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In article <33IrKTAjuoA40ANQ@oxim.demon.co.uk>, Mark Booth
<markbFrom2@oxim.co.uk> writes
>In article <KdtUJGAx0x83EwVT@ch-w.demon.co.uk>, John Chapple <jc@ch-
>w.demon.co.uk> writes
>>The disadvantage of the dual speed hubs is that _everyone_ either runs
>>at 10baseT or 100baseT, depending on the settings on the cards (as
>>well).
>
>Most of the dual speed hubs I have seen do not work like this.
>
>What I recognise by a dual speed hub is a hub where each port can be
>either 10 or 100. Internally all of the 10baseT ports are a logical hub,
>and all of the 100baseT ports are logically a hub. These two logical
>hubs are connected by a two port switch (10 on one side, 100 on the
>other). The total bandwidth of the hub is thus 110Mbps (10+100).

I saw a 100mbps switch in the Insight catalogue with 2 ports, if I was
rich and upgrading to 100mbps (I have a couple of older machines that
don't have PCI and the laptop) I would get one of these (~70 quid IIRC),
keep my 10mbps hub and connect the cheapest 100mbps hub I could find via
the switch.  Beats paying upwards of 300 quid for a dual speed one.

Just wondering (I can't bare to throw old kit out) if there are any ISA
100mbps network cards out there?  Not for the speed increase (although
there would be one) but for compatibility with 100mbps only hubs?

TB       Busby the cat 1984 - 22.9.1999  :(