Home wireless network - is a hub necessary?

I currently have an ADSL USB modem broadband connection shared through a
simple home network and an Ethernet crossover cable.

If I attach a wireless access point to the Ethernet port on the ADSL
connected PC, would other PCs then be able to connect wirelessly with
suitable adapters?

I see references to needing a hub, but I can't see why it should be
necessary to have one in this situation, or am I being too optimistic?

"Euclid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I currently have an ADSL USB modem broadband connection shared through a
> simple home network and an Ethernet crossover cable.
>
> If I attach a wireless access point to the Ethernet port on the ADSL
> connected PC, would other PCs then be able to connect wirelessly with
> suitable adapters?

Yes. But did you consider buying a wireless router instead?

Alex

No, I didn't, what would the advantages be over just an access point?


"Alex Fraser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Euclid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > I currently have an ADSL USB modem broadband connection shared through a
> > simple home network and an Ethernet crossover cable.
> >
> > If I attach a wireless access point to the Ethernet port on the ADSL
> > connected PC, would other PCs then be able to connect wirelessly with
> > suitable adapters?
>
> Yes. But did you consider buying a wireless router instead?
>
> Alex
>

"Euclid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> No, I didn't, what would the advantages be over just an access point?
>

You wouldn't have to have the server machine (the one with internet)
switched on the whole time.

Plus these router jobbies have built in firewalls etc that help you out
where desktop software ones may not.

I do have to have it switched on all the time anyway....the ADSL modem is
USB and is attached to it


"George Hewitt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Euclid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > No, I didn't, what would the advantages be over just an access point?
> >
>
> You wouldn't have to have the server machine (the one with internet)
> switched on the whole time.
>
> Plus these router jobbies have built in firewalls etc that help you out
> where desktop software ones may not.
>
>

In article <(E-Mail Removed)> , Euclid
says...
> I do have to have it switched on all the time anyway....the ADSL modem is
> USB and is attached to it
>
>
Precisely. If you bought a Wireless ADSL Modem Router such as a DLink
DLS 604+ then you wouldn't need a host PC.


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Conor

Opinions personal, facts suspect.

Yes, maybe so, but I've already got the modem, and it works. I'm not on
cable so I have to log on anyway.


"Conor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <(E-Mail Removed)> , Euclid
> says...
> > I do have to have it switched on all the time anyway....the ADSL modem
is
> > USB and is attached to it
> >
> >
> Precisely. If you bought a Wireless ADSL Modem Router such as a DLink
> DLS 604+ then you wouldn't need a host PC.
>
>
> --
> Conor
>
> Opinions personal, facts suspect.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Euclid says...
> Yes, maybe so, but I've already got the modem, and it works. I'm not on
> cable so I have to log on anyway.
>
And if you had an ADSL Modem router, it'd do the logging on.

Basically the router is like a PC. It will be constantly connected, the
DSL connection will be constantly live and when it drops, it'll
automatically reconnect.

And after all, as a Wireless ADSL Modem Router can be bought for the
same price as an access point then why not just do the job properly?

--
Conor

Opinions personal, facts suspect.