5 Port 10/100 switches are under $10 after rebate. No reason not get one. SMC 5 port switch under $10 after rebate. http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0210478
My local electronics store (fry's) sells 5 port for 4.99 (airlink). I've 4 of these in house (one in each room and one in garage). On 12/9/05, Steve Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 09 December 2005 02:43, Kichigai Mentat wrote: > > On Dec 8, 2005, at 23.38, Michael Weinbergs - Network Administrator > > wrote: > > > > Don't even bother with 802.11b - it really doesn't work (I've tried > > > it).. Upgrade to 802.11G and you will be fine.. The problem is that > > > 11Mb is not reall 11Mb - it is MUCH less... Not enough bandwidth. > > wireless protocol is shared as well. so 11Mb is bits AND shared amongst all > the connections (unless you have one of those fancy WAPs that can do multiple > connections. same with G's 54Mb, its shared. > > > > Well, here's the thing: I'm working on a tight budget, and I'm not > > sure I can afford to upgrade to 802.11g right now. However, using my > > iBook G4 as a reference, I can say I've never seen a noticeable > > change between wired and wireless speeds. Trying to transfer the same > > file from one machine to another, sending from the iBook, I got > > pretty much the same transfer times, whether the machine was wireless > > or on the wired network. Remember: my hub is only capable of 10 Mbits. > > transfer speeds are more dependant on harddrive speeds. 802.11b is faster than > your average harddrive (raid withstanding). > > > > Also, I've managed to stream files at about 800 Kbits/sec from my > > iBook to my Xbox over the wireless network without any significant > > problems. Of course, something tells me I won't be looking at any 800 > > Kb/s streams. > > > > I was looking into PowerLine as an alternative to wireless > > networking, but at $80 per PowerLine dongle, this is way out of my > > budget (I'll spend more on networking than I will on PC hardware!). > > Wired doesn't seem to be a practical option (I live in a house made > > in 1901, and the network hub and the TV room are on different floors, > > and different ends of the house, in both dimensions, not to mention > > that the back end will, preferably, be at the other end of the house, > > but on the same floor as the hub). The rest of the family just might > > revolt against me if I run cables that far! > > > > If you can come up with any other ideas, I'll keep an open mind. > > get a good 802.11G WAP or buy a 100bT switch. I got my 8port netgear unmanaged > switch for $20 after rebate. works great. > 802.11G should also be fast enough to stream the video files. > > -- > Steve > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
