Features
If you want to use your high speed Internet access with more than one computer, I'd recommend taking a look at
SMC's Barricade 7004ABR.
SMC promotes the Barricade as an "all-in-one networking solution for home and small-business users." This broadband router (with built-in switch) features four ports and auto-senses whether your network is 10 or 100 Mbps. It has a built-in firewall, a four-port hub, a parallel port print server and an RS-232 COM port (for fail-over dial-up or modem connections). It is totally platform independent: Whether you run Windows, Mac, Linux, xBSD or Unix, all you require is a graphical Web browser to configure and monitor your connection. All standard Internet connections are supported, including xDSL, cable modem, ISDN and even dial-up via modem (which can also be used for fail-safe backup connections). Although the Barricade features four ports, it supports up to 253 computers when used with additional hubs.
