Networking routers - Part 2

Well.....today isn't Monday but oh well Monday was iPad rant. Well i'm sure you were all riveted by the massive cliff hanger. Well you weren't but on well. YES SO WHAT I DID. What I did was dug up an old router so now I have three. I then turned the second and third router into an access point. This is like something you would see in a school or your workplace where there  is a large area to cover wirelessly or otherwise. I did this by turning off all DHCP things and UPnP on the access point routers. I then changed all the routers the the same wireless name but on different channels (1,6 and 13 i did because they are the furthest apart). Then I changed they IP address on the two extra routers to something different to the default but outside the DHCP range set on the primary router eg.

default = 192.168.0.1
DCHP range = 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.199
Router 1 = 192.168.0.1
Router 2 = 192.168.0.2
Router 3 = 192.168.0.2

Now after that you just need to plug them in. The order you do this is not important (eg. 192.168.0.2 can go into 192.168.0.3). Just make sure they both end up connected to router 1. The must important step is to connect the routers between two LAN ports not the WAN ports (port internet modem connects into on the main router).

I connected mine up like Router 1<->2<->3 but you could do 3<->1<->2. The later configuration would mean router 3 and 2 can not communicate though.

Well this has been incredibly geeky as far as past posts have gone:) Hardly anyone will understand it......that will probably because of grammar errors rather that geek levels though.

OH WELL. Next post will most likely be on the iPhone OS4 as the sneak peek is Thursday.
AndrewCow

iPad

OMG A VIDEO !!!! AND NOT ON A NORMAL SCHEDULE TIME!!!



Hope you like it:)
AndrewCow

Networking routers - Part 1

Okay......... This post isn't exactly about servers as such but it is about networking. You see my house has the need for a wireless router that can connect hard wired to around 10 computers. In the past I have tried things such as a network switch which didn't work because when one computer was being used as a media server, it couldn't connect to the internet. I also have used 2 routers in a way there the second router's WAN port is connected to one of the first routers LAN ports (The second router had an address of 192.168.0.2 where the first one had 192.168.0.1) . That was the best I could get, but still not great as the computers on the second router could not print from the network printer connected to the first router, nor could media be streamed between the two.

ME, being the genius I am, had an epiphany...... well Google had one for me seeing I am most definitely not a genius, and I figured out how to solve my issue. Will finish this on Monday:)

Andrew

GARRRRRRR

GARRRRRRR I AM ANNOYED!!!!!
This post is extremely short but i am annoyed. I'm really bored. So what do I do but go and buy a game on steam. All good. Everything bought. I go to install. I figure the download will be 1g at most. 10 GB !!!! Maybe I'm just out of it or maybe I just bought an unusual game. oh well... Next post  will be on servers.

AndrewCow
p.s. sorry about the lack of posts I was away

Switching them and the trouble

Hi
Sorry I didn't post Wednesday. As I started saying on Monday, I think I might try switching my amplifiers. The Problem is that the one up the top is more of a living room amplifier. It does not have as many sound outputs or settings. Also as the non HDMI one is more of a casual one, it does not have some sound quality enhancer settings. They both have everything we really need like iPod Dock input, tonnes of video inputs and universal remote support. The only problem is that sound. I need to figure out whether there are enough outputs which I think there are cause seriously, whats the point of having a home cinema if it has bad sound. It would be like having a Alienware computer with a 9800 graphics card. So.......oh well...

Next time I think it will be on servers.
AndrewCow

Stupid Company X

Hi

It is very annoying. We had a had a theater installed by some people who's names I will not mentions and they did a rather strange job. What they did is put a non HD projector in one room and put a HD Viera Plazma in the other. For the non HD projector, they have installed a Yamaha RX-V661. This AV reciver is very good:) The problem is what they put on the Plazma. They installed a RX-N600. This is a network AV reciver. This means it can connect to internet radio and stream music from your computer. What it lacks however is HDMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This means I can not connect my PS3 up in HD. My DVD player in HD. MY FOXTEL HD IN HD!!!!!!! I think I might try switching them

More on that next time

AndrewCow

ADSL Hidden costs - part 2

Hi
Its very annoying. To upgrade to ADSL2+(well from anything to anything usually for that matter), there are all these tiny hidden costs. Firstly, the biggie. Usually installation is free, but if you get a pad provider it could cost you tonnes.

Second hidden cost is a tricky one. Well you remember in the last post how I said ADSL works through phone lines. Well, I don't think I mentioned this but I was supposed to, because its more advanced, you can still make shone calls while using the internet. For this to happen though, the people who invented ADSL made it so you need a filter ALWAYS. This means for every phone line in your house you need to attach a filter. Its not big, but they cost between $25-$40 which can really build up if you have a few phones.

You can, however, avoid this. Some times you even have to. This is when you have a Back to base alarm system, so one that has a phone line connected to it. Think, how will you put a filter on that line. Its all closed up. Well then you need a Central Line Filter. This device when installed, unlike a normal filter, splits the line in two, one for Data, one for Talk. This means you don't need any other filters but they are really expensive. I got a quote for a central line filter - > $200.

Last hidden cost - > new modem because your old cable modem will not work with ADSL. This will set you back between $60-$100. So when you  add all these costs together, they could reach up to $300. Now don't get me wrong. I love the faster internet and the much much bigger downloads, its just a bit annoying. Anyway, for me because I have to do this, I will get $300 back in only 10 months and its an 18 month contract. THATS ALMOST $250 you will save. So yea.......get ADSL2+. I highly recommend TPG.

No idea what the next post will be on but I am planning on writing next weeks this weekend so they should be more consistent then normal.

Till next time
AndrewCow