you don't necessarily need a hub or router, depending on your setup. if you only connect to the internet via dialup, you should be able to just run a cat 5 patch cable between the two comps. if you are connected to the net through your network card, then a router is definitly the way to go(as vs. a hub) because with a hub, you need to set one computer up as a server. I have a netowrk set up at my home, and we use a router to connect all together, and to the 'net. Hope this helps, big_hoovie