Need help with home networking!

[Akaz1976]

My current set up is:

Cable modem --> USR8000 DSL/Cable Router --> connected to 4 different PCs.

I want to add another PC to the internet distribution network. Since the Router has no more ports available, i got me a Netgrear EN104 Hub. But i dont know what i need to get em hooked up proper!

I start with a cross over cable and a straight cable but dont know which one goes where!

Would the cross over cable come out of router uplink and into any of the 1-4 ports in the hub (port #4 has normal and uplink more in the Netgear Hub)? would the straight cable go from port 1-4 from the hub to the PC ethernet card?

Thanks

Akaz

 

[Daveyiv]

if the router has an uplink port or the hub has an uplink port just plug that into the other device using a straight through cable, if not plug 2 normal ports on the two devices together with a crossover cable

 

[JackMDS]

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