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Best cable modem setup? Dennis K. 01-11-2007
Posted by Dennis K. on January 11, 2007, 2:40 pm
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Adelphia (now TimeWarner) is coming out tomorrow to install RoadRunner.

I have several PCs connected on an ethernet via a hub. The PC I want to
be the host for the cable internet connection only has a low-speed USB
port.

Would it be best to install the cable modem on the PC's USB port or on
the ethernet hub?

--

Dennis K.

Posted by Bill M. on January 11, 2007, 8:23 pm
wrote:

>Adelphia (now TimeWarner) is coming out tomorrow to install RoadRunner.
>
>I have several PCs connected on an ethernet via a hub. The PC I want to
>be the host for the cable internet connection only has a low-speed USB
>port.
>
>Would it be best to install the cable modem on the PC's USB port or on
>the ethernet hub?

I wouldn't bother making one of the PC's the host. What most people do
is connect a router to the cable modem, then the individual PC's get
connected to the router via its built-in switch. No host, no hub, and
definitely no USB. Put an Ethernet NIC into each PC that doesn't
already have one.

--
Bill

Posted by Warren on January 11, 2007, 8:57 pm
Dennis K. wrote:
> Adelphia (now TimeWarner) is coming out tomorrow to install RoadRunner.
>
> I have several PCs connected on an ethernet via a hub. The PC I want to
> be the host for the cable internet connection only has a low-speed USB
> port.
>
> Would it be best to install the cable modem on the PC's USB port or on
> the ethernet hub?
>

Neither.

Go out, and get a router. You can replace the hub with the router, or just
connect the hub to the router.

Networking using USB connections is awkward at best. It should only be
used if a bus designed for networking (most commonly Ethernet) is not
available. And if your network uses a hub or a switch, and the PC is not
functioning as a router, you would need to pay for multiple IP addresses
to address everything on your network.

If you really want to emulate Rube Goldberg, have fun. But the easy way is
to just get a router, and make it easy on yourself.

--
Warren H.

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Posted by Todd H. on January 11, 2007, 10:17 pm

> Dennis K. wrote:
> > Adelphia (now TimeWarner) is coming out tomorrow to install RoadRunner.
> >
> > I have several PCs connected on an ethernet via a hub. The PC I want to
> > be the host for the cable internet connection only has a low-speed USB
> > port.
> >
> > Would it be best to install the cable modem on the PC's USB port or on
> > the ethernet hub?
> >
>
> Neither.
>
> Go out, and get a router. You can replace the hub with the router, or just
> connect the hub to the router.

Hands down agreed. Replace the hub with a linksys BEFSR41 or WRT54G
(wireless) or equivalent. Both are reasonably priced and relatively
ubiquitous.

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

Posted by Dennis K. on January 12, 2007, 10:29 am
On 11 Jan 2007 21:17:43 -0600, comphelp@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote:

>Hands down agreed. Replace the hub with a linksys BEFSR41 or WRT54G
>(wireless) or equivalent. Both are reasonably priced and relatively
>ubiquitous.

I am reading up on the linksys BEFSR41. It talks about a web based
setup. If all I have right now is dial-up, can it still be setup? Or do
you need to connect it the high-speed cable to set it up? In other
words, what should I get installed first ... the router or the
high-speed cable. Chicken or egg?

--

Dennis K.

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