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October 10th, 2002, 03:17 PM
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 OK, I give. What's the diff among a switch, hub, and a router?
Right now at my folk's we have a cable modem hooked to a hub, which then feeds their machine (Win2k Pro) and my machine (WinXP Pro). This is used purely for internet access. Well, I keep hearing people scream that I shouldn't use a hub. Especially w/ our recent internet access problem, I posted on another site and *everybody* badmouthed the hub. Most everybody said, "Ditch ZoneAlarm and the hub, get a router w/ a hardware firewall." They went on to recommend a "Barracuda" which can be had for around $50 they said.
Why is this? Feel free to give the super-techie answer. If I still don't understand I'll ask for the layman answer. 
Last edited by tewetzel; October 10th, 2002 at 03:21 PM.
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