Are unintelligent 10 Mbps hubs better than unintelligent 10/100 Mbps switches when the network cables that connect the PCs to the hub or switch are Cat3 or Cat4?
I provide network services to dozens of non-profits. Most of the sites have Cat3 or Cat4 cabling. I have a co-worker who says that 10 Mbps hubs should be used until the sites are upgraded to Cat5 (which won't be happening any time soon). His rational: If the PC NICs are set to auto detect speed and the unintelligent 10/100 switch is set to auto detect speed, that data will try to pass through the Cat3 or Cat4 wire at 100 Mbps. He says that while the data can pass thru the wire at those rates, it's the signaling that gets scrambled at that rate on a Cat3 or Cat4 wire. Consequently, to prevent signaling problems that may in turn cause data integrity problems, he's recommending to use 10 Mbps hubs. Is this a valid argument? Note: New, unintelligent 10 Mbps hubs appear to be becoming less available and more costly relative to unintelligent 10/100 Mbps switches as time goes on. Consequently, this issue is starting to have financial implications. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=63310&t=63310 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
