Al, Sorry, just getting back to one of your questions.
A router is a hub with a switch. A hub merely takes information sent to it and sends it to all the computers attached to it. A switch takes information sent to it and sends it to a specific machine attached to it. I have heard it explained like this. When someone calls your home number, all the phones ring and five people in your house can pick up five different phones and here the same thing. That is like a hub. In an office, someone can call the office number and then ask for your extention and the call is sent directly to your phone and your phone only. the other part of your question is maybe. *GRIN* Some hubs do contain firewall protection. And, not all routers provide firewall protection. So, you would have to look up your hub information online and see if it is also a firewall. HTH -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 Visit the JAWS Users list home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the JAWS Users List send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jaws-users/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jaws-users/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
