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06-04-2004, 07:55 PM
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Yep, you got it!
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06-04-2004, 09:42 PM
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scomac,
On your suggestion: "There is another possibility that no one else has mentioned. How about networking the computers thru the electrical outlets" Have not seen equipment of that nature at places like BestBuy, or Circuit CIty. If using electrical outlets, have a question: Does one computer have to be designated as 'main', and does it have to be on for the other computer in the network to work? |
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06-04-2004, 10:03 PM
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Most places like Best Buy or a CompUSA probably won't carry this item. Might be able to check Staples or OfficeMax and see if they carry it, otherwise, I imagine you'd have to get it online.
The only reason I mentioned it, was that I happened upon the technology when I was doing some research for print servers on D-Link's website. I came across the ethernet to powerline bridge I think is what it's called. Here is a link to the item I'm talking about. http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=4 From there you can download the .pdf file that explains how to set it up. Just in case the link doesn't work, the item you want to look up is the DHP 100. |
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06-04-2004, 10:07 PM
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Thanks!
Will check it out. |
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06-05-2004, 06:06 PM
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I forgot all about those connections. If I am not mistaken, I think the outlet networking devices have to on the same circuit. You have to have an outlet that is on the same circuit as the one in the garage.
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06-05-2004, 06:25 PM
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Hmmmm,
Believe the garage has its own circuit. Will have to check that out also. Thanks for the info. |
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06-05-2004, 09:21 PM
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There's always a phoneline network too, if you have the same line out there as inside.
Here's the router: http://www.linksys.com/products/prod...id=33&prid=176 Plug the cable modem into its WAN jack, it has one Ethernet jack, plug a computer into it. It has 2 HPNA jacks and a phone jack, plug one of the HPNA jacks into the wall phone jack with a standard RJ-11 cable, plug the phone into the phone jack on the router. Put a HPNA card in each computer inside, plug it into the phone jack. They have a passthrough jack for a phone, just like a dialup modem. PCI card: http://www.linksys.com/products/prod...id=33&prid=130 PCMCIA card: http://www.linksys.com/products/prod...id=33&prid=193 USB adapter: http://www.linksys.com/products/prod...id=33&prid=143 |
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06-05-2004, 09:39 PM
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yeah. if the connections connected to the router. i heard somewhere they sell a card with the range 5x more than normal. try finding that.
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06-05-2004, 09:51 PM
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Hmmmm,
The phoneline option sounds good. Will check that one out. |
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