I have a virtually identical setup at home and this is what I did. Well
this solution does require the costs of two 802.11b pci cards but is
pretty easy to do. I'd bring the cable modem into your house at the
location of the room with the three computers and use the linksys 10/100
to distribute as you see fit. In your linux box I'd install an 802.11b
pci and set up an ad-hoc network with the same type of adapter in the
computer(s) in the other room. If you like one of those 4 port combo
10/100 and 802.11b wireless routers in place of the linksys would make
configuration easier but not quite as much fun.
Good Luck!
Noah Guilbault
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From: slug@lists.nks.net [mailto:slug@lists.nks.net] On Behalf Of Paul M
Foster
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 6:43 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] home network
On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 01:02:14PM -0500, A2L1 wrote:
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> Sorry,
> I know this is not a Linux topic and will just drop it if necessary.
But,
> while looking at both hpna and wireless I have noticed both never
> mention-include Linux as a system for use with install. Both systems
mention
> only software for windows, but I know my linksys works fine with my
Linux
> boxes on the back-end so I am assuming that either will work on a
> windows/Linux system.
Here's an idea. Are your drops from the same cable company? If so, then
the actual drops all come to one place on the outside of your house. As
splitter could be used to have two cables from one drop. (Any cable
people out there? I assume this would work?) Even if it's two cable
companies dropping to different sides of the house, you still might be
able to run from the remaining drop, under the eaves to the other point
of entrance. Of course, all this assumes a splitter would work on a
cable modem line.
Paul
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