> I gather I need a HUB or a switch for anything more than two hosts? .... > connected to. Is there any advantage to a switch in a small home > network? Money, at this level, really isn't the issue, but I don't > want to spend extra money on a switch if it's overkill for a small > network and doesn't really buy me anything.
Getting a basic 100Mbit/s hub will be pretty cheap for a 4-8 port nertwork. Going with a switch, even the most basic, will start to run to the thousands. It's far more efficient with the traffic, but unless you plan on having a very busy network sending huge chunks of data around in a hurry, a hub should work fine. Mathias
