Actually if you just buy a router then you won't need a hub or multiple Ips. The only reason I mention this is that most of the time buying extra IP addresses is insanely expensive...you have four? That's awesome. Take care, Sina No trees were destroyed in sending this message; however, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of David Csercsics Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:50 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.; ameer armaly Subject: Re: speak freely via a router >Ah. Well, it turns out that the only way I could have access to the >internet is to run my laptop through the family computer; obviously, >they don't know the first thing about a computer besides click this >or that, and won't try linux whatever I say. Thus, this forces me to >setup the family box as a router, and I have to run it through there. > Well that shouldn't be necessary just get an ISP that will give you multiple IP addresses and then you use a hub not a router so that the computers and operating systems won't matter. We have a Windows box here that is on the same cable modem as this one but the cable company gives you up to 4 IP's so it's not a problem. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
