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Originally Posted by pparks1
it might depend upon your ISP and the equipment Bennie. I have an Arris modem from my provider and I know that it will only make a connection and talk directly to 1 internal host. Plugged a hub/switch only provides access to the first device that it sees and additional machines simply don't connect.
So, that's my experience. Just pony up a few dollars for a router and you will be all set with a firewall to boot.
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ISP supplied modems in the States must be alot different to those we get in Australia.
I haven't come across a single DSL modem yet that isn't capable of what I've described.