Is PC on server(s) network a problem?

Is it a bad thing to have my servers on the same hub/switch and thus DSL modem as my personal computer?

I'm not sure whether to keep my cable modem for my PC and get the DSL for the server (possibly 2), or to put it all on a DSL network...

PS: What's the different between a hub and a switch?

There should not be a problem as long as your network is properly configured.

Hubs are like you twisted all the wires together for all the computers on the segment, so all computers see all traffic.

Switches have circuitry that isolates the traffic to just the ports that are talking. Other computers on the same segment only see their own traffic, not other computers network traffic.

Thanks Doug. So how would the HUB/SWITCH difference play in a decision to have servers on the same network as my PC?

Someone before recommended I use a switch, not a hub. WOuld you say the same thing, or does it depend on certain things like what the servers will be doing etc.. ?

I am fine with accessing the servers through the internet itself, versus directly intranet. Thanks!

The thing is that when you use a HUB all the computer can se what the other are sending to eacother. And also a HUB is sending all the data to everyone and this decreases the bandwidth. If you use a switch the data is only sent to the computer that should have it and the increses the bandwidth.
But it doesnt matter so much if you only have 2 computers and only use the HUB to connect them to internet

Ok Roding, I think I understand.

On the network I will probably have one major traffic server, one low traffic server, and my PC.

Sounds like I ought to go with a switch for this, as was recommended. I want it to be as functional and safe - plus the high-traffic server needs the best and fastest performance that I can get from my service...

The price doesn't seem much/any different for a switch or hub....

Thanks guys - I appreciate you're knowledge!

Just to go a little further here.. when a device sends traffic through a hub the hub broadcasts it out every port the devices that was not intended to get the traffic will drop the packets and the device that was intended to recieve it will keep it as well no two devices can talk at the same time using a preamble to detect traffic and csma/cd to detect collisions. a Switch is smarter when a device sends traffic through the switch it looks at its ARP table and sends the traffic only out the port that the intended recipient is on however there is latency with this due to the lookup function, and with lets say only 2 or 3 PCs it would actualy be faster with a hub then switch. A switch will breakup collision domains so in large networks multiple devices can send at the same time not worring about csma/cd because the switch will buffer the traffic thus being faster actualy alot faster because less collisions ( I say less because there are collisions if running half duplex even on a switch should be none in full duplex ) and retransmits as well different devices can talk at the same time to different devices.