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Originally posted by gekko
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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oh, well pardon my ignorance from my earlier post. I think i can understand wut your saying. i have just one more question though. at radio shack there was 2 different ethernet cables, they were both the same in length but one was more money and it said high speed on it, the other didnt say high speed, wuts the deal with that? thanks.
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