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habba
06-20-2001, 03:01 PM
have new cable connection. Need to know cheapest way to connect daughter's system also w/o having to pay for separate ip address.
thanks
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Sixpac
06-20-2001, 03:05 PM
This is what you need:
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=20&grid=5

I got one in Canada for about $175 cdn.

Works great and has a firewall in it as well.

Sixpac>>>
zskillz
06-20-2001, 04:39 PM
i like the netgeat rt314 (might me the 311, but I can't remember for sure)

mine works great, and looks nice too!

-Z
ragtop
06-20-2001, 06:00 PM
Definitely go for a router. The Linksys and Netgear units both seem to do the job well. (I have a Linksys myself, it works great). These units are around $100 right now, maybe a little less if you find a good sale or rebate. You might be able to do it a little cheaper wit a hub and some internet sharing software, but the router is much, much easier. (Read the directions, plug everything in, and your set up within about 10 minutes)
GroundZero3
06-20-2001, 06:31 PM
go for a router it has built in firewall.

i have a link 4 port and love it to death. easy to use and configure

Jason
habba
06-21-2001, 02:32 PM
Thank you for the replies. Being a cheapo I'll wait to try and buy a router for around 70 I hope.

habba
challenger
06-21-2001, 02:38 PM
I love the netgear RT314 and would recommend it to anyone. However..... I was just told yesterday that the RT314 works with PPPOE which is what I have. But otherwise it is very hard to set up. So unless you have PPPOE I would go with a linksys although I highly recommend netgear products.

Challenger

[This message has been edited by challenger (edited 06-21-2001).]
TOAD6147
06-21-2001, 05:03 PM
Where were you when this was posted http://www.sysopt.com/forum/Forum10/HTML/001570.html a day ago? Too bad you may have missed it but it may still be available. This is definetly the router of choice among those in the know http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif as it does everything all the others do plus it's a 4 port 10/100 switch, has a built-in printer server, and a back-up 56k modem connection all in one tidy package at half the price of everyone elses.