RE: help please - cat5, crossover vs 'straight'

["Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>]

5 Port 10/100 BASE T/TX Nway Fast Ethernet Switch  for £29 + vat

http://web6.scan.co.uk/productinfo.asp?wpid=2279

Ignoring the colours, and the fact that its a noname product, it should do
most home applications.

(I wouldn't recommend one unless price is critical, you wouldn't pay much
more for a netgear model I think)

Des.




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Calum Morrell [mailto:calum@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 12:08
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] help please - cat5, crossover vs 'straight'
>
>
> £24 for a switch? Are you sure it's not a switching hub?
>
> On 29 Mar 2002 at 11:49, Des Gibbons wrote:
>
> > While the bit about the network working at the lowest speed
> isn't true on
> > most 10/100 hubs, for the price difference between soho hubs
> and switches
> > its good advice to get a switch if you can.
> >
> >
> > Cheers, Des.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mike Griffiths [mailto:mike@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 11:38
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] help please - cat5, crossover vs
'straight'
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > > Don't buy a hub get a switch
> > > With a hub the network will run at the lowest speed of the
> units attached
> > > With a switch everything runs at its highest speed
> > > Scan sell switches for about £24
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > At Home
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: jakl2001uk [mailto:jakl2001uk@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Fri 29 Mar 2002 08:51
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] help please - cat5, crossover vs
'straight'
> > >
> > > hi, new to networking..i have two pc's conneted directly
with a
> > > crossover cable. i would like to expand  the system and will
> > > therefore be purchasing a hub...question: waht kind of cable
will i
> > > need to use to conect the pc's to the hub? will either
crosover
> > > or 'straight' cable work?
> > >
> > > tia
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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