On Wednesday, December 5, 2001, at 07:55 AM, Jason Tessier wrote: > Also keep in mind that a hub can far outlive computers. If you buy a > 10/100 > hub or switch now, you'll probably have it for years.
Good point. But one thing to keep in mind is that some really really old Ethernet cards can't talk to 10/100 devices. For example the Asante card in my Performa 630 could not connect to my Linksys router (a 10/100 switch) to share a net connection with my iMac, but when I got a 10 base T hub, plugged that into the router, and then plugged the old computer into that hub hub, it worked. Somehow the card was old enough that it needed another "real" 10 base T device to talk to instead of one that operates at both speeds. I've heard of this happening with at least one other person. Just something to keep in mind if you have some really old machines to hook up. If not, the advice about a switch or faster hub is probably a good idea. -David _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
