[CQ-Contest] Cable modem questions

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

At 07:09 PM 3/10/2002 -0500, Gary J. Ferdinand W2CS wrote:

>First of all, you do not NEED a router. You might decide it's the best 
>option, but it's not necessary.

I've been down these roads.  You need to check with your Internet provider, 
a router may indeed be necessary. For example, AT&T Broadband charges an 
additional fee ($9.95/month) to connect more than 1 computer (up to 3 
actually) to the Internet (they call it Home Networking).  Using a router, 
I can connect as many computers as I want without paying the additional fee 
(they see the router as a single computer).  You can set up a gateway 
computer and a hub and do the same thing, but then it needs 2 network 
cards, must always be on, some software like AOL might not work through it, 
etc.

73 - Jim AD1C


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