setting up a work computer
Me
FIRST
how to add another Internet connection and telephone line into our condo
because my wife will start working from home in about three weeks.
According to her employer's instructions,
She needs:
1) a PC (not a Mac or virtual PC), Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or
Vistayum and the monitor must accommodate 1024 x 768 resolution
2) DSL or cable, not wireless, internet connection.
3) analog or hard-wired digital land line dedicated for work
4) a computer room free of noise so she can take information from callers,
thus the door must be closed.
Our present computer (with printer, monitor, and scanner) is in the only
room that her work computer can be used in. It's the only one with a door
that can be shut so that she can work without distraction and background
noise. The Internet connection is DSL. There is no cable jack in the room
in which she will be working.
We have one land line and must keep it, as I understand it, because we have
to use that phone to open the building door for visitors, UPS, etc.
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The simplest solution is to just put in another hard-wired line with DSL in
the "office" and she can connect and talk over that phone's DSL connection.
Our new computer and stuff can go in the living room and use the same DSL
connection that we now use.
We're buying a new computer to replace this one - it's too old for our
taste, but good enough for her work She'll be using this PC which is a
Compaq Presario, +3200 AMD Athlon XP processor, 512 mg SDRAM memory Windows
XP Home edition and is up to date on all service packs.
We're stuck with these requirements unless she gets a different job, but, in
this economy, the bird in the hand.... The employer pays the phone bill.
The DSL fee might be deductible, to some degree.
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SECOND:
What brand, make model, operating system, processor speed, etc. would you
recommend for the replacement computer.
This new computer will be used almost exclusively for email, Internet
surfing, maybe some games and some writing that I do.
Office 2000 works with our present system and which is fine by me. A
different OS on the new home-use PC might dictate a different version of
Office, though. Our anti-virus software is ESET NOD32. I'm retired, at
home most of the time and am using the computer five hours a day sometimes.
We'll put the new one in the living room.
Thanks
Joe Zeff
> The simplest solution is to just put in another hard-wired line with DSL
> in the "office" and she can connect and talk over that phone's DSL
> connection. Our new computer and stuff can go in the living room and use
> the same DSL connection that we now use.
Yes, your wife will need a dedicated voice line, but putting DSL on it
would be a major waste of money. If your current DSL modem can support
two computers, run some CAT 5 from it to your new computer, and share the
connection. If not, buy a router, connect the router to the modem and
your two computers to it. Unless you're both doing major downloads at
the same time, you'll never notice the difference.
--
Joe Zeff -- The Guy With The Sideburns:
http://www.zeff.us http://www.lasfs.info
Physics is the mess that results when
you pollute mathematics with reality.
Steve Urbach
wrote:
>On Mon, 04 May 2009 12:22:49 -0700, Me wrote:
>
>> The simplest solution is to just put in another hard-wired line with DSL
>> in the "office" and she can connect and talk over that phone's DSL
>> connection. Our new computer and stuff can go in the living room and use
>> the same DSL connection that we now use.
>
>Yes, your wife will need a dedicated voice line, but putting DSL on it
>would be a major waste of money. If your current DSL modem can support
>two computers, run some CAT 5 from it to your new computer, and share the
>connection. If not, buy a router, connect the router to the modem and
>your two computers to it. Unless you're both doing major downloads at
>the same time, you'll never notice the difference.
I Second this solution.
Most recently (30 years :) ) built condos/apartments were pre-wired for more
than one line. Gently remove the phone jack wall plate (not surface mounted
jack) and look at the wires coming out of the wall: (you might want to write
the pair colors down)
What colors are attached to the jack (blu/white is typical 1st line and
orange/white is typical line 2, red/grn and Yel/Blk are alternates)
Is there a jack or blank plate (for one) in the desired room.?
If both sets of wires are attached, just buy a L1+L2 adapter at most
home/Radio Shack stores . Plug the second "single line" phone into L2 OR just
get a 2 line (has a hold) phone so she does not need to get up to let UPS in.
Me
"Legion" <Leg...@Invalid.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 4 May 2009 12:22:49 -0700, "Me" <m...@acmewidgets.com> wrote:
>
> Please be carefully, there are many "work at home" offers that are
> complete scams and they can sound very legitimate.
> What can you share about this job?
generic info: http://www.freeclear.com/about/
She's been working in the company's office in the Wells Fargo building in
downtown Seattle for a dew weeks. She got the job through a placement
agency that she's known for over ten years. Her job is to register
customers. I think her office gets registration calls from people in about
10 states. I don't want her working from home & my first thought was, "What
the hell? Telephone support for quitting smoking?" It is legit and they're
busy.
http://www.freeclear.com/about/clients/
Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
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current pc is:
http://www.cccira.gr/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=90_91&products_id=130
and ask, for example, for $800 what do you offer? So I found my current
vendor, and my PC cost me 750 euros, the above, but with a Samsung
20"SyncMaster 206 BW. My specs, in case you can't read the link:
CASE CODEGEN 401 SILVER BLACK 450W , M/B INTEL DG31PR FSB 1333, INTEL E8400
CORE 2 DUO 3,0 GHz 6 M FSB 1333 , VGA SAPHIRE ATI HD2400 PRO 512 MB , RAM 1
GB DDR2 (800 MHz) life time , HDD HITACHI 320GB SATA2 7200 16 MB , DVD-RW
L.G. 20X D.LAYER , SET KEYBOARD & MOUSE MICROSOFT BASIC , AUDIO 8 CHANELS ,
LAN 10/100/1000 , SPEAKERS TEAC 2X , MONITOR L.G. W1934 19" TFT WIDE 5000:1
BR.300 5 msec 3 years on site zero pixels
I also have put 1GB more ram, a DVD ROM drive and a PCI card with 4 extra
USB ports. Also a firewire card for my mini DV camcorder. Also win XP greek
legit (66 euros). This computer is fine for all your tasks, plus a moderate
gaming pc. You should search locally for a possible better offer.
> Office 2000 works with our present system and which is fine by me. A
> different OS on the new home-use PC might dictate a different version of
> Office, though. Our anti-virus software is ESET NOD32. I'm retired, at
> home most of the time and am using the computer five hours a day
> sometimes. We'll put the new one in the living room.
>
--
Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering
mechanized infantry reservist
hordad AT otenet DOT gr