-=PCTechTalk=- Moving home network to new home

Hello all,
     I'm researching what to look out for, should we move to
a new city. Our 
current setup; 2 desktops (Mac and PC) wired, 2 laptops (Mac
and PC) wireless. 
XP home MCE on PC's and OSX on Mac's. Broadband is provided
via the cable 
company, and router is linksys vonage.
     I'm concerned about minimizing the time of lost
Internet access while in 
transition to the new place. I'm not at all smart about
routers. I'm thinking 
the ideal situation would be for me to have the TV, router,
and both laptops, 
and cables, at the new house when the cable guy arrives for
the install.
     Of course, the cable company would know I needed both
cable and 
broadband services installed. We're not sure if we will buy
in the city (Fresno,Ca), 
or rural area. Nor are we sure yet if the cable company has
broadband 
available. We will find out in a day or two.
     Some questions that I'm not even sure if I am asking
them correctly 
(assuming cable broadband is available);
     How difficult would it be to setup our current network
at the new place 
myself?
     Will I need to re-setup the router, based on it being
connected to a 
different cable company? And if so, do I need the Vonage
router Setup CD, as 
opposed to using their web based utility?

Thanks,

HB




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HB,
    Without some of the info you won't have until you get
closer to the 
move, it's difficult to answer everything you're asking
here.  Still, if you 
find that cable is available there and decide to sign up for
it, your setup 
will be exactly as it is right now.  It's possible that they
may require a 
different cable modem and you'll need to switch out your old
one for theirs. 
This should not affect your connectivity in any way other
than the new modem 
might look different.

    Before you break anything down to pack it up, get some
masking tape and 
a good black pen.  Mark each connection with a number, both
on the cable 
near the end connector AND on the spot where it plugs into
the device.  It 
doesn't matter where you start as long as every used
connection has its own 
unique number.  When you're finished, disconnect the cables
from all of the 
devices.  Wrap each one carefully as you disconnect them and
do whatever is 
necessary to protect the masking tape from destruction. 
When you're 
through, gather all of the cables together and write down
the numbers from 
each end of each cable.  If one of the cables has a 3 on one
end and a 12 on 
the other, write them down as shown below.

3 = 12
4 = 8
5 = 15
etc.

    When you're finished, the paper will show you that the
device with the 
#3 must be reconnected to the device with the 12 when you
arrive at the new 
place.  You can now remove the tape from the ends of the
cables.  The reason 
for removing them is because the new place will most likely
require 
different lengths of cables to reach to each device (unless
you can set up 
the computer area exactly the same way as before).  Having
the tape on the 
wrong cable lengths will only confuse things at that point. 
      lol

Peace,
GMan

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never
asked!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <HandsomeBlckaol.com>
To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 12:00 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Moving home network to new home


> Hello all,
> I'm researching what to look out for, should we move to
a new city. Our
> current setup; 2 desktops (Mac and PC) wired, 2 laptops
(Mac and PC) 
> wireless.
> XP home MCE on PC's and OSX on Mac's. Broadband is
provided via the cable
> company, and router is linksys vonage.
> I'm concerned about minimizing the time of lost
Internet access while in
> transition to the new place. I'm not at all smart about
routers. I'm 
> thinking
> the ideal situation would be for me to have the TV,
router, and both 
> laptops,
> and cables, at the new house when the cable guy arrives
for the install.
> Of course, the cable company would know I needed both
cable and
> broadband services installed. We're not sure if we will
buy in the city 
> (Fresno,Ca),
> or rural area. Nor are we sure yet if the cable company
has broadband
> available. We will find out in a day or two.
> Some questions that I'm not even sure if I am asking
them correctly
> (assuming cable broadband is available);
> How difficult would it be to setup our current network
at the new place
> myself?
> Will I need to re-setup the router, based on it being
connected to a
> different cable company? And if so, do I need the
Vonage router Setup CD, 
> as
> opposed to using their web based utility?
>
> Thanks,
>
> HB 

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May I suggest the digital camera take some photos of 
the back of the case with everything connected.

This also works well when opening the case before 
making any changes.

IHTH

Mike the mod
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On 3/1/2007 at 1:40 AM GMan wrote:

HB,
Without some of the info you won't have until you get closer
to the 
move, it's difficult to answer everything you're asking
here.  Still, if
you 
find that cable is available there and decide to sign up for
it, your setup=
 
will be exactly as it is right now.  It's possible that they
may require a 
different cable modem and you'll need to switch out your old
one for
theirs. 
This should not affect your connectivity in any way other
than the new
modem 
might look different.

Before you break anything down to pack it up, get some
masking tape and 
a good black pen.  Mark each connection with a number, both
on the cable 
near the end connector AND on the spot where it plugs into
the device.  It 
doesn't matter where you start as long as every used
connection has its own=
 
unique number.  When you're finished, disconnect the cables
from all of the=
 
devices.  Wrap each one carefully as you disconnect them and
do whatever is=
 
necessary to protect the masking tape from destruction. 
When you're 
through, gather all of the cables together and write down
the numbers from 
each end of each cable.  If one of the cables has a 3 on one
end and a 12
on 
the other, write them down as shown below.

3 =3D 12
4 =3D 8
5 =3D 15
etc.

When you're finished, the paper will show you that the
device with the 
#3 must be reconnected to the device with the 12 when you
arrive at the new=
 
place.  You can now remove the tape from the ends of the
cables.  The
reason 
for removing them is because the new place will most likely
require 
different lengths of cables to reach to each device (unless
you can set up 
the computer area exactly the same way as before).  Having
the tape on the 
wrong cable lengths will only confuse things at that point. 
      lol

Peace,
GMan

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never
asked!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <HandsomeBlckaol.com>
To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 12:00 PM
Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Moving home network to new home


Hello all,
I'm researching what to look out for, should we move to a
new city. Our
current setup; 2 desktops (Mac and PC) wired, 2 laptops (Mac
and PC) 
wireless.
XP home MCE on PC's and OSX on Mac's. Broadband is provided
via the cable
company, and router is linksys vonage.
I'm concerned about minimizing the time of lost Internet
access while in
transition to the new place. I'm not at all smart about
routers. I'm 
thinking
the ideal situation would be for me to have the TV, router,
and both 
laptops,
and cables, at the new house when the cable guy arrives for
the install.
Of course, the cable company would know I needed both cable
and
broadband services installed. We're not sure if we will buy
in the city 
(Fresno,Ca),
or rural area. Nor are we sure yet if the cable company has
broadband
available. We will find out in a day or two.
Some questions that I'm not even sure if I am asking them
correctly
(assuming cable broadband is available);
How difficult would it be to setup our current network at
the new place
myself?
Will I need to re-setup the router, based on it being
connected to a
different cable company? And if so, do I need the Vonage
router Setup CD, 
as
opposed to using their web based utility?

Thanks,

HB 



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