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Want to Network the computers in your home just like the
BigPond flyer suggests? You don't need BigPond, and you can
do it yourself, or we'll help you. Check out the Product
pages for information, tips and the hardware you'll need.
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Before you start doing it yourself, we can send
you our 50 Tips on Setting up a Home computer network.
Click here.
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It's not that difficult to do it yourself, but there are a
large number of factors and variables to bear in mind, so
you may prefer some help.
Well, as a minimum we suggest you will need an Internet
Router of some description, preferably with a number of
ethernet ports, or a wireless router. We suggest a NETGEAR
DG834G Wireless-G ADSL2+ Modem Router which will
provide the ADSL modem and both wireless and wired
networking capability all in a single box.
Once you've got the hardware you need to consider the
following aspects of your network to make sure it works
properly:
1.
physical placement of router with respect to the ADSL
phone line and the other computers
2.
filtering of other telephone handsets, burglar alarms
etc
3.
cabling between computers and router
4.
names of your computers
5.
name of your workgroup
6.
communication protocol(s) to be used
7.
band / frequency / channel of your wireless network
8.
IP address subnet of your network
9.
Static or dynamic IP addresses for your computers /
devices
10.
configuration of router
11.
configuration of computers and any network printers
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