Hi Everyone
Not strictly a TP question but relevant to me as I'm a thinkpad user!
I work in a university lab office with insufficient fewer network access points to accommodate all our laptops. On one bench we have three users with access one point. I know you can buy devices called 'hubs' and 'switches' that allow several users to use one connection point. From my very basic knowledge I think we want a switch as a hub only allows one computer to attach itself to the LAN at a time.
Two questions; firstly do we need to get a 'switch' or 'hub' or something else altogether. Secondly is there much variation in performance between different models or should we just go for the cheapest available option. We have high-speed access the internet via the university LAN and don't want to diminish this performance excessively.
Finally, anyone in the UK want to sell us the equipment for a good price!
With best wishes
Simon Watson
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
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Received on Tue Jul 8 10:19:47 2003
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