Re: The USB hub issue. . .

2005-01-30 Thread David Lesher
At 05:42 PM 1/29/2005, you wrote:
Folks,
OK. . .we all know that one USB port can host over 100 devices. . .but I 
have only been able to find 4 port hubs.  Why is this?  Is there something 
about USB I don't understand?  I need an 8 port powered hub. . .not the 
usual 8 port USB/Firewire Combo that only provides 4 USB ports and three 
Firewire ports, but an actual box that houses 8 USB ports. . .anyone know 
where I can get one?

It's a power issue. A 4port hub needs a 10W+ supply; a 8-port will need 
20W+. That drives you from the cheap wallwarts that cost [OEM] less than a 
dollar into the switcher supply realm 

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Re: The USB hub issue. . .

2005-01-30 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 1/30/05 8:17 PM, David Lesher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the
Cybertrough:

 At 05:42 PM 1/29/2005, you wrote:
 Folks,
 
 
 OK. . .we all know that one USB port can host over 100 devices. . .but I
 have only been able to find 4 port hubs.  Why is this?  Is there something
 about USB I don't understand?  I need an 8 port powered hub. . .not the
 usual 8 port USB/Firewire Combo that only provides 4 USB ports and three
 Firewire ports, but an actual box that houses 8 USB ports. . .anyone know
 where I can get one?
 
 
 It's a power issue. A 4port hub needs a 10W+ supply; a 8-port will need
 20W+. That drives you from the cheap wallwarts that cost [OEM] less than a
 dollar into the switcher supply realm
 

If they are self-powered devices just daisy chain them.

Kyle Hansen
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Re: The USB hub issue. . .

2005-01-30 Thread Timothy Luoma
On Jan 30, 2005, at 11:22 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote:
If they are self-powered devices just daisy chain them.
and then notice how many of your USB devices say do not plug into a 
hub or if plugged into a hub, cannot be self-powered hub

TjL
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Re: The USB hub issue. . .

2005-01-30 Thread Dennis B. Swaney
At 12:02 AM -0500 1/31/05, Timothy Luoma wrote:
On Jan 30, 2005, at 11:22 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote:
If they are self-powered devices just daisy chain them.
and then notice how many of your USB devices say do not plug into a 
hub or if plugged into a hub, cannot be self-powered hub

Actually, Timothy, it usually states: if plugged into a hub, MUST be 
self-powered hub

A self-powered hub has its own power supply (usually a wall wart); 
a NON self-powered hub drws its power from the computer's USB port.
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... oh, never mind.

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Re: The USB hub issue. . .

2005-01-30 Thread Timothy Luoma
On Jan 31, 2005, at 12:16 AM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote:
At 12:02 AM -0500 1/31/05, Timothy Luoma wrote:
On Jan 30, 2005, at 11:22 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote:
If they are self-powered devices just daisy chain them.
and then notice how many of your USB devices say do not plug into a 
hub or if plugged into a hub, cannot be self-powered hub
Actually, Timothy, it usually states: if plugged into a hub, MUST be 
self-powered hub

A self-powered hub has its own power supply (usually a wall wart); a 
NON self-powered hub drws its power from the computer's USB port.
Yeah that too :-)
thanks... it sounded wrong just after I sent it...
TjL
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Re: The USB hub issue. . .

2005-01-30 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 1/30/05 9:02 PM, Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the
Cybertrough:

 
 On Jan 30, 2005, at 11:22 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote:
 
 If they are self-powered devices just daisy chain them.
 
 and then notice how many of your USB devices say do not plug into a
 hub or if plugged into a hub, cannot be self-powered hub

You got that backwards...  Right?

Kyle Hansen
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The USB hub issue. . .

2005-01-29 Thread Zoltan Batiz
Folks,
OK. . .we all know that one USB port can host over 100 devices. . .but 
I have only been able to find 4 port hubs.  Why is this?  Is there 
something about USB I don't understand?  I need an 8 port powered hub. 
. .not the usual 8 port USB/Firewire Combo that only provides 4 USB 
ports and three Firewire ports, but an actual box that houses 8 USB 
ports. . .anyone know where I can get one?

Zoltan
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Re: The USB hub issue. . .

2005-01-29 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 1/29/05 5:42 PM, Zoltan Batiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 OK. . .we all know that one USB port can host over 100 devices. . .but
 I have only been able to find 4 port hubs.  Why is this?  Is there
 something about USB I don't understand?  I need an 8 port powered hub.
 . .not the usual 8 port USB/Firewire Combo that only provides 4 USB
 ports and three Firewire ports, but an actual box that houses 8 USB
 ports. . .anyone know where I can get one?

Funny you should ask this question because last night I went looking to
replace my 4 port hub. It seems that 4 and 7 are the magic number. Check out
Buy.com and you¹ll find several 7 port hubs. I chose the Belkin model
because it has the usual ports in front and 2 on the top - perfect for thumb
drives or iPod shuffles even.

david




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