The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Help with configuring home wired and wireless network (11g)

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by HTWingNut, Dec 21, 2008.

  1. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

    Reputations:
    21,580
    Messages:
    35,370
    Likes Received:
    9,877
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Ok, I never thought I would have my own home networking this complex, but it's getting more complicated due to the vertical configuration of my home, and need/want for wired and wireless on different floors.

    The bulk of my networking is in my home office in my finished basement. I ran a single Cat5e cable upstairs to a repeater for notebook wireless on the main floor.

    I currently have a D-Link DGL-4300 11g 10/100 router and a D-Link DSS-8+ 10/100 switch. 54Mbps is more than adequate for my needs. Great router, had it for a couple years now, and has run flawlessly 24/7.

    I now have need for wired + wireless on my main floor. What hardware do I need, and how do I go about configuring the wireless on the main floor. I am assuming another 11g router with 4 port switch would work fine? I was considering putting my DGL-4300 upstairs and getting DGL-4500 for the office area. I don't really need 11N yet, but it sure would be nice. Maybe with the 11N, the signal will be enough to reach upstairs (through the floorboards, a/c ducting, wiring, pipes etc?) reliably that I won't need a repeater.

    I was thinking for simplicities sake, I just need to add this D-Link DIR-625 to my main floor to my Cat5e, wired directly to my DGL-4300?

    Just in case it matters, in the basement, to my network, I have three PC's, a cable to my HDTV for X360 or PS2 connection, one to my network printer, and a loose one for notebook hookup as needed, plus wireless. Upstairs, I will have an X360 and a PC hookup plus wireless for notebook. I have four ethernet ports on my DGL-4300, one for switch, one for repeater, one for gaming PC, and one for X360. Rest go on the switch since they don't need as great traffic control. I am also considering Vonage or Comcast VoIP telephone service.

    Thanks!
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 21, 2008
    #1
  2. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

    Reputations:
    4,429
    Messages:
    4,401
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    That would work, just make sure that your new router is your entrance from the ISP side.
     
    Wirelessman, Dec 21, 2008
    #2