Hi We are running a small network of 5 macs, 1 printer and an ethernet hard disk on our network at work. Currently we using a 10/100 Hub and it is struggling.
I have convinced 'the powers that be' to buy us an Ethernet Switch. I asked for a 10/100/1000 Switch, but am being queried about it being necessary. My understanding is, if all our machines have 10/100 then a 10/100/1000 Switch would still be useful. If 3 machines are accessing the ethernet disk on a 10/100 Switch then will this slow it down to 33Mps? Surely a 10/100/1000 switch will allow 3 10/100 machines to connect at full 100 each, but our peecee tech guy is saying that if our network cards in our Macs are 10/100 then the 10/100/1000 switch will only run at 10/100 however many machines are running on it. Hope this isn't too confusing. The question is a little pointless as I found out 2 of the machines have 10/100/1000 ethernet cards, but I would liek to know the answer, just to see if he is right or being tight. Simon Royal Web Blog - http://mjbsworld.tblog.com/ --- The box said "Requires Windows 2000, or better" so I bought an Apple Mac. ---- Message sent via Totalise Webmail - http://www.totalise.co.uk/ MAX Broadband 2Mb now just £17.99 a month plus 2 months free! -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
