Hi, guyz i have 2 PC's in my house, and only 1 PC which is mine that has internet on it. Im jusr wondering if i can run 2 internet connections without using router BUT instead using this
(im not gonna buy this hub btw.. just for an example)


if so, do i still have to do the "Network Setup Wizard" Thing?

Thanks for the inputs guys

nope........

you are looking for a router that supports dual-WAN connections, and they are expensive as hell...

try this LINK for some examples...

if by "two internet connections" you mean "two computers connected to one internet", then you still need a router...

sure, i know, there are other ways of doing it, but if this is your overall level of understanding of how things work, you are going to be better off in the long run just spending $30 on a router from newegg...

well there are switches, which might work, but if one pc has 2 lan connectiopns, just use a regular lan cable for one, then use a crossover cable from that pc to the other pc. voila run network wizard and enjoy.

U can use that hub/switch. But u still need a router. U hook up the router and all pc's to it. Thax it. or u can get a network card but that pc would have to stay on if i'm not mistaken.

yeah sorry for the confusion.. what i meant was.. running 2 computer connected to one internet.. (Thx fu3lman)

oh yeah what's a good brand for routers?

D-Link and Linksys are the 2 that immediately come to mind...

4-Port 10/100Mbps Nway Switch Router PCI Card
http://glob2000.stores.yahoo.net/410nwswropci.html

A quick lesson for you...

A hub is typically the least expensive, least intelligent, and least complicated of the three. Its job is very, very simple: anything that comes in one port is sent out to the others. That's it. Every computer connected to the hub "sees" everything that every other computer on the hub sees. The hub itself is blissfully ignorant of the data being transmitted. For years, simple hubs have been quick and easy ways to connect computers in small networks.

A switch does essentially what a hub does, but more efficiently. By paying attention to the traffic that comes across it, it can "learn" where particular addresses are. For example, if it sees traffic from machine A coming in on port 2, it now knows that machine A is connected to that port, and that traffic to machine A needs to only be sent to that port and not any of the others. The net result of using a switch over a hub is that most of the network traffic only goes where it needs to, rather than to every port. On busy networks, this can make the network significantly faster.

A router is the smartest, and most complicated of the bunch. Routers come in all shapes and sizes, from the small four-port broadband routers that are very popular right now, to the large industrial strength devices that drive the internet itself. A simple way to think of a router is as a computer that can be programmed to understand, possibly manipulate, and route the data its being asked to handle. For example, broadband routers include the ability to "hide" computers behind a type of firewall, which involves slightly modifying the packets of network traffic as they traverse the device. All routers include some kind of user interface for configuring how the router will treat traffic. The really large routers include the equivalent of a full-blown programming language to describe how they should operate, as well as the ability to communicate with other routers to describe or determine the best way to get network traffic from point A to point B.

A quick note on one other thing that you'll often see mentioned with these devices, and that's network speed. Most devices now are capable of both 10mps (10 mega-bits, or million bits, per second) and 100mbs, and will automatically detect the speed. If the device is labeled with only one speed, then it will only be able to communicate with devices that also support that speed. 1000mbs, or "gigabit" devices are starting to slowly become more common as well. Similarly, many devices now also include 802.11b or 802.11g wireless transmitters that simply act like additional ports to the device.

Article by Leo Notenboom found here

I think that there are software solutions that will allow you to run a DHCP service from a PC, but we've never had much luck using them. I agree with others that it's easier to just spend a few bucks on a router

allright guyz.. so router it is

Thanks a lot