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On Sunday 14 September 2003 19:52, Neil Stone wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > John Daragon wrote: > > On Sunday 14 September 2003 18:48, paul wrote: > >>What precisely is the difference between a hub and a switch, on ebuyer > >>they got networking products, and you can get a switch and network card > >>together. > > > > A hub just rebroadcasts all of the packets that arrive at each socket, > > and (typically) requires all of the sockets to be running at the same > > speed because it doesn't have anything flashy like memory. A switch, > > however, can buffer frames, learns which NUA is on which port and routes > > packets more or less intelligently. So they tend to support > > better-performing networks. Because they can buffer data, they also get > > to handle (say) 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s connections at the same time. > > > >>I am using a router and hub and can play games over the network. > >> > >> > >>One of the kids at the rugby club was asking me about networking, I am > >> just not sure on the hub / switch difference, would friends be able to > >> take laptops round and just plug in to the network. > >> > >> > >>Also given the possible distance between his two computers, > >> > >>a) whats the max length of cat 5 we can use. > > > > erk. Isn't it 200m ? > > I think it is 250M > > >>b) if we went wireless, do we need line of sight, or are there other > >> issues such as distance between computers, computers on different floors > >> of the house etc. > > > > Yep - depending on your architecture you'll either wonder why everyone > > doesn't use this stuff or why anyone does use it. > > > >>looking at options, I know each computer needs a network card and cable > >>and either a hub or switch. > >> > >>The intnetion is to play games over the network and possiby share > >> internet connection for games over the net, > >> > >>We have 2x Win98, 1x XP, most of the other computers will be running > >> win98 i think. even though if they are on the net it should not matter. > > Of course the easy way to share the internet would be to use a > Smoothwall as a proxy and firewall (good idea if you use 'doze on the net) > > Give me a yell if you need more info on this.. Chaps; sometimes the answer *isn't* linux. He already has a router (all of mine have firewall facilities apropriate to at least a domestic environment) and a hub, so how can adding another box be described as easy in this context ? jd -- John Daragon argv[0] limited john@xxxxxxxxxx Lambs Lawn Cottage, Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton TA3 5SL, UK (house) 01460 234537 (office) 01460 234068 (mobile) 07836 576127 (fax) 01460 234069 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.