which hub to installing in small remote office when there is no it staff
2006-12-05 06:33:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Forget the hub and install a router.
2006-12-05 06:35:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bostonian is correct.
An unmanaged switch is fine, in the old days you may have needed a cross over cable or port but not now.
There is no requirement for a router, a router is used to create a link either via a leased line broadband or other media to say a remote site or act as a gateway for the office to the Intenet etc.
Within the office you are connecting PC's via a switch. In networking terms using Ethernet through a star topology
2006-12-09 13:23:36 · answer #2 · answered by Mark T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hub may not be the right choice if you are trying to network multiple machines w/ no server on the network.
Get a soho router.
It will practically be plug and play.
A hub is a dumb device which simply connects the cables.
You will have to configure the network using windows software to communicate between devices. Hubs are ways to extend existing networks. If you are trying to establish a network, you need a router.
2006-12-05 14:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by Nicholas J 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't bother with a hub -- it's ancient technology. Just get an unmanaged switch. Nothing to configure with either but you'll get much better performance with a switch than a hub.
2006-12-05 14:48:49 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋