Gateway dx4300 User Guide

CHAPTER 2: Setting Up and Getting Started

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Attached to the router are all of your 

computers or Ethernet-ready devices. Also 

connected to the router is a cable or DSL 

modem that provides access to the Internet.

Equipment you need for a router-based 

Ethernet network

For a wired Ethernet network you need:

Important

For best results, all Ethernet components should be either 

standard Ethernet (10 Mbps), Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps or 10/100), 

or Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps or 10/100/1000). A mixture of 

components rated at different speeds will result in your network 

running at the speed of the slowest rated component

.

Cable/DSL 

modem

Router