A router is not a hub with a firewall. A router can assign IP addresses, a hub cannot.
Most ISPs only allow you to connect with 1 IP address. To get anymore, you have to pay a fee. By connecting directly to the modem via a hub, each device will have a different IP, and your ISP probably won't allow it, or you're gonna be paying a higher monthly fee to do so.
A router assigns IP addresses internally, so each device can connect to the internet using the same IP. Get it? Probably not. But I just typed a good explanation, clicked submit, and got an error. ****ty Windows IE6 erased everything when i clicked back, so now you're getting the half-assed version.
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