On Saturday 21 May 2005 08:11 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > > Best of all is if you can spend a little more to buy a router that > > includes some hub capability. They are often described as having two or > > four RJ45 sockets. If you can do that you configure the router to be the > > gateway to the Internet, and both computers connect through that. It's > > easy to get this set up with the help of the list. HTH > > > > Anne > > I've been looking at prices etc. Defintely affordable. Just to make > sure I'm on the right track - something described as 8 port network hub > with RJ45 cable, would be appropriate? > Thanks That will work, but if you see something called an 8 port network switch that will work better as it manages the flow of traffic and prevents collisions. In other words it has a faster process. They are also not very expensive. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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