HI ALL, I AM RUNNING AN INTERNET NETWORK IN MY BUILDING, I AM RUNNING AROUND 200 CLIENTS/COMPUTERS WHICH CONNECT TO MY SERVER THROUGH VARIOUS 8PORT SWITCHES ON CAT5 WIRE, ALL THE CLIENTS/COMPUTER IS GIVEN A UNIQUE USERNAME/PASSWORD WHICH THEY USE TO LOGIN TO THE SERVER TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, ALSO SOME CLIENTS ARE ALLOTTED DIFFERENT SPEED WHICH IS SET IN THE SERVER SOFTWARE FOR EACH USERNAME. WHAT I WANT IS I AM TIRED OF CHECKING EACH CAT5 WIRE AND TIRED OF SWITCHES HANGING TOO MUCH, I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE DSL ROUTER/MODEM CONNECTIONS THAT THEY RUN ON NORMAL 1PAIR WIRES AND DONT NEED ANY SWITCHES ETC. BUT I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED TO INSTALL AT MY END TO PROVIDE INTERNET TO MY CLIENTS I KNOW THAT ALL THE CLIENTS NEED DIFFERENT DSLROUTER/MODEM TO CONNECT BUT WHAT EXACTLY DO I NEED AT MY END AND APPROX WHAT WILL BE THE COST OF THE EQUIPMENT........WAITING FOR YOUR VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS

I'm trying to read this but it's making my head hurt. Turn off your Caps Lock please and repost. On the web, according to "netiquette" all caps is considered yelling and as I've already pointed out, it makes it real hard to read.

hi all, i am running an internet network in my building, i am running around 200 clients/computers which connect to my server through various 8-port switches on cat5 wire, all the clients/computer is given a unique username/password which they use to login, some of the clients are allotted different speed which is set in the server software for each username. what i want is i am tired of checking each wire and tired of switches getting hang too much, i have heard about the DSL connections they run on normal 1 pair wire and dont need any switches etc. can anyone tell me what equipment do i need to install at my end to provide internet to my clients through DSL routers/modems, what exactly to i need to install at my server end and approx what will be the cost of the equipment.......waiting for your valuable suggestions marc gujral

"some of the clients are allotted different speed which is set in the server software for each username." I don't believe that is possible unless when you say server you mean a managed switch. 200 users and 8 port switches? That would be 25 switches minimum. THAT IS CRAZY. Clearly the network has expanded without a network engineer involved. You have a topology design issue which simply put is you have too many switches. I would also suspect you have them cascaded [linked together serially] which also is a huge problem. Then you write: " i have heard about the DSL connections they run on normal 1 pair wire and dont need any switches" You heard wrong. Not only will you need switches but also an internet router. None of which address your original issue dealing with switch lockups and wiring. I would recommend you sit down and draw a diagram of your network. Start with a diagram of the buildings and where the switches are located as well as pcs/printers/devices. Then show all the links and how they connect to the server and internet. Post the diagram for review. I can tell you now you need to replace the 8 port switches so you can expect some costs to correct this network topology nightmare you find yourself in.

Well, that is better, but some capitalization also helps. I'm not sure what you're trying to do here. If you just want DSL internet access, call your DSL provider. They will tell you what you need (a modem) and likely provide it for you. After that, what you do is your business. The connection from the modem to your equipment will be a network cable. Typically these days most folks plug the modem into the External (WAN) port on a SOHO router and then connect switches and/or clients to the LAN ports of the SOHO router. If you're contemplating setting up some weird 2 wire network internally, well consider this. Your telco (telephone company) or whomever the DSL provider is, has big expensive equipment at their end that allows them to provide DSL over a 2 wire (telephone line) connection. It would cost you more than I feel sure you have to go that way. Oh, notice how nice and easy it is to read my reply and how professional it looks all because I use proper punctuation and capitalization? Not typing with proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization is very unprofessional and frankly, makes the poster look well................stupid and uneducated. I'm not trying to be insulting here, I'm just pointing out a simple fact.