How do I wire a commercial grade network in a small office?
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Ok - you really should hire someone to do this - -  but here goes. Buy the ends and a crimper.  Buy an Ethernet hub that has more ports than your number of wires - cheap ones are fine - Linksys is good.  Read this http://www.aptcommunications.com/ncode.htm and follow the 10baseT instructions.  Now try some crimping on a couple of wires that are not in the wall.  Hook two computers with these wires into the hub.  Using the first computer, see if you can 'see' the second one in Network Neighborhood or My Network Places (use Help if you don't know what to do here).  Once you figure out how to wire properly, wire all the ends and plug them all into the hub.  You can do it if you try!
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There is a solution to do this that will work without using a hub/switch. It's really kind of easy and not too hard to set up.\n\nTHE HARDWARE - \n\n3 PCI 10/100 NICs\nI reccommend Linksys cards. They tend to work the best in my experience. 3Com are nice to have, but tend to run a little spendier. \nSome computers will have the ports you need built in. Look on the back of your computer. You should see some ports that look like phone jacks. You can distinguish a phone jack from a network jack by the number of gold pins that are in the center of the jack. If there are four pins, thats a telephone line (RJ-11). Eight Pins signifies a network jack (RJ-45).\n\nYou will also need a Cat5 Crossover Cable. If you don't have one or you don't know what I'm talking about, go to your local Best Buy, Radio Shack, WalMart etc and try to find one in the computer section. Its very important that it says CROSSOVER. \n\nSOFTWARE-\n\nWindows XP. Thats it.\n\nTHE SETUP-\n\n1) Install the network cards so that one machine has two network ports in it and one machine has only one. \n\n2) Install any drivers that came with the NICs. \n\n3) Hook up the cable modem / dsl modem so that the network port on the modem connects to one of the network ports on the machine that has two network ports.\n\n4) Connect the crossover cables between the open network port on the computer with two network ports and the computer that has only one network port.\n\n5) On the computer connected to the modem, set up Internet Connection Sharing. (For tips on how to do this, visit Microsofts website <a href=http://www.microsoft.com>here</a>.\n\nThat's It! Enjoy the internet on two seperate computers.
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The only way is to get something called a usb device server.\nThis enables the usb device (like a printer or any usb device) to be shared over a network.\nI know www.microcenter.com carries a few.
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The best way for these so you dont have no problems at all is to purchase a Router. A router will go ahead and be the DHCP server which automaticly send out ip adress to any peripheral connected to it. You mentioned that you have 3 printers, are these printers attached to all 3 workstation you have at your LAN. If they are than you have to shared them out, set the permission so everyone can see one another. Make sure that they are all in the same workgroup which could be your LAN office name or something unique.
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Didn't you ask this same question yesterday?  If there were no standards, then parts wouldn't be interchangeable.  Also, for LAN standards, do a search on TCP/IP subnetting.
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For lower-end home or small business use, the Cisco 850 series.  You'll likely want to go with the model 851W.  http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps380/products_data_sheet0900aecd8028a9a9.html
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through a wireless network connection.go to control panel -wireless network and follow the instructions.Good luck!
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DSL should do the trick
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I would just put in a CAT 5 network connection (or 2) to each room.  Then you can buy digital networked audio products and use the CAT 5.  It is the most universally supported data format available today.  I would make a small closet or reserve a broom closet for a server and router, and bring a cable line or tel. line in for the modem connection.
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TO RUN NETWORK PERFECTLY.
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Make sure your computers have network cards. You can directly plug them together with an ethernet cable. Use Windows networking features from there.\n\nDo some google searching if you get stuck.\n\nThere are more elaborate ways of networking computers too.
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How far do you want to extend your network? Do you alrady have an established wired LAN? If this is a simple home network, you could get a new wireless router. The 250 Mbs wireless routers (~100 Mbs actual) are now shipping which is speed is comparable to a wired LAN, with the range of a Pre-N. \n\nIf you already have a wireless router, you may be able to swap out the antennas. Otherwise if you want an industrial solution, you could use a high gain antenna or even an amplifier http://www.hyperlinktech.com/\n\nNote: if you use a wireless extender/repeater, then your client-side thruput will be cut in half.\n\n-Vic
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Linksys has a nice wireless/wired unit that is great, I have been using mine in a big church for some time now, and it works flawlessly, and was easy to set up.
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To start with what you have you need the following:\n\n1) 5ea wireless Network card in each computer, OR 5ea Cat5 or Cat6 network cables long enough to goto the routers and computers and 5 network cards.\n2) A Wireless ROUTER (or if you can't afford wireless get a DSL/Cable router with at least 5 ports (1 for each PC, but more is better for upgrading later)\n3) follow the instructions for setting up the router, and plug in all the computers.\n\n4) for a very basic low security setup this will get you started.\n5) run the windows xp network wizard. DONE
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USE A NETWORK CABLE THEY NEED LITTLE INSTALATION AND YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF BY JUST USIING THE ON SCREEN PROMPTS
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use a gateway which supports both the ends.\nmore info on http://www.cisco.com
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Very simply get a wireless router and a broadband connection (i.e. DSL or Cable modem)