Holly,

You are right to run your Epilog via Ethernet; tech support is always suspicious that any problem could be caused by USB which is no where near as reliable as Ethernet.

You really don't want to be doing this manually; you should have them set up to be able to communicate at the same time w/o any effort on your part.

If you are uncomfortable with a hub/switch or a 2nd network card, have a kid or grandkid over for just a few minutes (hope that doesn't sound too condescending). Alternatively, whoever is responsible for your broadband connection should be able to tell you how to accomplish this with their specific system

Roy Brewer
http://www.engravingconcepts.com
Epilog/Xenetech distributor