21 Apr
2002
21 Apr
'02
8:56 a.m.
Go for autosensing 10/100baseT. If you're going to
spend any amount of
money, you want to protect your investment by including 100baseT capability
even if you don't need it right now.
If you see a decent modern 3Com hub or switch, that's fine but most of the
second-hand stuff I've seen is 10baseT only. I wouldn't bother looking for
IBM. Baystack, 3Com, HP, Cisco are the ones you're likely to see. And
Netgear, which is almost entirely unmanaged kit, but quite good quality.
I use a Netgear DS108 dual-speed, 8port hub and really like
it. It's small and does it's job well. My only complaint with it is
that it doesn't pick up on some 10baseT cards, such as an Asente PDS
NIC that is in my Color Classic. My other Mac's, NeXTs, and various
other machines work fine with it though.
Jeff
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