- Re: Beginner's question about 10Mbps and 100 Mbps networks
- Posted by daytripper on July 8th, 2004
On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 17:06:36 GMT, Ian <ian@nospam.com> wrote:
Yes.
Replace the hub with a 10/100 switch...
- Posted by Yousuf Khan on July 11th, 2004
Ian <ian@nospam.com> wrote:
100Mbps Ethernet switches are pretty much old-time technology these days, so
it doesn't matter about brands anymore. Just get the cheapest ones you can
find.
Actually, if you have a highspeed Internet connection, you might want to
consider buying a broadband router. These things usually include a four-port
Ethernet switch inside them, and as a bonus you get to share your Internet
connection for free. Here your choices are: D-link, Linksys, Netgear, SMC,
etc.
Yousuf Khan
- Posted by daytripper on July 11th, 2004
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:50:07 GMT, Ian <ian@nospam.com> wrote:
I'm brand-agnostic on soho switches, they're so simple to implement now you
could probably select one while wearing a blindfold and do just fine.
fwiw, I've been using a Linksys 8-port non-blocking "workgroup" switch for
years now, uplinked to my router. It just works. But they all should, so buy
on price...
/daytripper
- Posted by Mark Carroll on July 11th, 2004
In article <n932f05ituc12d2gnrdq7or5iubtu1a37u@4ax.com>,
Ian <ian@nospam.com> wrote:
(snip)
I'd probably look at http://tinyurl.com/2n5v2 but also consider
http://tinyurl.com/yuldu if a few more ports might someday be handy.
We use a few of those at work and they seem fine and low-hassle.
-- Mark
- Posted by CJT on July 11th, 2004
Ian wrote:
especially good results with Netgear. I'd put 3Com in the "good"
group of brand names, too, although I haven't used them recently. In
the cheaper tier, I've had good results with TrendNet and
Siemens/Speedstream. Of course there are many others I haven't tried.
And YMMV, of course. HTH.
--
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- Posted by Mark Carroll on July 12th, 2004
In article <40F194AD.80301@prodigy.net>, CJT <abujlehc@prodigy.net> wrote:
(snip)
Mmmm, yes, we moved to TrendNet because our Hawking switches tended to
run very hot and die in significant numbers: enough that it seemed
cheapest in the long term to just not use them for anything important
any more, replacing them before any of the remainder failed. One
Hawking switch even sounded like it was arcing. (I still have some
around, actually - I meant to open them to see if there was any
obvious design flaw.) It was a pity, because they were cheap, compact,
and easy to install.
-- Mark
