Home network set up help?
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Thank you for all the advice and assistance! I'm reading and trying to wrap my brain around this before I come back to ask questions, etc but didn't want to not reply and thank those so generously...
Home network set up help?
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your network can effectively be split into 3 parts I think
part 1. - the basement
a) buy a cable modem, I would recommend the Motorola surfboard 6121, then call Comcast and ask them to stop...
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Cat5 is networking wire. This is what the internet will be on. RG6 is "Cable" it is what TV will be on if you had service.
You need service through Comcast. They will give/rent you a cable...
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I am currently using an Asus RT-N56U, for better wireless coverage the RT-N66U would be better, going price for my router is $109, but it will handle anything I can throw at it. A media closet is...
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Thank you so much. Trying to answer everyone in between dealing with baby so sorry this is disjointed - I'm trying! :)
Definitely not planning to buy much - if any - at B&M stores! If anything...
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I would recommend connecting your iMac via ethernet. You mention it is currently connected via ethernet, was this done using the prewired network jacks or with an exposed cable? Did your husband...
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There is a hub box in the basement (Greyfox fox box), nothing is labeled as in "this port leads to the master bed, that port leads to the office" etc, if that's what you mean by labeling? Even if it...
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I think EHD is external hard drive
Oddly enough I have found that the airports tend to work better with Apple products than other routers maybe just my bad luck.
You are better off buying your...
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First thing you want to do make sure all your cat cables go to one central point and also that all have a big phone connector or what we call a RJ-45 connection. You should have a media closet or...
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Let me first say THANK YOU up front to anyone willing to read and help a tech novice! I need someone to walk me through this and tell me what to buy. I'm afraid to walk into a best buy or wherever...
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One of the most significant things to figure out is how the house is prewired.
-Where the cables go
-how both ends of the cable are terminated (jacks)
It isn't uncommon for a prewire to be done...
