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    Cable Home Networking

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by tootall4wsu, Nov 2, 2008.

  1. tootall4wsu

    tootall4wsu Notebook Evangelist

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    I have Time Warner Cable, but don't know if I have to have their modem. I am currently renting the netgear cg814wg wireless modem/router all in one. I want to stop paying rental fees and stop have DNS and lost connection errors with on my PS3. Can anyone advise on the best setup for me? I need wireless (preferably 802.11n for the wife's lappy) and cable modem. Thanks all!

    PS: I was looking at this modem--
    http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-CM100-Cable-Ethernet-Connections/dp/B000WIK61I
     
    tootall4wsu, Nov 2, 2008
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Contact TWC and ask what modems are compatible with their system. If you want a combined modem and router, make sure you tell them that's what you want. Personally, I would have a modem and a router instead of a combined unit.
     
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  3. tootall4wsu

    tootall4wsu Notebook Evangelist

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    I would like two seperate units, but I am also trying to find out if anyone here uses routers other than the ones TWC has "approved."
     
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I've got Time Warner cable broadband and all we have from TWC is the cable modem itself. I've never bothered to ask TWC how they feel about the router I use, and they've never said anything, so the answer would be, at least in the Soviet Socialist Republic of NYC, that you can use an "unapproved" wireless router with a TWC-provided cable modem with no problem.
     
    Shyster1, Nov 3, 2008
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    I prefer the seperate hardware, makes it a lot easier to trouble shoot and easier to upgrade the router when needed.

    I have used the Linksys cable modem with there network, with no problems. After that you can use any router you want. Just stay away from Belkin products.
     
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  6. tootall4wsu

    tootall4wsu Notebook Evangelist

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    OK, well I like what I'm hearing! I think I will have them give me a modem and then pick a router. Any suggestions? I have only heard good things about Linksys, and I want to be able to assign static internal IP's.Thanks!
     
    tootall4wsu, Nov 4, 2008
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Linksys is a hit and miss, all depends on what model you get. All routers that I know of support static IP. I would suggest to look for one that can reserve IP based on MAC address. This way it will the same ip using DHCP. So if you move or take it to another network, the DHCP is active and will get an IP.

    Take a look at smallnetbuilder.com site. They test and review hardware and speak their mind. Just stay away from Belkin, unless you just want trouble/problems.
     
    blue68f100, Nov 5, 2008
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  8. tootall4wsu

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    OK so tomorrow I will be getting a TWC modem and buying myself a wireless router. I would like a router that will not crash on me and is easy to setup WEP and allows static IP's from devices in my house. Thanks!
     
    tootall4wsu, Nov 6, 2008
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  9. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Just an FYI, WEP is a weak form of security. WPA and WPA2 is the successor to the weaker WEP; any of those is what you should use.
     
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  10. tootall4wsu

    tootall4wsu Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok, can you suggest a router for me? I have seen the Linksys WRT54G2, but I have read on newegg that it doesn't allow static ip addresses.
     
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  11. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    I have this Router; which is the predecessor to the G2 you mentioned. Now there isn't a feature on it to reserve or set Static IP Addresses based on a computer's MAC. (If I remember correctly) However, you can assign the computer a Static IP Address that's in the IP range of the Router's private Local Area Network and it will connect to the Router as normal and you'll be able to surf the Internet etc.
     
    makaveli72, Nov 6, 2008
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