What should i use? Hub, router or switch?

Question

i have two pcs at home, two lan cards per pc, and a cable connecting the two (rj45), and i'm satisfied on it, i use it to share internet and files... but then, i bought another pc, and i want to connect the three for the same purpose too...so will i use switch, router or hub? i dont need to powerful but one which can do that task, since i have limited budget but wants that feature

Answer 1

Switches can route each signal independently of one another. Routers split up an internet connection from one and can convert it to many. Access points allow people with wireless to connect to itself, and you plug that into a router, switch or hub.

I would get a wireless router if you're going to do wireless at all and call it a day. Don't get linksys though, they suck.

Answer 2

get a wireless router but, first check the back you should have 3 or 4 slots for hard wire. Meaning you don't have to buy a card for every computer in the house if the cord will reach. DO NOT BUY A ROUTER FROM OFFICE DEPOT. Their warranty for returns is 14 days, WalMart it is 90! I bought a Linksky router and waited a week to install it, guess what ? Brand new and it was no good! A few more days and I'd been stuck with a broken router that I'd have to mail to the factory.

Answer 3

hub n. In a community, a gadget transforming into a member of verbal replace strains at a powerful region, offering a ordinary connection to all instruments on the community. The term is an analogy to the hub of a wheel. See additionally energetic hub, switching hub. swap n. 4. In networking, a gadget able to forwarding packets directly to the ports linked with particular community addresses. See additionally bridge, multilayer, router.

Answer 4

I believe the difference is that a hub is used to route the
signal to ONE unit at a time -

if everybody will be on at once- go for the router

we use a wireless router and I have a card for my PC in another bedroom

one PC is hard wired to the router -

and the laptop goes everywhere in the house

Answer 5

according to your voice,
you had 4 LAN cards before buying a new PC
assuming that the new one do not have LAN on board,

you can plug off one of LAN cards from one PC and install it in the

new one and leave one of your old PCs with 2 LAN cards

than join other PCs to this one and define it as your gateway.

if you insist in buying a network splitter, and you are limited in
budget, it would be better to buy a simple Hub with 4 (old ) or 8
ports
but notice that it supports 100Mb band too .
(these Hubs are known as 10/100 Hun)
D_link is one of the most reasonable Hubs to buy

Answer 6

If you have a broadband internet connection and want it to be usable from all of the computers without any specific computer having to be on, then you want a router. I suggest the Linksys WRT54G series.

If you have dialup internet, or for some special reason want to maintain the internet directly connected to one of your PCs (mandating that the PC be online for any other PC to access the internet), then you want a switch. Any 4 to 8 port switch from leading brands should serve you well.