I have 2 questions on routers/ ethernet hubs/switches

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Compuern00b

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Answering any of them would be awesome :)

1) is this right???

So a router is usually made of hubs + switches and can be used to either
share an internet connection AND share files/printers


and a switch or hub is less sophisticated but can still be used to either share
an internet connection AND share files/printers --but without a firewall
or IP address assigned???

2) if i were to route my XP dial up connection ( I know it will be slow -really slow) -- then I would just have to plug in the router / ethernet cables and then run the NEtwork Setup Wizard on the host computer???? Is that it


and then it will automatically work when I click the browser on the client?
 
Compuern00b said:
Answering any of them would be awesome :)

1) is this right???

So a router is usually made of hubs + switches and can be used to either
share an internet connection AND share files/printers
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No a Router a switch and a hub are all different. now your basic home DSL/Cable router is a router and a switch combined and yes it can be used to share internet connections, files and printers

Compuern00b said:
Answering any of them would be awesome :)

and a switch or hub is less sophisticated but can still be used to either share
an internet connection AND share files/printers --but without a firewall
or IP address assigned???

and then it will automatically work when I click the browser on the client?
Click to expand...

A Hub is less sophisticated all it does is sends the data that comes in one port back out all ports . also a hub is half duplex meaning it can only send OR receive data at any given time. a hub is kind like a repeater.

a switch can send and receive data at the same time and can also send data to a specific port.


Compuern00b said:
2) if i were to route my XP dial up connection ( I know it will be slow -really slow) -- then I would just have to plug in the router / ethernet cables and then run the NEtwork Setup Wizard on the host computer???? Is that it
Click to expand...

Yes this is correct, most of the time this is all that needs to be done
 
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