I don't even need the modem to be always on.. I can dial up on it from a
computer, cant I do that through a switch?


"kenny" <nope@at.all> wrote in message
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>I only want up to 4 computers connected.. I dont need a
> hardware firewall ( I will use XPSP2 firewall on the pcs) .. I just want
> to connect my ADSL modem (its just a simple ethernet adsl modem) so that
> its always on, and the other computers connect to the internet and between
> themselves (for file and printer sharring). I want to be able to use
> EMULE, and other programs than need ports open directly to the internet,
> without the (router, hub, switch) getting in the way. All PCs with have
> static ip addresses (internal network).
>
> I DONT WANT TO FIDDLE WIITH PORTS... I want to be as if I am directly
> connected to the internet with only the XPSP2 software firewall...
>
> Router, hub, switch... whats the best for my situation?
>
>