-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Moving home network to new home

In a message dated 2/28/2007 10:43:05 PM Pacific Standard
Time, 
gman.pcttgmail.com writes:
> 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

GMan,
     Thanks for the reply. Good point to "tag" all
wires for every whichway 
they go. No problem there. Yes, it's anticipated the new
cable company will use 
their own modem. No problem there either.
     So physically, my home network will be exactly the
same, starting with 
the router, except maybe some cable lengths may be
different.
     My concern is more about will the router settings have
to be changed, 
because a different modem will be used? This is the area
that I am most 
unfamiliar with - network/security settings. Our current
settings were set up by a 
tech when I moved in with my now fiance.
     If at all possible, I'd like to smarten up more, so
while I am looking 
over the new cable company tech's shoulder, I will
understand what's being 
done. Also, this will help if I need to troubleshoot in the
future.

     Two questions;
1. Will router settings have to be changed once we are at
the new place?
2. How do I view/change current network/security settings?

Thanks,

HB


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HB,
    No changes should be needed at all.  The only thing
being replaced is 
the source of the signal, but the signal is still entering
the router the 
same way.  All the cable modem does is translate the signal
into something 
the router can understand.  No settings are required help to
facilitate 
that.

    In order to best preserve your present settings, I would
suggest that 
you not turn on the computers at any time while the network
is disconnected. 
If they 'go to sleep' while connected and stay 'asleep'
until after they've 
been reconnected the exact same way, they won't even notice
that they're in 
a different state.  Only the cable modem will know and it
won't tell the 
rest of the setup.

    If you're looking to increase your understanding of
networking, I would 
strongly suggest you spend some quality time with Google, a
notepad and pen. 
Here's a couple of decent beginner guides that can help you
understand some 
of the basics of Networking.

ht
tp://computer.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid
=1427&page=1

Peace,
GMan

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

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Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:02 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Moving home network to new home


> GMan,
>     Thanks for the reply. Good point to "tag"
all wires for every whichway
> they go. No problem there. Yes, it's anticipated the
new cable company 
> will use
> their own modem. No problem there either.
>     So physically, my home network will be exactly the
same, starting with
> the router, except maybe some cable lengths may be
different.
>     My concern is more about will the router settings
have to be changed,
> because a different modem will be used? This is the
area that I am most
> unfamiliar with - network/security settings. Our
current settings were set 
> up by a
> tech when I moved in with my now fiance.
>     If at all possible, I'd like to smarten up more, so
while I am looking
> over the new cable company tech's shoulder, I will
understand what's being
> done. Also, this will help if I need to troubleshoot in
the future.
>
>     Two questions;
> 1. Will router settings have to be changed once we are
at the new place?
> 2. How do I view/change current network/security
settings?
>
> Thanks,
>
> HB 

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