swerve said:
Sorry Dan I was referring to my lack of knowledge not your posting ...
No, that was down to my terrible sense of humor. :laugh:
Sorry not back sooner. As to;
"'I do have 4 separate IP addresses, so that is like having 4 broadband lines. I can use these separate connections because I can see the node. So a mac-mini, a i-book have there own ip. The main feed goes to a belkin router, that feeds a XP desktop and a XP laptop. They is no download or back haul limit.'"
Well basically, from what I understand. Ehotspot use static IP addresses. So when you configure BB you enter the static address, rather than obtain IP address automatically. So the signal is sent from receiver o the roof to the node ( central receiver in the village ). Everyones signal is sent this way, so every one has their unique IP address/ addresses. The signal is sent by WiFi.
Now I am in the unique position that I can actually see the node ( receiver ) through our windows. The i-book and the mac-mini both have "G" standard WiFi. This is powerfull enough to send and receive signals from the central node. These 2 machines, therefore, have been configured with there own IP address. So they are 2 separate, full blown, 3Mb-4Mb broadband connections. No splitting of the signal, each can download well over 300Kbps.
So that's 2 full broadband connections, for the price of one.
Now the main computer. This has the wire from the roof. It was originally fed into a rj45 connection ( lan) into the back of the computer. The teckies at ehotspot told me, it would support a wireless router ( not a modem router ).
I bought the belkin router, it took a bit of configuration to take the static IP address. But since setup ( 12 months ago), it has worked flawlessly.
The router feeds the main computer and my XP laptop. Plus anything within range. This is a split connection using just one IP address.
So that is three full blown BB connections, for £14.99.
Am I pleased, er yes. lol
Yes a belkin router should work, it does with mine.
Hope this is a bit clearer.