Will this switch work for a home office and lan party situation?

Question

ES 1024 24 PORT UNMANAGED SWITCH.

I want to have 24 ports for internet and lan. Can I just plug this in and go... If the difficulty of use is minimal, I would still by it, but I need advice before I buy.

the IT guy at our tech college said to get a switch... what is the difference between hub and switch?

Answer 1

Yep, it will do fine. Plug and play, no setup needed. Your IT guy is absolutely correct!

I'm somewhat stunned that so many people have got this wrong! A switch is ALWAYS preferable to a hub! And there's no need for a relatively expensive 3Com unit with a gigabit uplink in the scenario you describe.

The difference between a switch and hub can best be explained with an analogy. A switch is like using the phone in your office to call someone in the office down the hall. The communication is private. A hub is like yelling at him down the hall. Everyone hears it.

A hub copies all packets received to all ports whereas a switch only copies them to the port where the destination host is connected. Hosts connected to a hub can only transmit and receive sequentially. Hosts connected to a switch can transmit and receive at the same time. A switch is therefore much more efficient. A switched network can carry much more traffic than a network using hubs.

Answer 2

i think u should go for a hub d-link hub is the best option i am using it from last 6 years its very good product and easy to use

Answer 3

I believe you need a hub. Not a switch.

Answer 4

i suggest you dont go for this geta 3com 24 port unmanaged switch with i gaigabyte uplink its the best one around and also cost effective you may look out for a specific part no at the 3com website also dlink has the same with little cheaper price 24 port with 1 gigabyte uplink port


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Answer 5

I believe you have to have a hub, not a swtich.
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Kelly

Answer 6

I believe you have to have a hub, not a swtich.