I just ran about 130' of Cat 5 ethernet cable from my house to my office in an underground conduit (that was a lot of work!). My setup:

- house has Comcast cable modem connected to original AirPort base station. This has worked great for over two years. But, I needed to get online in my office, about 100' from my house - airport signal wouldn't reach, even with external antenna, etc. Concrete block building/steel door must have interfered.

- dug the ditch, ran the wires, connected the Pismo, worked, but then house Macs didn't connect! Learned it was because I had an ethernet HUB instead of a ROUTER! Had to keep resetting the modem to change from house to office.

- bought a D-Link router yesterday, connected it, now, all is well in house using AirPort and in office using the ethernet cable...

I learned the difference between hubs/routers by STF (searching the forums) yesterday. I also ran coaxial cable, so now have cable TV in the office as well!

Just wanted to share this victory; maybe it will help someone else...

Ditch Diggin' Leader!

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Thanks, blu, glad to know I can get a Leader in something!

Yah, unfortunately it takes a headache or two before you learn about specific components in setting up a network. You're well on your way now though!

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You Conduit!

heh.

So you got TV out there. You got internet... You got a fridge? Is the game on?

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Don't ask who the bell's for, dude. It's you.

Great place for learning network tech.:
[www.atpm.com]

BGnR

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"Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto! You're beautiful!"
"If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster."
"Near the day of Purification, there will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky."
"A container of ashes might one day be thrown from the sky, which could burn the land and boil the oceans."

Thanks, all, esp. BigGR; bookmarked that threemacs place...

Next - fridge, the games, etc.

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LaserKun
Next - fridge, the games, etc.

The important stuff!

BGnR

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"Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto! You're beautiful!"
"If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster."
"Near the day of Purification, there will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky."
"A container of ashes might one day be thrown from the sky, which could burn the land and boil the oceans."