On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:26:12 -0600, "Hibes" <spamback@you.com> wrote:

>Thanks guys. I'm familiar with hubs, I'm just more curious than anything to
>know if splitting a line will cause problems/damage if both computers are
>plugged into it but only one is on.
>
>Hibes

If you split a line using a router (not a hub please), no damage will be caused.
What damage would you expect? How are YOU talking about splitting the line?
How about some background about your network?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...useful-in.html

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