[MEJ1990TM]

How would they connect though? Would cables have to be run from outside to the modem?

 

[72ElCamino]

A cable would come from a phone jack that you chose in your house. It would go from the phone jack into a phone jack port in your modem. From the modem you can run the cat5 cable to a wireless router and you are set.

Like they said, You will need to sign up for internet with a service provider in your area.

Matt

 

[troposcuba]

cable modem. After a while, I bought my own.

To go wireless, as noted, you must then purchase a wireless router (in addition to the modem) and get a wireless network card if your desktop/laptop doesn't already have one.

I did away with the separate modem and router pieces and bought a Linksys Wireless-G cable gateway, model WGC200 that has both a modem and wired/wireless capability in one unit. It has 4 Ethernet ports that works well with my 3 desktops and network printer plus it has wireless that works well with my laptop and XBOX both.

i got the same setup. i put my D-link external hard drive on it as well and it will now function as a server for all my files, and iTunes as well as being able to print from any computer in the house etc. sweet setup. now if only i was not stuck with the slow internet connection (I am military stationed in Turkey... so you get what you get). 208kb/s down and 96kb/s up in general... oh well. still a sweet home network setup though, just have to start downloads and walk away and do something else for a while.

 

[Highway Star]

How would they connect though? Would cables have to be run from outside to the modem?

Your modem needs an input from the cable company. You will need to connect the modem to one of the coaxial hook-ups in your house. That gives the internet signal to your modem, then the output of your modem hooks into the machine that will host your wireless network.

 

[MEJ1990TM]

I have been looking into a Cricket broadband connection. It says it's $40 a month. Any one had any experience with them?

I have given up on the idea of getting high speed here. I said I would pay for it. Such is life I guess. I will be able to do whatever I want when I move out. I hope that is soon.