ok...just wondering if i should get a router or not...not sure what they do...i have one pc, direct link to the net via cable usb modem...so do i even need one?
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ok...just wondering if i should get a router or not...not sure what they do...i have one pc, direct link to the net via cable usb modem...so do i even need one?
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A router could add firewall protection to your setup but the main purpose is to allow you to connect more computers to share an internet connection.
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good answer mr virtualbody...bugger that idea then...case closed! i got a firewall anyway...sygate i think it is
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Ok. Simple enough.
Just out of interest why would you think you needed one?
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well i'm not the sharpest when it comes to pc's and i was talking about port forwarding which mentioned a router a lot...no benefit to me, so no worries...any suggestions on any other hardware that i could get would be good...got a nice little set up in my office...tv on the pc, pc connected to my stereo, got cable internet...i like my gadgets and such so was just wondering what else i could get....
any suggestions?
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Surround sound speakers, new tv that you could hook up to tv out on your computer, umm, there are these divx players that plug into a network, you plug it into your tv, and also to your network, then share a drive on your computer, the divx player sees it and can play MP3's, AVIs, etc.Originally posted by threelions00@30 June 2004 - 18:19
well i'm not the sharpest when it comes to pc's and i was talking about port forwarding which mentioned a router a lot...no benefit to me, so no worries...any suggestions on any other hardware that i could get would be good...got a nice little set up in my office...tv on the pc, pc connected to my stereo, got cable internet...i like my gadgets and such so was just wondering what else i could get....
any suggestions?
Never actually seen one before, but i have heard of them somewhere on this forum once before.
ofcourse if you boiught that then you could use a router
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Out of curiosity...
If one is behind a router ( hence, a hardware firewall) does one still need a software firewall on each computer hooked to it?
"I am the one who knocks."- Heisenberg
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I've been going on and off with using one, and find that it is unneeded...Originally posted by clocker@30 June 2004 - 22:33
Out of curiosity...
If one is behind a router ( hence, a hardware firewall) does one still need a software firewall on each computer hooked to it?
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So...computers behind a router are totally invisible and untouchable by the internet?
"I am the one who knocks."- Heisenberg
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