On Tue 27 Mar 01, 4:46 PM, Jason Majors said: > Check out the net-3 howto. > You'll want to get a hub. I believe that the difference between a hub and > switch > is that (assuming both are 100Mbps), the hub can allow a maximum of 100Mbps of > traffic (so two machines trying to transfer files from a server would get > 50Mbps > at most), and a switch allows 100Mbps per connection. Switches are also more > expensive. Hubs are the better option for a typical low-traffic home setup. i thought 10baseT only allowed 10Mbs connections, even between 100Mbs capable cards.
also, i bought a 4 port D-link switch for 25 plus shipping. at that price, you might as well buy the switch. the resale value is better. :) pete
