Re: [H] Old Router still works!
thanks Harry, sounds like a plan Fp At 01:19 AM 2/19/2008, Harry McGregor Poked the stick with: >FORC5 wrote: >>FWIW my old 314 is alive and well in a friends house. >>good solid, no extra feature router. >> >>Still running a FVS318 8 port myself with a spare in the pile along with a >>newer 4 port RP614 someone just gave me who went WIFY >> >>Wish I could goto 1000 base with all the crap on my server. ( image files and >>such) some day. Actually my MB has the NIC, I just need the card and router. >>:'( >> >Keep the router, add a GigE switch, and as many PCI/PCI-E cards as you need. > >That you uplink to the router is 100mbit won't matter at all, as your internet >connect is well below that. You will just have 7 unused ports on the router >(less, if you have 100Mbit devices that you don't mind putting behind a single >100Mbit port, such as network printers, etc). > >5 Port (4 usable, due to uplink to your router): >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833129012 >8 Port (7 usable, due to uplink to your router): >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833129013 > >I personally like the realtek 8169 (many will call me crazy...) for PCI nics: >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166004 > >Two decent PCI-E options (marvel and realtek, I have used the Marvel, but it >can get twitchy under link from time to time, have not touched the Realtek >yet): >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166015 >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166019 > > Harry >>tallyhohoho >>fp >> >>At 02:35 PM 2/18/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: >> >>>Thank you to all who put up with my very many stupid questions! >>>The old (NAT only) rt-314 router is still alive and well. After many hours >>>of peeking and poking, it is now fully happy and ready for "spare" work >>>should my current router takes a powder. >>> >> >> > -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- The best water doesn't come in fancy bottles.
Re: [H] Old Router still works!
FORC5 wrote: FWIW my old 314 is alive and well in a friends house. good solid, no extra feature router. Still running a FVS318 8 port myself with a spare in the pile along with a newer 4 port RP614 someone just gave me who went WIFY Wish I could goto 1000 base with all the crap on my server. ( image files and such) some day. Actually my MB has the NIC, I just need the card and router. :'( Keep the router, add a GigE switch, and as many PCI/PCI-E cards as you need. That you uplink to the router is 100mbit won't matter at all, as your internet connect is well below that. You will just have 7 unused ports on the router (less, if you have 100Mbit devices that you don't mind putting behind a single 100Mbit port, such as network printers, etc). 5 Port (4 usable, due to uplink to your router): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833129012 8 Port (7 usable, due to uplink to your router): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833129013 I personally like the realtek 8169 (many will call me crazy...) for PCI nics: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166004 Two decent PCI-E options (marvel and realtek, I have used the Marvel, but it can get twitchy under link from time to time, have not touched the Realtek yet): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166015 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166019 Harry tallyhohoho fp At 02:35 PM 2/18/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: Thank you to all who put up with my very many stupid questions! The old (NAT only) rt-314 router is still alive and well. After many hours of peeking and poking, it is now fully happy and ready for "spare" work should my current router takes a powder.
Re: [H] Old Router still works!
FWIW my old 314 is alive and well in a friends house. good solid, no extra feature router. Still running a FVS318 8 port myself with a spare in the pile along with a newer 4 port RP614 someone just gave me who went WIFY Wish I could goto 1000 base with all the crap on my server. ( image files and such) some day. Actually my MB has the NIC, I just need the card and router. :'( tallyhohoho fp At 02:35 PM 2/18/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: >Thank you to all who put up with my very many stupid questions! >The old (NAT only) rt-314 router is still alive and well. After many hours of >peeking and poking, it is now fully happy and ready for "spare" work should my >current router takes a powder. -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Politics: The glad hand and the marble heart.