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To: Jeff Sutton who wrote (15630)	5/7/1999 1:47:00 PM
From: red_dog	Respond to of 41369

You can run through a hub if you choose, for about 40 dollars. In my case I needed a separate one for my SO, which I am charged 6.70 per month. I have heard that the price is different, in different areas. But doing the network bit with a router is the best way, with the price mentioned above you could hook up 4. In answer to your question about the speed. I hooked up 4 computers at the same time and downloaded IE 5.0 and they all finished between 5 and 6 min. Although I did go to 4 separate sights. ZD NET came in first.

To: Jeff Sutton who wrote (15630)	5/8/1999 1:11:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

OT Robert,, Did you run the cable through a hub and then through the computers ... I noticed that @HOME wants you to pay for an extra ISP address per month ... but I assume this isn't necessary. Also, does using on two computers reduce the speed of connection at all? Thanks! Jeff, I know this was not directed at me but I thought I would put in my two cents. We have cable access in my area which is a small town. I have an office at home and have four workstations connected to a hub and each has a fixed IP address. The cable company charges me $125/month and the ISP which is highwaygds.net charges me $10/month for each IP address. My cable modem maximum throughput is 45 mbs. Each workstation maximum is 10 mbs. The ISP for the entire cable system is supplied by a T3 and that is shared by other users on the cable system. Typical download throughput is about 4 mbs per workstation. Typically, the largest bottlneck is the server from which we get data. Glenn