[d2kit]

Hi I am using a linksys broadband/dsl 4 port cable router. All of the 4 slots are connected to macs, but now I need two extra ports. I wanted to ask you If I just have to buy a 2 port ethernet hub and connect it to the uplink port (is it the correct procedure?) or what else do I have to do to let it work and configure it. Second question is what hub do you reccomend (does not have to be 2 ports, 4 ports is fine also, but it has to work connected to the router)? Thankyou for your help

[Paul S]

Just about any hub or switch will work, ethernet is pretty blind to platforms or brands of other network devices. Connecting to the uplink port is the way to do it. When doing that, port 1 on your router will likely be disabled (true with just about any hub with uplink, using it disables a regular port) so you'll need at least a 4 port (1 to connect to the router, 1 for your device previously connected to port 1, and your 2 additional). If the hub has an uplink port, don't use that. That is for linking up to another device. Don't connect the hub and router by both uplinks, just the router uplink to a regular hub port.