home network help

ringo747 · 16 Jan 2007 at 01:18

hi guys i am looking for a new wireless router for my home network. I have 3 desktop machines and 1 laptop.

Firstly I need someone to recommend me a good wireless router.

Secondly I need a switch as two of my pcs are upstairs. The setup will be as follows.

Wireless router downstairs beside 1 desktop pc. One cable will be ran upstairs into a switch. What cable should be used here? Crossover?

From the switch I will have 2 patch cables to each of the other desktop pcs.

So overall I need new wireless router and a switch to share the broadband upstairs.

Would appreciate any help on this.

Regards
Jonny

ringo747 · 16 Jan 2007 at 01:39

cheers for info. i should have said that i was thinking of the faster breed of routers such as the draft n compliant ones. And also a gigabit switch.

thanx for info tho

ringo747 · 16 Jan 2007 at 01:47

cheers for that mate

ringo747 · 16 Jan 2007 at 19:05

anyone got a draft n router? are they a good job?

ringo747 · 17 Jan 2007 at 01:20

MrLOL said:
MIMO has prooved to give better transfer rates in test than draft N

is mimo specific to any 802.11 standard?

ringo747 · 17 Jan 2007 at 23:34

ah ok, cheers for info