"Sam S." wrote in message
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My brother which is computer savvy, called the guy a lazy SOB, because he
says my cable should be hooked directly to the computer, then the router
etc. He named off numerous reasons including security,

You may want to verify the above. I really think your cable should go to
your cable modem and then to your router for maximum security. From your
router it should go to each computer. Otherwise everything on your computer
is an open network to anyone who knows how to hack.

Colbyt