Who uses network hubs anymore?
ghostsofgiants
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Wed Aug-06-08 06:23 PM
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Who uses network hubs anymore?
I remember having one when my family first got high speed internet back in like 1997, but haven't used one since probably 2000. Crazy customers.
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Wed Aug-06-08 06:24 PM
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1. We have a wireless hub
Anywhere between 4 and 6 machines are deployed at any time on our home LAN, so why not. :)
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Wed Aug-06-08 06:46 PM
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6. Well you'd have to pay for additional IP addresses to make a hub work for multiple connections.
Whereas with a router, you wouldn't need to do that.
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Wed Aug-06-08 08:21 PM
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There'z a mess of wires back there, and we have PCs and Macs and printers and stuff. :shrug:
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Wed Aug-06-08 06:29 PM
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2. cheap alternative to a crossover cable
Edited on Wed Aug-06-08 06:49 PM by ikhor
and/or when network performance isnt an issue edit: i used to work at a place where we routinely needed crossover cables and the IT guy would get pissy if we asked him to make one for us so we just used cheap hubs with normal cables.
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Wed Aug-06-08 06:36 PM
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3. Ethernet switches yes, hubs no.
both at home and at work. Just got 2 Cisco 2960 48-port switches ($3000 each with discount) in at work yesterday and was working on config & setup today.
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Wed Aug-06-08 06:38 PM
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4. Whats the difference between that
and my Airport Extreme Base Station?
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Wed Aug-06-08 06:43 PM
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5. Aren't AirPorts routers?
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Wed Aug-06-08 06:49 PM
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wired and wireless 802.11N wifi router.
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Wed Aug-06-08 07:31 PM
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8. A router has its own DHCP, so it assigns local IP addresses rather than getting multiple public IPs.
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Wed Aug-06-08 07:48 PM
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that makes sense and now I know why I dont have one... :P
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Wed Aug-06-08 07:49 PM
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is wireless and is considered a "router."
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Wed Aug-06-08 07:55 PM
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11. I'm about to buy a whole shitload of Gigabit Ethernet switches...
We are moving into a new building and installing a LOT of new printers, which are all equipped with Gigabit Ethernet ports.
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Wed Aug-06-08 08:01 PM
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12. I meant for home networking purposes.
It'd just be simpler and cheaper to use a router. ($5 a month for each additional IP address.) Plus I hadn't seen a hub in almost a decade, like I said. Forgot they even existed, haah.
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Wed Aug-06-08 08:17 PM
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13. My DSL modem probably has router capability in it...
because sitting immediately downstream from it is a 10/100base-TX switch.
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