Adding a USB HUB and how do they work

I am running windows 98SE with a desktop computer that only have 2 USB
outlets in the front. I recently plugged in a USB 4 port hub. When I
unplugged my web cam from the computer and plugged it in to the Hub it
said on the screen that new hardware was found and wanted to reinstall
drivers. So I canceled the action and put it back in the free outlet on
the computer.
My question is does the hub's first in line port mirror the port it
is plugged in to? And do the remaining 3 ports are now like brand new
ports on the computer and any old equipment that was installed and
configured using the 2 old ports on the computer now need to be
reinstalled if they are used? I thought a Hub would be a plug and play,
meaning any installed hardware using any HUB or old port could be hot
swappable with any other already installed hardware peripheral without
any new reconfiguring.
Also can the computer's USB controller, control all 5 ports plus the
one the HUB is plugged into at once with hardware?

The hub is a device and Windows will install drivers for it. Once the
system sees the hub then you can use the hub's 4 ports plus the remaining
motherboard port in any way that suits. Devices can be moved between ports
as required, but you may find that a high speed device, such as a webcam, is
best connected directly, and the ports on the hub are used for slower
devices.
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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
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I am running windows 98SE with a desktop computer that only have 2 USB
outlets in the front. I recently plugged in a USB 4 port hub. When I
unplugged my web cam from the computer and plugged it in to the Hub it
said on the screen that new hardware was found and wanted to reinstall
drivers. So I canceled the action and put it back in the free outlet on
the computer.
My question is does the hub's first in line port mirror the port it
is plugged in to? And do the remaining 3 ports are now like brand new
ports on the computer and any old equipment that was installed and
configured using the 2 old ports on the computer now need to be
reinstalled if they are used? I thought a Hub would be a plug and play,
meaning any installed hardware using any HUB or old port could be hot
swappable with any other already installed hardware peripheral without
any new reconfiguring.
Also can the computer's USB controller, control all 5 ports plus the
one the HUB is plugged into at once with hardware?