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Internet sharing via Netgear Hub
Name: kriss17388 Date: August 12, 2008 at 15:41:28 Pacific OS: WinXP CPU/Ram: Intel Product: Netgear
Comment:
Hi,
im having difficulties sharing my internet connection between my PC and my MacBook Pro.
Basically i have just purchased a Netgear FS605 hub, and i have connected port 1 to my modem and the computers on ports 2 and 3, but i can only gain access to the internet from 1 computer at a time,
how can i access the internet from both computers at the same time,
Name: guapo Date: August 12, 2008 at 15:57:47 Pacific
Reply:
Exchange the hub for a router.
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Response Number 2
Name: kriss17388 Date: August 12, 2008 at 16:10:58 Pacific
Reply:
its not a hub sorry, its a switch
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Response Number 3
Name: guapo Date: August 12, 2008 at 16:27:21 Pacific
Reply:
I'm still going to give you the same answer. Exchange it for a router.
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Response Number 4
Name: kriss17388 Date: August 12, 2008 at 16:49:01 Pacific
Reply:
oh ok thanks for your help,
ive just spent money on this switch lol, should i keep it, what can it be good for?
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Response Number 5
Name: guapo Date: August 12, 2008 at 17:38:45 Pacific
Reply:
You only need the switch if you are going to have more than 4 wired PCs on your network.
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Response Number 6
Name: StuartS Date: August 13, 2008 at 05:32:48 Pacific
Reply:
A hub and a switch do pretty much the same job except that a switch does it better. A switch is for connecting computers together in a Local Area Network. A router is for connecting two networks together. In this case a Local Area Network and the Internet. Most home routers come with a 4 port switch built in.
Which makes the switch you already have pretty much redundant unless you have more than four computers to connect to the Internet.
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