[wplug] Good hubs and what not.

[Robert Dale]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Luquilla Hughes [mailto:luquilla at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 12:53 AM
> To: wplug at wplug.org
> Subject: [wplug] Good hubs and what not.
> 
> I am now starting to look for a hub to set up a home network. I have 3 PCs. 
> 1 Mac, and 1 Amiga. It looks like I will be able to have a 10baseT with 
> UDP(RJ45) connectors on the machines that I will be able to connect. I have 
> cable internet access so we are talking about a 10Mbps pipe to the 
> internet(currently reading NET3-4-HOWTO & IP-MASQ-HOWTO). So I am looking 
> for advice preferences and/or suggestions on small hubs and/or switches.
> 
> What do you use?
> What do you like?
> What do you wish you had bought?

I use a linux machine.  Those little linksys boxes are far too limited for
me.  Any hub or switch will do for the internal network.

> Also I would like to know if anyone understands and can explain to me about 
> Cat-5 cables? How I can make or buy one(what to ask for) to connect between 
> 2 comps with NICs? Maybe a like to a site with a good explination and pics 
> of how to make one. And most importantly why they are so @#^$#^ 
> expensive!!!!

I could bring in my reel to cut and sell some cables.  My wire is solid
core which means it is rigid and not ideal for general connections around
the house.  It is meant for, more or less, permenant installations.  I use
it to connect my hubs/switches throughout my apt.  Then take stranded
wires to the actual computers.  (CAT5e also makes for good speaker wire ;)

-- 
Robert Dale