--- Ray Bearfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I see a number of Asante hubs on eBay that look like > they could be had for > anywhere from $6 up to $20 (including shipping > charges). > > Am I correct in assuming that a hub like the Asante > FH10T8, which is not a > 10/100 sensing hub, would work? Or is the number of > ports an issue?
Number of ports is not an issue unless you have enough computers plugged in and downloading or transferring so many files it saturates the available bandwidth. All data incoming to a hub on any port is "broadcast" to all the other ports. It's up to the "client" to sift through the datastream and pick out which packets are meant for it. Switches direct the incoming data packets to the one port where the computer they're assigned to is connected. There is much less traffic on the network when switches are used and overall speed is better than hubs when there are several computers transferring data at the same time. Doesn't mean that packets don't get dropped or misdirected or collide, just happens a whole lot less than with hubs. Hubs are half duplex, like the majority of NuBus and LC ethernet cards. Putting the 10 megabit hub in between the IIci and the fancy router will ensure that port detects that what's plugged in is 10 megabit, half duplex. Some of the Asante cards that predate the 100 megabit standard do not properly identify their capabilities so many 10/100 hubs etc try to establish a 100meg, full duplex connection by default. Check your router's documentation to see if the ethernet ports can be manually set individually. Some 10/100 switches and routers have problems with some 100meg devices hogging bandwidth when the ports are set to automatic detection. ===== "If all the young people in America were to act as you intend to act, the country would be defenseless and easily delivered into slavery." Albert Einstein in a letter to a pacifist, 1941. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
