Mark As a suggestion, instead of the para that says
"You can use a network switch or a hub instead of the router. A switch will not have the security of a router and will not have a DHCP server either. A hub is even less desireable - while a switch will direct packets to the appropriate device, a hub will echo all packets to all devices and it's up to each device to sort out what is addressed to it. This can lead to congestion." we replace it with something like "Note that the modem and router are often combined into a single box, called something like a "DSL Router". In this case your devices all plug straight into it. If your router doesn't have enough ports you can add a Switch very cheaply which allows you to connect multiple devices within your local network together. You may see reference to hubs as doing the same thing - these are now more or less obsolete, avoid them." Ceejay -- ceejay ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23604 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
