setting a home network

[johnq86]

will this work....NETGEAR 4 Port 10BASE-T Ethernet Hub....i had this in my closet not sure if its what i need?

[tesco]

You could try it and see if you get a connection on both computers.
A router works different from a hub but looks the same. With a router your ISP will only see 1 computer on the internet (being the router) but with a hub each computer will need an IP address from the ISP so they will see more than 1.
No harm in trying it, you'll know if your ISP is blocking the extra pc if one cant get an ip address.