Have moved and am going to have to go with dsl at new place. I am going to hook up multiple computers and was wondering what kind of router would best fit my needs. I host games, and run a ftp server , not sure it will be allowed with new isp, but will give it a go . Those of you who are in the same situation , using a router I would love to hear your reconmendations .
thanks !

Will probably be a usb modem and also want to add that It will be ethernet connections , not interested in wireless remote.

thanks again !

Your ISP should supply a router. What you'll be able to do with it depends on your ISP's rules and configuration. You will need to purchase a hub to hook up other machines to it as it will prolly be a single prot deal. There are nice combo router/hubs by linksys that may or may not be configurable with your ISP.
Its really going to be a wait and see issue once you get connected with them then we can sort out the bugs ect.

@wrathlon: What is your situation like today? Do you have several connections or are you using some kind of ICS-software at one of your computers? D-link, Netgear, all of the well-known brands in networking sell working routers with the ability to direct incoming requests to different computers.

@pcservicetech: Interestening - is it common in USA that the ISP supplies the customers with routers. If so I guess they also give support for them? Here it's common that the ISP supply you with a cable/xdsl-modem and then leave you on your own from that point. Ie you can get support for connecting one computer to the modem, but that's it.

Cable (Time Warner) supply a cable modem mine ADSL came with a cisco router. I could add a hub and I am assigned 4 IP addresses.

Time Warner Cable you only get 2 IP's and if you want to use more than 2 ip's you'll need to get a combo router hub or router and hub (more correctly called a concentrator nowdays) to network to more machines

Hi Folks, actually most of the "Combo" boxes out there, Linksys/D-Link/SMC/Netgear etc. are a "Firewall/Router/Switch" box these days. They usually include a DHCP function to handle IP#'s for the LAN side of your network as well. The WAN side of the box will generally handle virtually all the connection methods used in North America by ISP's.

Note: the boxes use a newer form of connection ports referred to as a "Switch" instead of the older "Hub" technology. Switches are more efficient in that they only route packets to the computers that the data is intended for, rather than "Broadcasting" packets which is what a "Hub" will do.:cool: :D

I would have to go with what Crowdirt said. I haven't actually USED any of the above mentioned items, but according to Linksys' product, you should be able to use it to connect using only one IP address. The router/switch/hub does what Crowdirt said.

I've had great luck with a Netgear RT314 (router/switch/hub), running a small home network with 3 machines over a year.
Mike G

LINKSYS is the only way to go... their products are the best and most customizable that I've ever seen.. I've been very happy with my 1-port router with my cable modem here in CA, USA. :)

-CaP

Time Warner has supplied my modem but no router. I am using all linksys equipment for distribution no problems. Be careful on the dsl modem you get alot of vendors are giving internal cards only. Also the one my son got has no connection for rj-45 cable.

SMC Barricade is one of the best routers