I live with 4 college roommates in separate rooms, each of whom needs a network connection. The Linux box we currently use to share an @home cable modem is being taken away from us, so we need a router pretty soon.
I've configured a Linksys 4-port router before and I liked it, it was something I could do and it seems to work great. Unfortunately, it's missing a 5th port I sorely need unless I want to piss off a roommate, which I don't.
Since I'll be buying this without assistance from my roommates, I need something to share an @home connection amongst 5 people that also networks them together, is relatively cheap (<$200) and relatively easy to configure. (Note: the Linux box, which used IP masquerading, was not my doing and beyond my ability.).
So, any recommendations? If there aren't any viable alternatives, is there any way I can use the Linksys 4-port router and somehow jury-rig the final 5th connection?
I've configured a Linksys 4-port router before and I liked it, it was something I could do and it seems to work great. Unfortunately, it's missing a 5th port I sorely need unless I want to piss off a roommate, which I don't.
Since I'll be buying this without assistance from my roommates, I need something to share an @home connection amongst 5 people that also networks them together, is relatively cheap (<$200) and relatively easy to configure. (Note: the Linux box, which used IP masquerading, was not my doing and beyond my ability.).
So, any recommendations? If there aren't any viable alternatives, is there any way I can use the Linksys 4-port router and somehow jury-rig the final 5th connection?
