Re: Why doesn't a hub work for WAN sharing?
- From: DLR <news22@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 06:10:15 -0500
Basically, you want to know if a hub will work instead of a router, and the
answer is yes, unless certain criteria is met that is controlled by your
ISP. You'll have to try and see (or call your ISP). We've already given you
the reasons why it might not work or may not work as you hoped.
(But, given that you can often buy a fully featured NAT router for $10 new
(after rebates), the question would be why bother with a hub?)
And when broadband Internet first came out, especially cable, folks would just plug the modem into their hub (switches were rare in home in the late 90s) and go. Then folks started noticing that they could see the public folder of some neighbors and other printers and what not. Then the cable companies scrambled to change their infrastructure as they apparently didn't think anyone would connect anything other than a single computer or a router. :)
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