[Neutrino]

Originally Posted by Webmaster_Zeus

A router is not required at all, as the IP is issued by your ISP and not the actual device itself. Think of it as u connecting to a DHCP server of some sort, which is really is in essence.

Yes you can just plug it in and it will share, but what happends is your ISP will issue multiple ISP (to each computer that access the internet that is) and they might/might not allow you to do such things (pending per contact u signed up).

Also depending on your contract you might not even be allowed to share your internet connection at all. Depending if your allowed to have multiple IP from the ISP, then a normal hub will do, but if it isn't allowed, you def need a router, or setup a linux router of some sort, it's cheap, powerful, effective, and can act as a firewall.

But recommandation is go the router, hence y I got a DSL 504

that is why i said "i guess you don't need a router if you have a single computer"....problem is that i'm so used to run multiple computers that my brain is defaulting the use of a router

and really doubt his isp will give him more than one ip adress without extra charge so he will need a router for more computers...you know how big of a pain the isp's are


plus the fun thing with a router is that you can have the security of a VAN and more control over ports