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    I'm interested in hooking up two PCs to my DSL connection. Would <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004TRD9/104-0771661-3606325?v=glance&n=172282">this</a> product be what I was looking for, or would I need something different? Any recommendations or tips? Thanks.

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    That will work fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yamaneko View Post
    That will work fine.
    It only has one ethernet port, though He'd need a switch to go on top of it if he went with that.

    You'd just need one with some more ports. I'm not sure that they make two-port models, but there's a four-port, which I think is normally about as small as you get:
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=172282

    On the other hand, you could get that router and just get a cheap switch to hook up to, but that'd just kind of complicate your wiring (you'd need a cable from each computer to the switch, then a cable from the switch to the router).


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    I didn't even notice.

    How come they're so expensive? I'm pretty sure Newegg has cheaper wireless routers which will come in handy regardless if you have a wireless network going.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124010

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    Yeah, I noticed they were crazy expensive, too.

    Here's the same one I linked to from Amazon, but cheaper on newegg:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124001

    And here's a wireless one I found for just a few bucks more, with the same amount of wired ports. I dunno, if might be handy if you plan on going wireless at some point, but it's up to you.
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124010


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    I didn't really plan on buying from amazon, that's just the link I found.

    I didn't even notice that it only had one port either! But yeah, I just wanted to make sure I was in the right ballpark here. Thanks guys!

    EDIT: Oh, and thanks for letting me know that those prices were high, I really had no idea what to expect.
    Last edited by RSL; 08-14-2006 at 11:30 PM. Reason: 'cuz I feel like it

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    I bought <a href="http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2470291">this one</a> to set up a wireless network at my inlaws. Worked dandy, no install hassle (but you can use the wizard anyway), and it even works with my DS.

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