eMachines el1331 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:

•

Two or more computers with Ethernet jacks

•

One router

•

One broadband Internet connection (optional)

•

Ethernet cables connecting all of the network 

equipment

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

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