🚀 go-pugleaf

On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 03:41:09 +0100, Mark Booth
<markbFrom2@oxim.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>There are basically three types of hub. Passive, switched and dual
>speed.
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Thank you for taking the time to explain this so thoroughly, I'll keep
a permanent copy of your message for reference.

>I have just installed a system with two rack-mount 8+2 switches, a 5
>port 10/100baseTX switch, and two fibre transceivers for 750 quid plus
>VAT. The brand is Edimax (www.edimax.com), but I bought them from a
>distributor, and I am afraid I don't know where to buy them retail.

I've just seen an Edimax ED-1508SX dual speed for ukp156 which looks
like it will suit my needs perfectly.

>Be very careful about basing your budget on Simply's advertised prices,
>they are frequently wildly inaccurate, especially with regard to
>networking products. You could be in for a nasty shock, and many other
>suppliers are similarly lax about their adverts.

Indeed.  Scan advertise a 10/100 Dual Speed for ukp79...only it's not
actually a dual speed at all.

>By the way, auto-sensing might not mean Dual-speed, it might mean 'run
>at the speed of the lowest common denominator'. Also note that most

Looks like this is exactly what the Intel InBusiness hub does.

>network cards capable of 10/100 are also capable of full duplex (i.e.
>20Mbps on a switched 10baseT port), all of my Intel cards are.

This is what attracted me to the Intel cards, also they get highly
recommended on the FreeBSD mailing lists.

>Take care, hope this helps,

It certainly has, many thanks for your help, Pete.