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Re: Networking/LAN woes!!

#566
From: Tom Bird
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
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In article <wgQmB4AkdOB4EwUi@shrdlu.com>, Bernard Peek
<Bernard@shrdlu.com> writes
>In article <$hGTpAAtNIB4Ew1S@dbqa.demon.co.uk>, Tom Bird
><hamster@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>>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.
>
>Intel 8-port 10/100 switches can mix 10M and 100M devices in any
>combination. It has a 100M uplink port. It costs something in the region
>of 250 quid IIRC.

Wot and every port is individually switched?  if yes, damn good buy that
is.

TB       Busby the cat 1984 - 22.9.1999  :(
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From: Tom Bird <hamster@nospam.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Networking/LAN woes!!
Date: 1999/10/14
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