For the setup, the cable modem is going to probably be in the basement as that is where the main cable lines enter the house. There the cable modem will feed directly one computer (or more if I get another). My wife has her home office on the main floor of the house with her work and a desktop PC about 50 feet away. I was going to put a Lan hub in her office so she can feed both her computers there. Currently the DSL modem is in her office and I get my internet connection from her through the same line I plan to feed hers with.
I guess I could put the wireless router (they typically are a hub as well) in her office, feed her two computers via hard wired as well off it. Would there be any downfall to having the wireless router ~50 feet away from the cable modem?
How about this one?
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You can get a $20 gift card from Amazon, it is 4 star rated, but some of the newest reviews have been pretty negative. Any suggestions on another brand or model? Hoping to keep the cost in the $60-70 range but would consider other options.
Currently we are using a Westshell 327W that was supplied to us by our DSL company. We are switching to Roadrunner, 10 Mbps
so we'll need the new wireless router. DSL from Zoomtown has been horrendous lately, 0.6-0.7 Mbps download speeds and intermittent service. We are paying $40/month and are supposed to be getting 5 Mbps. Spent over 2 hours this weekend with tech support, no help, but they would send a tech out on the 29th. That is their idea of customer service?!?! RR will be $29/month, plus we'll have digital home phone (currently no phone) for a year. Sorry for the rant...
