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Routers create a private virtual session for each connection, they do not broadcast your connection to all computers, they optimize network traffic.
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Is there any difference between a Network hub and a router?
Network hub can be shared with your home or office and also serve as a router too
Which device extends a collision domain?
Bridge, Switches, Router.
Do you have to connect your router to your PC via ethernet cable or can you connect via wifi and do you have to connect your router to your hub?
You do not have to connect your router to your PC via ethernet cable, you can instead connect via wi-fi and your router must be connected to your hub.
What is the main difference between a router and a 12port hub?
A router allows communication between two different networks. A hub just links devices in a network.
What does multicasting have to do with hubs?
Multicasting can be done on a hub but a hub does not need it always. Configuring a router or switch to use multicasting requires that the router or switch be IGMP capable.
Allows multiple users to connect to the Internet through one connection?
A wired or wireless router.
How can a PC Win2000 and laptop XP connect to the internet together using a hub?
If the is just a Hub, It will not work. You need a router/hub. A router/hub combination allows you to connect to your ISP and link all computers within your home. The cost is cheap and the installation is simple. I recommend you to purchase a router/hub at your local computer, electronics store. Follow the simple directions and you will be operational in no time.
Which hardware a hub or router only lets you connect computers together on the same network?
router
Is a router a hub or a switch?
More like an antennae.
Which device act as a traffic cop?
hub
How do I hook up a router with USB?
No, the USB and the router including the hub do not have to be the same brand. They can be different brands.
Can I Connect a wireless hub to a broadband router?
In most cases you can.
