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Date:	Mon, 23 Aug 2004 18:19:00 PDT7
From:	Steve Carter <scarter@vcnet.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: DSL Questions

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Gary:

When I had DSL installed, the do-it-yourself phone filter kit was not
available, for which I'm grateful. Instead, I had a single DSL/Phone
filter/splitter installed outside at the phone line entry point and new
wire run to my DSL modem in the "office". I've got at least 6 phones
and the individual phone filter approach has had a number of complaints.
Besides, my internal house phone wiring was done by an idiot.

I chose to use DHCP for the three computers (including a laptop and
occassional guest on wireless), and limit the size of the DHCP address
range (number of connections), really only necessary with wireless.

After my initial experience with the built-in print server in the
SMC 7004BR, I put ALL my printers on print servers, so I could print
from wherever, whenever. All my print servers are on fixed IP, to ease
compatibility constraints with my wife's windoze98SE computer and her
laptop. My print servers draw only ~5W, a lot less than a computer.

The 10/100 switch in the router is also a good thing. All my printers
are on one slow 10Mbps arm, using a cast-off hub. 10Mbps is fast
enough for (my) printers. That leaves the three 100Mbps ports for
computer-to-computer transfers if your NICs are new enough.

-- Steve

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Steven Levine writes:
> ...
> I just so happen to have a DI604. :-) It sits in front of the Earthlink
> modem/router and provides NAT and Firewall to the intranet. It could be
> the DHCP server too, but I prefer static IPs internally. > Steven
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