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From: Rob on 8 Jan 2010 06:40 Superman wrote: >> > > Thanks for your help. I have decided to go with cabling. I got 30m of > fitted cable and two wall outlets on eBay for less than $30 including > postage. I didn't know that the cable was so cheap. I had been > misinformed in that regard. > yep costing - rule of thumb $1 mtr $1ea for the plugs for made up cables. Cable itself 50c mtr ends 50c ea or if you find some old cable from a refitted place, thrown out - free - and there is plenty of that about because they are using higher grades. I have cabled my place with thrown out cable, bought ends, wall sockets and a crimping tool etc made small conecting cables all for penuts.
From: Hugh Jeego on 8 Jan 2010 06:53 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:7qhnkpFnepU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Hugh Jeego wrote: >> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:7qgcplFgp5U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>> Superman" <"the _man_of_steel wrote >>>> Rod Speed wrote >>>>> Superman"<"the _man_of_steel wrote: >>>>>> Fast Freddy wrote >>>>>>> Superman wrote >>> >>>>>>>> This will probably seem like a dumbass question to the tech >>>>>>>> savvy ppl here, but here goes.. >>> >>>>>>>> Q1/ I have a Bigpond cable modem, and I believe that BP connects >>>>>>>> using the MAC address of the modem? I also have another cable >>>>>>>> access point and modem of the same kind (Motorola Surfboard), so >>>>>>>> I'm wondering if there's any way to set the spare modem to the >>>>>>>> same MAC address so that I can set up another internet access >>>>>>>> point? >>> >>>>>>> no, the mac address is like a serial number, each unit is unique, >>>>>>> if you change the modem you have to inform the service provider >>>>>>> that you have changed the router so they can reset the mac >>>>>>> address to id the different router. >>> >>>>>> Any chance the ISP would give me two MAC addresses on the same >>>>>> account without extra cost? >>> >>>>> It wouldnt work even if they did. You cant have two in use at once. >>> >>>> Well that cleared that up, thanks. It looks like i'm stuck with a >>>> router/bridge option, or else running 40 metres of ethernet cable >>>> from a switch. Either way it's not going to be cheap. >>> >>> It can be. You can often pick up routers for peanuts second hand. > >> REALLY? > > Yep, heaps on ebay etc. > >> There's quite a few peanuts in Federal Parliament! Good trade, that, I >> reckon! :) > > I bet the person with the router wouldnt agree |-( > Rudd for a router......in USA they pronounce "router" sounding like "rooter" don't they? Could make a better slogan that Kevin07!!
From: Hugh Jeego on 8 Jan 2010 07:01 "@com" <@here.com> wrote in message news:ozM0n.67044$ze1.40387(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > > "Superman" <"the _man_of_steel"@metropolis.com> wrote in message > news:wfE0n.66979$ze1.42098(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> On 5/01/2010 8:42 PM, @com wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:7qgcplFgp5U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>> Superman" <"the _man_of_steel wrote >>>>> Rod Speed wrote >>>>>> Superman"<"the _man_of_steel wrote: >>>>>>> Fast Freddy wrote >>>>>>>> Superman wrote >>>> >>>>>>>>> This will probably seem like a dumbass question to the tech savvy >>>>>>>>> ppl here, but here goes.. >>>> >>>>>>>>> Q1/ I have a Bigpond cable modem, and I believe that BP connects >>>>>>>>> using the MAC address of the modem? I also have another cable >>>>>>>>> access point and modem of the same kind (Motorola Surfboard), so >>>>>>>>> I'm wondering if there's any way to set the spare modem to the >>>>>>>>> same MAC address so that I can set up another internet access >>>>>>>>> point? >>>> >>>>>>>> no, the mac address is like a serial number, each unit is unique, >>>>>>>> if you change the modem you have to inform the service provider >>>>>>>> that you have changed the router so they can reset the mac address >>>>>>>> to id the different router. >>>> >>>>>>> Any chance the ISP would give me two MAC addresses on the same >>>>>>> account without extra cost? >>>> >>>>>> It wouldnt work even if they did. You cant have two in use at once. >>>> >>>>> Well that cleared that up, thanks. It looks like i'm stuck with a >>>>> router/bridge option, or else running 40 metres of ethernet cable from >>>>> a switch. Either way it's not going to be cheap. >>>> >>>> It can be. You can often pick up routers for peanuts second hand. >>>> >>>> Even brand new routers dont cost much. >>>> >>> >>> Just bought another one, s/hand this time for $20. >>> Cheap as chips! >> >> wireless? so I can use two routers instead of a router and bridge, can't >> I? >> >> -- > Just one at a time fido. One each end is fine if he can use ethernet from the device at the far side to the device. He can hook it to slave off the main one, getting its IP address from there and on passthrough or he could just manually set the IP address for the device and router if they both have that facility.
From: Hugh Jeego on 8 Jan 2010 07:09 "Superman" <"the _man_of_steel"@metropolis.com> wrote in message news:ZPC1n.44$pv.17(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > I have decided to go with cabling. I got 30m of fitted cable and two wall > outlets on eBay for less than $30 including postage. I didn't realize that > the cable was that cheap. I had been misinformed in that regard. > There's a cabling place at http://www.4cabling.com.au/ that you may want to have a look at. 30 metres $15.90. I use them a lot. I live a hell of a distance away from them and postage has been, at most, $10.
From: Hugh Jeego on 8 Jan 2010 07:10
"Rob" <mesamine(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:hi75je$e4r$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Superman wrote: > >>> >> >> Thanks for your help. I have decided to go with cabling. I got 30m of >> fitted cable and two wall outlets on eBay for less than $30 including >> postage. I didn't know that the cable was so cheap. I had been >> misinformed in that regard. >> > > yep costing - rule of thumb $1 mtr $1ea for the plugs for made up cables. > > Cable itself 50c mtr ends 50c ea > > You kidding. 30 metres with all plugs $15.90. Not sure of postage. Could be as much as $10. http://www.4cabling.com.au/ |