[ILUG] [OT] Home networks

[Guest, Ken]

#-----Original Message-----
#From: kevin lyda [mailto:kevin at suberic.net]
#Sent: 22 February 2001 13:46
#To: Noel Carroll
#Cc: 'ilug at linux.ie'
#Subject: Re: [ILUG] [OT] Home networks
#
<snip>
#i've done it several times, but i'm currently in the process 
#of Doing It
#Right(tm).  i got a patch panel (about $200 for a 24 port patch panel).
#i have a linksys 5 port hub (£99) and am planning on getting a 16 port
#switch for about £199 sterling).  i've had ports installed in almost
#every room (£50 a pop).
#
#the expensive part will be the t1/ei line, but i still haven't 
#gotten that call from gay byrne...

all right. as somebody currently without a land line (guess who
just moved again?) and thinking about fairly good connectivity
between the home LAN (trailing cat 5 which will probably be hidden
inside conduit at some stage) and the outside world I have a few 
questions to pose:

* should I go with eircom for the landline or is there a better
  alternative?
* surf no limits seems to be the obvious choice, or am I missing
  something?
* how much damage (financially) would an ISDN connection cause?
* anybody interested in a [W|N]AN in the D1 area [0]? (mail me off list
  if you are, please.) NAN is probably more realistic.


thanks,

Ken


[0] Dorset/Parnell area.