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Confused · 10-30-2001, 07:29 AM

Cable modem will connect via cable co. coax. Depending upon your cable provider, you may or may not be able to provide the cable modem. A straight thru CAT 5 cable between cable modem and PC. Reason I said PC is Insight here in Louisville comes and installs the cable modem and hooks up PC. They would not connect to router, your provider may. If any questions, just provide the PC, because they may want more money for additional PC's and addresses. You don't need aditional addresses using a router. You will move the DHCP address from the PC to the router.

Anyway after cable modem is in, straight thru CAT5 cable from modem to router. Since you want to go wireless, it will be a wireless router. You will also need a wireless NIC in each PC.

Linksys, Netgear, SMC all sell kits. I have a SMC router and have been very pleased. Others here have Linksys and Netgear. They can be found a places like CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City and any decent computer store.

If your cable co. will hook to a router, then you need the wireless router and wireless NIC's. If they won't hook to a router, then you will need a regular NIC in the PC closest to cable modem to get going. Then when they leave you would install the router yourself and the regular NIC could be removed at that time.

Chas

10-30-2001, 07:29 AM	#3
Confused Member (13 bit) Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Mt Washington, KY Posts: 4,927	Cable modem will connect via cable co. coax. Depending upon your cable provider, you may or may not be able to provide the cable modem. A straight thru CAT 5 cable between cable modem and PC. Reason I said PC is Insight here in Louisville comes and installs the cable modem and hooks up PC. They would not connect to router, your provider may. If any questions, just provide the PC, because they may want more money for additional PC's and addresses. You don't need aditional addresses using a router. You will move the DHCP address from the PC to the router. Anyway after cable modem is in, straight thru CAT5 cable from modem to router. Since you want to go wireless, it will be a wireless router. You will also need a wireless NIC in each PC. Linksys, Netgear, SMC all sell kits. I have a SMC router and have been very pleased. Others here have Linksys and Netgear. They can be found a places like CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City and any decent computer store. If your cable co. will hook to a router, then you need the wireless router and wireless NIC's. If they won't hook to a router, then you will need a regular NIC in the PC closest to cable modem to get going. Then when they leave you would install the router yourself and the regular NIC could be removed at that time. Chas __________________ I may not be much, but I'm all I think about.