I have my cable modem in one room hooked up to my desktop and using a wireless router I can hook in with my laptop from the rest of the house. Speed was pretty slow though, so I ran a ethernet cable thru the closet and bought a 50' ethernet cable - now the speeds are pretty high at 100mbps. IIRC, the wireless speed was 1/3 of that. If I'm going to pay extra for cable modem I should get the speed advantage.
YMMV -- Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] O/T Router > > If she's really interested in the idea lay a CAT6 cable across the space. > Copper is good for 300' (might be 300m I don't remember). > Surely be cheaper than noodling around with wireless. If you really want > wireless in the house at that point get a wireless router. > > When I lived in the apartment the guy next door had broadband and we ran a > cable through the wall... Worked out great for both of us. > > -Curt > > Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:28:44 -0400 > From: "archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] O/T Router > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > >> On 8/25/07, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> It would be great if you can get the details, Dan. Sounds like the > small >>> DirectTV dish might work at 200'. Those are plentiful in used > stores but >>> the big dishes have gotten scarce. >>> Thanks, >>> Gerry >> >> The small dish works better than 200' for direct line of sight. There >> is a group, that I can't find the article for right now, but they got >> quite a few miles out it. Though they did have a parabolic dish at >> both ends. >> Ed > -------------------------------------- > The lady next door is an old widow with a hub thats broadcasting the > signal. > I just happened to pick it up with the laptop. If I get something set > up > that works, I'll pay half of her broadband bill for her. It would be > the > signal from her hub to my dish at 200'. Would be worth trying, I > think, if > two dishes can connect at several miles IMO. > Thanks, > Gerry > > > --------------------------------- > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.8/973 - Release Date: 8/25/2007 > 5:00 PM > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
