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This weekend I added a cat-5 line from my office to Laura’s PC, but then realized I had nowhere to plug it in up here. So I had to add a switch to the network. This is pretty full for a home network, if you ask me:

What we have here, from left to right, is:

• SimpleTech USB drive – this is used as a backup to the…
• Buffalo Link Station NAS – which holds my MP3 collection & all photos.
• Next is the Linksys WRT54G3G Wireless Router (WRT54G3G-ST) which I use with my Sprint broadband card as a backup network connection, in the event Time Warner goes down.
• Next to that (blue, horizontal) is my new Linksys 8-Port Switch. I had to add this recently to accommodate Laura’s PC being added to the network via a wired connection (previously, she was wireless).
• Next to the switch is my cable modem. I lease this from Time Warner for my Roadrunner internet access.
• Moving along, the next thing that looks like it belongs on the International Spacestation is the Linksys WRT350N Wireless Router. This takes the connection from my cable modem and begins all that routing magic. It’s also a very powerful wireless station. This allows me to work from my livingroom or back deck.
• Finally, there’s 2 Vonage phone adapters. Why 2? I first had one for my business lines (2 lines – phone & fax). Then I decided to switch to Vonage for my home service, and had to add another.

So there it is – my messy home network. I’ll spare you photos of the hole in the wall that I created on Saturday. I was trying to drop a line inside the wall, but after hours of trying, I gave up & ran the line outside along with the cable / satellite lines.

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