On 14 Aug 2001, at 14:34, Michael Dana wrote:
> The hub needs the HST address the cable company gave you, not each
> computer. Your home network then stands alone, with the hub as the
> entrance to the cable network. I agree the cable advertise to have
> a home network, but then they refuse to support it. I am using a
> Lingsys BEFSR41, their customer service walked me right thru
> setting this up in less than 10mins and I have NONE of AT&T
> software on my computer, you do not need it. To get number in the
> router, I use a DOS command to enter it.
Just a nit: A *hub* doesn't have an address.
You're using a BEFSR41, which packages several logical devices in a
single box: a "switch" (alternative to a hub, provides multiple
ports on a network segment) and a "router" which has addresses on the
cable network and the private network.
The hub the poster has is *just* a hub; in order to have an
addressed device, as you describe here, he needs to add a router.
David Gillett
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