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I need to buy a wireless router to be able to play xbox live and it would go on the middle of 3 floors. I want something that would cover the whole house but not to expensive. Should I go for G or N? And which xbox network adapter should I get with that? Does it make a difference?
Thanks in advance!!!!!

I have a Linksys WRT-300N router and i will very soon be installing a CAT6 full house Ethernet system, full gigabit, the router works fast enough for all wireless devices in the house, so i don’t want to replace it. but the “Mud” panel or switch panel i’m buying is gigabit, however the router is only 10/100, and will be used as the DHCP server, will this limit my entire system to 10/100? or will it still do 10/100/1000 for gigabit devices connected into the unmanaged switch panel?

My wireless is way to slow for gaming so I’m considering buying an ethernet cord and I need help choosing the most appropriate one.

Does it matter how long the cord is? My computer is about 15 feet away from the port, but will the length of the cord affect anything like ping?

Which is better, cat5e or cat6? Should I get a patch cable and why?

Yeah…I’m kind of lost.
The speed of the gaming is fine, however the lag is excessive and the wireless is unreliable. I live in a concrete box called a dorm room, so since I can’t change the internet connection I’m hoping a cord will improve this.

I put a wireless card in it, but I’m about to move to a place that requires ethernet, so do I need to remove the card? Or can I just place the ethernet in it?

I wasted 6 8CPC (rj-45) jacks already. I know I am doing it right. White orange, orange, white green, blue, white blue, green, white brown, brown. And I am placing it correctly in the jack from left to right (facing it from the bottom of the jack). But it doesn’t work! I don’t have a cable tester because I don’t see the point just to tell you that your SOL since you still have to start all over again if one copper string didn’t make the cut.

But Im thinking in the back of my head now, “is it a 568A?” But on the cable it says 568 CAT5E. And isn’t CAT5E consider an 568B? So, I think I have everything right so far.

Do you think its because when i take off the jacket i could have accidently cut one of the copper wires on accident, like one small microscopic scratch?

Also, i found all this cable in a dumpster behind a school. Do you think they probably ran the whole left-over cable with some destruct mechanism so no one else is able to use the cable?

Thanks for your help.

my modem is plugged into the wall and it sends the internet to all the other jacks in my house. the jacks all say cat 5 i think and they look bigger than a regular phone plug. so what kind of wire do i need? is there a difference between cat5 and dsl? i also need it to reach about 15 feet. is that a problem?

I want to hook up only two computers to play a LAN game. Do I need to buy an Ethernet switch or hub, or can I just connect the two computers with one CAT5 cable?

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Thanks and the computer is in another room. I was going to go with wireless but it cost a little more.

I recently purchased a used laptop with 802.11b wireless capability. I would like to set up a wireless home network with my desktop still connected via cable and a wireless router to connect my laptop. My house has three floors, with my desktop and internet connection in the basement. I will be using the laptop mostly on the main floor. I see routers with prices ranging from $25 to nearly $200. How do I select one that will be reliable without buying way more than I will need? Thanks for any advice or recommendations.

sourcers of info, tools i will need, underlayment, i am ripping out carpet and have a 3/4′ ply stranded subfloor. cleats or staples? bamboo is pre finished. t&g. over the next couple of months i will do about 2000 sq. ft. and 3 stair wells. please maske it easy for me. also want some soundproofing. will be adding cat5e, water to deck, a/v(4 twisted pair shielded) 20 amp to most most outlets etc. also will attempt to balance hvac system(any help here?) i don’t have flow or pressurew meters yet nor IF-thermo. also need to inject insullation foam around all windows and doors. then paint. if you live in chi town anbd are bored let me know. I know all the trades but have a bum shoulder and back. all ideas and info is wellcome!

The company I work for just built a new building and Im running the network wire (Cat6) and I need to know if I need a permit to do it. I figured saying I’m not an outside contractor I shouldn’t and even when I was in school learning how to run wire they never mentioned anything about permits (it was a crappy school though so that might not mean anything lol). This is just the 1st time Ive ever heard needing permits for networking wiring. Any info from a professional would be great.
I live in Connecticut and the New Building is in Connecticut.
Also the contractor who built the building ran all the conduit and cut all the holes in the walls for our wires. So literally all I am doing is running the wire from the network closet to a pipe that runs through the wall to the wall jack and hooking the wires to the wall jacks and patch panel.

i need proof before i buy a $40 cable so state your source or else no best answer

I want to set up a network between a laptop and a desktop pc using a sprint broadband wireless card.

I have one cat5e wire coming into my house, I have cat5 ran to 8 rooms and want to split the main and have an equally strong signal of phone and dsl in the 8 locations, what device do I use to do such? I already have wireless but this is for future homeowners to be able to plug in at each room, and I also need to split the phone lines.

I have a CAT5 crossover cable to hook the two up. I cannot connect the PC to the router unfortunately. I have installed the LLTD update on the XP desktop. When I connect the two via crossover, the laptop-Vista will not recognize the desktop-XP. I cannot figure out how to get this to work so I would appreciate any step-by-step help.