RE: help please - cat5, crossover vs 'straight'

["Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>]

While the bit about the network working at the lowest speed isn't true on
most 10/100 hubs, for the price difference between soho hubs and switches
its good advice to get a switch if you can.


Cheers, Des.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Griffiths [mailto:mike@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 11:38
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] help please - cat5, crossover vs 'straight'
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>
> Hi
> Don't buy a hub get a switch
> With a hub the network will run at the lowest speed of the units
attached
> With a switch everything runs at its highest speed
> Scan sell switches for about £24
>
> Mike
> At Home
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jakl2001uk [mailto:jakl2001uk@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Fri 29 Mar 2002 08:51
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] help please - cat5, crossover vs 'straight'
>
> hi, new to networking..i have two pc's conneted directly with a
> crossover cable. i would like to expand  the system and will
> therefore be purchasing a hub...question: waht kind of cable will i
> need to use to conect the pc's to the hub? will either crosover
> or 'straight' cable work?
>
> tia
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