Ok this is the scenario,

2 macs
2 pcs
1 USR ADSL router with 4 ethernet connections
1 Netgear Wireless transmitter/reciever

So 2 pc’s and 1 mac get the internet directly from the ADSL router, the last connection from the ADSL router goes to the Netgear wireless box, which sends the internet to paying customers in my bar.

My problem is I have 1 mac I still want to have on the internet, how can I do this without a wireless connection (they always drop out).

I have a spare 4 port hub and a spare network card.

Could I:

a) put another hub on to one of the ethernet connections coming out of the USR ADSL router, and effectively have room for another 3 connections (kinda like putting a power board on a powerboard)?

b) put another network card into a desktop and have a crossover cable connecting the mac?

c) you tell me…...

I hope this makes sense, would “a” or “b” work? Or do I have to buy an 8 point ADSL router?

Choice a) is by far the easiest. If the hub has no uplink port, you will have to connect it via crossover. You should start to think about security a little more however. You have an open AP on your network, so the other computers on it are quite vulnerable.

Drachen’s right, go with a hub. Simple, clean and reliable.

So you can have a hub on a hub on a hub etc…....... is this the case? Also Drachen the wireless is with a company called “The Cloud”, they do all the coffee shops, bars etc in London. I would have thought they would have given me some protection for my AP? Am I being niave (as well as ill educated) on the topic.

Also does a hub have it’s own IP address? If so don’t they all want 192.168.0.1? If so do I need to specify IP addresses to make it work or can I leave it as automatic?

Sorry for all the questions…..