On Nov 15, 2004, at 10:39 PM, Jerry Yeager suggested: > I might suggest that your friend do the following: > Instead of getting a four port router, get a one port router and then > a gizmo called called a multi-port switch. It will be hooked up like > this: > > internet <<++>> (cable/dsl) modem <==> router <==> switch <---- > computer one > > <---- computer two > > <---- printer one > > <---- printer two > > <---- other stuff if you want it. > > <---- more other stuff > > (a four port router that you see being listed is really a one port > router with a four port switch connected to it, all in one box).
Jerry, It seems to me that for the vast majority of people this just makes it more complicated and expensive without gaining much. Most cable/DSL routers I've seen recently have four-port 10/100 switches built in. Printing, surfing, e-mail and normal file sharing gain nothing from going gigabit locally. You always poke a gigabit switch into one port of the router, in the unlikely event that you feel the need for more speed later on, to, say, move video between machines. L^2 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2363 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20041116/76f35016/attachment.bin
