[opensuse] Router? Splitter?...
Hi all, I'm looking into getting satellite internet, since all the dial-up ISP's are making it harder and harder for me to stay online the amount of time that I do (I'm disabled and being on the computer is all I have to keep myself occupied and from going insane with nothing to do). My mom will also be sharing the satellite hookup too, so we only have to pay for one modem etc. My question is: What would be best to use so that all I have to do is run a cable from her computer and one from my computer to the modem. I mean, how should I set it up so that both of us can use the same, single satellite modem? What would be best, and most importantly, easiest? Also, will our opensuse 11.3 pick up this new connection readily? Or will I have to do a bunch of cli stuff and wondering what and how to get connected? Any advice and help with this is greatly appreciated. JB -- "Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived." -Isaac Asimov -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 06/22/2011 11:33 AM, Insomniac pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
Hi all,
I'm looking into getting satellite internet, since all the dial-up ISP's are making it harder and harder for me to stay online the amount of time that I do (I'm disabled and being on the computer is all I have to keep myself occupied and from going insane with nothing to do).
My mom will also be sharing the satellite hookup too, so we only have to pay for one modem etc.
My question is: What would be best to use so that all I have to do is run a cable from her computer and one from my computer to the modem. I mean, how should I set it up so that both of us can use the same, single satellite modem? What would be best, and most importantly, easiest?
Also, will our opensuse 11.3 pick up this new connection readily? Or will I have to do a bunch of cli stuff and wondering what and how to get connected?
Any advice and help with this is greatly appreciated.
JB
The easiest way be to use a wireless router if possible to eliminate long cables unless they are in the same room then a standard router would work. -- Ken Schneider SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday, June 23, 2011 14:42 Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
On 06/22/2011 11:33 AM, Insomniac pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
Hi all,
I'm looking into getting satellite internet, since all the dial-up ISP's are
making it harder and harder for me to stay online the amount of time that I do <snip> My question is: What would be best to use so that all I have to do is run a
cable from her computer and one from my computer to the modem. I mean, how should I set it up so that both of us can use the same, single satellite modem? What would be best, and most importantly, easiest?
Also, will our opensuse 11.3 pick up this new connection readily? Or will I
have to do a bunch of cli stuff and wondering what and how to get connected?
Any advice and help with this is greatly appreciated.
JB
The easiest way be to use a wireless router if possible to eliminate long cables unless they are in the same room then a standard router would work.
Okay, thanks. This will be easy to set up though, correct? I mean, I'm really hoping for as close to or just plain 'plug-n-play' as I can get. (Now I'm off to price routers, wired and wireless) JB -- "Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived." -Isaac Asimov -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:21:45 -0500, Insomniac wrote:
Okay, thanks. This will be easy to set up though, correct? I mean, I'm really hoping for as close to or just plain 'plug-n-play' as I can get.
(Now I'm off to price routers, wired and wireless)
Generally yes, but you'll want to make sure your wireless adapter is supported in the kernel (or that setup is easy to do - some cards require you pull a binary firmware blob and set that up for the driver to work, and that can be a bit more work). Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Jim Henderson wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:21:45 -0500, Insomniac wrote:
Okay, thanks. This will be easy to set up though, correct? I mean, I'm really hoping for as close to or just plain 'plug-n-play' as I can get.
(Now I'm off to price routers, wired and wireless)
Generally yes, but you'll want to make sure your wireless adapter is supported in the kernel (or that setup is easy to do - some cards require you pull a binary firmware blob and set that up for the driver to work, and that can be a bit more work).
Jim
I have a Netgear N300 wireless/wired router that is happy with Windows, Linux and OS X. While it has a fancy installer app that is annoying and useless, it allows you to talk to the thing directly via a webpage-like thing. You just plug the thing into an ethernet port and type into a browser http://www.routerlogin.net and it runs the installation wizard from your browser. Then you can set up the wireless part. -- Tony Alfrey tonyalfrey@earthlink.net "I'd Rather Be Sailing" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:10:25 -0700, Tony Alfrey wrote:
I have a Netgear N300 wireless/wired router that is happy with Windows, Linux and OS X. While it has a fancy installer app that is annoying and useless, it allows you to talk to the thing directly via a webpage-like thing. You just plug the thing into an ethernet port and type into a browser http://www.routerlogin.net and it runs the installation wizard from your browser. Then you can set up the wireless part.
Most, if not all, wireless/wired routers will be happy with any device connected to them - the ones that aren't are pretty much garbage. The challenge usually isn't at the router end, but at the device end. That's what I was attempting to say. :) Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Insomniac wrote:
Hi all,
I'm looking into getting satellite internet, since all the dial-up ISP's are making it harder and harder for me to stay online the amount of time that I do (I'm disabled and being on the computer is all I have to keep myself occupied and from going insane with nothing to do).
I guess xDSL is not an option?
My mom will also be sharing the satellite hookup too, so we only have to pay for one modem etc.
My question is: What would be best to use so that all I have to do is run a cable from her computer and one from my computer to the modem. I mean, how should I set it up so that both of us can use the same, single satellite modem? What would be best, and most importantly, easiest?
Like Ken already said, a wireless router is all you need.
Also, will our opensuse 11.3 pick up this new connection readily? Or will I have to do a bunch of cli stuff and wondering what and how to get connected?
You would set up your Linux box(es) with wireless and DHCP, and that's pretty much it. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (14.1°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday, June 24, 2011 00:47 Per Jessen wrote:
Insomniac wrote:
Hi all,
I'm looking into getting satellite internet, since all the dial-up ISP's are making it harder and harder for me to stay online the amount of time that I do (I'm disabled and being on the computer is all I have to keep myself occupied and from going insane with nothing to do).
I guess xDSL is not an option?
Unfortunately, no. I'm so far out in the country that DSL nor cable are anywhere near here. <snip>
Also, will our opensuse 11.3 pick up this new connection readily? Or will I have to do a bunch of cli stuff and wondering what and how to get connected?
You would set up your Linux box(es) with wireless and DHCP, and that's pretty much it.
A wireless router would mean I'd also have to purchase some kind of wireless card to stick in each of our MOBO's, correct? If true, would going the wired route be easier (other than running the wire itself through the house as needed)? Would all I still needed to do is make sure DHCP is installed? JB -- "Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived." -Isaac Asimov -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 06/24/2011 08:04 AM, Insomniac wrote:
On Friday, June 24, 2011 00:47 Per Jessen wrote:
Insomniac wrote:
Hi all,
I'm looking into getting satellite internet, since all the dial-up ISP's are making it harder and harder for me to stay online the amount of time that I do (I'm disabled and being on the computer is all I have to keep myself occupied and from going insane with nothing to do). I guess xDSL is not an option? Unfortunately, no. I'm so far out in the country that DSL nor cable are anywhere near here.
<snip>
Also, will our opensuse 11.3 pick up this new connection readily? Or will I have to do a bunch of cli stuff and wondering what and how to get connected? You would set up your Linux box(es) with wireless and DHCP, and that's pretty much it. A wireless router would mean I'd also have to purchase some kind of wireless card to stick in each of our MOBO's, correct? If true, would going the wired route be easier (other than running the wire itself through the house as needed)? Would all I still needed to do is make sure DHCP is installed?
JB
There are wireless adapters that plug into a usb port. No opening the computer, no adding cards. Most laptops already have wireless built in. --doug -- Blessed are the peacekeepers...for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A. M. Greeley -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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