[ILUG] Followup 1: Naive ADSL/WiFi questions (long (sorry!))?

[paul at clubi.ie]

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007, Brian Foster wrote:

> my SUSE 9.1 system.  I was broadly advised to stick to wired 
> ethernet, among many other very helpful hints.


> 2nd, a possibly trickier question:  it's a c.12 metre
> cable run from the phone socket to the computer.

Or rethink the wired/wireless question..

> should I go for a 10m cable from socked to ADSL modem

Go for a short run (1m) between phone socket and modem. If longer, 
use proper UTP - not the cheapo flat-ribbon telephone cable.

Better yet, just get a 50 quid DSL/wireless router..

regards,
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