I have a new high-speed Internet installation coming next week. The provider specifically told me that my package (device) will only have a single 10G Ethernet/LAN port. I’m planing to buy a few more computers and connect them by wired cables (instead of Wifi) to maximize the speed.
If I buy a Hub, will this work?
I found out a Hub does not issue IP addresses. So, will each computer be issued different IP addresses? And, if so, are the IP addresses coming from the device provided by the ISP?
You need to find out if there device is a router or not.
If not then you need a router - that is the traffic cop that directs the traffic from all of your devices in and out of that single port on their device.
Most routers have 4 physical ports plus the port that connects to the provider’s device. If you need more than 4 ports you buy a “network switch”, and then connect the network switch to one of the 4 ports on the router.
If you buy an 8-port switch, then you will have 7 available for use on it (the 8th connects it to the router). You’ll also have 3 available ports still on the router, because one of the four is now being used to connect to the network switch.