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Dan thanx a lot for such an informative mail!!i really appreciate it!! Thank you,if this is done..i will really benefit coz am planning to learn a lot thru this!!someday call myself a linux geek!!hehe!! Thanx again!!
Kapil Assudani -----Original Message-----
Kapil,
A normal installation of this type is very popular. I'm not sure which type of routers you have.
If you have a cable modem router (Like Linksys) there should be ports for the Cable Modem either USB or Ethernet. Make sure you find out which one and let Time Warner know this before you get the RR Cable Modem. I would suggest Ethernet...
You would then connect the wired devices directly to the router where the Cable Modem is connected. These should work just fine. Make sure if you have hard coded IP addresses on your systems you change the gateway address and addresses to match that of the router OR make sure your network addresses for the router are the in the same subnet as your other PCs.
NOTE: The best way to do this is to just allow your router to give your PC's addresses. This is called DHCP. If you have no current network at all, all you should have to do is connect each system to the router, install the networking pieces of XP, RH, etc and you should be ok.
The wireless stuff however, you should not connect the wireless router to your other router unless you know how to setup routes between different networks, OR you know how to enable bridging on the wireless router. Again, not sure which type of wireless router you have but if it supports bridging you can get it to work but it will really be a hassle I think. I would just get a Wireless Access Point device and then get your Notebooks the wireless cards.
NOTE: I strongly recommend 802.11g stuff. It is MUCH faster than 802.11b. 802.11b is really on effective 2mbs while the spec is up 11mbs. 802.11g is much more like the performance of ethernet but the specs are up to 54mbs.
A diagram of this is something like:
NOTE: The Cable Modem should have Ethernet or (USB) The Cable Modem Router (Like Linksys) Should have a WAN/Modem Connector (USB or Ethernet) the RR Modem should NOT be plugged into the same 4 ports as the other devices. I'm assuming you do not have something like a CISCO Router since you indicated this has a 4 port hub built into the router. A WAP is a Wireless Access Point. This can be a WAP, Wireless Router, or Wireless Bridge
RR CM -- CM Router ------------------------- ! ! ! PC RH WAP --+-+-+-+-- NB Wireless Cards
Hope this helps, Dan
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