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DJ-CHRIS · 09-16-2005, 07:52 AM

Never ever ever get a hub anymore, their pointless now with the invention of switches.

For every network, you should* be using a router. This is what makes the network tick, and allows you to have one. A switch or a hub does not allow you to have a network by itselfs*

* refers to you may choose to do something weird if you know what you are doing, and that with terminal servers and DHCP servers and crap you may not use a router.

09-16-2005, 07:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
DJ-CHRIS Lord Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 8,025	Never ever ever get a hub anymore, their pointless now with the invention of switches. For every network, you should* be using a router. This is what makes the network tick, and allows you to have one. A switch or a hub does not allow you to have a network by itselfs* * refers to you may choose to do something weird if you know what you are doing, and that with terminal servers and DHCP servers and crap you may not use a router.