Digital-Vortex
Gawd
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2001
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Hey all,
I'm setting up a network for a small office next week, i spoke to them today and its not a big job, 2 laptops, 2 printers, one internet connection.
My first question is wired or wireless. They origionally suggested wireless, but security is my main concern. i know i could just turn off SSID broadcasting and run MAC filtering, but is this enough?
Also, the 2 printers, while one is a simple printer the other is a 3 in 1 printer/scanner/copier, and i beleive they want to use it as a scanner. Is it possible to have this run over the network? I've never attempted this before, so was wondering if anyone has done this?
and last but not least, would a cheap linksys switch be ok for this task? i only as because the guys jaw dropped in horror when i quoted £200 as a maximum price. so cheaper it is the better it is
Thanks
I'm setting up a network for a small office next week, i spoke to them today and its not a big job, 2 laptops, 2 printers, one internet connection.
My first question is wired or wireless. They origionally suggested wireless, but security is my main concern. i know i could just turn off SSID broadcasting and run MAC filtering, but is this enough?
Also, the 2 printers, while one is a simple printer the other is a 3 in 1 printer/scanner/copier, and i beleive they want to use it as a scanner. Is it possible to have this run over the network? I've never attempted this before, so was wondering if anyone has done this?
and last but not least, would a cheap linksys switch be ok for this task? i only as because the guys jaw dropped in horror when i quoted £200 as a maximum price. so cheaper it is the better it is
Thanks