dsl required?

[MitsukiFan]

hi all

I was looking around for a router online and I found one I want but it says a broadband connection is required. We don't have DSL (yet), and I want to know if I can use the router without it?

Also, will both CAT5 and crossover cables work with a router?

thanks.

[Byte 2.0]

depends on your goal.

If you want it to share an internet connection then it will only share a broadband connection.

[glc]

I recommend that you do not buy a router till you have broadband. If you want to network with dialup, just use a crossover cable (or a cheap hub and straight cables) and ICS in the meantime. If you use a crossover cable now, you can reuse it with a router as long as the router has an uplink port or autosensing MDI/MDIX ports.