Need help with PS2 and HUB connection...

[Cainsmoker]

Hey there,

I just got an 8 port Switch Hub to connect my Speedstream DSL modem to, and now I'm hearing all this stuff about how I need a router....

All I want to do is connect my PS2 with my DSL so I can play online with it. I spent about $200 on equipment, from Cat5 cables, to network adapters...

I just need to know how to go about doing this. I have the DSL, and I have a HUB, and I have a PS2 Network Adapter. What do I need to get this going? Some have said get a router. I don't want to do that. Some have said get crossover cables...will that work?

Thanks ahead of time for any help.

Cain

 

[doug04]

Should work fine as is. But why use the hub? The DSL modem will only assign 1 IP address so if you have more than one device attached to that hub, and the hub to the modem, then thats your problem. Thats why a router is better. A router is its own DHCP server and can assign multiple IP's for your internal connections, whereas the DSL modem only does one. The only risk in NOT having a router is exposing your machine to outside hackers without a firewall, which a router acts as.