simple computer question........
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Ridin Dirty
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so i could get a wireless router and still keep my cable connection or no?....i know alot about computers im just lost on the whole connecting computers together networking mumbo jumbo
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Ridin Dirty
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Originally Posted by janiVI
cable modem --> wireless router --> wired or wireless connections to PCs
so lets say i want to put all the computers in one room....if there is cable in that room then all i need is the router and cat5 cable right?
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yes i would much rather keep my cable connection than go wireless
you can do both
so lets say i want to put all the computers in one room....if there is cable in that room then all i need is the router and cat5 cable right?
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Ridin Dirty
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Originally Posted by janiVI
what? you can do both
yup (almost) any wired/wireless router will be fine
you can do bothyup (almost) any wired/wireless router will be fine
haha i know work with me here im learning
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From: NJ
Originally Posted by FLAT_LINER
OH OK gotcha.....so i get the router and the cables to connect the computers to the router and then use my existing cable modem that i have on my computer right now right?
haha i know work with me here im learning
haha i know work with me here im learning
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Ridin Dirty
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Originally Posted by janiVI
yup. all the computers connect to the router via cat5 (or wireless), and the router then connects to the cable modem.
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Originally Posted by b00gers
But the router cant be that far from the modem. So if its a long wire from the modem to your current computer, you cant just stick a router there and hope to distribute from there.
iirc.
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iirc.
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