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Unread 03-16-2004, 03:14 PM   #4
earlmred
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Originally Posted by BadPenguin
at work we do have a 16 port hub, but I didnt think that hubs would work for networking with a modem and such.. I though thats what sepperated a router from a hub? I could be wrong tho. could somebody give me suggestions? could I plug a 16 port hub into this:

http://www.linksys.com/products/prod...id=29&prid=142

it seems liek it work work to me.. but somebody please correct me if im wrong.. thanks!
Yes, just get a Cable/DSL Router with DHCP capability then connect a hub or switch to one of the ports and set the gateway on all of the devices to the router (usually 192.168.0.1). Set all of the devices to DHCP for easiest configuration.
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