mikewelsh
New Around Here
I have become increasingly frustrated with an old network in our office (12 computers), that has problems and we pay about $5000 a year for remote maintenance of the software. (Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server)
What I would like to do is replace the computers with new windows 7 machines and have a simple network that is based around a wireless router so we can get internet access for email etc.
File sharing would be done using a large shared external HDD connected to the router.
Initial searching showed the Linksys WRT160NL or the Netgear WNDR3700 as possible candidates, but more detailed reading suggested that accessing the USB drive could have performance issues for more than 1 machine.
The shared documents are mostly Word files and a couple of Access databases.
Any suggestions about how I could achieve this network setup?
Do I need an NAS instead?
Could I connect an NAS to an ethernet port on the router that all the other computers could see?
What I would like to do is replace the computers with new windows 7 machines and have a simple network that is based around a wireless router so we can get internet access for email etc.
File sharing would be done using a large shared external HDD connected to the router.
Initial searching showed the Linksys WRT160NL or the Netgear WNDR3700 as possible candidates, but more detailed reading suggested that accessing the USB drive could have performance issues for more than 1 machine.
The shared documents are mostly Word files and a couple of Access databases.
Any suggestions about how I could achieve this network setup?
Do I need an NAS instead?
Could I connect an NAS to an ethernet port on the router that all the other computers could see?