Connecting an extra computer to Internet

Paul Smith phhs80 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 6 10:46:04 UTC 2007


On 7/6/07, Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I have a Motorola Cable modem supplied to me by my cable company.  One
> > > end is connected to a fork or splitter on the incoming cable.  Next I
> > > have a cheap AOpen router ($20 - $25 US or CAD$) which can take four
> > > computer installations connected by a RJ45 line.  By luck this house was
> > > purchased with lines from every room.  That means the router can handle
> > > anything up to 100 feet away.  Buy as long a RJ45 line as you think you
> > > will need.
> >
> > RJ45 is actually a connector type but what is more significant is the
> > wire type.  You need cat 5 wire for 100M connections and they can be up
> > to 100 meters long.
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
>
> I have meanwhile bought a switch and it works. However, the speed of
> the Internet connection  seems to be much lower in one of the two
> computers. Is there some way of improving the speed?

False alarm! After a reboot, everything is working fine and fast!

Thanks for all help you offered to me!

Paul




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