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Hi James On 09/03/07, james kilty <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I would like to connect two computers and a printer, later maybe other > peripherals such as scanner to one ethernet line coming into my home > office. Searching ebuyer gives me one choice > > Dynamode 8 Port 10/100 Hub Switch N-way - Desktop > > for £10. Does this seem OK? At the other end of the house I could do a > similar job for my wife's work computer, her work printer and a wireless > router for her laptop when she works from bed (she is disabled). At the > moment we have to move the ethernet cable from her desktop to the > wireless router. It would be nice to use either printer independently of > the office computers. > Does it make a difference depending on connection speeds. There is a difference between a hub and a switch. What speeds are your network cards as well? 10/100 I wouldn't worry but if you have a 1000 then it could make a difference. Just thought I would add these thoughts and I don't suppose with two computers networked together it makes a whole lot of difference. -- Rich http://www.cregy.co.uk Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Romans 12 v 1 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html