configuring ethernet hub

dirtymarshall · 03-16-2005, 08:56 PM

hi ive got an "encore 16 port mini hub" model ESH-717, i cant seem to get an internet connection when i connect it .. i am running xp do i need to run another software with this to have it work..i have a cable connection

thanx

selbynet · 03-17-2005, 11:13 AM

if you are using more than one computer (I am assuming this since you have a hub), your ISP will detect this and disallow internet connections. The hub is only a multiport-repeater. You need a router to run NAT so that the ISP will keep your cable connection open. It tricks the cable company into thinking you only have one computer. All they see is the router, not more than one computer. I know it's stupid, but we all have to deal with it.

elf · 03-17-2005, 01:54 PM

I'm pretty sure hubs don't route internet connections do they? It's always been my understanding that to route an internet connection you have to have a router, and you may attach a hub or switch after the router but you must first have a router...right?

johnwill · 03-17-2005, 02:48 PM

There's nothing to configure on the hub, perhaps you should tell us more about what you're trying to do.

03-16-2005, 08:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
dirtymarshall Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 16 OS: xp	configuring ethernet hub hi ive got an "encore 16 port mini hub" model ESH-717, i cant seem to get an internet connection when i connect it .. i am running xp do i need to run another software with this to have it work..i have a cable connection thanx

03-17-2005, 11:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
selbynet Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norton Shores, MI Posts: 9 OS: WinXP	ISP interference if you are using more than one computer (I am assuming this since you have a hub), your ISP will detect this and disallow internet connections. The hub is only a multiport-repeater. You need a router to run NAT so that the ISP will keep your cable connection open. It tricks the cable company into thinking you only have one computer. All they see is the router, not more than one computer. I know it's stupid, but we all have to deal with it.

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elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 6,825 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	I'm pretty sure hubs don't route internet connections do they? It's always been my understanding that to route an internet connection you have to have a router, and you may attach a hub or switch after the router but you must first have a router...right? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again.

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johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 39,772 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Windows 7, Linux Blog Entries: 1	There's nothing to configure on the hub, perhaps you should tell us more about what you're trying to do. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience