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  1. Jun 30th, 2011, 10:31 PM #1
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    How is your network structured?

    How do you have your network structured? Do you have a Structured Network, is it daisy-chained?

    I attached a poorly drawn layout. Blue denoted separate areas. What I plan to do is get a 16, or 24 port switch to create a more structured network.
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    Re: How is your network structured?

    We have one router, and a lot of wireless devices.
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    Re: How is your network structured?

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    Re: How is your network structured?

    I have the modem connected to the WAN port on the wireless router, from there 2 laptops and my Wii use the wireless.

    I have 3 desktop computers connected to 3 of the 4 LAN ports on the router & the next laserjet printer I get will use the 4th port.
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    Re: How is your network structured?

    Code:
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     WP* = Internet / WAN Port
     LP* = LAN Port
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    Re: How is your network structured?

    We have on Modem connect to a Wireless router, 1 PC connected by wire, 2 printers connected by wire (1 for photo printing and one for documents). Then 3 laptops, 1 iPad, 1 Wii , 1 iPod Touch and on Nook all connecting wireless
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    Re: How is your network structured?

    I have a modem connected to a router
    I then have one server hard-wired into the router, plus two lan lines for extras (like the work laptop when I do stuff at home as I need the speed as much as I can get).
    Then wirelessly I have my phone, my wife's phone, three laptops, a wii and two kindles. Hmmm... honestly, I didn't realize I had that much wireless stuff connected.

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    Re: How is your network structured?

    Are you guys using wireless g or n?

    Our Modem/Router (AT&T Uverse RG) has wireless g built in, however it is unreliable. When it drops connections, it will drop them for a few hours. I ended up getting a Wireless N router, which is in my room (the most central location in the house). When it was setup with N, neither of the wifi points would allow connections. I have since just left it as a G connection...
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    Re: How is your network structured?

    I am running 2.4Ghz with both G & N clients (mostly G).
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    Re: How is your network structured?

    Mine's all G... no N... Had an N-router (clients all still G though) but for some reason it would keep dropping the connection to the modem... so I replaced it with the older G router. Been fine ever since.

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    Re: How is your network structured?

    Code:
             [House 1                                           ]         [House 2 ]      [House 3]
[Wan]----[ISP modem/router]-----[router 1].........[router 2].........[router 3]......[PC] 
                                 |    |  '.       .'        '.             '.
                  [Printers]----[PC] [PC] [Laptops]          [PC]        [Laptops]

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    I went to town with a bunch of Linksys WRT54G-TM (running DD-Wrt) and some cheap patch antennas. Everyone has access to the internet, printers and each others media. Its spread over ~300m
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    Re: How is your network structured?

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    PLC sucks by the way...
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    Delete it. They just clutter threads anyway.
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    Re: How is your network structured?

    what sucks about it? I have noticed the wireless ap's at my uni are PoE, and the network works fine.
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    Re: How is your network structured?

    They are probably range extenders, while they may look like PoE adapters.
    Anyway it also greatly depends on your electrical wiring and configuration, which here at home seems to suck. There seems to be a lot of interference. I have adapters with max 200mbps, but they are usually only providing throughput of 15mbps...
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    Re: How is your network structured?

    Quote Originally Posted by TheBigB View Post
    They are probably range extenders, while they may look like PoE adapters.
    Anyway it also greatly depends on your electrical wiring and configuration, which here at home seems to suck. There seems to be a lot of interference. I have adapters with max 200mbps, but they are usually only providing throughput of 15mbps...
    Are you talking about Power of Ethernet (POE), or do you mean Power Line Carrier (PLC)? If you mean the latter here are some thing to look at.

    1 - Are the devices on the same phase.
    2 - Do not connect the PLC device to a surge protector or an outlet with a surge protector.
    3 - Avoid outlets that have devices with motors.

    I worked for a startup that did PLC for hotels and it was normal to be able to provide internet access for a 100 room hotel in a day.
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    D'oh... You're right. My bad.
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    Re: How is your network structured?

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    Are you guys using wireless g or n?
    Wireless G for me.

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    Re: How is your network structured?

    I just steal my neighbor's wireless signal. Also, there's a burger king downstairs who's signal I can catch at times. :P
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