Can i start by saying thanks everyone that replied to this post, your
replies have been very helpful.
I didn't realise that an unmanaged hub can be used to connect a server to
the workstations.
Can i just recap then, I can use an-managed hub to join a server to 2
workstations without any problems.
I will stick with the hub as the major criteria is price. the server isn't
actually going to do anything, its basically for a few of us at work to play
with while doing (whisper) windows 2000 MCSE course (/whisper), so really
performance doesn't really matter.
Thanks again to everyone who replied, much appreciated.
Jamie
>From: "Jose M. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "'Jamie Kerwick'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: [newbie] OT: Network Hub Question
>Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 05:48:06 -0400
>
>
>Managed versus unmanaged has little to do with being connected to a
>server.
>
>A managed hub provides an admin with fairly advanced reporting,
>diagnostic and chatter correction capabilities (among a few other
>things).
>
>This in turn differs from a switch (which may also come, managed or
>unmanaged).
>
>A small switch when combined with Fast Ethernet cards will give you
>optimal performance.
>
>It need not be managed.
>
>-JMS
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jamie Kerwick
>Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:51 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [newbie] OT: Network Hub Question
>
>
>We are looking at setting up a test small network at work , and are
>wanting
>a cheapish hub. I was looking at getting a Netgear DS108. Which i also
>have
>at home (its work great peer-to-peer). The real question i want to know
>is
>will this hub work when connected to a server (ie managed as apposed to
>the
>unmanaged setup i have at home).
>The idea is the small network will have a test win2000 server on it,
>then
>adding Linux boxes to it
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