>>> Ok, here's the deal. I have a cable modem going to an iMac. I want to
>>> share
>>> it's internet connection with a PM 7500, and possibly and PB 1400. Also,
>>> using the network connection I want to share an epson printer via USB print
>>> share off the iMac, and still have the ability to print to a serial printer
>>> connected to the PM 7500 all the while, sharing files through all of the
>>> computers. Is this done by plugging the modem into the router, and then
>>> having each other computer plug into the router?? Which router to use?
>>
>> You mean plug all the devices into a hub or switch?
>> Any hub or switch will work, they vary in the number or ports, internal
>> bandwidth, and networking speeds supported.
>
> My case provides some clarification to the above statement. When I received
> my cable modem, my Asante 4-port hub did indeed allow all computers to
> access the internet, but only one computer at a time. And to go from using
> one computer to another, I had to "refresh" the modem by shutting it down
> for two minutes as explained in the modem instructions. I knew this would
> be the case in advance from reading listservs like this one. (Thanks to all
> you folks.) Now that I have an Asante router/switch, all computers have
> internet access simultaneously.
Why would the Asante hub allow the computers to access the internet only one
at a time? We have a Linksys 5-port hub, with all the computers and the
cable modem plugged into it, and the computers all have simultaneous access.
Is the difference that we have a Linux server, and in the above situation
there was no 'router' until the Asante router/switch was added?
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Amber Rhea
Certified Macintosh System Administrator
Tangerine Computer Services, Athens, GA
http://www.tangerinecs.com
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