> Needs must I suppose. Mind you the price of basic 100MB switches is pretty > low by now. > > http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=114804&cks=PRL >
I know. We use some of these, especially close to the thinclient server. We can save a lot of ports on these switches by putting old hubs near the thinclients, though. > > At least not when sustainable internet costs for our project schools > > limits us to using dial-up modems.. > > Ouch. Whole schools use dial-ups? It's a mixed bag here but domestic aDSL > is cheap enough that schools in urban areas can usually afford it if they > are so inclined. I imagine most Irish schools are currently on dial-ups > though now that I think about it. We're an organisation recycling old computers for developing countries, focusing especially on schools. Eritrea, our current project, is lucky enough to have a phone system inherited from the Italians, but the colony era ended somewhere in the fifties.. I know some folks are installing radiolan here and there. Basically wireless networks, same standards we use for a lan, with bigger antennas and electronics. We'd be happy to see that work out, but not on top of the list right now. Harald
