I would like to build a home peer-to-peer network that shares a cable modem
internet connection, but I am not sure whether the setup that I have in mind
will fly.  I presently have a Cat5 cable coming out of the modem, going to a
USB 10/100 Ethernet adapter, then a USB cable into the existing computer.
There is no NIC installed.  This is the arrangement the local ISP provided,
and it appears to work fine.  What I would like to do is run the Cat5 from
the modem into a 4-port hub, then the Cat5/USB line out of hub into existing
computer, and finally a Cat5 cable off of the hub into a NIC in the second
computer.  I have briefly tried to establish a connection using this setup,
but I cannot get the port light to illuminate on the hub when I connect the
modem.  Both computers get a green light at the hub when connected.

Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

TIA,
George

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