[plug] OT: 10/100 hubs

[Kevin Shackleton]

Brian Tombleson wrote:
> 
> If you want 'Auto-sensing' on seperate ports, you will probably need to get
> a 'switch' or 'managed huib'... or one of several other terms that are
> floating around for them.
> 
I recently bought a DLink 8-port 10/100 "switching hub" for about $360,
came with 4 network cards too (though some would complain that they're
only Realtek 8139's).  Seems pretty good though I can't confirm that it
really "switches" properly.  The blurb says it has a 1.6 Gbps
backplane.  You can get 10/100 hubs cheaper but I thought this was a
bargain.

K.