On 7/16/06, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Chuckk Hubbard wrote:
> through, I'm kinda strapped. Also, what I was saying about ethernet
> is that each comp only has one port. So even if I had a router, I'd
> need an extra port for each machine if I wanted to connect the LAN and
> internet at the same time. Or I could buy one 2-port card and put
> both of the other ports on one box. So I'm buying a hub, a router,
> and a PCI card.
Definitely not true. Each machine needs only *one* Ethernet jack.
A multi-port router has a (4 or 5 port) switch built into it so that
you access the internet *and* the other machine over the same wire.
Plug your cable modem and Macs into this one unit, and then they'll
all see each other.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833127013
Sweet. I never tried that. Thanks for showing me the light.
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