to everyone who replied, much appreciated.
Jamie
>From: "Jose M. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: RE: [newbie] OT: Network
Managed versus unmanaged has little to do with being connected to a
server.
A managed hub provides an admin with fairly advanced reporting,
diagnostic and chatter correction capabilities (among a few other
things).
This in turn differs from a switch (which may also come, managed or
unmanaged).
There are many. Personally, considering the prices, I'd look at a
switch, not a hub. For just a little bit more money, you get much better
performance. It just depends on the size of the network.
Linksys makes a good one, as does 3com.
Ric
Jamie Kerwick wrote:
> We are looking at setting up
Any network hub will work for a small test network, regardless of the
types of hosts (client vs. server). But if you have a larger network, as
it appears you are already aware, then a managed hub or even a
programmable switch is the way to go, as it gives you much more control
over network tra
