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How can I do that? Also is there any router that is already ready to handle something like that? Is there any other recommended setup to solve this problem. This is a relatively low budget (probably less than $200.00). We already have a 24-port hub. We need to get a router with DHCP that can handle something like this. I am not sure which router can do this, nor do I know how to set this up properly. Any help would be much appreciated! :)

This setup is for a lan-party! Thanks!

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Get the dudes to bring their switches and uplink them, unless you want packet-collision-o-rama. – hyperslug Sep 30 '09 at 23:03
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Are actually using a 'hub', or using a switch and just calling it a hub? It doesn't impact the answer to your specific question, but I would suggest that if you're using an actual hub, you upgrade to a switch for performance reasons. Using a hub will result in many network collisions, reducing your network throughput. Basically, a hub will broadcast all the packets to all the ports (think of a room full of people, each yelling to each other trying to have a converstation), whereas, a switch will intelligently route packets to the proper ports on the the device. – Roy Rico Sep 30 '09 at 23:08
Actually, it is a switch and I am just calling it a hub. – Parris Oct 1 '09 at 16:37
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A router should handle everything through a hub, as long as no other machine connected to the hub has a DHCP server on it already.

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