| When I first started in computers, one of
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| | Unfortunately because of the fact that
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| the most confusing things that I ran
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| | the hub does not have built-in firewall
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| across was how to set up a home network.
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| | or any other such software that can
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| The differences between hubs, routers,
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| | protect the computers behind the hub
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| Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) and
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| | Computers A must also be running Windows
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| cabling were a mystery to me. But after
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| | firewall in the background which provides
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| much trial and error and built-up
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| | an additional performance hit.
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| experience I managed to figure things out
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| | So although the ICS is the cheapest way
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| and some of that information I will share
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| | to go, it is definitely not the speediest
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| with you now.
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| | way to go. In fact, to be honest, I would
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| There are two basic types of networks
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| | only follow this route if the users of
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| that I'm going to talk about in this
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| | Computers B and C had something against
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| article first being the infamous ICS or
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| | the user of Computer A and want to get
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| Internet Connection Sharing. ICS is
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| | even!
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| usually implemented by connecting
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| | The second type of setup that I'm going
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| multiple computers through the hub to a
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| | to talk about it is the router based set
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| single computer. Let's say we have three
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| | up. Nice thing about the router is that
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| computers, Computer A, Computer B and
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| | most routers are very intelligent. They
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| Computer C. Computer A has enjoyed a high
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| | have built-in firewalls, parental
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| speed Internet connection and after a
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| | controls, can block sites or even allow
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| while, Computer B and C want to get in on
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| | users to have access to your network from
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| the action! In order to implement ICS, we
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| | the outside if they know the proper
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| would have to connect Computers B and C
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| | passwords and/or ports to connect
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| to a hub.
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| | through. No additional software is
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| A hub is basically a switch that allows
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| | required that might add a performance hit
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| any computer hooked up to it to
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| | and all three computers get configured
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| communicate with any other computer
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| | the same way.
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| hooked up to the hub. So with all three
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| | To hook up or router you simply plug a
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| computers hooked up to it, we would set
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| | cable from your Internet connection into
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| the network up on the computers to use
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| | the router then plug the three computers
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| ICS. Computers B and C would be told that
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| | into the router as well. When you set up
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| they're going to connect to the Internet
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| | your computers you tell networking
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| through another computer that has a
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| | software that all three will computers
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| high-speed Internet connection. While
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| | have direct access to the Internet. There
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| Computer A would be configured to enjoy
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| | is some setup involved with router as is
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| its high-speed connection as it did
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| | usual with any complicated piece of
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| before.
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| | hardware but usually it is very painless
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| Like this, Computers B and C would enjoy
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| | and if you follow the instructions, quite
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| a relatively fast connection to the
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| | easy!
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| Internet as would Computer A. The problem
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| | The nice thing about router set up is
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| here starts when all three computers are
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| | that once it is set, up all three
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| accessing the Internet at the same time.
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| | computers enjoy the same speed advantages
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| Computers B and C would enjoy a
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| | of being on a high-speed Internet. No one
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| relatively fast connection to the
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| | computer is impacted by the fact that
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| Internet while Computer A would suffer
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| | someone else is downloading a file. In
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| some moderate slowdowns because it not
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| | fact, all three can download a file at
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| only has to handle its own traffic but
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| | the same time and still enjoy impressive
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| the traffic of the other two computers as
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| | speed while doing so! Face it guys this
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| well. The user on Computer A is going to
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| | is the network that you want to set up if
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| get quite upset if Computers B and C
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| | your wife is on Computer A!
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| decide to download files at the same
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| | Routers tend to be a little more
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| time. Because downloading a file is such
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| | expensive than hubs but the advantages of
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| a data intensive process, demanding large
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| | having them a part your network far
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| amounts of data be transferred from the
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| | outweigh any price difference. So if you
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| Internet as fast as possible, Computers A
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| | must go with ICS, then do so with pride!
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| may suffer some severe speed problems
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| | But personally, I would recommend
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| because of the demand being put on it
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| | spending the extra money to go the
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| from the other two computers.
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| | "router route"!
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