-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chuckk Hubbard wrote: > On 7/14/06, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> >> Think I'd be better off buying a PCI card with two ethernet jacks and >> >> a hub? A FireWire cable is $30. >> >> Well, that's iffy. On a good day, Fast Ethernet can reach 9MBps >> (100Mbps / 8 = 12.5MBps * 72% = 9MBps) but 1394a is 400Mbps (which >> also given 72% efficiency would give you 36MBps). >> >> So, if you *need* 36MBps, 1394a might be the way to go, even though >> it's more expensive. >> >> OTOH, Gigabit Ethernet is built into most modern PCs, and cheap GiB >> switches can be had at NewEgg for $30, and 25', 50' & 100' lengths >> of Cat 5e cable are only $5. >> >> Also, Ethernet is much more flexible. Once you network both >> computers together, they can share an outbound internet connection >> via a router and cable/DSL modem. > > Ah, expensive in terms of CPU- I hadn't thought of that. I might > invest in a hub, but it'll have to wait till my financial aid goes
*Never* buy a hub. Only buy switches. > through, I'm kinda strapped. Also, what I was saying about ethernet > is that each comp only has one port. So even if I had a router, I'd > need an extra port for each machine if I wanted to connect the LAN and > internet at the same time. Or I could buy one 2-port card and put > both of the other ports on one box. So I'm buying a hub, a router, > and a PCI card. Definitely not true. Each machine needs only *one* Ethernet jack. A multi-port router has a (4 or 5 port) switch built into it so that you access the internet *and* the other machine over the same wire. Plug your cable modem and Macs into this one unit, and then they'll all see each other. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833127013 > As for Gigabit, I'd love to use it, but one comp is a > G3 from around 99 and the other is from 2003. I don't think either > one has it, so that's even more investment. Plus I read that Gigabit > can't really be utilized without dual processors, don't know how true > it is. Well, it was an idea... - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEuqwrS9HxQb37XmcRAiWwAKCosWFOfXBCefzuCqNACwMt3TATnQCcCG3X 15W2JLP30ELc5h4owsjQIcY= =snNe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
