Hi,
I have two noob questions that I'm sure will be trivial for all you guru's out there.
1) I have a 2 PC wired network in which both machines are connected to a 4 port router which then connects to my cable modem. This is working fine but I am now looking to extend the network upstairs to add a couple more machines. Rather than cable each machine through to the router, how can I make the network more future proof? I guess I need a switch for updatirs which I can plug all the machines on that level into and then hook the switch up to the router downstairs. Is this a valid configuration and are there any gotcha's I need to look out for?
2) My router has a USB port for a printer. Is there any reason why this cannot be used for a USB hard drive instead to provide a shared drive for all machines on the network?
Many thanks in advance for your help.