wot do i need

Hi
Our area is getting adsl in 7 days (see here www.broadband4northiam.co.uk)
I have 2 PCs in my house, 1 upstairs and one downstairs.
I would like internet on both of them.
The distance between the phone line and the 2 pcs is about 20 meters.
What equipment do i need to put internet on both pcs??
One is running WinME and the other Win98SE.
Usually only one of the computers is on at at a time, so i couldn't use
internet connection sharing thingy in windows.


Thanks

Gareth

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 10:15:47 -0000, "Gareth not NLL or anybody else."
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi
>Our area is getting adsl in 7 days (see here www.broadband4northiam.co.uk)
>I have 2 PCs in my house, 1 upstairs and one downstairs.
>I would like internet on both of them.
>The distance between the phone line and the 2 pcs is about 20 meters.
>What equipment do i need to put internet on both pcs??
>One is running WinME and the other Win98SE.
>Usually only one of the computers is on at at a time, so i couldn't use
>internet connection sharing thingy in windows.

You want a adsl router with a built in ethernet hub. 2 cheap network
cards for each PC, and a couple of lengths of Cat5 cable.

Dan

"Gareth not NLL or anybody else." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have 2 PCs in my house, 1 upstairs and one downstairs.
>I would like internet on both of them.
>The distance between the phone line and the 2 pcs is about 20 meters.
>What equipment do i need to put internet on both pcs??
>One is running WinME and the other Win98SE.
>Usually only one of the computers is on at at a time, so i couldn't use
>internet connection sharing thingy in windows.

I take it the two PCs are next to each other and are both 20m from the telephone
socket.

Then you need either:

1) ADSL router (integrated hub/switch) near phone socket
Long (20m) network cable x2
A network card in each machine

or

2) ADSL router near phone socket
Long (20m) network cable
Hub/switch in computer room
Short (1m) network cable x2
A network card in each machine

or

3) Telephone extension socket + 20m cable to near computer
ADSL router (with integrated hub/switch) near computer
A network card in each machine
Short (1m) network cable x2

or

4) ADSL router (with built in wireless) near phone socket
Wireless adapter for each machine

I think option 3 is your best, tidiest and cheapest, bet.

--
David Mahon
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David Mahon wrote:

> "Gareth not NLL or anybody else." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>I have 2 PCs in my house, 1 upstairs and one downstairs.
>
> I take it the two PCs are next to each other and are both 20m from the telephone
> socket.
>

No - one's upstairs the other's downstairs

Go to this site & check out the section on setting up a home Network.
http://www.adslguide.org.uk/

You have several options, depending on how much cash you want to part with.
i.e. a wired or wireless home network. ADSLguide offers reviews on a
selection of hardware that you might require.

Bat Guano <bat.guano@talk21dotcom> wrote:

>>>I have 2 PCs in my house, 1 upstairs and one downstairs.

>> I take it the two PCs are next to each other and are both 20m from the
telephone
>> socket.
>>
>No - one's upstairs the other's downstairs


Sorry, reading with blinkers on! I just saw the distance to the two PCs is
about 20m!

OK, then you need either:

1) ADSL router (integrated hub/switch) near phone socket
Long (20m) network cable x2
A network card in each machine

or

2) ADSL router near phone socket
Long (20m) network cable
Hub/switch in computer room
Long (20m) network cable
Short (1m) network cable
A network card in each machine

or

3) Telephone extension socket + 20m cable to near computer
ADSL router (with integrated hub/switch) near computer
Short (1m) network cable
Long (20m) network cable
A network card in each machine

or

4) ADSL router (with built in wireless) near phone socket
Wireless adapter for each machine

or

5) Telephone extension socket + 20m cable to near computer
ADSL router (with built in wireless+hub/switch) near computer
Short (1m) network cable
A network card in one machine
Wireless adapter for other machine

I think option 3 or 5 are best. 3 if you can put up with the cabling.

--
David Mahon
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