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Re: Off topic: new cable modem



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>http://www.gi.com/noflash/sb4200.html
>
>Am I reading this right? Just run an
>Ethernet connection to the other boxes
>and off you go? No routers?

Not quite.  You get one ethernet.  If you have multiple boxes, you
still need a hub.  And it's foolish, in my opinion, to have an
always-on high-speed internet connection without a firewall, and I
don't mean those software firewalls like zonealarm.  Get a firewall
router, and put it between your cable modem and everthing else.  It
has multiple ethernet ports so it serves as a hub and protects your
network.


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