- Simple setup
- No server needed
- Configure each PC manually
Cons
- Maximum 4 PC's
- Fixed IP addresses for all 4 PC's
- Dial-in required per PC
- No Proxy
- Hub ports = the number of PC's + 1
- Only one PC at a time can be connected to the Internet
With this home network setup we connect all Ethernet cables (PC and ADSL) to a hub or switch. The hub or switch can be any model UTP based hub preferably with an uplink/MDI crossed connector. You will need the uplink connector to connect the ADSL connector. If your hub does not come with such a connector, you should buy or prepare a UTP crossed-over network cable and use that instead. Your hub should have at least the amount of PC's plus 1 (ADSL) UTP ports.
- The ADSL cable goes to the splitter.
- The ADSL modem is connected to the splitter.
- The Ethernet cable from the modem either is connected to the uplink UTP connector of your hub, or - using a UTP crossed cable - to a regular UTP connector.
- Each PC is connected to a regular UTP port of the hub/switch.
- Each PC (maximum of 4!) should be configured as an ADSL client as described by your provider. Each PC should have a unique IP address.
