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Old 25-09-2011, 15:31   #4
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Re: HOME NETWORK WITH Virgin Media DG480 Super Hub

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Originally Posted by vcd_pat View Post
Hi Rob, thanks for your assistance. I've not actually tried connecting both the laptops with ethernet cables but I will give this a go later today and come back to you. What I cannot really understand is some guides suggest you needing a modem and a router but I thought that the Router removed the need for having more hardware... most likely I'm wrong!! Thanks again, Pat.
SHub is a combined modem and router. That's all the hardware you should need.
Win7 to Xp can be a bit of a black art sometimes. I'd go with trying wired connections as well. See if that makes any difference and come back to us.
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