10-25-2009, 08:02 PM
> I wonder if I connect a switch (not router) to the
> cable modem and then I plug in various devices, will
> they all get IPs directly from comcast?
Not unless the modem is also a router with NAT.
Why wouldn't you just buy a router with a built-in 4-port switch?
> cable modem and then I plug in various devices, will
> they all get IPs directly from comcast?
Not unless the modem is also a router with NAT.
Why wouldn't you just buy a router with a built-in 4-port switch?