It's apparently not recommended to plug network devices into a hub. I'm not sure why but sometimes they don't work.
Kind regards <--- Gordon Smith ---> <[email protected]> Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 Or: +1 209 436 9443 Vic. Australia: +61 38 8205930 Vic. Australia +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> Skype: <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> ------------------------------ On 18 Jun 2013, at 19:44, Sarah k Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: > or maybe a desk top that does not have a wifi adapter,m although I'm behind > on that technology as all of us at the house use laptops and note books and > even net books. lol! Can you in theory plug the stick in to a hub if you run > out of ports? > > Take care. > On Jun 17, 2013, at 10:43 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think the bottom line is that if it's the right one for you then it's the >> right one for you. The price shouldn't always be the governing factor. But >> it saddens me that the first time somebody mentions a product like this, >> it's usually the case that the first response seems to be somebody putting >> the cost at the top of their list. When I shop for products like this I >> look at the cost as a secondary concern, and the functionality and how it >> would fit into our topography as the first. But the point Dane made here is >> a good one, that being simplicity and compatibility. Oh yes, Sarah, and >> remember that the US model of the Fritz!Stick is obviously going to be >> configured for US consumers so it will broadcast and receive within your RF >> spectrum. >> >> The reason we considered the option is that we do own 2 of these Fritz!Box >> routers. But weighing up the pros and cons, just at the moment we don't >> have a need for an external adapter. I have 3 PC's now, all either Netbook >> or Notebook variety. Each one of them has Wireless-N and with the exception >> of my NetBook, they both have USB3.0. The one reason why I said to Lynne >> that it wouldn't really fit our topography at the moment is merely because >> of the fact that our NoteBooks only have 4 USB ports on them and, thinking >> about it, I seem to remember that my work machine which is an HP Pavilion >> G6, only has 3. It seems a little redundant to me to be honest, when >> they've got internal adapters which work well. But it's certainly an option >> for a later time if we acquire any further machines and if they don't meet >> the grade as far as Wi-Fi is concerned. Again though, Sarah is correct that >> most modern notebooks and NetBooks come fitted with Wireless-N dual-band >> adapters. >> >> But from memory, I believe that the advantage of the Fritz! Stick is its >> ability to "Extend" a Wi-Fi network. aS such, and please do correct me if I >> am wrong, it can act as a hub for another machine which is certainly not >> within the mandate of a bog-standard notebook's capability. >> >> Kind regards >> >> <--- Gordon Smith ---> >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> Telephone: >> >> United Kingdom: Free Phone: >> 0800 8620538 >> >> Mobile: >> +44 7907 823971 >> >> Europe and other non-specified: >> +44 1642 688095 >> >> United States Of America And Canada: >> +1 646 9151493 >> Or: >> +1 209 436 9443 >> >> Vic. Australia: >> +61 38 8205930 >> Vic. Australia >> +61 39 0284505 >> >> Fax: >> +44 1642 365123 >> >> Follow Us On Twitter: >> <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> >> >> Skype: >> <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> On 16 Jun 2013, at 21:45, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> As far as I'm concerned I don't care how much it is, the amount of time the >>> Fritz! 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