Most of the families have more than one computer, so we made sure we would get more than one IP number per family from our ISP. We range from 2 to 7 IPs per family right now, even if quite a lot are unused - we have reserved one extra IP number per family for IP-Telephony (just in case...).

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This is the incoming fiber outlet at home. Inside the white box are two connected multi mode-fibers (it is Full Duplex, you know!) and two unconnected single mode-fibers - they are just awaiting the future...

There is a 2 feet patch-cable from the left of the box (to the converter on next picture).

At the very bottom of the picture is the CATV-outlet.

Here is our central at home. The black box in the upper right is the 100 Mbps fiber-to-copper converter. The two (gray&white) fibers enter the box on the left side and a 2 feet patch TP-cable is connected to our 5-port switch to the left of the converter.

Those who have 100 Mbps converters need to use switches, because a HUB can't work in Full Duplex on the uplink. Only switches and switching hubs will do the job!

Below the switch and the converter is a regular 8-port 10/100 hub.

We have 6 computers connected right now, but it varies from day to day.

This is an old picture of my Surfboard.

Nowadays the monitor is inhabited by an orange 76 ball from my trip to Western USA in 2001, longhorns and a Bald Eagle, both from my trip to Texas in 1999. The Mickey & Minnie-socks are from a trip to Walt Disney World, Florida, in 1997.

I have a much nicer chair, too, because I spend 15-16 hours per day in it...