Re: HUB or router
From: Bob Willard (BobwBSGS_at_TrashThis.comcast.net)
Date: 04/07/04
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Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 07:04:15 -0400
Chuck wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:42:56 -0700, "Mercury"
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>
>>hello there network techs.I am planning to set up a
>>network consisting four machines. Three of them are
>>desktops and will have xp pro on them. one will be a
>>labtop and will have wi-fi enabled. I am also planning to
>>have internet connection via dsl. In addition to that I
>>will be remotely accessing my netwotk from home or outside
>>when needed. My question Is. Is it better to have one
>>machine set up as a host with ics enabled consisting of
>>two network cards one for dsl and one for the network.
>>Having a hub that allows the other two to connect and
>>having a wirless acces point connected to the hub giving
>>access to the labtop. also creating a vpn connection to
>>allow remote access. Or is it better to have a router with
>>ethernet and wirless capabilities that allows the dsl
>>modem and all the other computers to connect through the
>>router. My worry with the second solution is. Will the vpn
>>still work? and which IP address will I use?. My concern
>>with the first solution is. Will the internet connection
>>on the host stay constant or does it need to be reset all
>>the time it logs off or gets disconnected..and if it does
>>do the clients need to be reconfigured. and I guess this
>>can go for the second solution with the router.If you can
>>see any additional problems with this setup feel free to
>>state them. Mostly appreciated. Mercury
>
>
> Mercury,
>
> IMHO, and without exception, a router is your best choice.
>
> All computers will be safer. The router will block any malevolent internet
> traffic. This further protects the internet, from your becoming infected and
> spreading the infection.
>
> All computers will run better, with the router blocking the trash infection
> traffic.
>
> All computers will run independent of each other. Right now, if you have
> internet connectivity on multiple computers, either you are paying your ISP for
> multiple connections (a waste of $$$), or you have to have one computer on
> whenever you wish to access the internet from any other. With a router, neither
> is true.
>
> If you can afford to have more then one computer, and broadband, you can afford
> a router. For many reasons.
>
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
Agreed. In addition to the reasons Chuck listed, hardware routing is
more robust than software routing. A hardware router is a relatively
simple, single-function device; a software router, running a M$ OS,
is complex, buggy, and insecure.
-- Cheers, Bob
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