----- Original Message -----
From: "Cal Peters" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 5:52 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] networking: hub or router?


> I am in the process of setting up a 3 machine peer-to-peer ethernet
network.
> I have Win98 installed on all 3, and would like to be able to provide for
> future high speed internet access.  Do I need a hub and a router, or just
a
> router?
>
A router is only needed for communicating with the outside world (ie.
Internet or VPN)
What you need is an auto-switch 10/100 hub.

Winston

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