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.
