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Originally posted by NotFromHere
As I recall, the satellite guys had to get into the same box when they installed the dishes (first the regular and now....HD!!!) So the cable probable runs through there as well. I'm sure the builders put all the media into the 1 area. I guess I just can't figure out where the modem and the router are going to go since the box looks just like the fuse box downstairs - there's no extra room. But -- that's not your problem and I counted - we have 8 Cat 5 jacks. that's excessive. They only missed the laundry room and the bathrooms.
I will discuss with the other bread winner and see how he feels about yet more computer shit. Thanks for all your help - you all are a great resource. We should tell people about us.
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Another potential issue, since you mention it's in a closet: you are going to need a power supply for the router (and the cable modem). Hopefully, if your house is new and it was wired while it was built, the builders were smart enough to wire an outlet in there as well. But, well, I'm not counting on it.
I agree with Burget on the shelf: it'll take 15 minutes to put one up. It doesn't even need to be able to hold a lot of weight.
(Burger: The spiffy Mac thing IS a print server, although if it's only going to be used as a print server, I think it can be beat on price by a single purpose unit.)
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