FthrJACK Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 anyone recomend any good routers? and any other kit.. im going to be setting up my own network soon so ill need everything apart from network cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texmc Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 i use linksys,basic setups are fairly simple,if you are going to set up any type of server or ftp server,thats a little bit tougher,btu if i can do it,i'm sure you can too(just my opinion on routers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAH Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 FthrJACK,You have seen my setup, its very relyable and cheap...All depends on how many ports you want i suppose, if you just get the Linksys cable/DSL router you will have four ports and an uplink to another hub or switch...The router has a firewall built in which works together with zone alarm, and you can set it to DHCP or configure seperate IP'sI also use mine to connect to my compay VPN which gets me a secure conection right into my company network which is why i work from home...why go into the office when you can do everything from the comfort of your armchair unless its to get a free copy of XP.....Regards,BAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FthrJACK Posted October 26, 2001 Author Share Posted October 26, 2001 yeah your network looks the dogs bah im thinking of getting a laptop second hand too and having a wireless part to the network so i can use the net in other rooms cos im a lazy fat-a** hehei was looking at linksys stuff.. and i think u guys have made up my mind thnx Tris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzuijdendorp Posted November 4, 2001 Share Posted November 4, 2001 try winroute 4.1 or install win2000 adv.server as a router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffy Posted December 16, 2001 Share Posted December 16, 2001 I have got 3 Com roouters and cisco if you want and i can config them also have cisco 1500 hub which can have IP and gateway configed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babis Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 as most people said, Linksys is pretty decent, and the latest firmware allow you to use zonealarm (firewall) and pc cillan (anti virus).It does a great job of protecting/routing , but I went thru hell to figure out a way to transfer files. [both my friend and I had the same router and it was really difficult for us to transfer files][dynamic ip] anyhow we figured out some way.. and it's all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micropocalypse Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 gnatbox.com --- master-beta.linuxrouter.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aMb Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 I like my Netgear RT311, I think it was one of the cheapest around and has done me well Also no problems with setting up initially or with port forwarding. They also seem to be updating their fimrwares often which is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS_Dragons Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 If you are planning to go add a laptop with wireless card - I highly recommend the Linksys router plus wireless access point. One thing to be VERY CAREFUL about is the chip vendor for the wireless card you get for the laptop. DO NOT GET ANYTHING that utilizes the Intercil chipset. They have been absolutely terrible about getting any of the *crap* to work under XP. Make sure you check the Windows XP Compatibility listing for wireless - they have been very much the stickler about the 802.11 stuff they certify and I would trust them in this case.Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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