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Question: Cable or DSL high speed Internet Access – does it matter which I choose?
Answer: If you have a choice, I would decided based on
the reliability of the vendor (i.e. is your cable provider
or your phone company more reliable). Currently, the issue
of sharing cable bandwidth with your neighbor seems to be
a non-issue. Today’s cable service is equivalent to DSL.
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Question: Where can I go to find out if I can get
DSL and get pricing?
Answer: Go to: www.dslreports.com
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Q: I am interested in wireless networking.
Are there any limitations?
A: Wireless networking is an excellent way to avoid
running wires between PCs that are not in close proximity.
The current wireless routers use a frequency of 2.4 Gig Hertz.
This matters – if you currently have 2.4 Gig Hertz phones
in your home or business. There is no way to prevent the phones
and network from interfering with each other – so in
this case – wireless networking is not appropriate. Other options are powerline networking. See:
Power Line Networking
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Question: I thought there was a new frequency for
wireless networks?
Answer: A new frequency has been approved for use in wireless networks. Some vendors are now selling the routers and network cards with this specification. The new specification is 802.11g The old specification is 802.11b. (Yes - it sounds backward). The newer technology routers and network cards are more expensive now, but will come down in price over time. 802.1g is backwardly compatible with 801.2 b
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Question: What is a “router”?
Answer: A router is a box that is installed between your
high speed service device (cable or DSL) and your computers.
It allows one or more computers to share the same high speed
service, at no additional service charge. This is legal –
because the amount of bandwidth you are able to access is
unaffected – you are sharing what you have purchased.
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Question: Does a router provide additional functionality?
Answer: Once the router is installed to share high speed Internet
access, it can also be used to share files and printers between
your PCs. This means that you can use one printer for two PCs.
It also means that using Windows Explorer, you can place a file
on another computer on the network OR get a copy of a file on
another computer on the network. No more “sneaker net”
– making a copy of a file on a diskette, then taking it
to another PC!
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