This may be a stupid question, but I am new to cable modems and being connected all the time.Is it safer to use a router with NAT between the modem and the computer rather than just go from the modem direct to the computer using a firewall?...
I'm new to this list, so please escuse my ignorance if I'm asking questions that were covered previously.I intend to sign up with Comcast. I'm using an iMac with Panther 10.3.x, and I'm not a very technically-oriented person:Can I use my...
I am not a networking specialist so please bear with me.1. My home is wired with Cat5 ethernet cabling and outlets provided atvarious rooms.2. The other end of the cable is raw(just a dangling wire with nocover).3. I have a netgear switch...
Hi,I recently switched to optimum online from DSL. My Linksys router wasconfigured with a static private IP address on the public interface(192.168.x.x). After connecting the router to the cable modem, I wasable to browse without any...
I replaced my SMC Barricade 7004BR by SMCBR14UP.Why? Because the previous one have printer parallel port only, theSMCBR14UP have parallel and USB, and my new printer is USB.Somehow I got impression that now I have faster internet access.I...
HiI have a Broadband(DSL) cable modem (SB4100) that connects to an SMC 7004BRBroadband Router. From the router I connect to a CentreCom RH505BE hub thatallows me to then connect via BNC to another PC in a different room. All isfine and no...