NO, because a router/FIREWALL makes more sense than putting any PCs directly on the internet!
Save a few bucks typically means loose a few in the end. You will need both router & switch if you want 1GB, unless someone has started making routers with 1GB switches. Router wise, look around for devices supporting OpenWrt, DD-Wrt, or Tomato:
http://openwrt.org http://www.dd-wrt.com http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato Stan Zaske wrote:
I may just replace my current router if it turns out to be broken. Reading the manual on my Motorola Surfboard 5100 it shows a connection example of connecting to multiple PC's with a hub or switch. So apparently the modem is a DHCP server (if that's the right way to say it). Does anybody on the list use a 4 or 5 port switch instead of a router? Personally, I'd rather save a few bucks and just get a 10/100/1000 switch instead of a 10/100 router.
