Michael Goldbeck wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I am considering a subscription to RoadRunner. My understanding is that in
> order to hook up several iMacs (in this case 3) to the cable modem, I will
> need a router. Two questions: Do I need a separate hub or do some (or all)
> routers also function as hubs. Also, can anyone recommend a brand of
> router.
I recommend that people avoid Linksys...simply because they do not offer any
Macintosh support. Their routers work fine with Mac's, but the company has an
"anti-mac" stance that is truly annoying. Go Asante. They have been Mac
friendly for years. You can get a Router that has several ports that functions
as a Hub as well. Just sop appropriately.
> One additional question, I'm planning on having cable modem and router in an
> unheated garage which can get quite cold in winter (though unusual, it could
> go down to as low as zero degrees Fahrenheit.) Is there any problem with
> this?
Not a problem. Computers and peripherals like the cold. One of the companies
that I work for has their servers in a "cold" room. It is a refrigerated walk
in freezer type of room, and their servers run great.
-- Kyle H. Hansen
Apple Certified Technician
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