Wikkedfin
join:2008-11-04
Des Moines, IA
 ·Mediacom
| New network setup! Photos
I updated to a NeatGear WNDR3700 router ( with a 1TB WD HDD ) and a Motorola SB6120 cable modem... i use to have a SB5120 and a USR8200! |
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yolarry
join:2007-12-29
Creston, WV | is that your basement?
nice idea. |
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evgray
join:2003-05-19
Fort Scott, KS | reply to Wikkedfin
I also have everything set up in the basement. File server, modem and router. Out of site, out of mind. Remote into it and no need for a monitor. Hopefully if someone breaks in, they don't go down there!! |
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jbcg
join:2001-09-15
Milwaukee, WI
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12 years ago I did a whole 12-drop data, 8 coax and 8 POTS runs in the space of two ceiling joist bays in a basement. Guaranteed I was the only house with structured wiring within a 10 block radius. It's amazing how much space a 10x2 gives for mounting stuff: I had a 12-port patch panel, 66 block for phone, coax splitters, a quadplex power outlet and a small UPS. I put a shelf between two of the joists and stacked up two switches, a dedicated m0n0wall firewall, an A/DSL bridge, and a POE injector. It actually turned out nicer than a structured wiring cabinet because the 9.5" of depth made it easier to route and trace the patch cables.
Only drawback was that my first A/DSL bridge had the lights on the top instead of the front, so I had to stick a mirror on the subfloor so I could see if my broadband was working!
Hiding stuff in the basement is the way to go. |
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Mike00
Premium
join:2002-09-16
Tulsa, OK | reply to Wikkedfin
How's the signal strength if you put your WAP in the basement? |
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Wikkedfin
join:2008-11-04
Des Moines, IA
·Mediacom
2 edits | NetGear is the WNDR3700
4 out of 5 bars  |
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