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You're always welcome - some corrections / further
suggestions, being sent to the listserv in general interest:
a/ I use the word "modem" below, it should alternatively read
"router" - the traffic cop that regulates the intra-network flow of
stuff. However, there is technology available today - cheap - that can use
your existing home phone lines to setup a network, as long as you install the
network interface cards on each pc/laptop, the modem will perform the same job
of getting connected to the isp & the rest of the intra-network stuff is
handled by the operating system. Difference in costs is a couple hundred
bucks.
b/ Home networking stuff can be found here - I don't recommend
anything specific since everyone's needs vary - suffice it to say that every
product below has been used by me at some point in the past few years. Assuming
everyone will migrate to broadband (cable/dsl) sooner or later, the better thing
to do is to bypass the router and work with solutions that use existing hardware
& wiring setups for the network - or go wireless to keep portability
intact.
<A
href="http://www.intel.com/anypoint/products/wireless/index.htm";>http://www.intel.com/anypoint/products/wireless/index.htm for
wireless home networking
<A
href="http://www.netopia.com/equipment/products/";>http://www.netopia.com/equipment/products/ for
routers
<A
href="http://www.3com.com/homeoffice/products/networking.html";>http://www.3com.com/homeoffice/products/networking.html for
pc cards recognized/ used universally by most dsl/cable provider
software.
All sites also have some self-help guides.
Gitanshu
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