Maybe some dumb ? but I need to ask anyway

[mijremlap]

I have a simple home network which I'm currently upgrading. I just received high speed internet access via my cable provider, and have purchased and installed a wireless router and wireless nic for my laptop (so I can "surf in the sun"). My current home network consisted of a cheap hub and standard 10/100 nics in each of my PCs (3).

My questions are:

Should I abandon the use of my hub and connect my PCs directly to my router?

If so, will I still have my networking capabilities between my PCs?

If I can't "network" without my hub, do I connect my hub to the router and then share my internet connection via ICS?

Regards,

mijremlap

 

[skyking]

You may connect directly to your router, or uplink the hub to one of the router's regular ports, it is up to you.
The router has a built in switch, most likely, and that will give you better networking than a hub.

 

[Oaf357]

Abandon the hub and ICS. That's what the router is designed to do.

 

[JackMDS]

The Content of the Following Links Might Help:

AnandTech - FAQ. Basic Options for Internet Connection Sharing

AnandTech - FAQ. Hubs, routers, switches, DSL, LANs, WANs...?

AnandTech - FAQ. What do I need for wireless Networking?