# Hardware connection question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hardware-connection-question/152562>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [June 25, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hardware-connection-question/152562 "2005-06-25T22:32:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![vljw8202](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/0ea827/32.png) [@vljw8202](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vljw8202)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hardware-connection-question/152562/1 "2005-06-25T22:32:05Z")

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Can someone tell me if there are any difference between the following hardware connections:

1. ISP (from cable/phone line) -\> server -\> switch -\> other computers.
2. ISP -\> router -\> all computers.

Thanks.